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Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor. He has been cited as one of the greatest contemporary character actors, and has appeared in over 200 film and television roles since his debut in 1986. He is an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Critics Choice Award winner, among other accolades. His film roles include J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), tobacco industry executive B.R. in Thank You for Smoking (2005), Mac MacGuff in Juno (2007), music instructor Terence Fletcher in Whiplash (2014), Bill in La La Land (2016), William Frawley in Being the Ricardos (2021), and Commissioner James Gordon in the DC Extended Universe films Justice League (2017), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), and Batgirl (2022). He reprised his role as Jameson in various Marvel media unrelated to the Sam Raimi trilogy, including multiple animated series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe/Sony's Spider-Man Universe films Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and Spider-Man: No Way Home (both 2021), and the web series TheDailyBugle.net (2019; 2021). On television, he is known for playing Dr. Emil Skoda on the NBC series Law & Order, white supremacist prisoner Vernon Schillinger on the HBO series Oz, and Assistant Police Chief Will Pope on TNT's The Closer. From 2017 to 2019, he starred as Howard Silk in the Starz series Counterpart. He has also appeared in a series of commercials for Farmers Insurance and starred in the third season of the IFC comedy series Brockmire. In 2020, he had recurring roles on the miniseries Defending Jacob and The Stand. As a voice artist, he is known for voicing Cave Johnson in the video game Portal 2 (2011), Tenzin in The Legend of Korra (2012–2014), Stanford “Ford” Pines in Gravity Falls (2015–2016), Kai in Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), Mayor Leodore Lionheart in Zootopia (2016), the titular character in Klaus (2019), Pig Baby in Season 4 of the HBO Max animated series Infinity Train (2021), and Nolan “Omni-Man” Grayson in the Amazon Prime action animated series Invincible (2021). He has been the voice of the Yellow M&M since 1996.

J.K. Simmons

Commissioner James Gordon
for Commissioner James Gordon in The Batman (2015)
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In Gotham, chaos erupts as Joker and Harley Quinn unleash terror across the city. Barbara Gordon aids Batman from behind the scenes until Joker targets her home, shooting her and leaving her paralyzed. Robin—Jason Todd—recklessly pursues Joker on his own and is captured. Despite Bruce’s efforts, Jason is tortured and killed in a warehouse explosion, leaving Batman consumed by grief. Alfred and Barbara, now transitioning into Oracle, try to reach Bruce as he grows more violent. He tracks Joker and Harley to an abandoned theater. In a savage showdown, Batman brutally beats Joker, ready to kill him—until Nightwing arrives, throwing a batarang that stops Bruce. “Jason wouldn’t have wanted this,” Dick says. Bruce backs down, shaken. Joker and Harley flee, but Batman catches up during their escape. Joker escapes into the night, but Harley is arrested, tearfully calling after him. Bruce watches silently, darker than before. Back in the Batcave, he stares at Jason’s vandalized suit—a symbol of failure he swears not to repeat. Post Credits: While analyzing data at the Bat-Computer, Bruce’s screens flicker. A chilling message hijacks the system—General Zod’s voice echoes: “You are not alone.” Bruce stands, eyes narrowing. The storm is coming.