Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

J.K. Simmons

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
IMDbProStarmeter
Top 5,00097
J.K. Simmons
Take a closer look at the various roles J.K. Simmons has played throughout his acting career.
Play clip1:56
J.K. Simmons | Career Retrospective
99+ Videos
99+ Photos
J.K. Simmons is an American actor.

He was born Jonathan Kimble Simmons in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, to Patricia (Kimble), an administrator, and Donald William Simmons, a music teacher. He attended the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; University of Montana, Missoula, MT (BA in Music).

He had originally planned to be a singer and studied at the University of Montana to become a composer.

He starred as Captain Hook and Mr. Darling opposite gymnastics champ Cathy Rigby in the Broadway and touring revivals of Peter Pan.

He played Benny South-street in the 1992 Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls and can be heard on the cast recording.

He did a commercial voice-over work, including the voice of the yellow M&M in the candy's TV ads.

He appeared as police psychiatrist Emil Skoda on Law & Order (1990), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001).

As of 2011, has made five films with director Sam Raimi: For Love of the Game (1999); The Gift (2000); Spider-Man (2002); Spider-Man 2 (2004); and Spider-Man 3 (2007).

He won many awards from 2005 to 2007 in Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2014 won Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. 2015 won a Golden Globe for his Best Performance as an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor, Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Male.
BornJanuary 9, 1955
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
BornJanuary 9, 1955
IMDbProStarmeter
Top 5,00097
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
  • Won 1 Oscar

The Greatest Character Actors of All Time

The Greatest Character Actors of All Time

Jennifer Coolidge, Danny Trejo, Uzo Aduba, and more familar faces you've seen in everything.
See the gallery
View image
Photos

Photos384

Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons in Night Sky (2022)
J.K. Simmons in Night Sky (2022)
J.K. Simmons in Night Sky (2022)
J.K. Simmons in Night Sky (2022)
J.K. Simmons in Being the Ricardos (2021)
J.K. Simmons in The Pain Killer (2021)
J.K. Simmons in Ride the Eagle (2021)
J.K. Simmons in Ride the Eagle (2021)
J.K. Simmons in Grandpa (2015)
J.K. Simmons in Jennifer's Body (2009)
J.K. Simmons and Josh Emerson in Jennifer's Body (2009)
J.K. Simmons and Olivia Williams in Counterpart (2017)

Known for

Miles Teller in Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash
8.5
  • Fletcher
  • 2014
Michael Cera and Elliot Page in Juno (2007)
Juno
7.5
  • Mac MacGuff
  • 2007
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land (2016)
La La Land
8.0
  • Bill
  • 2016
Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man
7.4
  • J. Jonah Jameson
  • 2002

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Actor

  • Red One
    • In Production
  • One Day as a Lion
    • Post-production
  • Our Man from Jersey
    • Post-production
  • Spaceman
    • Completed
  • You Can't Run Forever
    • Post-production
  • Late Night Discovery
    • Completed
  • My Only Sunshine
    • Pre-production
  • Batgirl
    • In Production
  • The Silk Road Rally
    • (voice)
    • Post-production
  • J.K. Simmons and Steven Yeun in Invincible (2021)
    Invincible
    • (voice)
  • Little Brother
  • Ryan Kwanten in Glorious (2022)
    Glorious
  • Andy Samberg and John Mulaney in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
    Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
    • (voice)
  • Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons in Night Sky (2022)
    Night Sky
  • Pete Davidson in Marmaduke (2022)
    Marmaduke
    • (voice)
  • The Daily Bugle (2019)
    The Daily Bugle
  • Aperture Desk Job (2022)
    Aperture Desk Job
    • (voice)
  • Willem Dafoe, Jamie Foxx, Rhys Ifans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zendaya, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
    Spider-Man: No Way Home
  • National Champions (2021)
    National Champions
  • Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos (2021)
    Being the Ricardos
  • Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Paul Rust, Jenny Slate, Dulcé Sloan, and Aparna Nancherla in The Great North (2021)
    The Great North
    • (voice)
  • Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
    Ghostbusters: Afterlife
  • Dolph Lundgren, John Kani, Matthew Rhys, Seal, J.K. Simmons, Patrick Warburton, Camille Mana, Kristen Schaal, Sharlto Copley, and Jessie T. Usher in Seal Team (2021)
    Seal Team
    • (voice)
  • Billy Bob Thornton in Goliath (2016)
    Goliath

Soundtrack

  • Susan Sarandon and Rose Byrne in The Meddler (2015)
    The Meddler
  • Oz (1997)
    Oz

Videos223

Episode: Whiplash
Full Episode 10:24
Episode: Whiplash
J.K. Simmons | Career Retrospective
Clip 1:56
J.K. Simmons | Career Retrospective
How the Cast of 'Being the Ricardos' Became the Cast of "I Love Lucy"
Clip 3:41
How the Cast of 'Being the Ricardos' Became the Cast of "I Love Lucy"
Chris Pratt Reveals Why Arnold Schwarzenegger Could Help Him Save the World
Clip 2:52
Chris Pratt Reveals Why Arnold Schwarzenegger Could Help Him Save the World
Lucille Ball's Lasting Legacy & Her Biopic Details
Clip 4:15
Lucille Ball's Lasting Legacy & Her Biopic Details
J.K. Simmons: Memorable Roles
Clip 2:09
J.K. Simmons: Memorable Roles
The First Ten Minutes
Clip 10:10
The First Ten Minutes
I Love You, Man: "Girlfriend Guy"
Clip 0:57
I Love You, Man: "Girlfriend Guy"
Your Orders
Clip 0:50
Your Orders
Scope
Clip 0:50
Scope
Legend of Djinn
Clip 1:59
Legend of Djinn
Be On Alert
Clip 2:12
Be On Alert

Personal details

Edit
    • January 9, 1955
    • Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA
    • Michelle Schumacher1996 - present (2 children)
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercials: for M&M's candies (as the voice of "Yellow").
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Interviews
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    Is the voice of the yellow peanut M&M on the commercials since the late 1990s, replacing John Goodman after the original 1995 commercials. In 2000, a video game was produced, M&M's: The Lost Formulas (2000), in which he portrayed Yellow Peanut.
  • Quotes
    [on his career] If I had any other talent or salable commodity I probably would have gone into it. I mean, aside from the modelling, yeah.
    • Often plays leaders and authority figures

Related news

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
  • Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • IMDb Developer
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.