Know Your “That Guy”: J.K. Simmons
J.K. Simmons
Born: January 9, 1955
Number of Roles: 99
Best Known for Playing: Fast talking, non B.S. tolerating bosses and fathers
First Appearance: Patrolman in the Park in Popeye Doyle (1986)
Most Recent Appearance: Assistant Chief Will Pope on The Closer (2011)
Notable Roles
- J. Jonah Jameson in Spider Man 1-3
- White Knight on Generator Rex
- Dr. Emil Skoda on Law & Order
- Bob in Up in the Air
- Oswald Klaven in I Love You, Man
- CIA Superior in Burn After Reading
- President Ackerman in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
- Mac MacGuff in Juno
- BR in Thank You for Smoking
- Buffalo Bill Cody in Hidalgo
- Vern Schillinger on Oz
- Brian in Extract
Fun Facts
- Originally studied to be a composer
- Voice of yellow M&M
- His Law & Order character has crossed over into both Criminal Intent and Special Victims Unit
- Has appeared in every Jason Reitman movie
- Does the voice over for Norelco razors
- Has appeared in four movies with Bruce Campbell, the three Spider Man movies and The Ladykillers
I’m like the J. Jonah Jameson of Everything Action, writing and editing and constantly demanding pictures of Spider-Man.
