Biography
With an uncanny ability to go from understated to over-the-top, seemingly with the flip of a switch, actor J. K. Simmons became an ever-present fixture in film and on television via a tireless work ethic and nuanced performances. Although his early interest was primarily in musical composition, Simmons made a name for himself in the theater, not only as a vocalist, but as an actor of merit. After a run of shows on Broadway and in touring …
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Premiere: J.K. Simmons at the LA premiere of Columbia Pictures' Spider-Man - 4/29/2002
Premiere: J.K. Simmons at the LA premiere of Columbia Pictures' Spider-Man - 4/29/2002
Premiere: J.K. Simmons at the Los Angeles premiere of Columbia Pictures' Spider-Man 2 - 6/22/2004
Jon Tenney, J.K. Simmons, Kyra Sedgwick and Corey Reynolds TNT's The Closer
Career Milestones
2012 | Cast alongside Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana in romantic drama "The Words" | |
2012 | Acted in the crime drama in "Contraband" opposite Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale | |
2011 | Acted opposite Charlize Theron in "Young Adult," written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jason Reitman | |
2010 | Lent his voice to the character of Warden in the animated feature "Megamind" | |
2009 | Landed a supporting role in Jason Reitman directed "Up in the Air," starring George Clooney | |
2009 | Co-starred opposite Jason Bateman in Mike Judge's "Extract" | |
2009 | Featured in the dark comedy "Jennifer's Body"; scripted by Diablo Cody | |
2008 | Played a CIA Superior in the Coen brothers' film "Burn After Reading" | |
2007 | Played the father of the title character in Jason Reitman's "Juno"; scripted by Diablo Cody | |
2007 | Appeared in the acclaimed HBO film "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" | |
2007 | Once again played Parker's editor J. Jonah Jameson in "Spider-Man 3" | |
2006 | Cast as Aaron Eckhart's boss in Jason Reitman's satirical comedy "Thank You for Smoking" | |
2006 | Appeared in the Los Angeles-set crime film "Harsh Times," written and directed by David Ayer | |
2005 | Cast as Kyra Sedgwick's superior officer Assistant Chief Will Pope on TNT's "The Closer" | |
2004 | Reprised role as Peter Parker's editor-in-chief for Sam Raimi's "Spiderman 2" | |
2004 | Co-starred in the Coen brother's film "The Ladykillers" | |
2002 | Re-teamed with Raimi to play J. Jonah Jameson in the live-action adaptation of "Spider-Man" | |
2001 | Played the mentor and confidant of Brad Pitt's bumbling con artist in "The Mexican" | |
2001 | Played a sleazy Hollywood type in the comedy "Hit and Runaway" | |
2000 | Had a small role as a top-notch surgeon in the romantic melodrama "Autumn in New York" | |
2000 | Re-teamed with director Sam Raimi to play the skeptical town sheriff in "The Gift" | |
2000 | Portrayed Dr. Skoda on episodes of the spin-off series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" | |
1999 | Played the team manager in the baseball feature "For Love of the Game"; first collaboration with director Sam Raimi | |
1998 | Had a small role in Woody Allen's "Celebrity" | |
1997 | Played a recurring role on NBC's "Law & Order" as police psychiatrist Dr. Emil Skoda | |
1997 | Cast on the gritty HBO prison drama "Oz" as Schillinger, the calm but brutal leader of the local Aryan brotherhood | |
1997 | Lent his voice to the animated feature "Anastasia" | |
1996 | Gave a memorable performance as a white supremacist in an episode of NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street" | |
1994 | Played an assistant coach in the baseball-themed comedy "The Scout" | |
1994 | Made feature film debut in the comedy "The Ref" | |
1994 | First appearance on NBC's "Law & Order," playing a cameraman who catches crimes committed on tape | |
1993 | Co-starred in Neil Simon's play "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" | |
1992 | Featured in the PBS documentary "Guys and Dolls Off the Record," about the recording of the cast album of the Broadway revival | |
1992 | Had featured role as Benny Southstreet in the revival of "Guys and Dolls"; periodically reprised role through 1995 | |
1991 | Played Captain Hook in the Broadway and touring revival of "Peter Pan" | |
1990 | Made his Broadway debut in "A Change in the Heir" | |
1987 | Made NYC stage debut in the off-Broadway musical "Birds of Paradise" | |
1986 | Made TV debut in the movie pilot "Popeye Doyle" (NBC) | |
| Was a member of the Seattle Repertory Theatre | ||
1984 | Toured in the musical "Doonesbury," playing the roles of B.D. and Roland | |
1978 | Appeared with the Bigfork Summer Theatre in Bigfork, MT | |
Awards
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Closer |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Closer |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Closer |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Closer |