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Acting

J.K. Simmons

Career: Active from 1986 to 2026, with a break from 1987 to 1996, busiest in 2017 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles: 74
top three billing

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: Whiplash
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 181 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

J.K. Simmons Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.5, average 2.6
Uncanny
1.9, average 2.5
Scare
1.9, average 2.6
Melancholy
4.1, average 4.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 9
Character Study 6
Fast-Paced 5
Visual Spectacle 5
Feel-Good Movie 5
Gritty Realism 4
Psychological Thriller 4
Contemporary Setting 4
Feel-Good 4
Underdog Story 4
Family-Friendly 4
Romantic Comedy 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

217

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

5 titles

TV show · as Ambassador Elliot Ashford

Monkey Quest

as Vex (voice)

Behind the Zirkonians

as Skip (voice)

Beat the Reaper

TV show · as Dr. Friendly

Invincible

as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man

2020s

44 titles · average score 64

Heart of the Beast

75

as Watkins

The Brink of War

63

as George Shultz

The Westies

70

TV show · as Eamon Sweeney

Juror #2

75

as Harold

The Union

42

as Tom Brennan

Night Sky

72

TV show · as Franklin York

Marmaduke

18

as Zeus (voice)

INVINCIBLE

80

TV show · as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)

The Tomorrow War

57

as James Forester

Being the Ricardos

63

as William Frawley

Seal Team

50

as Claggart (voice)

Palm Springs

83

as Roy

2010s

83 titles · average score 62

Klaus

83

as Klaus (voice)

21 Bridges

60

as Captain Matt McKenna

The Front Runner

58

as Bill Dixon

Counterpart

83

TV show · as Howard Silk

Brockmire

82

TV show · as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty

Father Figures

33

as Ronald Hunt

Renegades

35

as Levin

The Accountant

62

as Ray King

Patriots Day

74

as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese

Whiplash

89

as Fletcher

Barefoot

38

as Dr. Bertleman

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

73

TV show · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

2000s

54 titles · average score 66

New in Town

39

as Stu Kopenhafer

I Love You, Man

72

as Oswald Klaven

The Way of War

34

as Sergeant Mitchell

Juno

81

as Mac MacGuff

The Closer

77

TV show · as Will Pope

Harsh Times

58

as Agent Richards

Spider-Man 2

83

as J. Jonah Jameson

Hidalgo

58

as Buffalo Bill Cody

The Ladykillers

55

as Garth Pancake

The D.A.

TV show · as Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter

Spider-Man

78

as J. Jonah Jameson

The Mexican

53

as Ted

1990s

27 titles · average score 64

For Love of the Game

55

as Frank Perry

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Dr. Emil Skoda

The West Wing

83

TV show · as Harry Ravitch

I Lost My M in Vegas

as Yellow (voice)

Third Watch

81

TV show · as Frank Hagedorn

Above Freezing

as Hoyd

The Jackal

45

as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon

78

TV show · as Vernon Schillinger

Spin City

71

TV show · as Kevin

79

TV show · as Gus Loomer

Homicide: Life on the Street

89

TV show · as Alexander Rausch

Law & Order

74

TV show · as Jerry Luppin / Emil Skoda

1980s

3 titles · average score 70

The Simpsons

83

TV show · as Tabloid Editor (voice) / Victor Kleskow (voice)

Popeye Doyle

50

as Patrolman in Park

American Masters

76

TV show · as Edward Hopper

1970s

1 title · average score 69

Saturday Night Live

69

TV show · as Vern Schillinger (uncredited) / Self - Host