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Acting

J.K. Simmons

Titles: 149movies88TV shows

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

Leading roles: 73
top three billing

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: Whiplash
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 178 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

J.K. Simmons Catalog average

Situational Comedy
3.9average 2.7
Contemporary Realism
6.5average 5.4
Wit & Wordplay
4.7average 3.7
Family Dynamics
5.8average 4.8
Wholesome
4.1average 3.3
Coming of Age
3.5average 3.0

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.4, average 2.6
Melancholy
4.0, average 4.7
Uncanny
1.8, average 2.5
Scare
1.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Drama 50
Comedy 48
Thriller 23
Action 18
Crime 16
Animation 14
Romance 14
Adventure 11

Recurring tags

Character-Driven 11
Fast-Paced 6
Romantic Comedy 6
Family-Friendly 5
Psychological Thriller 5
Character Study 5
Feel-Good Movie 5
Feel-Good 4
Underdog Story 4
Gritty Realism 4
Quirky Characters 4
Contemporary Setting 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

216

Group by

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Upcoming

5 titles

Behind the Zirkonians

as Skip (voice)

Monkey Quest

as Vex (voice)

Beat the Reaper

TV show · as Dr. Friendly

109 Billion Followers

as Reaper

TV show · as Ambassador Elliot Ashford

2020s

43 titles · average score 64

Heart of the Beast

as Watkins

The Westies

TV show · as Eamon Sweeney

The Brink of War

as George Shultz

Juror #2

as Harold

The Union

as Tom Brennan

You Can't Run Forever

as Wade

Night Sky

TV show · as Franklin York

INVINCIBLE

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

The Tomorrow War

as James Forester

Being the Ricardos

as William Frawley

Seal Team

as Claggart (voice)

Palm Springs

as Roy

All 43 titles from the 2020s

2010s

83 titles · average score 62

Klaus

as Klaus (voice)

21 Bridges

as Captain Matt McKenna

The Front Runner

as Bill Dixon

Counterpart

TV show · as Howard Silk

Father Figures

as Ronald Hunt

Brockmire

TV show · as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty

The Accountant

as Ray King

Patriots Day

as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese

The Meddler

as Randall Zipper

Whiplash

as Fletcher

Barefoot

as Dr. Bertleman

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

TV show · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

All 83 titles from the 2010s

2000s

54 titles · average score 66

New in Town

as Stu Kopenhafer

I Love You, Man

as Oswald Klaven

The Way of War

as Sergeant Mitchell

Extract

as Brian

Juno

as Mac MacGuff

The Closer

TV show · as Will Pope

Harsh Times

as Agent Richards

Spider-Man 2

as J. Jonah Jameson

The Ladykillers

as Garth Pancake

Hidalgo

as Buffalo Bill Cody

Spider-Man

as J. Jonah Jameson

The Mexican

as Ted

All 54 titles from the 2000s

1990s

27 titles · average score 64

For Love of the Game

as Frank Perry

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV show · as Dr. Emil Skoda

The West Wing

TV show · as Harry Ravitch

I Lost My M in Vegas

as Yellow (voice)

Third Watch

TV show · as Frank Hagedorn

Above Freezing

as Hoyd

The Jackal

as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon

TV show · as Vernon Schillinger

Spin City

TV show · as Kevin

TV show · as Gus Loomer

Homicide: Life on the Street

TV show · as Alexander Rausch

Law & Order

TV show · as Emil Skoda / Jerry Luppin

All 27 titles from the 1990s

1980s

3 titles · average score 69

The Simpsons

TV show · as Victor Kleskow (voice) / JJ Gruff (voice)

Popeye Doyle

as Patrolman in Park

American Masters

TV show · as Edward Hopper

1970s

1 title · average score 69

Saturday Night Live

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