Jonathan Kimble "J. K." Simmons is an American actor and voice actor. He provided the voice for Tenzin and several additional characters in The Legend of Korra.
The Legend of Korra credits[]
Tenzin[]
- Character information: Tenzin
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Simmons was credited for voicing Tenzin in "The Spirit of Competition" even though he did not appear in the episode.
Additional voices[]
- 101. "Welcome to Republic City" (Mushi)
- 102. "A Leaf in the Wind"
- 107. "The Aftermath"
- 108. "When Extremes Meet"
- 110. "Turning the Tides"
- 201. "Rebel Spirit"
- 202. "The Southern Lights"
- 210. "A New Spiritual Age"
Selected other credits[]
Television work[]
- Avengers Assemble
- Generator Rex
- Gravity Falls
- Growing Up Fisher
- Kim Possible
- Invincible
- Law & Order
- Oz
- Phineas and Ferb
- Popeye Doyle
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
- The Closer
- Ultimate Spider-Man
Filmography[]
- Saturday Night (2024)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
- Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
- Justice League (2017)
- Zootopia (2016)
- Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
- Whiplash (2014)
- Break Point (2014)
- Megamind (2010)
- Juno (2007)
- Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- Spider-Man (2002)
- The Scout (1994)
- Pom Poko (1994)
- The Ref (1994)
Other credits[]
- Baldur's Gate III (video game)
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (video game)
- Mortal Kombat 1 (video game)
- Portal 2 (video game)
- Spider-Man 3 (video game)
- The Legend of Korra (video game)
Biographical information[]
Personal life[]
Simmons was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Patricia and Donald William Simmons. He has a brother and sister and attended the University of Montana. He has two kids named Joe and Olivia.
Career[]
J. K. Simmons has appeared in diverse projects spanning motion pictures, television, and on and off Broadway productions. In film, he is best known as J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, later returning to the role for a cameo appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Far from Home, and as Mac MacGuff in Juno; his other motion picture credits include Hidalgo, The Ladykillers, The Mexican, Off the Map, For Love of the Game, The Gift, Thank You for Smoking, Rendition, Burn After Reading, The Music Never Stopped, Jennifer's Body, Extract, The Vicious Kind, I Love You Man, Beginner's Guide to Endings, and the Academy Award-nominated film Up in the Air. In 2014, he appeared as abusive jazz conductor Terence Fletcher in the critically acclaimed film Whiplash; Simmons' role in the picture has been similarly acclaimed, earning him a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
On television, he is best known as Dr. Emil Skoda in multiple programs in NBC's Law & Order franchise, Assistant Police Chief Will Pope in TNT's The Closer, and neo-Nazi Vernon Schillinger in the HBO prison drama Oz. Simmons has also appeared on the Broadway stage in Guys and Dolls, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, A Change in the Heir, Peter Pan, and A Few Good Men.
In video games he is best known for his work as Aperture Science's eccentric founder and CEO, Cave Johnson, in Valve Software's critically acclaimed physics and puzzle game Portal 2.
Awards[]
- 2015: Won an Academy Award for Whiplash (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2015: Won a BAFTA for Whiplash (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2015: Won a Critics Choice Award for Whiplash (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2015: Won a Golden Globe for Whiplash (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2015: Won an NSFC Award for Whiplash (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2015: Won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Whiplash (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2014: Won an AAFCA Award for Whiplash (Best Supporting Actor)