Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January , ) is an American actor. In
television, he is known for his work by playing Dr. Emil Skoda on the
NBC series Law & Order, Vernon Schillinger on the HBO series Oz, and
Assistant Police Chief Will Pope on TNT's The Closer. From to , he
starred as Howard Silk in the Starz series Counterpart.His film roles
include J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (â€"), and
music instructor Terence Fletcher in Whiplash () for which he won an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is known for voicing Cave
Johnson in the video game Portal (), Tenzin in The Legend of Korra
(â€"), Stanford Pines in Gravity Falls (â€"), Kai in Kung Fu Panda ()
and Mayor Lionheart in Zootopia (). He reprised his role as Jameson in
various Marvel media unrelated to the Sam Raimi trilogy, including
multiple animated series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film
Spider-Man: Far From Home (). He has also appeared in a series of
commercials for Farmers Insurance, and also voices the Yellow M&M. He
also starred in the third season of the IFC comedy series Brockmire.
In , he had a recurring role on the Apple TV+ miniseries Defending
Jacob as Billy Barber.Simmons's performance in Whiplash received
widespread critical acclaim and earned him many accolades, including
the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award,
Critics' Choice Award and BAFTA Award as "Best Actor in a Supporting
Role".
television, he is known for his work by playing Dr. Emil Skoda on the
NBC series Law & Order, Vernon Schillinger on the HBO series Oz, and
Assistant Police Chief Will Pope on TNT's The Closer. From to , he
starred as Howard Silk in the Starz series Counterpart.His film roles
include J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (â€"), and
music instructor Terence Fletcher in Whiplash () for which he won an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is known for voicing Cave
Johnson in the video game Portal (), Tenzin in The Legend of Korra
(â€"), Stanford Pines in Gravity Falls (â€"), Kai in Kung Fu Panda ()
and Mayor Lionheart in Zootopia (). He reprised his role as Jameson in
various Marvel media unrelated to the Sam Raimi trilogy, including
multiple animated series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film
Spider-Man: Far From Home (). He has also appeared in a series of
commercials for Farmers Insurance, and also voices the Yellow M&M. He
also starred in the third season of the IFC comedy series Brockmire.
In , he had a recurring role on the Apple TV+ miniseries Defending
Jacob as Billy Barber.Simmons's performance in Whiplash received
widespread critical acclaim and earned him many accolades, including
the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award,
Critics' Choice Award and BAFTA Award as "Best Actor in a Supporting
Role".
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