J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons
Birth name	Jonathan Kimble Simmons
Born	January 9, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Sometimes credited as	Jonathan Simmons, JK Simmons
Notable Roles	Asst Chief Pope in The Closer
Notable Episodes
Awards

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Oz	Vernon Schillinger	1998–2003		2	3	4	5	6
The D.A.	Joe Carter	2004	1
The Closer	Will Pope	2005–2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Family Tools	Tony Shea	2013	1
Growing Up Fisher	Mel Fisher	2014	1

Recurring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Law & Order	Emil Skoda	1997–2010	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15					20

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Law & Order	Jerry Luppin	4x19 - Sanctuary	April 13, 1994
New York News		1x07 - Welcome Back Cotter	November 9, 1995
The Adventures of Pete & Pete	Barber Dan	3x13 - Saturday	December 28, 1995
Homicide: Life on the Street	Col. Alexander Rausch	4x12 - For God and Country (2)	February 9, 1996
New York Undercover	Sergeant Treadway	2x20 - Unis	March 7, 1996
Swift Justice	Mel Turman	1x12 - Stones	July 10, 1996
Spin City	Kevin	1x21 - Hot in the City	April 1, 1997
New York Undercover	Psychologist	4x05 - Mob Street	February 12, 1998
Remember WENN	Captain Amazon	4x13 - All's Noisy on the Pittsburgh Front	September 11, 1998
Saturday Night Live	Vern Schillinger	25x01 - Jerry Seinfeld/David Bowie	October 2, 1999
Third Watch	Frank Hagonon	1x10 - Demolition Derby	January 10, 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Emil Skoda	1x16 - The Third Guy	February 20, 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Emil Skoda	2x01 - Wrong Is Right	October 20, 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Emil Skoda	2x02 - Honor	October 27, 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Emil Skoda	2x04 - Legacy	November 10, 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Emil Skoda	2x06 - Noncompliance	November 24, 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Emil Skoda	2x17 - Folly	March 23, 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Dr. Emil Skoda	1x12 - Crazy	January 13, 2002
John Doe	Lucas Doya	1x21 - The Rising	April 23, 2003
Queens Supreme	Ernest Fingerman	1x07 - Let's Make a Deal	unaired, ca. 2003
Everwood	Phil Drebbles	2x08 - The Burden of Truth	November 10, 2003
ER	Gus Loomer	10x14 - Impulse Control	February 12, 2004
Without a Trace	Mark Wilson	2x21 - Two Families	April 29, 2004
The Jury	Ron Stalsukilis	1x05 - Last Rites	June 29, 2004
Nip/Tuck	Ike Connors	2x10 - Kimber Henry	August 24, 2004
Arrested Development	General Anderson	2x07 - Switch Hitter	January 16, 2005
Jack & Bobby	Cyrus Miller	1x12 - Running Scared	January 26, 2005
NUMB3RS	Dr. Clarence Weaver	1x03 - Vector	February 4, 2005
The West Wing	Harry Ravitch	7x12 - Duck and Cover	January 22, 2006
The Simpsons	J. Jonah Jameson	18x06 - Moe'N'A Lisa	November 19, 2006
The Simpsons	Tabloid Editor	18x16 - Homerazzi	March 25, 2007
American Dad	Judge	3x08 - The Most Adequate Christmas Ever	December 16, 2007
American Dad	McCreary	4x02 - The One That Got Away	October 5, 2008
Party Down	Leonard Stiltskin	1x06 - Taylor Stiltskin Sweet Sixteen	April 24, 2009
The Life & Times of Tim	O'Flaherty Sr.	2x09 - Personality Disorder/Pong	April 23, 2010
Party Down	Leonard Stiltskin	2x02 - Precious Lights Pre-School Auction	April 30, 2010
Saturday Night Live	Himself/Host	40x13 - J.K. Simmons/D'Angelo	January 31, 2015

Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Face Down	Herb Aames	November 15, 1997
Path to War	CIA Briefer	May 18, 2002
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story	Ralph Earnhardt	December 11, 2004
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee	James McLaughlin	May 27, 2007

Awards and Accolades

Golden Globe Awards

• Won: Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (2015)

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Screen Actors Guild Awards

• Won: Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (2015)

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Academy Awards

• Won: Best Supporting Actor (2015)

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