J.K. Simmons

Biography

J.K. Simmons is an American actor.

He was born Jonathan Kimble Simmons in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, to Patricia (Kimble), an administrator, and Donald William Simmons, a music teacher. He attended the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; University of Montana, Missoula, MT (BA in Music).

He had originally planned to be a singer and studied at the University of Montana to become a composer.

He starred as Captain Hook and Mr. Darling opposite gymnastics champ Cathy Rigby in the Broadway and touring revivals of Peter Pan.

He played Benny South Street in the 1992 Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls and can be heard on the cast recording.

He did commercial voice-over work, including the voice of the yellow M&M in the candy's TV ads.

He appeared as police psychiatrist Emil Skoda in Law & Order (1990), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001).

As of 2011, has made five films with director Sam Raimi: For Love of the Game (1999); The Gift (2000); Spider-Man (2002); Spider-Man 2 (2004); and Spider-Man 3 (2007).

He won many awards from 2005 to 2007 in Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2014 won an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.

In 2015 won a Golden Globe for his Best Performance as an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, the BAFTA Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor, and the Independent Spirit Awards for Best Supporting Male.