Most Recent Role: Assistant Police Chief Will Pope on The Closer
Alias Name(s): Jonathan Simmons
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Birthday: 1-9-1955
Birth Name: Jonathan Kimble Simmons
Alias Name(s): Jonathan Simmons
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Birthday: 1-9-1955
Birth Name: Jonathan Kimble Simmons
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Cherry Bomb
Monday 28 July 2008 on TNT
Rated: TV-14-V When a girl is found dead of a suspicious suicide, the well-connected classmate previously accused of raping her immediately catches Brenda's attention. As the team digs for the truth, they uncover some disturbing skeletons in the school's closet.
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J.K. was a member of the Seattle Repertory Theatre.
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J.K. made his New York City stage debut in the Off-Broadway musical Birds of Paradise in 1987, and then made his Broadway debut in the play A Change in the Heir in 1990.
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J.K. made his feature film debut in The Ref.
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J.K. narrated the book-on-tape Dreamland: Strike Zone, by Dale Brown.
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J.K. has appeared in commercials for the following: Century 21,Saab, Budget Express, AMC, and The Discovery Channel.
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[On his Character J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man]
J.K. Simmons: The more I read the comics books, I thought, "You gotta have the wig, and you gotta have the mustache." And this guy's always baring his big square teeth, so I got prosthetic teeth, too. (edit) [On if he ever considered wearing a hair piece]
J.K. Simmons: I was once counseled not to be seen without hair if I waned to be a leading man. So I had a piece made, and I wore it for a few auditions, but I could never bring myself to wear it in real life. I was never Brad Pitt movie-star handsome. I've always been a character actor waiting to happen. (edit) [On what his wife thought of his character Verne Schillinger]
J.K. Simmons: I would come home with my swastika tattoos because keeping them on saved twenty minutes in the makeup the next morning. I had a hard time pulling my head out of Oz, and she's said there were times when I wasn't the most fun guy to sleep with. (edit) [On his role in The Closer]
J.K. Simmons: For a 50-year-old bald guy to even be considered as a possibility of a romantic interest is kind of fun and different. (edit)
J.K. Simmons: The more I read the comics books, I thought, "You gotta have the wig, and you gotta have the mustache." And this guy's always baring his big square teeth, so I got prosthetic teeth, too. (edit) [On if he ever considered wearing a hair piece]
J.K. Simmons: I was once counseled not to be seen without hair if I waned to be a leading man. So I had a piece made, and I wore it for a few auditions, but I could never bring myself to wear it in real life. I was never Brad Pitt movie-star handsome. I've always been a character actor waiting to happen. (edit) [On what his wife thought of his character Verne Schillinger]
J.K. Simmons: I would come home with my swastika tattoos because keeping them on saved twenty minutes in the makeup the next morning. I had a hard time pulling my head out of Oz, and she's said there were times when I wasn't the most fun guy to sleep with. (edit) [On his role in The Closer]
J.K. Simmons: For a 50-year-old bald guy to even be considered as a possibility of a romantic interest is kind of fun and different. (edit)
Other Appearances
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
McLaughlin |
Oz
Prisoner #92S110 Vernon Schillinger (1997-2003) |
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The Closer
Assistant Police Chief Will Pope |
The D.A.
Deputy District Attorney Joe Carter |
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Law & Order
Dr. Emil Skoda |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Emil Skoda |
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American Dad!
The Most Adequate Christmas Ever Judge |
Arrested Development
Switch Hitter General Garvey |
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Celebrity Poker Showdown
Tournament 5 Game 3 Himself |
e-Talk Daily
January 8, 2008 Himself |
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e-Talk Daily
December 4, 2007 Himself |
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Impulse Control Gus Loomer |
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Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeAn adaptation of the 1971 nonfiction bestseller of the same name, this HBO film captures a dramatic account of the early American West at the end of the 19th century. This tragic story of manifest... more
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District Attorney David Franks (Steven Weber) is young, charismatic, ambitious – with his eyes fixed firmly on the governor's office. A relentless careerist, he times all his best moves to break on... more
