J Simmons Highlights

  • 2009: Featured in the dark comedy, "Jennifer's Body"; scripted by Diablo Cody
  • 2009: Co-starred, opposite Jason Bateman, in Mike Judge's "Extract"
  • 2008: Played a CIA Superior in the Coen brother's film, "Burn After Reading"
  • 2007: Appeared in the acclaimed HBO film, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
  • 2007: Once again played Parker's editor J. Jonah Jameson in "Spider-Man 3"
  • 2007: Played the father of the title character in Jason Reitman's "Juno"; scripted by Diablo Cody
  • 2006: Cast as Aaron Eckhart's boss in Jason Reitman's satirical comedy, "Thank You for Smoking"
  • 2006: Appeared in the Los Angeles-set crime film, "Harsh Times"; written and directed by David Ayer
  • 2005: Cast as Kyra Sedgwick's superior officer, Assistant Chief Will Pope, in TNT's "The Closer"
  • 2004: Reprised role as Peter Parker's editor-in-chief for Sam Raimi's "Spiderman 2"
  • 2004: Co-starred in the Coen brother's film, "The Ladykillers"
  • 2002: Re-teamed with Raimi to play J. Jonah Jameson in the live-action adaptation of "Spider-Man"
  • 2001: Played a sleazy Hollywood type in the comedy, "Hit and Runaway" (filmed in 1999)
  • 2001: Played the mentor and confidant of Brad Pitt's bumbling con artist in "The Mexican"
  • 2000: Re-teamed with director Sam Raimi to play the skeptical town sheriff in "The Gift"
  • 2000: Had a small role as a top-notch surgeon in the romantic melodrama, "Autumn in New York"
  • 2000: Portrayed Dr. Skoda on episodes of the spin-off series, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
  • 1999: Played the team manager in the baseball feature, "For Love of the Game"; first collaboration with director Sam Raimi
  • 1998: Had a small role in Woody Allen's "Celebrity"
  • 1997: Cast on the gritty HBO prison drama "Oz" as Schillinger, the calm but brutal leader of the local Aryan brotherhood
  • 1997: Lent his voice to the animated feature, "Anastasia"
  • 1997: Played a recurring role on NBC's "Law & Order" as police psychiatrist Dr. Emil Skoda
  • 1996: Gave a memorable performance as a white supremacist in an episode of NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street"
  • 1994: Played an assistant coach in the baseball-themed comedy, "The Scout"
  • 1994: First appearance on NBC's "Law & Order" playing a cameraman who catches crimes committed on tape
  • 1994: Made feature film debut in the comedy, "The Ref"
  • 1993: Co-starred in Neil Simon's play, "Laughter on the 23rd Floor"
  • 1992: Featured in the PBS documentary, "Guys and Dolls Off the Record", about the recording of the cast album of the Broadway revival
  • 1992: Had featured role as Benny Southstreet in the revival of "Guys and Dolls"; periodically reprised role through 1995
  • 1991: Played Captain Hook in the Broadway and touring revival of "Peter Pan"
  • 1990: Made his Broadway debut in "A Change in the Heir"
  • 1987: Made NYC stage debut in the Off-Broadway musical, "Birds of Paradise"
  • 1986: Made TV debut in the movie pilot "Popeye Doyle" (NBC)
  • 1984: Toured in the musical, "Doonesbury," playing the roles of B.D. and Roland
  • 1978: Appeared with the Bigfork Summer Theatre in Bigfork, MT
  • Was a member of the Seattle Repertory Theatre