FrameThrower · Actors · J.K. Simmons
J.K. Simmons
15 films · 1,303 frames · top-billed in 5 · 2001–2021
Born 9 January 1955 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Jonathan Kimble Simmons is an American actor. He has been cited as one of the greatest contemporary character actors, and has appeared in over 200 film and television roles since his debut in 1986. He is an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Critics Choice Award winner, among other accolades.
His film roles include J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), tobacco industry executive B.R.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 15 films · 1,303 frames · top-billed in 5 · 2001–2021
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor2015
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role2015
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,303 frames from the 15 films we hold. This is the look of the work J.K. takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 15 films we hold, 51% of their frames are night, 50% low key — the look of the work J.K. takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
The Tomorrow War
2021 · James Forester
Palm Springs
2020 · Roy
21 Bridges
2019 · Captain Matt McKenna
Klaus
2019 · Klaus (voice)
Whiplash
2014 · Fletcher
Terminator Genisys
2015 · O'Brien
Dark Skies
2013 · Edwin Pollard
Contraband
2012 · Captain Camp
The Words
2012 · Mr. Jansen
Burn After Reading
2008 · CIA Superior
Juno
2007 · Mac MacGuff
The Ladykillers
2004 · Garth Pancake
Spider-Man 2
2004 · J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man
2002 · J. Jonah Jameson
The Mexican
2001 · Ted Slocum
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,303 frames from J.K. Simmons's 15 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.