J.K. Simmons stunned the Internet when his trainer ... The first time was in 1997, when he was playing a neo-nazi inmate on HBO's Oz. "I was not in good shape at all," Simmons says.

Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9 ... white supremacist prisoner Vernon Schillinger on the HBO series Oz, and Assistant Police Chief Will Pope on TNT's The Closer. From 2017 to 2019 ...

Damien Chazelle's Short Was a Test Run for 'Whiplash' Not only did Whiplash announce Damien Chazelle, but it also certified J.K. Simmons as one of our finest and most reliable actors working today.