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Is JK Simmons in American Dad?

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Ethan Hayes

Updated on January 05, 2026

Yes, J.K. Simmons was in the American Dad Tv series as McCreary.

Jonathan Kimble Simmons is an American actor, considered one of the most prolific and well-established character actors of his generation.

He was born on January 9, 1955, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States.

JK has appeared in over 200 films and television roles since his debut in 1986.

He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

His film roles include J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), tobacco industry executive B.R. in Thank You for Smoking (2006), Mac MacGuff in Juno (2007), music instructor Terence Fletcher in Whiplash (2014), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Bill in La La Land (2016), Commissioner James Gordon in the DC Extended Universe film Justice League (2017), and William Frawley in Being the Ricardos (2021).

On television, he is known for playing Dr. Emil Skoda on the NBC series Law & Order, 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, he starred as Howard Silk in the Starz series Counterpart.

JK has also appeared in a series of commercials for Farmers Insurance and starred in the third season of the IFC comedy series Brockmire. In 2020, he had recurring roles in the miniseries Defending Jacob and The Stand. I

As a voice artist, he is known for voicing Cave Johnson in the video game Portal 2 (2011) and its spin-off Aperture Desk Job (2022) and others.