Jonathan Kimble Simmons is an American actor. Considered one of the most eminent male character actors of his generation, he has appeared in over 200 film and television roles. He is the recipient of various Supporting Actor accolades for his performance as the music instructor Terence Fletcher in Damien Chazelle's Whiplash (2014), including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
Simmons at the 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2009
Simmons at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
Damien Sayre Chazelle is an American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romantic drama La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period film Babylon (2022).
Chazelle in 2014
Chazelle on the set of La La Land in 2015
Chazelle and Hamilton in 2018