United Kingdom, June 25 -- J.K.Simmons has joked it was a natural fit to play a "miserable b******" in The Westies.

The 71-year-old actor portrays Eamon Sweeney, a member of the titular Irish gang, in the upcoming MGM+ series, and he had a lot of "fun" getting to show the many different sides to his character, who he insisted is more than just a "one-dimensional bad guy".

Asked what attracted him to the role at an exclusive screening of The Westies at Odeon Luxe West End on Wednesday (24.06.26) night, he told BANG Showbiz: "He's just a miserable b*****! So I felt like a natural fit.

"It was fantastic, as with anything I found myself attracted to, in the writing there's complexity, there's layers.

"He's not a one-dimensional bad guy, h...