Richard T. Jones
Richard T. Jones | |
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.jpg) Jones at an event in 2008 | |
| Born | Richard Timothy Jones January 16, 1972 Kobe, Japan |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Tuskegee University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Richard Timothy Jones (born January 16, 1972)[1] is an American actor.[2] He has worked extensively in both film and television productions since the early 1990s. His television roles include Ally McBeal (1997), Judging Amy (1998–2005), CSI: Miami (2006), Girlfriends (2007), Grey's Anatomy (2010), Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2014), Narcos (2015), and Criminal Minds (2017).[2][3] Since 2018, he has played Police Sergeant Wade Grey on the ABC police drama The Rookie.[4][5]
His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in Disney's Full Court Miracle (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in Rick Famuyiwa's coming-of-age film The Wood (1999), Mike in Tyler Perry's dramatic films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the Hollywood blockbuster Godzilla (2014).[3][6]
Early life
[edit]Jones was born in Kobe, Japan, to American parents and grew up in Carson, California.[7] He is the son of Lorene, a computer analyst, and Clarence Jones, a professional baseball player who at the time of Jones' birth was playing for the Nankai Hawks in Osaka.[7] He has an older brother, Clarence Jones Jr., who works as a high school basketball coach. They would return to North America after Clarence's retirement following the 1978 season.[8] His parents later divorced. Jones attended Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California, then graduated from Tuskegee University.[7][8]
Career
[edit]Since the early 1990s, Jones has worked in both film and television productions.[2]
His first television role was in a 1993 episode of the series California Dreams.[7] That same year, he appeared as Ike Turner, Jr. in What's Love Got to Do with It.[8] From 1999 to 2005, he starred as Bruce Calvin van Exel in the CBS legal drama series Judging Amy.[3]
Over the next two decades, Jones starred or guest-starred in high-profile television series such as Ally McBeal (1997), CSI: Miami (2006), Girlfriends (2007), Grey's Anatomy (2010), Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2014), Narcos (2015), and Criminal Minds (2017).[2]
His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in the Disney film Full Court Miracle (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in Rick Famuyiwa's coming-of-age film The Wood (1999), and Mike in Tyler Perry's dramatic films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the Hollywood blockbuster Godzilla (2014).[6][3]
From 2017 to 2018, Jones played Detective Tommy Cavanaugh in the CBS drama series Wisdom of the Crowd.[9]
Since February 2018, Jones has played the role of Sergeant Wade Gray in the ABC police procedural drama series The Rookie with Nathan Fillion.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Jones is religious,[10] with Joshua Media Ministries claiming that its leader, David E. Taylor, mentors Jones in ministry, and that Jones has donated $1 million to its efforts.[11][citation needed]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | What's Love Got to Do with It | Ike Turner, Jr. | |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Gangbanger #2 | TV movie |
| Renaissance Man | Corporal Jackson Leroy | ||
| Helicopter | Malik | Short | |
| 1995 | Jury Duty | Nathan | |
| 1996 | Black Rose of Harlem | Cateye | |
| The Trigger Effect | Raymond | ||
| Johns | Mr. Popper | ||
| 1997 | Hollywood Confidential | Dexter | TV movie |
| Event Horizon | Cooper | ||
| Kiss the Girls | Seth Samuel | ||
| 1998 | Goodbye Lover | Detective One | |
| 1999 | Incognito | Jake Hunter | TV movie |
| The Wood | Laveinio "Slim" Hightower | ||
| Voices of Glory | George E. Stephens | Short | |
| 2000 | Auggie Rose | Officer Decker | |
| Lockdown | Avery Montgomery | ||
| 2002 | Book of Love | Ben Strong | |
| G | Summer G | ||
| Moonlight Mile | Ty | ||
| Phone Booth | Sergeant Jonah Cole | ||
| Second String | Gerry Fullerton | TV movie | |
| 2003 | Full-Court Miracle | Lamont Carr | TV movie |
| 2004 | Twisted | Wilson Jefferson | |
| Soul Plane | False Denzel | ||
| Breach | Alan McCabe | Short | |
| Collateral | Traffic Cop #1 | ||
| Paradise | Senator Michael Linney | TV movie | |
| Finding Neo | Morphin'Us | Short | |
| 2005 | Guess Who | Man on Cellphone | |
| Riding the Bus with My Sister | Jesse | TV movie | |
| 2006 | The Package | Vance aka Bruce | Short |
| Time Bomb | Douglas Campbell | TV movie | |
| Traci Townsend | Travis | ||
| Cutting Room | Steve | ||
| 2007 | Game of Life | Mark | |
| Why Did I Get Married? | Mike | ||
| 2008 | Vantage Point | Holden | |
| 15 Minutes of Fame | Bradley Wainwright | ||
| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too? | Mike | |
| Caught in the Crossfire | Captain Emmett | ||
| Boston's Finest | Lt. Gerald Jaglom | TV movie | |
| 2011 | King of the Underground | Himself | |
| Super 8 | Overmyer | ||
| 2012 | Note to Self | Curtis Sr. | |
| The Great Divide | Jeff | ||
| Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | Eddie Willers | TV movie | |
| 2013 | 200 Years | Willie | Short |
| Life of a King | Perry | ||
| The Last Letter | Mr. Tines | ||
| 2014 | Godzilla | Captain Russell Hampton | |
| Hear No Evil | Samuel Carson | ||
| Cru | Richard 'Rich' Hughes | ||
| Lyfe's Journey | Pastor Taylor | TV movie | |
| 2015 | Forgiveness | Pastor Joseph Jenkins | |
| Hot Pursuit | Detective Jackson | ||
| Concussion | Andre Waters | ||
| 2016 | Cursed Angel | Luther | TV movie |
| Restored Me | Coach Maurice Durrell | ||
| 2017 | Secrets of Deception | Detective Jones | |
| CHiPs | Parish | ||
| Another You | Professor Thompson | ||
| A Question of Faith | David Newman | ||
| 2018 | The Public | Chief Edwards | |
| Edge of the World | Chaplain Jacobs | ||
| Sanitatum | Shelton Scott | ||
| 2019 | Round of Your Life | Coach Wilson | |
| 2020 | Steele Justice | Rob |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Renegade | Slick | Episode: "Second Chance" |
| 1993 | California Dreams | 'Big Bad' Bo | Episode: "High Plains Dreamer" |
| 1994 | NYPD Blue | Willy | Episode: "Serge the Concierge" |
| In the Heat of the Night | Donald 'Donnie' Muir | Episode: "Who Was Geli Bendl?" | |
| 1995 | Sweet Justice | Tyrin | Episode: "Broken Ties" & "Muddy Waters" |
| Courthouse | Quentin "Q" Thomas | Episode: "Fair-Weathered Friends" | |
| 1996 | Dangerous Minds | Kimboley | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1997–98 | Brooklyn South | Officer Clement Johnson | Main cast |
| 1998 | Ally McBeal | Matt Griffin | Episode: "Worlds Without Love" & "Making Spirits Bright" |
| 1999–2005 | Judging Amy | Bruce Calvin van Exel | Main cast |
| 2001 | Hollywood Squares | Himself | Guest |
| 2005 | Sex, Love & Secrets | Dr. Barnaby | Episode: "Ambush" & "Danger" |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Chris Kaiser | Episode: "Collision" |
| 2006–07 | Girlfriends | Aaron | Recurring cast (seasons 7-8) |
| 2007 | Blvd. of Broken Dreams | Himself | Episode: "Chris Penn/Tara McMullen" |
| Las Vegas | Keith Mannix | Episode: "The Chicken Is Making My Back Hurt" | |
| Dirt | Jack Dawson's Attorney | Episode: "Come Together" | |
| 2008 | Numb3rs | Blanchard | Episode: "Pay to Play" |
| 2008–09 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | James Ellison | Main cast |
| 2010 | Bones | Mr. White | Episode: "The Proof in the Pudding" |
| Grey's Anatomy | Colonel Dan Mooney | Episode: "Suicide Is Painless" | |
| 2011–13 | Hawaii Five-0 | Governor Samuel "Sam" Denning | Recurring cast (seasons 2-4) |
| 2012-13 | Nikita | Commander Danforth | Recurring cast (season 3) |
| 2013 | Revolution | Ken Dawson | Recurring cast (season 2) |
| 2014 | Satisfaction | Carl | Episode: "...Through Revelation" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Oscar Briggs | Episode: "Pornstar's Requiem" | |
| Work in Progress | RJ Nicholson | Recurring cast | |
| 2015 | NCIS: New Orleans | Ryan Anson | Episode: "Careful What You Wish For" |
| Extant | JD's Friend | Recurring cast (season 2) | |
| American Horror Story: Hotel | Detective Andrew Hahn | Recurring cast | |
| 2015–16 | Narcos | CIA Officer | Recurring cast (season 1); guest (season 2) |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Joe Hanson | Episode: "The Would-Be Prince of Darkness" |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds | Officer Lionel Wilkins | Recurring cast (season 12) |
| Daytime Divas | Ben Branson | Episode: "We Are Family" | |
| 2017–18 | Teachers | Frank Humphrey | Recurring cast (season 2) |
| Wisdom of the Crowd | Detective Tommy Cavanaugh | Main cast | |
| Santa Clarita Diet | Rick | Recurring cast (seasons 1-2) | |
| 2018–present | The Rookie | Police Sergeant II Wade Grey | Main cast |
| 2020 | Home Town | Himself | Episode: "Los Angeles to Laurel" |
| 2021 | A Black Lady Sketch Show | Bubba | Episode: "Sister, May I Call You Oshun?" |
| 2022 | The Rookie: Feds | Police Sergeant II Wade Grey | Episode: "Countdown" |
References
[edit]- ^ Rose, Mike (January 16, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 16, 2023 includes celebrities Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kate Moss". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Richard T. Jones | The Rookie". ABC. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Ashton, Will (July 6, 2021). "What The Super 8 Cast Is Doing Now". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Mitovich, Matt Webb (February 13, 2018). "The Rookie Casts Richard T. Jones as Nathan Fillion's Nemesis". TVLine. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (February 13, 2018). "'The Rookie': Richard T. Jones Cast In Nathan Fillion's ABC Light Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Sullivan, Corinne (September 24, 2018). "Richard T. Jones". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (May 7, 2015). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 250. ISBN 9781442247024.
- ^ a b c "Richard T. Jones Biography (1972-)".
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 8, 2017). "Richard T. Jones Cast In 'Wisdom Of The Crowd' CBS Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ "Holding the Line in Hollywood & the SLAP heard 'round the world' | Richard T Jones". YouTube. April 13, 2022.
- ^ Joshua Media Ministries. "Mentoring Hollywood Actors".
External links
[edit]| International | |
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| National | |
- 1972 births
- American expatriates in Japan
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Living people
- Male actors from California
- People from Carson, California
- Male actors from Kobe
- 21st-century African-American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- 20th-century African-American male actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- Bishop Montgomery High School alumni
- African-American Christians