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| birth_name = Richard Timothy Jones | ||
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'''Richard Timothy Jones''' (born January 16, 1972)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike |date=January 16, 2023|title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 16, 2023 includes celebrities Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kate Moss|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-16-2023-includes-celebrities-lin-manuel-miranda-kate-moss.html |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> is an American actor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Richard T. Jones {{!}} The Rookie|url=https://abc.com/shows/the-rookie/cast/richard-t-jones|access-date=2021-11-10|website=ABC|language=en}}</ref> He has worked extensively in both film and television productions since the early 1990s. His television roles include '']'' (1997), '']'' (1998–2005), '']'' (2006), '']'' (2007), '']'' (2010), '']'' (2011–2014), '']'' (2015), and '']'' (2017).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Ashton|first=Will|date=2021-07-06|title=What The Super 8 Cast Is Doing Now|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2569470/what-the-super-8-cast-is-doing-now|access-date=2021-11-10|website=CINEMABLEND|language=en}}</ref> Since 2018, he has played Police Sergeant Wade Grey on the ] police drama '']''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Mitovich|first=Matt Webb|date=2018-02-13|title=The Rookie Casts Richard T. Jones as Nathan Fillion's Nemesis|url=https://tvline.com/2018/02/13/rookie-richard-t-jones-cast-nemesis/|access-date=2021-11-10|website=TVLine|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2018-02-13|title='The Rookie': Richard T. Jones Cast In Nathan Fillion's ABC Light Drama Series|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/the-rookie-richard-t-jones-cast-nathan-fillion-abc-light-drama-series-1202286872/|access-date=2021-11-10|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
'''Richard Timothy Jones''' (born January 16, 1972) is a film and television actor. | |||
His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in ]'s '']'' (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in ]'s ] '']'' (1999), Mike in ]'s dramatic films '']'' (2007) and '']'' (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the ] '']'' (2014).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Corinne|date=2018-09-24|title=Richard T. Jones|url=https://www.popsugar.com/node/45196874|access-date=2021-11-10|website=POPSUGAR Entertainment|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
Jones was born in ] and raised in ]. He is the son of Lorene, a computer analyst, and Clarence Jones, a professional baseball player and the hitting instructor for the ].<ref></ref> His parents later divorced. Jones graduated from ] in ]. As of the mid-2000s, he is married to Nancy Jones and has three children: Aubrey, Sydney, and Elijah Ware. | |||
==Early life== | |||
Jones married ] in October 1996. They had met two years earlier at an L.A. restaurant where she was waitressing. They have three children (two daughters, Aubrey and Sydney, and a son, Elijah). | |||
Jones was born in ], Japan, to African-American parents and grew up in ].<ref name=":5">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8NJbCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA250|title=Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema|last1=Berry|first1=S. Torriano|last2=Berry|first2=Venise T.|date=2015-05-07|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9781442247024|pages=250|language=en}}</ref> He is the son of Lorene, a computer analyst, and ], a professional ] player who at the time of Jones' birth was playing for the ] in Osaka.<ref name=":5" /> 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.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/13/Richard-T-Jones.html|title=Richard T. Jones Biography (1972-)}}</ref> His parents later divorced. Jones attended ] in ], then graduated from ].<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> | |||
Jones is also a minister. | |||
== Career == | |||
Since the early 1990s, Jones has worked in both film and television productions.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
His first television role was in a 1993 episode of the series ''].<ref name=":5" />'' That same year, he appeared as ] in ''].<ref name=":6" />'' From 1999 to 2005, he starred as Bruce Calvin van Exel in the ] legal drama series '']''.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
Over the next two decades, Jones starred or guest-starred in high-profile television series such as '']'' (1997), '']'' (2006), '']'' (2007), '']'' (2010), '']'' (2011–2014), '']'' (2015), and '']'' (2017).<ref name=":0" /> | |||
His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in the ] film '']'' (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in ]'s ] '']'' (1999), and Mike in ]'s dramatic films '']'' (2007) and '']'' (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the ] '']'' (2014).<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" /> | |||
From 2017 to 2018, Jones played Detective Tommy Cavanaugh in the CBS drama series '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/richard-t-jones-cast-wisdom-of-the-crowd-cbs-drama-pilot-1202038952/ |title=Richard T. Jones Cast In 'Wisdom Of The Crowd' CBS Drama Pilot|last=Petski|first=Denise |website=] |date=March 8, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2017}}</ref> | |||
Since February 2018, Jones has played the role of Sergeant Wade Gray in the ] ] drama series '']'' with ].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> | |||
==Personal life== | |||
Jones is religious,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFufN0zlXvE&ab_channel=SeanFeucht | title=Holding the Line in Hollywood & the SLAP heard 'round the world' | Richard T Jones | website=] | date=April 13, 2022 }}</ref> with ] claiming that its leader, David E. Taylor, mentors Jones in ministry, and that Jones has donated $1 million to its efforts.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://joshuamediaministries.org/mentoring-hollywood-actors/|author=Joshua Media Ministries|title=Mentoring Hollywood Actors}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} | |||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
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===Film=== | |||
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Other notes | |||
|- | |||
! Year | |||
! Title | |||
! Role | |||
! Notes | |||
|- | |||
| 1993 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Ike Turner, Jr. | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="3"| 1994 | |||
| ''M.A.N.T.I.S.'' | |||
| Gangbanger #2 | |||
| TV movie | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Corporal Jackson Leroy | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| ''Helicopter'' | |||
| Malik | |||
| Short | |||
|- | |||
| 1995 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Nathan | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="3"| 1996 | |||
| ''Black Rose of Harlem'' | |||
| Cateye | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Raymond | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | |||
| Mr. Popper | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="3"| 1997 | |||
| '']'' || Ike Turner Jr. || | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Dexter | |||
| TV movie | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | |||
| '']'' || Beau<br>- ''High Plains Dreamer'' (1993) || ] | |||
| Cooper | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | |||
|rowspan="3"| 1994 || '']'' || Willy<br>- ''Serge the Concierge'' (1994) || ] | |||
| Seth Samuel | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1998 | |||
| '']'' || Pvt. Jackson Leroy || | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Detective One | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="3"| 1999 | |||
| '']'' || Donny Muir<br>- ''Who Was Geli Bendl?'' (1994) || ] | |||
| ''Incognito'' | |||
| Jake Hunter | |||
| TV movie | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | |||
|rowspan="2"| 1995 || '']'' || Nathan || | |||
| Laveinio "Slim" Hightower | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Voices of Glory'' | |||
| '']'' || Quentin 'Q' Thomas<br>- ''Fair-Weathered Friends'' (1995) || ] | |||
| George E. Stephens | |||
| Short | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan=" |
|rowspan="2"| 2000 | ||
| '']'' | |||
| Officer Decker | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' |
| '']'' | ||
| Avery Montgomery | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="5"| 2002 | |||
| '']'' || Kimboley<br>- ''Pilot'' (1996) || ] | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Ben Strong | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' |
| '']'' | ||
| Summer G | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | |||
|rowspan="3"| 1997 || '']'' || Dexter || ] | |||
| Ty | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' |
| '']'' | ||
| Sergeant Jonah Cole | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | |||
| '']'' || Seth Samuel || | |||
| Gerry Fullerton | |||
| TV movie | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2003 | |||
|rowspan="3"| 1998 || '']'' || Officer Clement Johnson || ] | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Lamont Carr | |||
| TV movie | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="6"| 2004 | |||
| '']'' || Detective One || | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Wilson Jefferson | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | |||
| '']'' || Matt Griffin<br>- ''World's Without Love'' (1998)<br>- ''Making Spirits Bright'' (1998) || ] | |||
| False Denzel | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Breach'' | |||
|rowspan="3"| 1999 || '']'' || || | |||
| Alan McCabe | |||
| Short | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' |
| '']'' | ||
| Traffic Cop #1 | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Paradise'' | |||
| '']'' || Jake Hunter || ] | |||
| Senator Michael Linney | |||
| TV movie | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Finding Neo'' | |||
|rowspan="2"| 2000 || '']'' || Officer Decker || | |||
| Morphin'Us | |||
| Short | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="2"| 2005 | |||
| '']'' || Avery Montgomery || | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Man on Cellphone | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | |||
|rowspan="5"| 2002 || '']'' || Ben Strong || | |||
| Jesse | |||
| TV movie | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="4"| 2006 | |||
| '']'' || Summer G || | |||
| ''The Package''<!-- not the 1989 film --> | |||
| Vance aka Bruce | |||
| Short | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' |
| '']'' | ||
| Douglas Campbell | |||
| TV movie | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | |||
| '']'' || Sergeant Cole || | |||
| Travis | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | |||
| '']'' || Gerry Fullerton || ] | |||
| Steve | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="2"| 2007 | |||
| 2003 || '']'' || Lamont Carr || | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Mark | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | |||
|rowspan="6"| 2004 || '']'' || Morphin'Us || | |||
| Mike | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="2"| 2008 | |||
| '']'' || Senator Michael Linney || ] | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Holden | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''15 Minutes of Fame'' | |||
| '']'' || Wilson Jefferson || | |||
| Bradley Wainwright | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="3"| 2010 | |||
| '']'' || False Denzel || | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Mike | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' |
| '']'' | ||
| Captain Emmett | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Boston's Finest'' | |||
| '']'' || Traffic Cop #1 || | |||
| Lt. Gerald Jaglom | |||
| TV movie | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan=" |
|rowspan="2"| 2011 | ||
| ''King of the Underground'' | |||
| Himself | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' |
| '']'' | ||
| Overmyer | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="3"| 2012 | |||
| '']'' || Jerry || ] | |||
| ''Note to Self'' | |||
| Curtis Sr. | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''The Great Divide'' | |||
| '']'' || Jesse || ] | |||
| Jeff | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | |||
| '']'' || Bruce Van Exel || ] | |||
| Eddie Willers | |||
| TV movie | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="3"| 2013 | |||
| '']'' || Dr. Barnaby<br>- ''Danger'' (2005)<br>- ''Ambush'' (2005) || ] | |||
| ''200 Years'' | |||
| Willie | |||
| Short | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | |||
|rowspan="4"| 2006 || '']'' || Vance aka Bruce || | |||
| Perry | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''The Last Letter'' | |||
| '']'' || Chris Kaiser<br>- ''Collision'' (2006) || | |||
| Mr. Tines | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="4"| 2014 | |||
| '']'' || || ] | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Captain Russell Hampton | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' |
| '']'' | ||
| Samuel Carson | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Cru'' | |||
|rowspan="4"| 2007 || '']'' || Keith Mannix<br>- ''The Chicken Is Making My Back Hurt'' (2007) || ] | |||
| Richard 'Rich' Hughes | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Lyfe's Journey'' | |||
| '']'' || Jack Dawson's attorney<br>- ''Come Together'' (2007) || ] | |||
| Pastor Taylor | |||
| TV movie | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="3"| 2015 | |||
| '']'' || Aaron || ] | |||
| ''Forgiveness'' | |||
| Pastor Joseph Jenkins | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' |
| '']'' | ||
| Detective Jackson | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| '']'' | |||
| ] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="2"| 2016 | |||
| '']'' || ] || ] | |||
| ''Cursed Angel'' | |||
| Luther | |||
| TV movie | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Restored Me'' | |||
| '']'' || Holden || | |||
| Coach Maurice Durrell | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="4"| 2017 | |||
| 2009 || '']'' || "The Widow"/"Security Guard" || | |||
| ''Secrets of Deception'' | |||
| Detective Jones | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Parish | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| ''Another You'' | |||
| Professor Thompson | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| David Newman | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="3"| 2018 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Chief Edwards | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Chaplain Jacobs | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| ''Sanitatum'' | |||
| Shelton Scott | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2019 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Coach Wilson | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2023 | |||
| ''The Hard Hit'' | |||
| Director Ross | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
===Television=== | |||
{|class="wikitable sortable" | |||
|- | |||
! Year | |||
! Title | |||
! Role | |||
! Notes | |||
|- | |||
| 1992 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Slick | |||
| Episode: "Second Chance" | |||
|- | |||
| 1993 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| 'Big Bad' Bo | |||
| Episode: "High Plains Dreamer" | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="2"| 1994 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Willy | |||
| Episode: "Serge the Concierge" | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Donald 'Donnie' Muir | |||
| Episode: "Who Was Geli Bendl?" | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="2"| 1995 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Tyrin | |||
| Recurring Cast | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Quentin "Q" Thomas | |||
| Episode: "Fair-Weathered Friends" | |||
|- | |||
| 1996 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Kimboley | |||
| Episode: "Pilot" | |||
|- | |||
| 1997–98 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Officer Clement Johnson | |||
| Main Cast | |||
|- | |||
| 1998 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Matt Griffin | |||
| Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |||
|- | |||
| 1999–05 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Bruce Calvin van Exel | |||
| Main Cast | |||
|- | |||
| 2001 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Himself | |||
| Recurring Guest | |||
|- | |||
| 2005 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Dr. Barnaby Walker | |||
| Recurring Cast | |||
|- | |||
| 2006 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Chris Kaiser | |||
| Episode: "Collision" | |||
|- | |||
| 2006–07 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Aaron Waters | |||
| Recurring Cast: Season 7-8 | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="3"| 2007 | |||
| ''Blvd. of Broken Dreams'' | |||
| Himself | |||
| Episode: "Chris Penn/Tara McMullen" | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Keith Mannix | |||
| Episode: "The Chicken Is Making My Back Hurt" | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Bulldog | |||
| Episode: "Come Together" | |||
|- | |||
| 2008 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Blanchard | |||
| Episode: "Pay to Play" | |||
|- | |||
| 2008–09 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| ] | |||
| Main Cast | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="2"| 2010 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Mr. White | |||
| Episode: "The Proof in the Pudding" | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Colonel Dan Mooney | |||
| Episode: "Suicide Is Painless" | |||
|- | |||
| 2011–13 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Governor Samuel "Sam" Denning | |||
| Recurring Cast: Season 2–3, Guest: Season 4 | |||
|- | |||
| 2012–13 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Commander Evan Danforth | |||
| Recurring Cast: Season 3 | |||
|- | |||
| 2013 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Ken Dawson | |||
| Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="2"| 2014 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Carl | |||
| Episode: "...Through Revelation" | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Judge Oscar Briggs | |||
| Episode: "Pornstar's Requiem" | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="3"| 2015 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Security Team Leader Ryan Anson | |||
| Episode: "Careful What You Wish For" | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| JD's Friend | |||
| Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Detective Andrew Hahn | |||
| Recurring Cast | |||
|- | |||
| 2015–16 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| CIA Officer | |||
| Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 | |||
|- | |||
| 2016 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Joe Hanson | |||
| Episode: "The Would-Be Prince of Darkness" | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="2"| 2017 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Officer Lionel Wilkins | |||
| Recurring Cast: ] | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Ben Branson | |||
| Episode: "We Are Family" | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="3"| 2017–18 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Frank Humphrey | |||
| Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Detective Tommy Cavanaugh | |||
| Main Cast | |||
|- | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Rick | |||
| Recurring Cast: Season 1–2 | |||
|- | |||
| 2018– | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Police Sergeant II Wade Grey | |||
| Main Cast | |||
|- | |||
| 2020 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Himself | |||
| Episode: "Los Angeles to Laurel" | |||
|- | |||
| 2021 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Bubba | |||
| Episode: "Sister, May I Call You Oshun?" | |||
|- | |||
| 2022 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Police Sergeant II Wade Grey | |||
| Episode: "Countdown" | |||
|} | |} | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:46, 21 December 2024
American actor (born 1972)
Richard T. Jones | |
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Jones at an event in 2008 | |
Born | Richard Timothy Jones (1972-01-16) January 16, 1972 (age 52) Kobe, Japan |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Tuskegee University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1992–present |
Richard Timothy Jones (born January 16, 1972) is an American actor. 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). Since 2018, he has played Police Sergeant Wade Grey on the ABC police drama The Rookie.
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).
Early life
Jones was born in Kobe, Japan, to African-American parents and grew up in Carson, California. 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. 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. His parents later divorced. Jones attended Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California, then graduated from Tuskegee University.
Career
Since the early 1990s, Jones has worked in both film and television productions.
His first television role was in a 1993 episode of the series California Dreams. That same year, he appeared as Ike Turner, Jr. in What's Love Got to Do with It. From 1999 to 2005, he starred as Bruce Calvin van Exel in the CBS legal drama series Judging Amy.
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).
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).
From 2017 to 2018, Jones played Detective Tommy Cavanaugh in the CBS drama series Wisdom of the Crowd.
Since February 2018, Jones has played the role of Sergeant Wade Gray in the ABC police procedural drama series The Rookie with Nathan Fillion.
Personal life
Jones is religious, 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.
Filmography
Film
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 | |
2023 | The Hard Hit | Director Ross |
Television
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 | Recurring Cast |
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 | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
1999–05 | Judging Amy | Bruce Calvin van Exel | Main Cast |
2001 | Hollywood Squares | Himself | Recurring Guest |
2005 | Sex, Love & Secrets | Dr. Barnaby Walker | Recurring Cast |
2006 | CSI: Miami | Chris Kaiser | Episode: "Collision" |
2006–07 | Girlfriends | Aaron Waters | Recurring Cast: Season 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 | Bulldog | 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: Season 2–3, Guest: Season 4 |
2012–13 | Nikita | Commander Evan 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" | |
2015 | NCIS: New Orleans | Security Team Leader 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: Season 1–2 | |
2018– | 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
- 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.
- ^ "Richard T. Jones | The Rookie". ABC. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ Ashton, Will (July 6, 2021). "What The Super 8 Cast Is Doing Now". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (February 13, 2018). "The Rookie Casts Richard T. Jones as Nathan Fillion's Nemesis". TVLine. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 13, 2018). "'The Rookie': Richard T. Jones Cast In Nathan Fillion's ABC Light Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ Sullivan, Corinne (September 24, 2018). "Richard T. Jones". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (May 7, 2015). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 250. ISBN 9781442247024.
- ^ "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
Categories:- 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