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Richard T. Jones
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

Television

References

1. 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.
2. ^ "Richard T. Jones | The Rookie". ABC. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
3. ^ Ashton, Will (July 6, 2021). "What The Super 8 Cast Is Doing Now". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
4. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (February 13, 2018). "The Rookie Casts Richard T. Jones as Nathan Fillion's Nemesis". TVLine. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 13, 2018). "'The Rookie': Richard T. Jones Cast In Nathan Fillion's ABC Light Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
6. ^ Sullivan, Corinne (September 24, 2018). "Richard T. Jones". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
7. ^ Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (May 7, 2015). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 250. ISBN 9781442247024.
8. ^ "Richard T. Jones Biography (1972-)".
9. Petski, Denise (March 8, 2017). "Richard T. Jones Cast In 'Wisdom Of The Crowd' CBS Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
10. "Holding the Line in Hollywood & the SLAP heard 'round the world' | Richard T Jones". YouTube. April 13, 2022.
11. Joshua Media Ministries. "Mentoring Hollywood Actors".

External links

• Richard T. Jones at IMDb

• 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