Richard T. Jones

Richard T. Jones
Richard T. Jones
	Jones at Golden Apple Comics on Melrose, 2008
Born	Richard Timothy Jones; January 16, 1972; Kobe, Japan
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Tuskegee University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Spouse(s)	Nancy Robinson (m. 1996)
Children	4

Richard Timothy Jones (born January 16, 1972) is an American actor. Jones is best known for his portrayals as Lamont Carr in the Disney film Full Court Miracle (2003), Laveinio in the dramatic film The Wood (1999) and Mike of the dramatic films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010). He is also well known for his role as Bruce Van Exel, court services officer on the CBS television series Judging Amy that aired from 1999 to 2005.

Early life

Jones was born in Kobe, Japan, to African-American parents. He grew up in Carson, California.[1] He is the son of Lorene, a computer analyst, and Clarence Jones, a professional baseball player and hitting instructor for the Cleveland Indians. He has an older brother, Clarence Jones Jr., who works as a coach.[2] His parents later divorced. Jones attended Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California, then graduated from Tuskegee University.

Career

Jones starred as Bruce Calvin van Exel in CBS legal drama series Judging Amy from 1999 to 2005, with his co-stars Amy Brenneman, Dan Futterman and Tyne Daly.

From 2017 to 2018, he played as Detective Tommy Cavanaugh in the CBS drama series Wisdom of the Crowd.[3]

Since February 2018, Jones has played the role of Sergeant Wade Gray in ABC police procedural drama series The Rookie with Nathan Fillion.[4]

Personal life

He married Nancy Robinson in October 1996 and they have three children; Aubrey, Elijah and Sydney. He is also A Preacher/Minister

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Helicopter	Malik
1993	What's Love Got to Do with It	Ike Turner, Jr.
1994	Renaissance Man	Corporal Jackson Leroy
1995	Jury Duty	Nathan
1996	Black Rose of Harlem	Cateye
1996	The Trigger Effect	Raymond
1996	Johns	Mr. Popper
1997	Event Horizon	Cooper
1997	Kiss the Girls	Seth Samuel
1998	Goodbye Lover	Detective One
1999	Dirty Down Under... Up Here
1999	The Wood	Livinio / Slim
2000	Auggie Rose	Officer Decker
2000	Lockdown	Avery Montgomery
2002	Book of Love	Ben Strong
2002	G	Summer G
2002	Moonlight Mile	Ty
2002	Phone Booth	Sergeant Jonah Cole
2003	Full-Court Miracle	Lamont Carr
2004	Finding Neo	Morphin'Us
2004	Paradise	Senator Michael Linney	Television film
2004	Twisted	Wilson Jefferson
2004	Soul Plane	False Denzel
2004	Breach	Alan McCabe
2004	Collateral	Traffic Cop #1
2005	Traci Townsend	Travis
2005	Guess Who	Man On Cellphone
2006	The Package	Vance / Bruce
2006	Cutting Room	Steve
2006	The Breed	Mike
2007	Why Did I Get Married?	Mike
2008	Oranges	Mark
2008	Vantage Point	Holden
2010	Why Did I Get Married Too?	Mike
2011	Super 8	Overmyer
2013	Life of a King	Perry
2014	Godzilla	Captain Russell Hampton
2014	Hear No Evil	Samuel Carson
2015	Hot Pursuit	Detective Jackson
2015	Concussion	Andre Waters
2015	Forgiveness	Pastor Joseph Jenkins
2017	A Question of Faith	David Newman
2017	Another You	Professor Thompson
2017	CHiPs (film)	Parish
2018	The Public	Chief Edwards
2018	Edge of the World	Chaplain Jacobs
2018	Sanitatum	Shelton Scott
2019	Round of Your Life	Coach Wilson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	California Dreams	Beau	Episode: "High Plains Dreamer"
1994	NYPD Blue	Willy	Episode: "Serge the Concierge"
1994	In the Heat of the Night	Donny Muir	Episode: "Who Was Geli Bendl?"
1995	Courthouse	Quentin "Q" Thomas	Episode: "Fair-Weathered Friends"
1996	Dangerous Minds	Kimboley	Episode: "Pilot"
1997	Hollywood Confidential	Dexter	Television Movie
1998	Brooklyn South	Officer Clement Johnson	20 episodes
1998	Ally McBeal	Matt Griffin	2 episodes
1999	Incognito	Jake Hunter	Television Movie
1999–2005	Judging Amy	Bruce Van Exel	Main character
2002	Second String	Gerry Fullerton	Television Movie
2005	Talk Show Diaries	Jerry	Television Movie
2005	Riding the Bus with My Sister	Jesse	Television Movie
2005	Sex, Love & Secrets	Dr. Barnaby	2 episodes
2006	CSI: Miami	Chris Kaiser	Episode: "Collision"
2006	Time Bomb		Television Movie
2007	Las Vegas	Keith Mannix	Episode: "The Chicken Is Making My Back Hurt"
2007	Dirt	Jack Dawson's Attorney	Episode: "Come Together"
2007	Girlfriends	Aaron	10 episodes
2008	Numb3rs	Blanchard	Episode: "Pay to Play"
2008–2009	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	James Ellison / T-888	31 episodes
2010	Bones	Mr. White	Episode: "The Proof in the Pudding"
2010	Grey's Anatomy	Colonel Dan Mooney	Episode: "Suicide Is Painless"
2011–2014	Hawaii Five-0	Governor Sam Denning	Recurring Role
2013	Nikita	Commander Danforth	3 episodes
2014	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Judge Oscar Briggs	Episode: "Pornstar's Requiem"
2015	NCIS: New Orleans	Ryan Anson	Episode: "Careful What You Wish For"
2015	Narcos	CIA Officer	10 episodes
2015	Extant	JD's friend	3 episodes
2015	American Horror Story: Hotel	Detective Hahn	7 episodes
2016	Lucifer	Joe Hanson	1 episode
2017–2018	Santa Clarita Diet	Rick	10 episodes
2017	Teachers	Frank Humphrey	3 episodes
2017	Criminal Minds	Officer Lionel Wilkins	Recurring cast
2017–2018	Wisdom of the Crowd	Detective Tommy Cavanaugh	Lead cast
2018–present	The Rookie	Police Sergeant II Wade Grey	Main character
2018–present	Home Town	Himself	Episode Los Angeles to Laurel

References

Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2015-05-07). 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.
Andreeva, Nellie (February 12, 2018). "The Rookie: Richard T. Jones Cast In Nathan Fillion's ABC Light Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.

External links

Richard T. Jones on IMDb

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[1] Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2015-05-07). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 250. ISBN 9781442247024.

[2] "Richard T. Jones Biography (1972-)".

[3] Petski, Denise (March 8, 2017). "Richard T. Jones Cast In 'Wisdom Of The Crowd' CBS Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

[4] Andreeva, Nellie (February 12, 2018). "The Rookie: Richard T. Jones Cast In Nathan Fillion's ABC Light Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.