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Name
CJ Jones
Role
Actor
Movies
See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary
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CJ Jones is a deaf American actor residing in Los Angeles. He is one of the subjects of See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary. Jones gave his first feature film performance in Edgar Wright's Baby Driver (2017), in which he portrays Joseph, the deaf foster father of Ansel Elgort's protagonist.
He has developed three one man shows that have toured the United States, Japan, Sweden, Australia, Ecuador, and Canada. He co-wrote and directed six classic fairy tales for children's television for the series Once Upon a Sign. CJ produced the International Sign Language Theater Festival, which hosted theater artists from all over the world. He has also appeared as token characters in various episodes of American TV series.
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Personal life
CJ Jones is the son of deaf parents who communicated in American Sign Language. One of seven hearing children born to the couple, he lost his hearing at the age of 7 when he fell ill with spinal meningitis. He attended Missouri School for the Deaf (MSD). Active in sports, he was voted class valedictorian. He remains active in deaf awareness causes and charities.
Filmography
Actor
2022
Avatar: The Way of Water as
Metkayina Interpreter (uncredited)
2022
The Lincoln Lawyer (TV Series) as
Janitor
- Chaos Theory (2022) - Janitor
2021
Everything's Gonna Be Okay (TV Series) as
Eric
- California Banana Slugs (2021) - Eric
- Jungle Centipede (2021) - Eric
2021
Shameless (TV Series) as
Homeless Man
- DNR (2021) - Homeless Man
2019
This Close (TV Series) as
Craig
- Begin Again (2019) - Craig
- It's About Time (2019) - Craig
2019
CODA (Short) as
Dad
2019
Door in the Woods as
Uriah
2018
Castle Rock (TV Series) as
Odin Branch
- Past Perfect (2018) - Odin Branch (as Charles Jones)
- Filter (2018) - Odin Branch (as Charles Jones)
- Harvest (2018) - Odin Branch (as Charles Jones)
2017
Baby Driver as
Joseph
2011
White Space (Short) as
Man on Platform
2007
Lincoln Heights (TV Series) as
Luther
- House Arrest (2007) - Luther
2003
I Wrote That! Volume Two (Video short) as
Ensemble / Multiple roles
2003
Frasier (TV Series) as
Customer #1
- I'm Listening (2003) - Customer #1
2003
Cold Case (TV Series) as
Junkie
- The Runner (2003) - Junkie
2003
I Wrote That! Volume One (Video) as
Ensemble / Multiple roles
1991
A Different World (TV Series) as
CJ
- A Word in Edgewise (1991) - CJ
Miscellaneous
2024
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Director of Artistic Sign Language) (filming)
2023
The Last of Us (TV Series) (ASL consultant - 2 episodes)
- Endure and Survive (2023) - (ASL consultant)
- Please Hold to My Hand (2023) - (ASL consultant)
2022
Avatar: The Way of Water (creator: Na'vi Sign Language)
2020
Station 19 (TV Series) (ASL Consultant - 1 episode)
- Louder Than a Bomb (2020) - (ASL Consultant)
2017
This Is Ed!! (Short) (comedy coach)
Writer
2006
What Are You... Deaf? (Video documentary) (story)
Producer
2006
What Are You... Deaf? (Video documentary) (executive producer)
Self
-
Indomitable (Documentary) (post-production) as
Self
-
True Value (Documentary) (post-production) as
Self
2021
Not Impossible Awards (TV Special documentary) as
Self
2020
ADA30 Lead On Celebration of Disability Arts, Culture, Education and Pride (TV Special) as
Self (Performer / Speaker)
2020
Meet the Biz (TV Series) as
Self
- CJ Jones - "Persistence" (2020) - Self
2019
Larry King Now (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Ableism in Hollywood (2019) - Self - Guest
2018
The Sings (Documentary) as
Self
2018
The 2018 Media Access Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2009
The Heart Is a Drum Machine (Documentary) as
Self
2009
See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary (Documentary) as