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Ron Cephas Jones, sometimes credited as Ron C. Jones, is an American actor of film, stage and television.
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- Joel agee ron cephas jones prometheus bound
- Ron cephas jones
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Ron cephas jones
Early life
Jones was born on January 8, 1957, in Paterson, New Jersey.
Career
His film credits include He Got Game (1998), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Half Nelson (2006), and Across The Universe (2007). Jones has also performed in several theatrical productions with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois; appeared as the title character of Shakespeare's Richard III with The Public Theater in New York City, New York, as well as other Off Broadway productions. Jones has served as an understudy or standby in several Broadway theatre productions.
In television he appeared as Reverend Lowdown in the episode "The Goat Rodeo" of the 2013 television series Low Winter Sun and he played Romero, a member of "fsociety" in the 2015 television series Mr Robot. He also appeared on season 3 of the show Banshee as Philadelphia kingpin, Mr. Frasier. He played Harlem chess master Bobby Fish in season 1 of Marvel's Luke Cage. He currently stars on the NBC dramedy series This Is Us as William Hill, the biological father of Randall Pearson (Sterling K. Brown). William could not parent Randall and left him at a fire house after his mother died. Randall was then adopted by Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rebecca (Mandy Moore) Pearson.
Personal life
Jones and British-born jazz singer Kim Lesley have a daughter, American stage and screen actress Jasmine Cephas Jones.
Filmography
Actor
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Genius: MLK/X (TV Series) (post-production) as
Elijah Muhammad
2019
Truth Be Told (TV Series) as
Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- A Kiss Not Mine Alone (2023) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Only Little Secrets (2023) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Darkness Declares the Glory of Light (2023) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- The Luxury in Self-Reproach (2023) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- From My Hand the Poisoned Apple (2023) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Freedom Is Never Given; It Is Won (2023) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Never Take Your Eyes Off Her (2023) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Here She Shall See No Enemy (2023) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Her, Armed with Sorrow Sore (2023) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Unto the Sweet Bird's Throat (2023) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Last Exit-Oakland (2021) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Brick by Brick It Also Falls (2021) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- The Untold Story (2021) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Lanterman-Petris-Short (2021) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- All These Women (2021) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- If I Didn't Laugh, You'd Cry (2021) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- In Another Life (2021) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- If Wishes Were Horses (2021) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Ghosts at the Feast (2021) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Other People's Tears Are Only Water (2021) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- All That Was Lost (2020) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Live Thru This (2020) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Not Buried, Planted (2019) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Graveyard Love (2019) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- No Cross, No Crown (2019) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Even Salt Looks Like Sugar (2019) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Black People in the Neighborhood (2019) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
- Monster (2019) - Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
2016
This Is Us (TV Series) as
William Hill
- Us (2022) - William Hill
- The Train (2022) - William Hill
- A Long Road Home (2021) - William Hill
- After the Fire (2020) - William Hill
- Storybook Love (2019) - William Hill
- R & B (2019) - William Hill
- Six Thanksgivings (2018) - William Hill
- Katie Girls (2018) - William Hill
- A Philadelphia Story (2018) - William Hill
- The Wedding (2018) - William Hill (credit only)
- This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life (2018) - William Hill
- Vegas, Baby (2018) - William Hill (credit only)
- The Car (2018) - William Hill (credit only)
- Super Bowl Sunday (2018) - William Hill (credit only)
- That'll Be the Day (2018) - William Hill (credit only)
- Clooney (2018) - William Hill
- The Fifth Wheel (2018) - William Hill (credit only)
- Number Three (2017) - William Hill
- Number Two (2017) - William Hill (credit only)
- Number One (2017) - William Hill (credit only)
- The Most Disappointed Man (2017) - William Hill
- The 20's (2017) - William Hill (credit only)
- Brothers (2017) - William Hill (credit only)
- Still There (2017) - William Hill (credit only)
- Déjà Vu (2017) - William Hill
- A Manny-Splendored Thing (2017) - William Hill (credit only)
- A Father's Advice (2017) - William Hill
- Moonshadow (2017) - William Hill (credit only)
- What Now? (2017) - William Hill
- Memphis (2017) - William Hill
- Jack Pearson's Son (2017) - William Hill
- I Call Marriage (2017) - William Hill
- Three Sentences (2017) - William Hill
- The Big Day (2017) - William Hill (credit only)
- The Right Thing to Do (2017) - William Hill
- Last Christmas (2016) - William Hill
- The Trip (2016) - William Hill
- Pilgrim Rick (2016) - William Hill
- The Best Washing Machine in the Whole World (2016) - William Hill
- Career Days (2016) - William Hill
- The Game Plan (2016) - William Hill
- The Pool (2016) - William Hill
- Kyle (2016) - William Hill
- The Big Three (2016) - William Hill
- Pilot (2016) - William Hill
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime (TV Series) as
Congressman Leon Kilbride
- Friend or Foe (2022) - Congressman Leon Kilbride
- Takeover (2022) - Congressman Leon Kilbride
- As Iago Is to Othello (2022) - Congressman Leon Kilbride
- Nemesis (2022) - Congressman Leon Kilbride
- Unforgivable (2021) - Congressman Leon Kilbride
- The Good, the Bad and the Lovely (2021) - Congressman Leon Kilbride
- The Outlaw Eddie Wagner (2021) - Congressman Leon Kilbride
- The Man with No Identity (2021) - Congressman Leon Kilbride
2022
Better Things (TV Series) as
Ron
- We Are Not Alone (2022) - Ron
- San Francisco (2022) - Ron
- Rip Taylor's Cell Phone (2022) - Ron
2021
Lisey's Story (TV Mini Series) as
Professor Roger Dashmiel
- Lisey's Story (2021) - Professor Roger Dashmiel
- Now You Must Be Still (2021) - Professor Roger Dashmiel
- The Good Brother (2021) - Professor Roger Dashmiel
- Blood Bool (2021) - Professor Roger Dashmiel
- Bool Hunt (2021) - Professor Roger Dashmiel
2021
Amphibia (TV Series) as
Captain Aldo
- The Second Temple/Barrel's Warhammer (2021) - Captain Aldo (voice)
2019
Looking for Alaska (TV Mini Series) as
Dr. Hyde
- Now Comes the Mystery (2019) - Dr. Hyde
- We Are All Going (2019) - Dr. Hyde
- I'll Show You That It Won't Shoot (2019) - Dr. Hyde
- The Nourishment Is Palatable (2019) - Dr. Hyde
- I've Never Felt Better- (2019) - Dr. Hyde
- Tell Them I Said Something- (2019) - Dr. Hyde
- It's Very Beautiful Over There (2019) - Dr. Hyde
- Famous Last Words (2019) - Dr. Hyde
2019
Dolemite Is My Name as
Ricco
2019
Live and Let Die: The Radio Play (Video) as
Quarrel (voice)
2018
The Holiday Calendar as
Gramps
2018
Venom as
Jack (uncredited)
2018
Dog Days as
Walter
2018
Madden NFL 19: Longshot Homecoming (Video Game) as
Earl Coates
2016
Luke Cage (TV Series) as
Bobby Fish
- I Get Physical (2018) - Bobby Fish
- Wig Out (2018) - Bobby Fish
- Straighten It Out (2018) - Bobby Fish
- Soul Brother #1 (2018) - Bobby Fish
- You Know My Steez (2016) - Bobby Fish
- Soliloquy of Chaos (2016) - Bobby Fish
- Manifest (2016) - Bobby Fish
- Suckas Need Bodyguards (2016) - Bobby Fish
- Just to Get a Rep (2016) - Bobby Fish
- Who's Gonna Take the Weight? (2016) - Bobby Fish
- Code of the Streets (2016) - Bobby Fish
- Moment of Truth (2016) - Bobby Fish
2016
The Get Down (TV Series) as
Winston Kipling
- The Beat Says, This Is the Way (2017) - Winston Kipling
- One by One, Into the Dark (2017) - Winston Kipling
- Forget Safety, Be Notorious (2016) - Winston Kipling
- Darkness Is Your Candle (2016) - Winston Kipling
- Where There Is Ruin, There Is Hope for a Treasure (2016) - Winston Kipling
2015
Mr. Robot (TV Series) as
Romero
- eps2.1_k3rnel-pan1c.ksd (2016) - Romero
- eps1.9_zer0-day.avi (2015) - Romero
- eps1.7_wh1ter0se.m4v (2015) - Romero
- eps1.6_v1ew-s0urce.flv (2015) - Romero
- eps1.4_3xpl0its.wmv (2015) - Romero
- eps1.3_da3m0ns.mp4 (2015) - Romero
- eps1.2_d3bug.mkv (2015) - Romero
- eps1.1_ones-and-zer0es.mpeg (2015) - Romero
- eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (2015) - Romero (uncredited)
2015
Banshee (TV Series) as
Frazier
- We All Pay Eventually (2015) - Frazier
- Even God Doesn't Know What to Make of You (2015) - Frazier
2014
The Blacklist (TV Series) as
Dr. James Covington
- Dr. James Covington (No. 89) (2014) - Dr. James Covington
2014
Glass Chin as
Ray Ellington (as Ron C. Jones)
2014
Of Mice and Men as
Crooks
2013
Low Winter Sun (TV Series) as
Reverend Lowdown
- Surrender (2013) - Reverend Lowdown
- The Way Things Are (2013) - Reverend Lowdown
- The Goat Rodeo (2013) - Reverend Lowdown
2013
Titus as
Titus (as Ron C. Jones)
2012
NYC 22 (TV Series) as
Arthur Anson
- Schooled (2012) - Arthur Anson
2012
Watching TV with the Red Chinese as
Little (as Ron C. Jones)
2010
Ashes as
Floyd (as Ron C. Jones)
2008
A Raisin in the Sun (TV Movie) as
Willy Harris (as Ron C. Jones)
2007
Across the Universe as
Black Panther
2006
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) as
Reggie Banks
- Dramma Giocoso (2006) - Reggie Banks
2006
Half Nelson as
Mr. Dickson
2005
Preaching to the Choir as
Pug (as Ron C. Jones)
2005
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (Video) as
Activist
2004
The Ballad of Pinto Red (Short) as
Earl House (as Ron C. Jones)
2004
Anonymous (Short) as
Frank (as Ron C. Jones)
2003
Word of Honor (TV Movie) as
Ramon Detonq (as Ron C. Jones)
2002
Paid in Full as
Ice
2000
Little Senegal as
Westley (as Ron C. Jones)
1999
Sweet and Lowdown as
Alvin
1999
Double Platinum (TV Movie) as
Jean Claude (as Ron C. Jones)
1999
A Day in Black and White (as Ron C. Jones)
1998
He Got Game as
Prison Guard Burwell
1997
NYPD Blue (TV Series) as
Jess
- All's Well That Ends Well (1997) - Jess (as Ron Cephaf Jones)
1996
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Roland Books / Frank Doyle
- Entrapment (1997) - Roland Books
- Slave (1996) - Frank Doyle
1996
New York Undercover (TV Series) as
James Farris
- Blue Boy (1996) - James Farris
1996
Naked Acts as
Joel (as Ron C. Jones)
1994
Murder Magic as
Buddy Dixon
Soundtrack
2017
This Is Us (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Memphis (2017) - (performer: "You Are My Sunshine" - uncredited)
Self
2022
The 75th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
2021
The Tony Awards® Present: Broadway's Back! (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2021
Hollywood First Look (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #3.70 (2021) - Self
2021
Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Co-Host
- Episode #40.299 (2021) - Self - Guest Co-Host
2021
Pop Culture Weekly with Kyle Mcmahon (TV Series) as
Self
- Lisey's Story (JJ Abrams, Joan Allen, Ron Cephas Jones, Dane DeHaan) (2021) - Self
2021
That One Audition (Podcast Series) as
Self
- Ron Cephas Jones- The Little Moments that Build into Big Moments (2021) - Self
2020
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway (TV Special) as
Self
2020
The Paley Center Presents Law & Order: Before They Were Stars (TV Special documentary) as
Self
2020
The 2020 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Winner: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
2019
2019 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter & Nominee
2019
Red Carpet Report (TV Series short) as
Self
- Emmy Performers Peer Group Nominees (2019) - Self
2018
The Real (TV Series) as
Self
- Dolla Holla Back: Orlando/Ron Cephas Jones/"Watcha Matcha"/"Scam Alert" (2018) - Self
2018
The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2018
The 2018 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2017
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
2017
The Red Nose Day Special (TV Special) as
Self
2017
Extra (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #23.149 (2017) - Self
Archive Footage
2020
Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #39.312 (2020) - Self
2019
Mr. Robot (TV Series) as
Romero
- Hello, Elliot (2019) - Romero (uncredited)
- 401 Unauthorized (2019) - Romero (uncredited)
2018
Ok! TV (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #3.235 (2018) - Self
References
Ron Cephas Jones Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA