Biography
The son of professional baseball player Clarence Jones, Richard T Jones decided to pursue acting after starring in a college production of "A Raisin in the Sun". The tall, striking-looking actor made his feature debut as Ike Turner Jr. in "What's Love Got to Do With It?" (1993) and provided able support in films like "Renaissance Man" (1994), as a former football star, "The Trigger Effect" (1996), as a somewhat menacing figure, and "Event …
Career Milestones
| Born in Japan | ||
| Raised in Carson, California | ||
1993 | Feature debut as Ike Turner Jr. in the biopic, "What's Love Got to Do with It" | |
1994 | Portrayed Jackson Leroy in "Renaissance Man" | |
1994 | TV-movie debut, "In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?" (CBS) | |
1996 | Has supporting role in "The Trigger Effect" | |
1997 | Cast opposite Morgan Freeman in "Kiss the Girls" | |
1997 | Series regular debut as Officer Clement Jones on the CBS police drama, "Brooklyn South" | |
1998 | Played Lisa Nicole Carson's first love, Matt Griffin, on the series "Ally McBeal" (FOX) | |
1999 | Co-starred with Omar Epps and Taye Diggs in "The Wood" | |
1999 | Played Court Services Officer Bruce Van Exel in the CBS series, "Judging Amy" | |
2002 | Cast as Sergeant Cole in the thriller "Phone Booth" | |
2002 | Featured in the film "Moonlight Mile" | |
2004 | Appeared in the thriller "Twisted," with Ashley Judd and Samuel L. Jackson | |
2004 | Cast as a traffic cop in Michael Mann's "Collateral" | |
2005 | Starred as a rap mogul in "G" a modern day Gatsbyesque love story | |
2007 | Co-starred in Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married?" | |
2007 | Had a recurring role on "Girlfriends" (CW) | |
2008 | Cast as FBI Agent James Ellison in the FOX series, "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" | |
2008 | Featured in the political thriller, "Vantage Point" | |
2010 | Re-teamed with Perry for the sequel "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?" | |