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 ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (1998–2005), '' CSI: Miami'' (2006), '' Girlfriends'' (2007), ''

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'' (2010), '' Hawaii Five-0'' (2011–2014), ''

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'' (2015), and ''

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'' (2017). Since 2018, he has played Police Sergeant Wade Grey on the

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police drama '' The Rookie''. His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in

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's '' Full Court Miracle'' (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in

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'' (1999), Mike in

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's dramatic films ''

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'' (2007) and ''

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'' (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the Hollywood blockbuster ''

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'' (2014).

Early life

Jones was born in

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, Japan, to African-American parents and grew up in

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. He is the son of Lorene, a computer analyst, and Clarence Jones, a professional

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player who at the time of Richard's birth was playing for the

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in Osaka. He has an older brother, Clarence Jones Jr., who works as a high school basketball coach. They returned to North America after Clarence's retirement following the 1978 season. His parents later divorced. Jones attended

Bishop Montgomery High School Bishop Montgomery High School (commonly referred to as "BMHS" or simply "Bishop" by students) is a Catholic high school serving twenty-five parishes in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. BMHS was founded in 1957, and staffed by the Sisters of St. ...

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, then graduated from

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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 ''

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.'' That same year, he appeared as Ike Turner, Jr. in ''

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.'' From 1999 to 2005, he starred as Bruce Calvin van Exel in the

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legal drama series ''

''. Over the next two decades, Jones starred or guest-starred in high-profile television series such as ''

'' (1997), '' CSI: Miami'' (2006), '' Girlfriends'' (2007), ''

'' (2010), '' Hawaii Five-0'' (2011–2014), ''

'' (2015), and ''

'' (2017). His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in the

film '' Full Court Miracle'' (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in

'' (1999), and Mike in

's dramatic films ''

'' (2007) and ''

'' (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the Hollywood blockbuster ''

'' (2014). From 2017 to 2018, Jones played Detective Tommy Cavanaugh in the CBS drama series ''

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''. Since February 2018, Jones has played the role of Sergeant Wade Gray in the

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drama series '' The Rookie'' with

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Personal life

Jones is a Christian.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Richard T. 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 20th-century Christians 21st-century Christians