Tilky Montgomery Jones (born June 24, 1981) is an American actor and singer. He was a member of the band
Take 5 from 1997 to 2001.
Life and career
Jones was born Tilky Montgomery Jones on June 24, 1981 in
Charleston, South Carolina
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and raised in
Vero Beach, Florida
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. At the age of 11 he began acting in equity productions at Riverside Theatre and was the youngest attendee to be accepted into the Broadway Musical Theatre Project of Tampa, co-founded by
Ann Reinking
Ann Reinking (November 10, 1949December 12, 2020) was an American dancer, actress, choreographer, and singer. She worked predominantly in musical theater, starring in Broadway productions such as ''Coco'' (1969), '' Over Here!'' (1974), ''Goodti ...
. Tilky then moved on to acting in national commercials, and received his SAG card by the age of 13. At 15 his agent presented him with a unique opportunity to join the boy band Take 5, spear headed by Lou Pearlman, the creator of Back Street Boys and N’SYNC. After the breakup of his band,
Take 5. Between 2003 and 2007, he made three appearances on
CW television series ''
One Tree Hill'', in three different roles. In 2010, it was announced that he would join the television pilot of ''Single Ladies,'' and played the role of K.C. in its 2011 season.
On January 13, 2011, it was confirmed that Jones would portray Logan Reed on the
ABC Family
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original television series ''
Pretty Little Liars
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''.
Jones played Sean Butler, the love interest of
Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Lesley Panettiere ( ; born August 21, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She has starred as Claire Bennet on the NBC superhero series ''Heroes (American TV series), Heroes'' (2006–2010), Kirby Reed in the slasher film, slasher Ho ...
's character
Juliette Barnes
Juliette Jolene Barnes-Barkley is a fictional character and one of the two leads in the ABC/ CMT musical drama series ''Nashville''. Juliette is portrayed by actress Hayden Panettiere since the pilot episode, which aired on October 10, 2012. Jul ...
, on the
ABC
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drama series ''
Nashville
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'' in the first Season from 2012 to 2013.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
Tilky Montgomery JonesOfficial Website
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1981 births
Male actors from Omaha, Nebraska
American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people
Musicians from Omaha, Nebraska
Male actors from Charleston, South Carolina
20th-century American male actors
American male child actors
21st-century American male actors
Musicians from Charleston, South Carolina