Richard T. Jones

Richard Timothy Jones (born January 16, 1972) is an American actor. He has worked in film and television since the early 1990s. His television roles include Ally McBeal (1997), Judging Amy (1999–2005), CSI: Miami (2006), Girlfriends (2007), Grey's Anatomy (2010), Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2014), Narcos (2015), and Criminal Minds (2017). Since 2018, he has played Police Lieutenant Wade Grey on the ABC police drama The Rookie.

His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in Disney's Full Court Miracle (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in Rick Famuyiwa's coming-of-age film The Wood (1999), Mike in Tyler Perry's dramatic films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the Hollywood blockbuster Godzilla (2014).

Early life

Jones was born in Kobe, Japan, to African-American parents and grew up in Carson, California. He is the son of Lorene, a computer analyst, and Clarence Jones, a professional baseball player who at the time of Richard's birth was playing for the Nankai Hawks 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 in Torrance, California, then graduated from Tuskegee University.

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 California Dreams. That same year, he appeared as Ike Turner Jr. in What's Love Got to Do with It. From 1999 to 2005, he starred as Bruce Calvin van Exel in the CBS legal drama series Judging Amy.

Over the next two decades, Jones starred or guest-starred in high-profile television series such as Ally McBeal (1997), CSI: Miami (2006), Girlfriends (2007), Grey's Anatomy (2010), Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2014), Narcos (2015), and Criminal Minds (2017).

His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in the Disney film Full Court Miracle (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in Rick Famuyiwa's coming-of-age film The Wood (1999), and Mike in Tyler Perry's dramatic films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the Hollywood blockbuster Godzilla (2014).

From 2017 to 2018, Jones played Detective Tommy Cavanaugh in the CBS drama series Wisdom of the Crowd.

Since February 2018, Jones has played the role of Lieutenant and Former Watch Commander Wade Grey in the ABC police procedural drama series The Rookie with Nathan Fillion.

Personal life

Jones was married to Nancy Robinson for over two decades. They share three children. Their long relationship ended in 2021. In late 2023, Richard T. Jones married his second wife, Kristy “Kris” Horiuchi. He is a Christian.

Filmography

Television

• 1992 — Renegade — Slick — Episode: "Second Chance"
• 1993 — California Dreams — 'Big Bad' Bo — Episode: "High Plains Dreamer"
• 1994 — NYPD Blue — Willy — Episode: "Serge the Concierge"
• 1994 — In the Heat of the Night — Donald 'Donnie' Muir — Episode: "Who Was Geli Bendl?"
• 1995 — Sweet Justice — Tyrin — Recurring Cast
• 1995 — Courthouse — Quentin "Q" Thomas — Episode: "Fair-Weathered Friends"
• 1996 — Dangerous Minds — Kimboley — Episode: "Pilot"
• 1997–98 — Brooklyn South — Officer Clement Johnson — Main Cast
• 1998 — Ally McBeal — Matt Griffin — Recurring Cast: Season 2
• 1999–05 — Judging Amy — Bruce Calvin van Exel — Main Cast
• 2001 — Hollywood Squares — Himself — Recurring Guest
• 2005 — Sex, Love & Secrets — Dr. Barnaby Walker — Recurring Cast
• 2006 — CSI: Miami — Chris Kaiser — Episode: "Collision"
• 2006–07 — Girlfriends — Aaron Waters — Recurring Cast: Season 7–8
• 2007 — Blvd. of Broken Dreams — Himself — Episode: "Chris Penn/Tara McMullen"
• 2007 — Las Vegas — Keith Mannix — Episode: "The Chicken Is Making My Back Hurt"
• 2007 — Dirt — Bulldog — Episode: "Come Together"
• 2008 — Numb3rs — Blanchard — Episode: "Pay to Play"
• 2008–09 — Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles — James Ellison — Main Cast
• 2010 — Bones — Mr. White — Episode: "The Proof in the Pudding"
• 2010 — Grey's Anatomy — Colonel Dan Mooney — Episode: "Suicide Is Painless"
• 2011–13 — Hawaii Five-0 — Governor Samuel "Sam" Denning — Recurring Cast: Season 2–3, Guest: Season 4
• 2012–13 — Nikita — Commander Evan Danforth — Recurring Cast: Season 3
• 2013 — Revolution — Ken Dawson — Recurring Cast: Season 2
• 2014 — Satisfaction — Carl — Episode: "...Through Revelation"
• 2014 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Judge Oscar Briggs — Episode: "Pornstar's Requiem"
• 2015 — NCIS: New Orleans — Security Team Leader Ryan Anson — Episode: "Careful What You Wish For"
• 2015 — Extant — JD's Friend — Recurring Cast: Season 2
• 2015 — American Horror Story: Hotel — Detective Andrew Hahn — Recurring Cast
• 2015–16 — Narcos — CIA Officer — Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2
• 2016 — Lucifer — Joe Hanson — Episode: "The Would-Be Prince of Darkness"
• 2017 — Criminal Minds — Officer Lionel Wilkins — Recurring Cast: Season 12
• 2017 — Daytime Divas — Ben Branson — Episode: "We Are Family"
• 2017–18 — Teachers — Frank Humphrey — Recurring Cast: Season 2
• 2017–18 — Wisdom of the Crowd — Detective Tommy Cavanaugh — Main Cast
• 2017–18 — Santa Clarita Diet — Rick — Recurring Cast: Season 1–2
• 2018–present — The Rookie — Police Sergeant/Lieutenant Wade Grey — Main Cast
• 2020 — Home Town — Himself — Episode: "Los Angeles to Laurel"
• 2021 — A Black Lady Sketch Show — Bubba — Episode: "Sister, May I Call You Oshun?"
• 2022 — The Rookie: Feds — Police Sergeant II Wade Grey — Episode: "Countdown"