Ron Cephas Jones

Known for: Acting

Born: 1957-01-08 – 2023-08-19 (aged 66)

From: Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Ron Cephas Jones (January 8, 1957 – August 19, 2023) was an American actor, best known for his role as William Hill in the drama series This Is Us (2016–2022), which earned him four consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning twice for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2018 and 2020.

Filmography (33)

MOVIE
Clyde's
2021
as Montrellous
TV★ 6.1
Lisey's Story
2021
as Professor Roger Dashmiel
TV★ 7.9
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
as Congressman Leon Kilbride
TV★ 7.1
Truth Be Told
2019
as Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
TV★ 7.9
Looking for Alaska
2019
as Dr. Hyde
MOVIE★ 7.0
Dolemite Is My Name
2019
as Rico
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Holiday Calendar
2018
as Gramps
MOVIE★ 6.8
Venom
2018
as Jack
MOVIE★ 6.6
Dog Days
2018
as Walter
TV★ 7.5
Genius
2017
as Elijah Muhammad
TV★ 6.9
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
as Bobby Fish
TV★ 8.2
This Is Us
2016
as William Hill
TV★ 7.3
The Get Down
2016
as Winston Kipling
TV★ 8.3
Mr. Robot
2015
as Leslie Romero (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Glass Chin
2014
as Ray Ellington
MOVIE
Titus
2013
as Titus
TV★ 7.6
The Blacklist
2013
as Dr. James Covington
TV★ 6.2
Low Winter Sun
2013
as Reverend Lowdown
TV★ 8.0
Banshee
2013
as Frazier
MOVIE
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
2011
as Little
MOVIE★ 7.0
Ashes
2011
as Floyd
MOVIE★ 6.1
A Raisin in the Sun
2008
as Willy Harris
MOVIE★ 7.1
Across the Universe
2007
as Black Panther
MOVIE★ 6.6
Half Nelson
2006
as Mr. Dickinson
MOVIE★ 7.1
Word of Honor
2003
as Ramon Detonq
MOVIE★ 6.8
Paid in Full
2002
as Ice
TV★ 7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Reggie Banks
MOVIE★ 4.5
A Day in Black and White
2001
MOVIE★ 6.8
Sweet and Lowdown
1999
as Alvin
MOVIE★ 8.0
Double Platinum
1999
as Jean Claude
MOVIE★ 5.8
Naked Acts
1998
as Joel
MOVIE★ 6.7
He Got Game
1998
as Prison Guard Burwell
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Frank Doyle