Evan Jones is an American actor who has been in films such as 8 Mile, Jarhead, Gangster Squad, The Book of Eli, Glory Road, and A Million Ways to Die in the West. Jones was a cast member of the television series October Road and has made guest appearances in series including Brothers & Sisters, and Going to California.[1][2]
Life and career
Jones made his debut acting on the TV movie On the Line, which premiered in 1998. This was followed by minor roles in several TV series, such as those in Pacific Blue, Felicity, and Walker, Texas Ranger. He voiced several characters on the animated series Dragon Ball Z, before he landed guest spots on The District and ER. He later got a recurring role in Going to California, and soon appeared on the series The Guardian.[3][4]
In 2002, he was cast in the horror film Wishcraft, which was followed by one of his major roles in the business.[5] Jones got the part of Cheddar Bob in Eminem’s movie 8 Mile. Jones was later seen on an episode of Joan of Arcadia, as well as in the TV movie The Book of Ruth. In 2004, he worked on the films Mr. 3000, starring Bernie Mac, and on The Last Shot starring Alec Baldwin, Matthew Broderick, Tony Shalhoub and Calista Flockhart.[3]
In 2005, Jones became even more known for portraying Pfc. Dave Fowler in the movie Jarhead, which features Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx.[6] His next project became taking on the role of basketball coach Moe Iba on the film Glory Road. From 2007 to 2008, Jones joined the cast of the ABC drama series October Road, getting the role of Ikey.[7]
Other films that the actor has appeared in include the war drama Rescue Dawn, as well as the romance film Lucky You. In 2007, Jones worked on the family film Gordon Glass, and was seen on the drama Touching Home the next year.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Trigger Effect | Movie Theater Audience Member | |
| 1997 | On the Line | District Attorney Lotchen | TV movie |
| 1999 | The Distraction | Paul | |
| 2001 | Going Greek | Stoner Roommate | |
| 2002 | Wishcraft | Eddie | |
| 8 Mile | Bob "Cheddar Bob" | ||
| 2003 | Carnival Sun | Thug #1 | Short |
| 2004 | The Book of Ruth | Ruby | TV movie |
| Mr. 3000 | Fryman | ||
| The Last Shot | Troy Haines | ||
| 2005 | Jarhead | Private Dave Fowler | |
| 2006 | Glory Road | Moe Iba | |
| Rescue Dawn | Pilot | ||
| 2007 | Lucky You | Jason Keyes | |
| Gordon Glass | Trot Mitchell | ||
| 2008 | Touching Home | Timmy McClanahan | |
| The Express: The Ernie Davis Story | Roger "Hound Dog" Davis | ||
| Pants on Fire | "Doc" | ||
| 2010 | The Book of Eli | Martz | |
| The Dry Land | Joe Davis | ||
| Healing Hands | Mike | TV movie | |
| Mirrors 2 | Henry Schow | Video | |
| 2011 | Answer This! | Izzy "Ice" Dasselway | |
| This Never Happened | Patrick | Short | |
| 2012 | Best Man Down | Winston | |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Neddy Herbert | |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Lewis | |
| The Homesman | Bob Giffen | ||
| 2015 | Sun Choke | Attacker | |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Retch | |
| Shot Caller | "Chopper" | ||
| 2018 | Den of Thieves | Bo "Bosco" Ostroman | |
| Hotel Artemis | Trojan Nash | ||
| Cagney and Lacey | Detective Romy Dudakowski | TV movie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Pacific Blue | Billy | Episode: "Heat of the Moment" |
| Felicity | R.A. #1 | Episode: "Drawing the Line: Part 1" | |
| 1999 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Teenager | Episode: "The Principal" |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Johnny Pope | Recurring cast: season 3 | |
| Martial Law | Munro | Episode: "Thieves Among Thieves" | |
| G vs E | Buddy | Episode: "Lady Evil" | |
| Nash Bridges | Markus | Episode: "Kill Switch" | |
| 2000 | The Others | Ethan | Episode: "Eyes" |
| The District | Ronnie | Episode: "Pot Scrubbers" | |
| 2001 | ER | Todd | Episode: "The Longer You Stay" |
| The Guardian | Malcolm Dempsey | Episode: "Feeding Frenzy" | |
| Going to California | David "Ikey" Eichorn | Recurring cast | |
| 2003 | Joan of Arcadia | Bob Morrison | Episode: "Drive, He Said" |
| 2007-2008 | October Road | David "Ikey" Eichorn | Main cast |
| 2008 | House | Bill | Episode: "Last Resort" |
| 2009 | Dark Blue | Hallsy | Episode: "Venice Kings" |
| CSI: NY | Junior Mosley | Episode: "Blacklist (Featuring Grave Digger)" | |
| 2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Steven Hayes | Episode: "Nobody's Home/Unknown Soldier" |
| 2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Sal Groves | Episode: "Ma Ke Kahakai" |
| Brothers & Sisters | Dan | Recurring cast: season 5 | |
| 2012 | Criminal Minds | Chris Stratton | Episode: "Hit" & "Run" |
| 2013 | Perception | Billy Flynn | Episode: "Ch-Ch-Changes" |
| 2014 | Houdini | Jim Collins | Episode: "Part 1 & 2" |
| 2015 | Backstrom | Eugene Visser | Episode: "Dragon Slayer" |
| Graceland | Agent Colby Moore | Episode: "Sense Memory" & "Aha" | |
| 2015-2016 | CSI: Cyber | "Python" | Episode: "Python" & "Python's Revenge" |
| 2017 | Santa Clarita Diet | Jevin | Episode: "Attention to Detail" |
| Midnight, Texas | Peter Lowery | Episode: "Bad Moon Rising" & "Unearthed" | |
| Legends of Tomorrow | Dick Rory | Episode: "Welcome to the Jungle" | |
| 2019 | Titans | Len Armstrong | Episode: "Fallen" |
| 2020 | Next | Ray | Episode: "FILE #9" & "FILE #10" |
| TBA | Duster | Upcoming series |
References
- ↑ "Evan Jones, Itinerant Cowboy". Interview Magazine. 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ↑ Ford, Rebecca (2013-09-17). "'Houdini' Miniseries Adds Evan Jones (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- 1 2 "Evan Jones - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ↑ "Evan O'Connor JONES - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ↑ "Evan Jones". www.blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ↑ Jarhead - Decatur Public Library (northtexaslibraries.org)
- 1 2 "Evan Jones". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
External links
- Evan Jones at IMDb