Richard T. Jones Biography

Fast Facts

• He starred in the 1999 TV series "Judging Amy," receiving a nomination for an Image Award, and remained on the series until it ended in 2005
• While performing improvisational theater, he spoke at a Christian movement in 2012, and encouraged thousands of young teenagers to fulfill their dreams
• Became interested in acting while a student at Tuskegee University in the early '90s
• He was born in Japan while his father was playing for a local professional baseball team
• His first performance came as the lead in a stage production of A Raisin in the Sun
• Joined cast of the reprised version of "Hawaii Five-O" in 2011, playing the recurring character Governor Sam Denning
• Is the son of Clarence Jones, former professional first baseman and hitting coach for the Cleveland Indians