Richard T. Jones
Biography
Richard Timothy Jones is an American actor. He has worked extensively in both film and television productions since the early 1990s. His television roles include Ally McBeal (1997), Judging Amy (1998–2005), CSI: Miami (2006), Girlfriends (2007), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008-2009), Grey's Anatomy (2010), Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2014), Narcos (2015), and Criminal Minds (2017). Since 2018, he has played Police Sergeant 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).
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Acting History
2025
Aftershock: The Nicole P. Bell Story as Anthony Ricco
2023The Hard Hit as Director Ross
2022The Rookie: Feds as Wade Grey
2019A Black Lady Sketch Show as Bubba
2019Round of Your Life as Coach Wilson
2019The Public as Chief Tom Edwards
2018Sanitatum as Shelton Scott
2018The Rookie as Wade Grey
2018Edge of the World as Chaplain Jacobs
2017Wisdom of the Crowd as Detective Cavanaugh
2017A Question of Faith as David Newman
2017Another You as Professor Thompson
2017CHiPs as Parish
2017Secrets of Deception as Detective Jones
2017Santa Clarita Diet as Rick
2016Restored Me as Coach Maurice Durrell
2016Lucifer as Joe Hanson
2016Teachers as Frank Humphrey
2015Concussion as Andre Waters
2015Narcos as Agent DEA
2015Hot Pursuit as Deputy Marshall Jackson
2015Forgiveness as Pastor Joseph Jenkins
2014Lyfe's Journey as Pastor Taylor
2014Extant as JD's Friend
2014Hear No Evil as Samuel
2014Cru as Richard 'Rich' Hughes
2014Godzilla as Captain Russell Hampton
2013The Last Letter as Mr. Tines
2013Life of a King as Perry
2012Atlas Shrugged: Part II as Eddie Willers
2012The Great Divide as Jeff
2012Revolution as Ken Dawson
2012Note to Self as Curtis Sr.
2011American Horror Story as Det. Andy Hahn
2011Super 8 as Overmyer
2011King of the Underground as Himself
2010Hawaii Five-0 as Sam Denning
2010Nikita as Commander Evan Danforth
2010Caught in the Crossfire as Captain Emmett
2010Why Did I Get Married Too? as Mike
2008Vantage Point as Holden
2008Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as James Ellison
200815 Minutes of Fame as Bradley Wainwright
2007Why Did I Get Married? as Mike
2007Traci Townsend as Travis
2007Game of Life as Mark
2007Dirt as Bulldog
2006Cutting Room as Steve
2006Time Bomb as Douglas Campbell
2005Criminal Minds as Officer Lionel Wilkins
2005Bones as Mr. White
2005Riding the Bus with My Sister as Jesse
2005Grey's Anatomy as Colonel Dan Mooney
2005Numb3rs as Blanchard
2004Collateral as Traffic Cop #1
2004Soul Plane as False Denzel (uncredited)
2004Twisted as Wilson Jefferson
2004Paradise as Senator Michael Linney
2003Full-Court Miracle as Lamont Carr
2003Las Vegas as Keith Mannix
2003Phone Booth as Sergeant Cole
2002Second String as Gerry Fullerton
2002CSI: Miami as Chris Kaiser
2002Moonlight Mile as Ty
2002G as Summer G
2002Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs as Ben Strong
2000Lockdown as Avery Montgomery
2000Girlfriends as Aaron Waters
2000Auggie Rose as Officer Decker
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Oscar Briggs
1999Judging Amy as Bruce Van Exel
1999Incognito as Jake Hunter
1999The Wood as Slim
1999Goodbye Lover as Detective One
1999The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
1997Kiss the Girls as Seth Samuel
1997Brooklyn South as Clement Johnson
1997Ally McBeal as Matt Griffin
1997Event Horizon as Cooper
1997Hollywood Confidential as Dexter
1996Johns
1996Dangerous Minds as Kimboley
1996The Trigger Effect as Raymond
1996Black Rose of Harlem as Cateye
1995Jury Duty as Nathan
1994In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? as Donnie Muir
1994Renaissance Man as Pvt. Jackson Leroy
1994M.A.N.T.I.S. as Gangbanger #2 (as Richard Jones)
1993What's Love Got to Do with It as Ike Turner Jr.
1992Renegade as Slick
1992California Dreams as "Big Bad" Bo
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jesse
—Behind the Lines as Self
—Why Did I Get Married Again?
—Bad Counselors as Howard Grossman