RUSSELL G. JONES is an AUDELCO, Obie and SAG Award-winning actor. Most recently he was a series regular on CBS’s “Tommy” opposite Edie Falco. A fixture on New York City stages since the 90’s, Russell is proud to have originated roles in Lynn Nottage’s Ruined, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Father Comes Home From The Wars Parts 1, 2 & 3, Tanya Barfield’s The Call, Fernanda Coppel’s King Liz and two by Stephen Adly Guirgis Our Lady of 121st Street and In Arabia We’d All Be Kings. Some film highlights include Motherless Brooklyn, Detroit, Side Effects, Traffic & Robert Patton Spruill’s Squeeze. Recent TV includes “Bull,” “Orange Is The New Black,” “The Last OG,” “Godless” and “The Americans.” He is the founder and Chief of Pedagogy at BLIND SPOT EXPERIENCE, a campaign that facilitates cross cultural dialogue and critical thinking by providing context and tools for perceiving racial inequity.
