Jay Arlen Jones
Born: 1954-03-08 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Jay Arlen Jones (born March 8, 1954) is an American film and television actor, born in Los Angeles, California, and active since the early 1980s. His most recognized role is that of Occam, the African-American slave enlisted as a Patriot fighter by his master, in the Revolutionary War epic The Patriot (2000). After portraying Leon in Eight Legged Freaks (2001), he participated in the short film Nines and the television film The Least Among You (2009), but has not appeared onscreen since.
Filmography
2009
- The Least Among You as Jojo
2002
- Eight Legged Freaks as Leon
2001
- Carman: The Champion as Johnny
2000
- The Patriot as Occam
1999
- A Texas Funeral as Otis
1997
- Cloned as Father of Newborn
1996
- Assault on Dome 4 as Goon #1
1995
- Nowhere Man as Inmate
1994
- Sister, Sister as Preacher
1993
- Relentless 3 as Angry Man
- Extreme Justice as Nash
1992
- Melrose Place as Detective Griffith
1990
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Manager
- The Flash as Wayne Cotrell
- Vital Signs as Paramedic
1988
- Twins as Mover #1
1986
- Night of the Creeps as Cop in Station
1979
- Knots Landing as Bank Teller