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Growing
up in Boston, Mass., Jones acted in local commercials. After
spending a summer vacation with a friend living in Los Angeles,
he caught the showbiz bug and decided to pursue a career in
acting. Soon after he graduated from high school, Jones moved
to Hollywood to follow his dream.
His
first job was a memorable guest-starring role on NYPD Blue in
which he portrayed a troubled teen who stole a gun and hid it
in his daughter's crib. From there, his career began to grow.
His credits include an emotionally charged recurring role on
C.S.I. in which he played a teen who accidentally killed a girl
and then watched as his grandfather attempted to take the blame.
He also guest-starred on Judging Amy as a sexually abused teen
who gets mixed up in a drive-by shooting. Jones will appear
in two episodes of the new R.L. Stine series The Nightmare Room,
beginning this fall on Kids' WB!
On
the big screen, Jones is poised to make an auspicious debut.
In the gritty independent drama Zigzag, he plays the autistic
15-year-old title character opposite Wesley Snipes as his crack-addicted
father. The film also stars Oliver Platt, Natasha Lyonne and
John Leguizamo as his terminally ill mentor. Jones also stars
in the upcoming independent crime drama Snipes, playing opposite
rapper Nelly and Dean Winters (Oz).
When
he is not working, Jones spends his time on the basketball court.
He currently lives in Los Angeles and will be relocating to
Vancouver for the filming of Smallville.
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