Ron Cephas Jones, ‘This Is Us’ actor who received 2 Emmys, dies at 66

By PTI

LOS ANGELES: Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who received two Emmy Awards for his function as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC tv drama collection “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, a consultant stated Saturday.

Jones’ supervisor, Dan Spilo, stated in an emailed assertion the actor died “due to a long-standing pulmonary issue.”

“Throughout the course of his profession, his heat, magnificence, generosity, kindness and coronary heart had been felt by anybody who had the great fortune of realizing him,” Spilo stated.

Jones had a double lung transplant in 2020 due to power obstructive pulmonary illness and spent almost two months in a Los Angeles hospital.

On “This Is Us,” Jones performed William “Shakespeare” Hill, a organic father whose life is renewed via his relationship with the household of his son Randall Pearson, performed by Sterling Ok. Brown.

“One of the most wonderful people the world has ever seen is no longer with us,” Brown stated in an Instagram publish after Jones’ demise. “The world is a little less bright. Brother, you are loved. And you will be missed.”

Ron Cephas Jones had a prolific profession, however he gave one of many best TV performances of the 2010s as William on This Is Us. The episode devoted to his character’s passing is a masterpiece, and an ideal, becoming microcosm of his presents as a performer. May he relaxation in peace. pic.twitter.com/3AIkNCEEHB

— Brandon Lewis TIFF23 (@blewis1103) August 19, 2023

Jones performed a extra central function within the collection’ early seasons, however appeared in some kind in all six seasons of the present, which included time-jumping narratives providing recurring alternatives for its actors even after their characters’ deaths.

Jones received Emmys for finest visitor actor in a drama collection in 2018 and 2020 and was nominated for 2 extra.

“Ron was the best of the best — on screen, on stage, and in real life,” “This Is Us” creator Dan Fogelman stated on X, the social media website previously generally known as Twitter. “My God: what an actor. I don’t think I ever changed a single take of his in a cut because everything he did was perfect.”

Jones spent most of his profession within the theater earlier than and after “This Is Us,” returning to Broadway even after his transplant compelled him to study to breathe and stroll once more.

“My whole life has been the stage,” Jones stated in a late 2021 interview with the The New York Times, during which he revealed he had quietly been affected by respiratory issues since concerning the time he started on “This Is Us.”

Ron Cephas Jones was a person of grace, perception, class, expertise, knowledge, sophistication, and coolness. I witnessed his rise from the Nuyorican Poets Café, to Richard III at NY Shakespeare Fest, to the Emmy award profitable efficiency on This Is Us. He was the epitome of soulfulness. pic.twitter.com/wrJs1VjTFs

— Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) August 20, 2023

“The idea of not performing again seemed worse to me than death,” Jones stated.

He was nominated for a Tony Award and received a 2022 Drama Desk Award for the Broadway function as a truck-stop prepare dinner in playwright Lynn Nottage’s “Clyde’s.”

A local of Paterson, New Jersey, Jones graduated from close by Ramapo College, the place he had meant to check jazz however switched to theater throughout his sophomore 12 months. He spent the late Seventies and early Eighties touring the nation, working as a bus driver in Southern California for a number of years.

In the mid Eighties he moved to New York, the place his profession obtained a jumpstart when he started hanging out and collaborating on the Nuyorican Poets Café, a significant artistic hub for poetry, hip-hop and the performing arts.

A breakout function got here in 1994, when he landed the lead in playwright Cheryl West’s drama, “Holiday Heart.”

Because the total humanity of Black Men deserves to be seen; and Redemption is critical to that humanity.

Thank-you, Ron Cephas Jones pic.twitter.com/JIXLDgQN6F

— “No Comps” (@NewBlackMan) August 20, 2023

He would spend the following many years always within the theater, typically in Off Broadway performs in New York, together with a title flip as Shakespeare’s “Richard III” at The Public Theater, and in roles with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago.

Jones additionally had TV visitor stints on “Mr. Robot,” “Luke Cage” and “Lisey’s Story.”

His movie appearances included 2006’s “Half Nelson” with Ryan Gosling and 2019’s “Dolemite Is My Name” with Eddie Murphy.

He is survived by his daughter, Jasmine Cephas Jones.

Ron Cephas Jones, and his daughter, Jasmine Cephas Jones, made historical past as the primary father and daughter to win an Emmy in the identical 12 months. Not solely was he given his flowers, however he noticed his youngster obtain hers, too. I hope his household can discover an oz. of solace in that. Rest properly! pic.twitter.com/yGLVjCHffw

— ☼кёё☾ of House Stark Targaryen (@KeeAliMalcolm) August 20, 2023

LOS ANGELES: Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who received two Emmy Awards for his function as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC tv drama collection “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, a consultant stated Saturday.

Jones’ supervisor, Dan Spilo, stated in an emailed assertion the actor died “due to a long-standing pulmonary issue.”

“Throughout the course of his profession, his heat, magnificence, generosity, kindness and coronary heart had been felt by anybody who had the great fortune of realizing him,” Spilo stated.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

Jones had a double lung transplant in 2020 due to power obstructive pulmonary illness and spent almost two months in a Los Angeles hospital.

On “This Is Us,” Jones performed William “Shakespeare” Hill, a organic father whose life is renewed via his relationship with the household of his son Randall Pearson, performed by Sterling Ok. Brown.

“One of the most wonderful people the world has ever seen is no longer with us,” Brown stated in an Instagram publish after Jones’ demise. “The world is a little less bright. Brother, you are loved. And you will be missed.”

Ron Cephas Jones had a prolific profession, however he gave one of many best TV performances of the 2010s as William on This Is Us. The episode devoted to his character’s passing is a masterpiece, and an ideal, becoming microcosm of his presents as a performer. May he relaxation in peace. pic.twitter.com/3AIkNCEEHB
— Brandon Lewis TIFF23 (@blewis1103) August 19, 2023
Jones performed a extra central function within the collection’ early seasons, however appeared in some kind in all six seasons of the present, which included time-jumping narratives providing recurring alternatives for its actors even after their characters’ deaths.

Jones received Emmys for finest visitor actor in a drama collection in 2018 and 2020 and was nominated for 2 extra.

“Ron was the best of the best — on screen, on stage, and in real life,” “This Is Us” creator Dan Fogelman stated on X, the social media website previously generally known as Twitter. “My God: what an actor. I don’t think I ever changed a single take of his in a cut because everything he did was perfect.”

Jones spent most of his profession within the theater earlier than and after “This Is Us,” returning to Broadway even after his transplant compelled him to study to breathe and stroll once more.

“My whole life has been the stage,” Jones stated in a late 2021 interview with the The New York Times, during which he revealed he had quietly been affected by respiratory issues since concerning the time he started on “This Is Us.”

Ron Cephas Jones was a person of grace, perception, class, expertise, knowledge, sophistication, and coolness. I witnessed his rise from the Nuyorican Poets Café, to Richard III at NY Shakespeare Fest, to the Emmy award profitable efficiency on This Is Us. He was the epitome of soulfulness. pic.twitter.com/wrJs1VjTFs
— Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) August 20, 2023
“The idea of not performing again seemed worse to me than death,” Jones stated.

He was nominated for a Tony Award and received a 2022 Drama Desk Award for the Broadway function as a truck-stop prepare dinner in playwright Lynn Nottage’s “Clyde’s.”

A local of Paterson, New Jersey, Jones graduated from close by Ramapo College, the place he had meant to check jazz however switched to theater throughout his sophomore 12 months. He spent the late Seventies and early Eighties touring the nation, working as a bus driver in Southern California for a number of years.

In the mid Eighties he moved to New York, the place his profession obtained a jumpstart when he started hanging out and collaborating on the Nuyorican Poets Café, a significant artistic hub for poetry, hip-hop and the performing arts.

A breakout function got here in 1994, when he landed the lead in playwright Cheryl West’s drama, “Holiday Heart.”

Because the total humanity of Black Men deserves to be seen; and Redemption is critical to that humanity.
Thank-you, Ron Cephas Jones pic.twitter.com/JIXLDgQN6F
— “No Comps” (@NewBlackMan) August 20, 2023
He would spend the following many years always within the theater, typically in Off Broadway performs in New York, together with a title flip as Shakespeare’s “Richard III” at The Public Theater, and in roles with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago.

Jones additionally had TV visitor stints on “Mr. Robot,” “Luke Cage” and “Lisey’s Story.”

His movie appearances included 2006’s “Half Nelson” with Ryan Gosling and 2019’s “Dolemite Is My Name” with Eddie Murphy.

He is survived by his daughter, Jasmine Cephas Jones.

Ron Cephas Jones, and his daughter, Jasmine Cephas Jones, made historical past as the primary father and daughter to win an Emmy in the identical 12 months. Not solely was he given his flowers, however he noticed his youngster obtain hers, too. I hope his household can discover an oz. of solace in that. Rest properly! pic.twitter.com/yGLVjCHffw
— ☼кёё☾ of House Stark Targaryen (@KeeAliMalcolm) August 20, 2023