What is Richard T. Jones's Net Worth?
Richard T. Jones is an American actor who has a net worth of $4 million. Richard T. Jones is known for his roles in such television series as "Brooklyn South," "Judging Amy," "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," and "The Rookie." He is also known for his performances in such films as "Event Horizon," "The Wood," "Lockdown," and "Why Did I Get Married?" and "Why Did I Get Married Too?" Among Jones's many other credits are the television films "Full-Court Miracle," "Riding the Bus with My Sister," and "Time Bomb."
Early Life and Education
Richard Timothy Jones was born on January 16, 1972 in Kobe, Japan to American parents Lorene and Clarence. His father, a professional baseball player, was at the time playing for the Nankai Hawks in Osaka. Jones has an older brother named Clarence Jr. In the late 1970s, the family moved to Carson, California. Jones was educated at Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance before he attended Tuskegee University in Alabama.
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Television Career
After appearing in guest roles on such shows as "California Dreams," "NYPD Blue," "Courthouse," and "Dangerous Minds," Jones landed his first main role on television in 1997 in the CBS police drama series "Brooklyn South." The show ran for just one season through the spring of 1998. Following a guest role on "Ally McBeal," Jones had his next main role in the CBS legal drama series "Judging Amy," which premiered in 1999. He played Bruce Calvin van Exel, the court services officer and friend of Amy Brenneman's titular character. "Judging Amy" ran for six seasons through 2005. Meanwhile, Jones appeared in several television films, including "Second String" (2002), "Full-Court Miracle" (2003), and "Riding the Bus with My Sister" (2005). In 2006, he appeared in the CBS television film "Time Bomb" and began a recurring role on the sitcom "Girlfriends." Closing out the decade, Jones played the main role of FBI Special Agent James Ellison in the Fox series "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," a spinoff of the "Terminator" film series. In 2010, he appeared in episodes of "Bones" and "Grey's Anatomy" and in the television film "Boston's Finest."
From 2011 to 2013, Jones played the recurring role of Governor Sam Denning in the reboot of "Hawaii Five-0," and from 2012 to 2013 played the recurring role of Evan Danforth in the third season of "Nikita." Also in 2013, he played the recurring character Ken Dawson in the second and final season of the NBC post-apocalyptic science-fiction series "Revolution." Jones went on to have a recurring role on "Work in Progress" in 2014. He had multiple more recurring roles in 2015, on "Extant," "American Horror Story: Hotel," and "Narcos." Further recurring roles came in 2017: as Officer Lionel Wilkins in the 12th season of "Criminal Minds," Frank Humphrey in the second season of the sitcom "Teachers," and Rick in the Netflix series "Santa Clarita Diet." Additionally, from 2017 to 2018, Jones played the main role of Detective Tommy Cavanaugh in the short-lived CBS series "Wisdom of the Crowd." He began a longer-running role in 2018 as Wade Grey in the ABC police procedural series "The Rookie." Jones later reprised that role in an episode of the short-lived spinoff series "The Rookie: Feds" in 2022.
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Film Career
Jones made his big-screen debut playing Ike Turner Jr. in the 1993 biographical film "What's Love Got to Do with It." The following year, he appeared in the military comedy "Renaissance Man." Jones's subsequent credits included the legal comedy "Jury Duty," the thriller "The Trigger Effect," the drama "Johns," the science-fiction horror film "Event Horizon," and the psychological thriller "Kiss the Girls." At the end of the 1990s, he starred alongside Omar Epps and Taye Diggs in the coming-of-age dramedy "The Wood." Kicking off the 21st century, Jones had a supporting role in "Auggie Rose" and the leading role in "Lockdown." In 2002, he appeared in four films: the romantic comedy "Book of Love," the drama "G," the romance "Moonlight Mile," and the thriller "Phone Booth." Jones went on to have roles in such films as "Twisted," "Soul Plane," "Traci Townsend," and "Cutting Room."
In 2007, Jones appeared in the ensemble cast of Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married?," playing entrepreneur Mike. He would later reprise his role in the 2010 sequel "Why Did I Get Married Too?" Between the two films, Jones appeared in the political thriller "Vantage Point." After that, he starred in the direct-to-DVD crime drama "Caught in the Crossfire." In the early 2010s, Jones had roles in such films as "Super 8," "Note to Self," "Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike," and "The Last Letter." He also appeared in Gareth Edwards's "Godzilla" and Russ Parr's "Hear No Evil." In 2015, Jones played a detective in the action comedy "Hot Pursuit" and portrayed professional football player Andre Waters in the biographical sports drama "Concussion." Over the subsequent years, his credits included "Restored Me," "CHiPs," "A Question of Faith," "The Public," and "Edge of the World."
Personal Life & Real Estate
In 1996, Jones married Nancy Robinson, with whom he had two daughters and two sons. The pair remained together until 2021, when they separated on account of Jones's alleged infidelity. Jones went on to remarry to a woman named Kristy.
In January 2010, Richard and Nancy paid $1.28 million for a home in Encino, California. Today this home is worth around $3 million.
