He disappeared into the night Ron Cephas Jonesactor Emmy Award winnerbest known for his portrayal of William Hill in the series This Is Us of NBC. The actor was only 66 years old and had long suffered from a lung disease.
The role in This Is Us earned him four Emmy Award nominations for Best Guest Actor, two of which resulted in a winin 2018 and 2020, respectively. His daughter Jasmine also won an Emmy for Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Comedy or Drama in 2020, the first time in history that a father and daughter have won the award in the same year.
“Throughout her career, her warmth, her beauty, her generosity, her kindness and her big heart have been felt by everyone who was lucky enough to know him» recites the farewell message announcing the disappearance. «Ron Cephas Jones began his career at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and his lifelong love of the stage, as evidenced by his recent Tony Award nomination and Drama Desk Award win for his role in Clyde’s on Broadway. Ron’s inner beauty and soul were known to his entire audience thanks to his two-time Emmy-winning performance on the series This Is Us. He leaves a daughter, Jasmine Cephas Jones ».
Beyond This Is UsRon Cephas Jones starred in the Apple+ series Truth Be Toldwhere he played Lukather “Shreve” Scoville, in Law & Order – The two faces of justice and in the miniseries Looking for Alaska. He was also Bobby Fish in the Marvel series Luke Cage and appeared as a guest star in The Get Down e Mr. Robot.
His filmography instead includes titles such as: Across the Universe, He Got Game of Spike Lee, Agreements and disagreements di Woody Allen, Half Nelson, Dolemite Is My Nameand more recently Dog Days and the movie of Venom from 2018 of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe.
Source: Variety
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2023-08-20 09:14:20
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