Jay Arlen Jones
Birthday
1954/03/08 (70 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also know as
J. Arlen Jones, Arlen Jones
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.
Acting
(2000) The Patriot
as Occam
(1990) Vital Signs
as Paramedic
(1988) Twins
as Mover #1
(2001) Carman: The Champion
as Johnny
(1986) Night of the Creeps
as Cop in Station
(1997) Cloned
as Father of Newborn
(1999) A Texas Funeral
as Otis
(2002) Eight Legged Freaks
as Leon
(2009) The Least Among You
as Jojo
(1993) Extreme Justice
as Nash
(1996) Assault on Dome 4
as Goon #1
(1990) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Manager
(1995) Nowhere Man
as Inmate
(1995) Nowhere Man
as Joe 'J.C.' Carter / Dr. Novak
(1990) The Flash
as Wayne Cotrell
(1992) Melrose Place
as Detective Griffith
(1992) Melrose Place
as Detective Pavone
(1979) Knots Landing
as Bank Teller