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Richard T. Jones

Richard T. Jones

Actor, also writer and producer · Born January 16, 1972 (54) · Kobe, Japan

Richard Timothy Jones is an American actor. He has worked extensively in both film and television productions since the early 1990s. His television roles include Ally McBeal (1997), Judging Amy (1998–2005), CSI: Miami (2006), Girlfriends (2007), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008-2009), Grey's Anatomy (2010), Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2014), Narcos (2015), and Criminal Minds (2017). Since 2018, he has played Police Sergeant Wade Grey on the ABC police drama The Rookie. His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in Disney's Full Court Miracle (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in Rick Famuyiwa's coming-of-age film The Wood (1999), Mike in Tyler Perry's dramatic films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the Hollywood blockbuster Godzilla (2014).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 16, 1972 (54)
From
Kobe, Japan
Works as
Actor, also writer and producer
Titles
76 on MovieCove · 95 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 5% in 30 days

What are Richard T. Jones' films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Morality
23%
Survival
17%
Self
17%
Society
10%
Ideas
4%
Power
2%
Redemption10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 9 · Dark 12

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 30 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 18 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 21 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 17 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 17
Threshold guardian
3 of 17
Mentor
3 of 17
Ally
2 of 17
Shadow
2 of 17
Trickster
1 of 17
Herald
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Hopeful
16
Melancholic
14
Warm
12
Dread
7
Other
44

How their films linger

Hopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard T. Jones' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 60 of their 76 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard T. Jones' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

95 credits, 76 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Why Did I Get Married Again?(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Bad Counselors(2026)

    as Howard Grossman

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Aftershock(2025)

    as Anthony Ricco

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Hard Hit(2023)

    as Director Ross

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Fantasy Football(2022)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Rookie: Feds(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Wade Grey

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Bubba

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Round of Your Life(2019)

    Producer · as Coach Wilson

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Public(2018)

    as Chief Tom Edwards

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Sanitatum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Shelton Scott

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 145 episodes · as Wade Grey

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Edge of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Chaplain Jacobs

  • Wisdom of the Crowd(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · as Detective Cavanaugh

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • A Question of Faith(2017)

    as David Newman

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Another You(2017)

    as Professor Thompson

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • CHIPS(2017)

    as Parish

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Secrets of Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Detective Jones

  • Santa Clarita Diet(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Rick

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Restored Me(2016)

    as Coach Maurice Durrell

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lucifer(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Hanson

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Teachers(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Frank Humphrey

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Concussion(2015)

    as Andre Waters

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Narcos(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent DEA

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Hot Pursuit(2015)

    as Deputy Marshall Jackson

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Forgiveness(2015)

    as Pastor Joseph Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Lyfe's Journey(2014)

    as Pastor Taylor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Extant(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as JD's Friend

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Cru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Richard 'Rich' Hughes

  • Hear No Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Samuel

  • Godzilla(2014)

    as Captain Russell Hampton

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Last Letter(2013)

    as Mr. Tines

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Life of a King(2013)

    as Perry

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike(2012)

    as Eddie Willers

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Great Divide(2012)

    as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Revolution(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ken Dawson

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Note to Self(2012)

    as Curtis Sr.

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 7 episodes · as Det. Andy Hahn

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Super 8(2011)

    as Overmyer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sam Denning

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Nikita(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Commander Evan Danforth

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Caught in the Crossfire(2010)

    as Captain Emmett

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Why Did I Get Married Too?(2010)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Vantage Point(2008)

    as Holden

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles(2008)

    Show 31 episodes · as James Ellison

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Los Feliz(2008)

    as Bradley Wainwright

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Why Did I Get Married?(2007)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Traci Townsend(2007)

    as Travis

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Game of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mark

  • Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Bulldog

  • Cutting Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Steve

  • Time Bomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Douglas Campbell

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Lionel Wilkins

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. White

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Riding the Bus with My Sister(2005)

    as Jesse

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Dan Mooney

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Guess Who(2005)

    as Man on Cellphone

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Blanchard

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Collateral(2004)

    as Traffic Cop #1

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Soul Plane(2004)

    as False Denzel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Twisted(2004)

    as Wilson Jefferson

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Senator Michael Linney

  • Full-Court Miracle(2003)

    as Lamont Carr

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Las Vegas(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Keith Mannix

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Phone Booth(2002)

    as Sergeant Cole

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Second String(2002)

    as Gerry Fullerton

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris Kaiser

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Moonlight Mile(2002)

    as Ty

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • G(2002)

    as Summer G

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs(2002)

    as Ben Strong

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Lockdown(2000)

    as Avery Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Girlfriends(2000)

    Show 10 episodes · as Aaron Waters

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond Suspicion(2000)

    as Officer Decker

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Oscar Briggs

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Judging Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 138 episodes · as Bruce Van Exel

  • Incognito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Jake Hunter

  • The Wood(1999)

    as Slim

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Lover(1998)

    as Detective One

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Kiss the Girls(1997)

    as Seth Samuel

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 22 episodes · as Clement Johnson

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Matt Griffin

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Event Horizon(1997)

    as Cooper

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Dexter

  • Johns(1996)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Minds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Kimboley

  • The Trigger Effect(1996)

    as Raymond

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Black Rose of Harlem(1996)

    as Cateye

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Jury Duty(1995)

    as Nathan

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Donnie Muir

  • Renaissance Man(1994)

    as Pvt. Jackson Leroy

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • M.A.N.T.I.S.(1994)

    as Gangbanger #2 (as Richard Jones)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • What's Love Got to Do with It(1993)

    as Ike Turner Jr.

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Renegade(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Slick

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • California Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as "Big Bad" Bo

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Jesse

  • 21 Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Coach Decker

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 95 titles, 94 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office

Phone Booth (2002)

$98M worldwide

Highest rated

What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Rookie (2018)

Film career

19512026

Peak 2003 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting94 of 95: 94 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thWriting1 of 95: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1990s21 · acting2000s30 · acting2010s36 · acting2020s6 · 5 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 7% of 29 roles
93980308

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Richard T. Jones' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 52; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 76 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th24
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 76 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive9
  • Cult Classic10
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

Aftershock (2025)

99th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Collateral (2004)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Richard T. Jones' work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles36–93 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles28–53 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles34–91 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles32–67 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles45–86 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Richard T. Jones work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard T. Jones' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sharon Leal shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles