Jay Arlen Jones
Acting • Born 1954-03-08
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.
Filmography
22 credits
The Patriot
Movie • 2000
Occam
Vital Signs
Movie • 1990
Paramedic
Twins
Movie • 1988
Mover #1
Carman: The Champion
Movie • 2001
Johnny
Night of the Creeps
Movie • 1986
Cop in Station
Cloned
Movie • 1997
Father of Newborn
A Texas Funeral
Movie • 1999
Otis
Eight Legged Freaks
Movie • 2002
Leon
The Least Among You
Movie • 2009
Jojo
Extreme Justice
Movie • 1993
Nash
Assault on Dome 4
Movie • 1996
Goon #1
Relentless 3
Movie • 1993
Angry Man
Life
Movie • 1999
Bagman
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV • 1990
Manager
Nowhere Man
TV • 1995
Inmate
Nowhere Man
TV • 1995
Joe 'J.C.' Carter / Dr. Novak
The Flash
TV • 1990
Wayne Cotrell
Melrose Place
TV • 1992
Detective Griffith
Melrose Place
TV • 1992
Detective Pavone
Knots Landing
TV • 1979
Bank Teller
Sister, Sister
TV • 1994
Preacher
Beverly Hills, 90210
TV • 1990
Bartender