Ron C. Jones Biography

Fast Facts

• Is a poet who regularly shared his work at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York City during the late 1990s
• Member of LAByrinth Theater Company, where he worked closely with Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Recognized for Sustained Excellence of Performance at the 2007 Obie Awards
• Performed in numerous off-Broadway productions, including Titus Andronicus in 2011, The Exonerated in 2012 and Between Riverside and Crazy in 2014
• Starred in the titular role of Richard III for the Public Theater's Mobile Shakespeare Unit, a series of free performances for schools, homeless shelters, prisons and senior-living facilities
• Played Crooks, opposite James Franco and Chris O'Dowd, in the 2014 Broadway production of Of Mice and Men at the Longacre Theatre