Jay Arlen Jones
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 8, 1954
- Died
- February 28, 2023 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Least Among You
Movie · as Jojo

Eight Legged Freaks
Movie · as Leon
Carman: The Champion
Movie · as Johnny

The Patriot
Movie · as Occam

A Texas Funeral
Movie · as Otis

Life
Movie · as Bagman

Cloned
Movie · as Father of Newborn

Assault on Dome 4
Movie · as Goon #1

Nowhere Man
TV · as Inmate, Joe Carter / Dr. Novak · 1 ep

Sister, Sister
TV · as Preacher · 1 ep

Extreme Justice
Movie · as Nash

Relentless 3
Movie · as Angry Man

Melrose Place
TV · as Detective Pavone, Detective Griffith · 1 ep

Vital Signs
Movie · as Paramedic

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV · as Manager · 1 ep

The Flash
TV · as Wayne Cotrell · 1 ep

Beverly Hills, 90210
TV · as Bartender · 1 ep

Satan's Princess
Movie · as Black Romeo

Twins
Movie · as Mover #1

Night of the Creeps
Movie · as Cop in Station

Knots Landing
TV · as Bank Teller · 1 ep