Brandon Jones (actor)

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Brandon Jones
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Jones in Downtown Los Angeles in 2011
Born
Brandon William Jones

(1988-05-07) May 7, 1988 (age 36)
Other namesBrandon W. Jones
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • producer
  • model
Years active2009present

Brandon William Jones [1] (born May 7, 1988) is an American actor, musician, model, and producer. He is best known for his role as Liam in Lie to Me , Andrew Campbell in Pretty Little Liars , Liam Olmstead in The Fosters , and Charlie Russell in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation .

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Early life and career

Jones was born in Greensboro, North Carolina and was raised in the nearby town of McLeansville by parents Kimberly and Reid Jones. At Northeast Guilford High School, Jones was involved in sports as a member of the football, track, and wrestling teams. In early 2009, Jones drove cross country from his East Coast home to move to Los Angeles and began acting soon after. [2]

Jones shot with photographer Bruce Weber for the 2010 Abercrombie & Fitch holiday campaign. He is also featured as the lead vocalist on the 2011 single "Wanna Be Known" by German electronic music duo York. [3]

In October 2011, it was announced that Jones would be joining CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , playing the role of Charlie Russell, the son of D.B. Russell (played by Ted Danson). [4] E! Online reported in early August 2012 that Jones would guest star on Pretty Little Liars as the role of Andrew Campbell. [5] He appeared in the web series If I Can Dream alongside Justin Gaston.

Jones also appeared in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Cyndee's fiancé.

Personal life

In 2017, Jones pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of assault with a firearm. [6] The incident stemmed from a 2015 altercation with a neighbor, where Jones pulled out a handgun. The actor had a similar incident in 2016, when he waved a knife in his neighbor's face. [7] Jones served a 180 day sentence, along with 30 days of community service and anger management classes. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Eye of the StormCigazombieShort film; also executive producer
Born to RaceFootball playerDirect-to-video
2013Killer RealityMattTelevision film
2014Hello, My Name Is FrankKevin Bowman
Too Much Clay MatthewsHankShort film
2016Courting Des Moines [9] Damian
MonolithTed
Hopeless, RomanticMattTelevision movie
Advance & RetreatBryce
2019Boy Eats Girl: A Zombie Love StoryBoy ZombieShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 90210 Obnoxious seniorEpisode: "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat"
2010 Parental Control HimselfContestant; episode: "Joelle"
Law & Order: LA Logan RudmanEpisode: "Harbor City"
201011 Lie to Me Liam3 episodes
2011 CSI: NY Frat boyEpisode: "Food for Thought"
Switched at Birth ZaneEpisode: "Dance Amongst Daggers"
201112 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Charlie Russell4 episodes
2012 The Finder Kevin MontgomeryEpisode: "Bullets"
Jane by Design ChristopherEpisode: "The Getaway"
Victorious MooseEpisode: "Three Girls and a Moose"
Supernatural Michael WheelerEpisode: "Bitten"
2 Broke Girls JebediahEpisode: "And the Three Boys with Wood"
20132015 Pretty Little Liars Andrew Campbell 12 episodes
The Fosters Liam Olmstead6 episodes
2014 The Middle BrianEpisode: "The Award"
Cabot CollegeBrianEpisode: "Gerald"; unaired
201516 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Brandon Yeagley2 episodes
2016 The Big Bang Theory The FlashEpisode: "The Dependence Transcendence"
2017 Doubt Brandon Decker2 episodes
2018 Empire ChoreographerEpisode: "Had It From My Father"
2020 The Unicorn TedEpisode: "No Matter What the Future Brings"

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 If I Can Dream HimselfRecurring
2011First Day 2: First DanceJT Fox6 episodes
2013TrainersScott3 episodes

Discography

References

  1. "Brandon Jones". IMDb . Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  2. "Brandon Jones". TV.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Wanna Be Known (feat. Brandon Jones) – EP by York". iTunes Store US. Apple . Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  4. Saunders, Shane (October 5, 2011). "Brandon Jones joins CSI". CSI Files. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  5. Bricker, Tierney (August 7, 2012). "Casting Scoop: CSI Hottie Heads to Pretty Little Liars". E! Online . Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  6. DeSantis, Rachel (August 28, 2017). "'Pretty Little Liars' actor Brandon Jones sentenced to jail for gun argument with neighbor". Daily News . Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  7. Rodriguez, Karla (August 29, 2017). "'Pretty Little Liars Actor Brandon Jones Sentenced to Jail After Gun Dispute". Us Weekly . American Media, Inc. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  8. Tailor, Leena (August 29, 2017). "'Pretty Little Liars' Star Brandon W. Jones Sentenced to 180 Days in Jail For Pointing Gun at Neighbor". Entertainment Tonight . CBS Television Distribution. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  9. Huang, Chelsea (February 2, 2016). "Brandon Jones opens up about 'Pretty Little Liars': 'Being A would have been great'". AOL News. AOL. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.