Brandon Scott Jones | |
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Born | Bel Air, Maryland, United States | June 6, 1984
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, writer, director |
Years active | 2003–present |
Brandon Scott Jones (born June 6, 1984) [1] is an American actor, comedian, and writer. [2] [3] He is best known for his role as Captain Isaac Higgintoot in the CBS series Ghosts and as Donny in the Warner Bros./Netflix film Isn't It Romantic . [4] [5]
Jones was born in Bel Air, Maryland, and studied at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts in New York City. [6] He is a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and Los Angeles. [7] [8] In 2015, Jones was named one of Comedy Central's Comics to Watch. [9] In 2021, he received his breakthrough role as Captain Isaac Higgintoot on the supernatural sitcom Ghosts on CBS, [10] for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. The following year, he co-wrote and starred in the film Senior Year . [11]
Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
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2018 | The Demons of Dorian Gunn | Writer, co-creator, co-executive producer | TV pilot [12] |
2021 | The Other Two | Writer, co-producer | TV series |
2022 | Senior Year | Writer | Feature film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Other People | Andrew | |
Don't Think Twice | Audience Chuck | ||
2018 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Glen | |
2019 | Isn't It Romantic | Donny | |
2022 | Senior Year | Mr. T | |
2023 | Renfield | Mark | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Very Mary-Kate | Olivier Sarkozy | 4 episodes |
2015–16 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Reince Priebus / Kevin Graham | 2 episodes |
2016 | The Characters | Steve / Ben J. | 2 episodes |
Girls | Sam | 1 episode | |
Broad City | Hairdresser | 1 episode | |
2019 | Schooled | Dr. Ness | 1 episode |
2019–20 | The Good Place | John Wheaton | 9 episodes |
2019–23 | The Other Two | Curtis Paltrow | 10 episodes |
2021–present | Ghosts | Captain Isaac Higgintoot | Regular |
Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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2022 | Nominated | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ghosts | [13] |
Nominated | Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series | [14] | ||
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