Brandon Scott Jones

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Brandon Scott Jones
Born (1984-06-06) June 6, 1984 (age 39)
Bel Air, Maryland, United States
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, writer, director
Years active2003–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]

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Life and career

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]

Selected filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2018The Demons of Dorian GunnWriter, co-creator, co-executive producerTV pilot [12]
2021 The Other Two Writer, co-producerTV series
2022 Senior Year WriterFeature film

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Very Mary-KateOlivier Sarkozy4 episodes
2015–16 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Reince Priebus / Kevin Graham2 episodes
2016 The Characters Steve / Ben J.2 episodes
Girls Sam1 episode
Broad City Hairdresser1 episode
2019 Schooled Dr. Ness1 episode
2019–20 The Good Place John Wheaton9 episodes
2019–23 The Other Two Curtis Paltrow10 episodes
2021–present Ghosts Captain Isaac HiggintootRegular

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2022Nominated 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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