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Acting

Jay Arlen Jones

Born March 8, 1954Los Angeles, California, USA20 credits

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 Patriot
2000The Patriot
as OccamMovie
Life
1999Life
as BagmanMovie
Cloned
1997Cloned
as Father of NewbornMovie
Assault on Dome 4
1996Assault on Dome 4
as Goon #1Movie
Nowhere Man
1995Nowhere Man
as InmateTV
Sister, Sister
1994Sister, Sister
as PreacherTV
Relentless 3
1993Relentless 3
as Angry ManMovie
Melrose Place
1992Melrose Place
as Detective PavoneTV
The Flash
1990The Flash
as Wayne CotrellTV
Vital Signs
1990Vital Signs
as ParamedicMovie
Twins
1988Twins
as Mover #1Movie
Night of the Creeps
1986Night of the Creeps
as Cop in StationMovie
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landing
as Bank TellerTV