Person

Jay Arlen Jones

Actor 1954-03-08 Los Angeles, California, USA

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
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The Patriot

The Patriot

2000 · Occam

Twins

Twins

1988 · Mover #1

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990 · Manager

Eight Legged Freaks

Eight Legged Freaks

2002 · Leon

Life

Life

1999 · Bagman

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990 · Bartender

Night of the Creeps

Night of the Creeps

1986 · Cop in Station

The Flash

The Flash

1990 · Wayne Cotrell

Melrose Place

Melrose Place

1992 · Detective Griffith

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

1994 · Preacher

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

1979 · Bank Teller

Nowhere Man

Nowhere Man

1995 · Inmate

Extreme Justice

Extreme Justice

1993 · Nash

Vital Signs

Vital Signs

1990 · Paramedic

Assault on Dome 4

Assault on Dome 4

1996 · Goon #1

A Texas Funeral

A Texas Funeral

1999 · Otis

Relentless 3

Relentless 3

1993 · Angry Man

Satan's Princess

Satan's Princess

1989 · Black Romeo