Gene Jones (actor)

Gene Jones
Born	Louisiana, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–present

Gene Jones is an American character actor, who appeared in No Country for Old Men (2007),^[1] The Hateful Eight (2015) and The Sacrament (2013), with the latter earning him a nomination for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award as Best Supporting Actor.^[2]

Biography

Jones grew up in Louisiana. He acted in theater productions for nearly 30 years before being cast in No Country for Old Men (2007) as the gas station proprietor who plays a game of "heads or tails" with killer Anton Chigurh.^[3][4][5] From there, Jones received bit parts in television shows like Louie and House of Cards. He was cast in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) because director Sam Raimi liked his voice.^[3] That same year, he received a lead role as a cult leader named Father in The Sacrament (2013). Jones got the part after director Ti West saw his role as a pharmacist in Louie and asked him to send in a video audition.^[6][7][8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes.
2007	No Country for Old Men	Gas Station Proprietor
2012	The Odd Life of Timothy Green	Neighbor
2013	Oz the Great and Powerful	Wild West Barker
	The Sacrament	Charles Anderson Reed "Father"
2014	A Merry Friggin' Christmas	Glen
2015	The Hateful Eight	Sweet Dave
2016	Katie Says Goodbye	Mr. Willard
2017	The Strange Ones	Gary
2018	The Old Man & the Gun	Mr. Owens
	The Standoff at Sparrow Creek	Hubbel
2023	Killers of the Flower Moon	Pitts Beatty
	The Last Stop in Yuma County	Robert
2024	Fly Me to the Moon	Senator Hopp

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes.
1990	The Civil War	Various	9 episodes
2004	Chappelle's Show	Prosecutor #3	1 episode
2012	Louie	Pharmacist	Episode: "Ikea/Piano Lesson"
2013	House of Cards	Wayne Paley	1 episode
2014	Boardwalk Empire	Indiana Counter Man	1 episode
2015-2016	Inside Amy Schumer	Congressman #3 / Doctor	2 episodes
2016	Vinyl	Colonel Tom Parker	Episode: "The King and I"
2017	Godless	Sheriff Elton Cunningham	Miniseries
2019	Living with Yourself	Farmer Ray	3 episodes
2020	Little America	Hat Store Shopkeep	Episode: "The Cowboy"
2023	The Blacklist	Pops	Episode: "The Four Guns"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes.
2004	Red Dead Revolver	Sheriff Bartlett / Cowboy (voices)
2018	Red Dead Redemption 2	The Local Pedestrian Population (voice)

References

1. Nathan, Ian. "The 20 Best Alternative Coen Characters". Empire. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
2. Hanley, Ken W. (2015-03-04). "For Your Consideration: The 2015 Chainsaw Award Nominations for Best Supporting Actor". Fangoria. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
3. Collis, Clark (2014-06-03). "Actor Gene Jones talks about playing a cult leader in 'The Sacrament'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
4. Rosen, Lisa (2008-01-30). "No bit players here". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
5. Schaefer, Stephen (2014-06-13). "Gene Jones blessed by 'Sacrament'". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
6. Olsen, Mark (2014-05-31). "Indie Focus: Ti West's 'The Sacrament' finds horror in a realistic cult tale". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
7. Foutch, Haleigh (2014-06-06). "The Sacrament Interview: Gene Jones". Collider. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
8. Lambie, Ryan (2014-06-04). "Ti West interview: The Sacrament, documentary horror & more". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2024-05-27.

External links

• Gene Jones at IMDb