Gene Jones (actor)

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Gene Jones
Born
Louisiana, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1990–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 Olla, Louisiana, and attended LaSalle High School.

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 is forced to play a game of "heads or tails" with killer Anton Chigurh.[3][4][5] In a later interview, co-star Javier Bardem described Jones's performance in their scene as "brilliant".[6] 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.[7][8][9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes.
2007No Country for Old MenGas Station Proprietor
2012The Odd Life of Timothy GreenNeighbor
2013Oz the Great and PowerfulWild West Barker
The SacramentCharles Anderson Reed "Father"
2014A Merry Friggin' ChristmasGlen
2015The Hateful EightSweet Dave
2016Katie Says GoodbyeMr. Willard
2017The Strange OnesGary
2018The Old Man & the GunMr. Owens
The Standoff at Sparrow CreekHubbel
2023Killers of the Flower MoonPitts Beatty
The Last Stop in Yuma CountyRobert
2024 Fly Me to the Moon Senator Hopp

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes.
1990The Civil WarVarious9 episodes
2004Chappelle's ShowProsecutor #31 episode
2012LouiePharmacistEpisode: "Ikea/Piano Lesson"
2013House of CardsWayne Paley1 episode
2013Boardwalk EmpireIndiana Counter Man1 episode
2015–2016Inside Amy SchumerCongressman #3 / Doctor2 episodes
2016VinylColonel Tom ParkerEpisode: "The King and I"
2017GodlessSheriff Elton CunninghamMiniseries
2019Living with YourselfFarmer Ray3 episodes
2020Little AmericaHat Store ShopkeepEpisode: "The Cowboy"
2023The BlacklistPopsEpisode: "The Four Guns"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes.
2004Red Dead RevolverSheriff Bartlett / Cowboy (voices)
2018Red Dead Redemption 2Roscoe Brenner / 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. "Javier Bardem calls Gene Jones "brilliant" in No Country for Old Men scene". YouTube. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
  7. 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.
  8. Foutch, Haleigh (2014-06-06). "The Sacrament Interview: Gene Jones". Collider. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  9. Lambie, Ryan (2014-06-04). "Ti West interview: The Sacrament, documentary horror & more". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2024-05-27.