Actor

Jay Arlen Jones

March 8, 1954 · 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.

Notable work

7.2
The Patriot (2000)
as Occam
6.1
Twins (1988)
as Mover #1
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
as Manager
5.8
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
as Leon
6.7
Life (1999)
as Bagman
7.3
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
as Bartender
6.8
Night of the Creeps (1986)
as Cop in Station
7.4
The Flash (1990)
as Wayne Cotrell

Often works with

Leon Rippy
2 titles together
The Patriot, Eight Legged Freaks
Dick Miller
2 titles together
Night of the Creeps, The Flash
William Devane
2 titles together
Knots Landing, Vital Signs
Jane Adams
2 titles together
Vital Signs, A Texas Funeral
Bradley Whitford
2 titles together
Vital Signs, Cloned

Full filmography · 21

The Least Among You
as Jojo
2009
Eight Legged Freaks
as Leon
20025.8
Carman: The Champion
as Johnny
2001
The Patriot
as Occam
20007.2
Life
as Bagman
19996.7
A Texas Funeral
as Otis
1999
Cloned
as Father of Newborn
1997
Assault on Dome 4
as Goon #1
1996
Relentless 3
as Angry Man
1993
Extreme Justice
as Nash
19935
Vital Signs
as Paramedic
1990
Satan's Princess
as Black Romeo
1989