Brandon Jones
Jones in Downtown Los Angeles in 2011
Born
Brandon William Jones

(1988-05-07) May 7, 1988 (age 35)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Other namesBrandon W. Jones
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • producer
  • model
Years active2009–present

Brandon William Jones[1] (born May 7, 1988) is an American actor, musician, model, and producer. He is best known for his role as Liam in Lie to Me, Andrew Campbell in Pretty Little Liars, Liam Olmstead in The Fosters, and Charlie Russell in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Early life and career

Jones was born in Greensboro, North Carolina and was raised in the nearby town of McLeansville by parents Kimberly and Reid Jones. At Northeast Guilford High School, Jones was involved in sports as a member of the football, track, and wrestling teams. In early 2009, Jones drove cross country from his East Coast home to move to Los Angeles and began acting soon after.[2]

Jones shot with photographer Bruce Weber for the 2010 Abercrombie & Fitch holiday campaign. He is also featured as the lead vocalist on the 2011 single "Wanna Be Known" by German electronic music duo York.[3]

In October 2011, it was announced that Jones would be joining CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing the role of Charlie Russell, the son of D.B. Russell (played by Ted Danson).[4] E! Online reported in early August 2012 that Jones would guest star on Pretty Little Liars as the role of Andrew Campbell.[5] He appeared in the web series If I Can Dream alongside Justin Gaston.

Jones also appeared in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Cyndee's fiancé.

Personal life

In 2017, Jones pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of assault with a firearm.[6] The incident stemmed from a 2015 altercation with a neighbor, where Jones pulled out a handgun. The actor had a similar incident in 2016, when he waved a knife in his neighbor's face.[7] Jones served a 180 day sentence, along with 30 days of community service and anger management classes.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Eye of the Storm Cigazombie Short film; also executive producer
2011 Born to Race Football player Direct-to-video
2013 Killer Reality Matt Television film
2014 Hello, My Name Is Frank Kevin Bowman
2014 Too Much Clay Matthews Hank Short film
2016 Courting Des Moines[9] Damian
2016 Monolith Ted
2016 Hopeless, Romantic Matt Television movie
2016 Advance & Retreat Bryce Television movie
2019 Boy Eats Girl: A Zombie Love Story Boy Zombie Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 90210 Obnoxious senior Episode: "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat"
2010 Parental Control Himself Contestant; episode: "Joelle"
2010 Law & Order: LA Logan Rudman Episode: "Harbor City"
2010–11 Lie to Me Liam 3 episodes
2011 CSI: NY Frat boy Episode: "Food for Thought"
2011 Switched at Birth Zane Episode: "Dance Amongst Daggers"
2011–12 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Charlie Russell 4 episodes
2012 The Finder Kevin Montgomery Episode: "Bullets"
2012 Jane by Design Christopher Episode: "The Getaway"
2012 Victorious Moose Episode: "Three Girls and a Moose"
2012 Supernatural Michael Wheeler Episode: "Bitten"
2012 2 Broke Girls Jebediah Episode: "And the Three Boys with Wood"
2013–2015 Pretty Little Liars Andrew Campbell 12 episodes
2013–15 The Fosters Liam Olmstead 6 episodes
2014 The Middle Brian Episode: "The Award"
2014 Cabot College Brian Episode: "Gerald"; unaired
2015–16 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Brandon Yeagley 2 episodes
2016 The Big Bang Theory The Flash Episode: "The Dependence Transcendence"
2017 Doubt Brandon Decker 2 episodes
2018 Empire Choreographer Episode: "Had It From My Father"
2020 The Unicorn Ted Episode: "No Matter What the Future Brings"

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2010 If I Can Dream Himself Recurring
2011 First Day 2: First Dance JT Fox 6 episodes
2013 Trainers Scott 3 episodes

Discography

References

  1. ^ "Brandon Jones". IMDb. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  2. ^ "Brandon Jones". TV.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Wanna Be Known (feat. Brandon Jones) – EP by York". iTunes Store US. Apple. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  4. ^ Saunders, Shane (October 5, 2011). "Brandon Jones joins CSI". CSI Files. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  5. ^ Bricker, Tierney (August 7, 2012). "Casting Scoop: CSI Hottie Heads to Pretty Little Liars". E! Online. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  6. ^ DeSantis, Rachel (August 28, 2017). "'Pretty Little Liars' actor Brandon Jones sentenced to jail for gun argument with neighbor". Daily News. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Rodriguez, Karla (August 29, 2017). "'Pretty Little Liars Actor Brandon Jones Sentenced to Jail After Gun Dispute". Us Weekly. American Media, Inc. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Tailor, Leena (August 29, 2017). "'Pretty Little Liars' Star Brandon W. Jones Sentenced to 180 Days in Jail For Pointing Gun at Neighbor". Entertainment Tonight. CBS Television Distribution. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Huang, Chelsea (February 2, 2016). "Brandon Jones opens up about 'Pretty Little Liars': 'Being A would have been great'". AOL News. AOL. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.

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