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'''Brandon William Jones'''<ref name="Internet Movie Database">{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3623897/ |title=Brandon Jones Summary |accessdate=June 9, 2011 |date= |publisher=IMDB.com}}</ref>(born May 7, 1988) is an American actor, musician, and producer best known for his role as '''Liam''' on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX Television]] series ''[[Lie to Me]]'' and his portrayal of '''Charlie Russell''' on the ''[[CBS]]'' series [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]].
'''Brandon William Jones'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3623897/ |title=Brandon Jones |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database|IMDb]] |accessdate=June 9, 2011}}</ref> (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 (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'', and Charlie Russell in ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''.


==Life and career==
==Early life and career==
Brandon Jones was born in the [[Piedmont (United States)|central Piedmont region]] of [[North Carolina]]. He was raised as an only child in the town of [[McLeansville, North Carolina|McLeansville]] by parents, Kimberly and Reid Jones. At [[Northeast Guilford High School]], Jones was involved in sports as a member of the [[American Football|football]], track, and [[wrestling]] teams. In early 2009, Jones drove cross country from his [[east coast of the United States|east coast]] home to move to Los Angeles and began acting soon after.<ref name="TV">{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/brandon-jones/person/680403/summary.html?q=brandon%20jones&tag=search_results;title;3 |title=Brandon Jones Biography |accessdate=June 9, 2011 |date= |publisher=TV.com}}</ref>
Jones was born in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] and was raised in the nearby town of [[McLeansville, North Carolina|McLeansville]] by parents Kimberly and Reid Jones. At [[Northeast Guilford High School]], Jones was involved in sports as a member of the [[American football|football]], track, and [[wrestling]] teams. In early 2009, Jones drove cross country from his [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] home to move to Los Angeles and began acting soon after.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/people/brandon-jones-2/ |title=Brandon Jones |publisher=[[TV.com]] |accessdate=June 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615095919/http://www.tv.com/people/brandon-jones-2/ |archivedate=June 15, 2012 }}</ref>


Jones shot with photographer [[Bruce Weber (photographer)|Bruce Weber]] for the 2010 [[Abercrombie & Fitch]] holiday campaign.<ref name="TV">{{cite web |url= http://www.csifiles.com/content/2011/10/brandon-jones-joins-csi/accessdate=June 9, 2011 |date= |publisher=TV.com}}</ref>
Jones shot with photographer [[Bruce Weber (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 (group)|York]].<ref name="york">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wanna-be-known-feat.-brandon/id489155150 |title=Wanna Be Known (feat. Brandon Jones) – EP by York |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] US. [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |accessdate=January 18, 2013}}</ref>


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]]).<ref>{{cite web |last=Saunders |first=Shane |url=http://www.csifiles.com/content/2011/10/brandon-jones-joins-csi/ |title=Brandon Jones joins ''CSI'' |publisher=CSI Files |date=October 5, 2011 |accessdate=October 21, 2011}}</ref> [[E! Online]] reported in early August 2012 that Jones would guest star on ''[[Pretty Little Liars (TV series)|Pretty Little Liars]]'' as the role of Andrew Campbell.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bricker |first=Tierney |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/336101/casting-scoop-csi-hottie-heads-to-pretty-little-liars |title=Casting Scoop: ''CSI'' Hottie Heads to ''Pretty Little Liars'' |publisher=[[E! Online]] |date=August 7, 2012 |accessdate=August 7, 2012}}</ref> He appeared in the web series ''[[If I Can Dream (web series)|If I Can Dream]]'' alongside [[Justin Gaston]].
Brandon is featured as the lead vocalist on the 2011 single "Wanna be Known" by [[Germany|German]] [[electronica music]] group, [[York (group)|York]].


Jones also appeared in ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]'' as Cyndee's fiancé.
In October 2011, it was announced that Jones would be joining CBS's [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]] playing the role of Charlie Russell, D.B. Russell's ([[Ted Danson]]) son.<ref name="CSI Files">{{cite web |url=http://www.csifiles.com/content/2011/10/brandon-jones-joins-csi/|title=Brandon Jones Joins 'CSI' |accessdate=October 21, 2011 |date= |publisher=csifiles.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 2017, Jones pleaded [[Nolo contendere|no contest]] to misdemeanor charges of assault with a firearm.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/pll-actor-brandon-jones-jail-time-neighbor-gun-spat-article-1.3450119 |title='Pretty Little Liars' actor Brandon Jones sentenced to jail for gun argument with neighbor |last1=DeSantis |first1=Rachel |date=August 28, 2017 |website=[[New York Daily News|Daily News]] |publisher= |access-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200605053141/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/pll-actor-brandon-jones-jail-time-neighbor-gun-spat-article-1.3450119 |archive-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/pretty-little-liars-actor-brandon-jones-sentenced-to-jail-w500177/ |title='Pretty Little Liars Actor Brandon Jones Sentenced to Jail After Gun Dispute |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Karla |date=August 29, 2017 |website=[[Us Weekly]] |publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]] |access-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200605053502/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/pretty-little-liars-actor-brandon-jones-sentenced-to-jail-w500177/ |archive-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref> Jones served a 180 day sentence, along with 30 days of community service and anger management classes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/pretty-little-liars-star-brandon-w-jones-sentenced-180-days-jail-pointing-gun-neighbor-86312 |title='Pretty Little Liars' Star Brandon W. Jones Sentenced to 180 Days in Jail For Pointing Gun at Neighbor |last1=Tailor |first1=Leena |date=August 29, 2017 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |publisher=[[CBS Television Distribution]] |access-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200605062433/https://www.etonline.com/pretty-little-liars-star-brandon-w-jones-sentenced-180-days-jail-pointing-gun-neighbor-86312 |archive-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
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| 2011
| rowspan=2|2011
| Eye of the Storm (short)
| ''Eye of the Storm''
| Cigazombie; Executive Producer
| Cigazombie
| Short film; also executive producer
| [[168 Film Festival]]
|-
|-
| ''Born to Race''
| 2011
| Football player
| Born to Race
| Direct-to-video
| Football Player
|-
| 2013
| ''Killer Reality''
| Matt
| Television film
|-
| rowspan=2|2014
| ''Hello, My Name Is Frank''
| Kevin Bowman
|
|
|-
|-
| ''Too Much Clay Matthews''
| 2011
| Hank
| Skinny Dip
| Short film
| Duncan
|-
| rowspan=4|2016
| ''Courting Des Moines''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aol.com/article/2016/02/02/brandon-jones-opens-up-about-pretty-little-liars-being-a-w/21306809/ |title=Brandon Jones opens up about 'Pretty Little Liars': 'Being A would have been great' |last1=Huang |first1=Chelsea |date=February 2, 2016 |website=AOL News |publisher=[[AOL]] |access-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200605053835/https://www.aol.com/article/2016/02/02/brandon-jones-opens-up-about-pretty-little-liars-being-a-w/21306809/ |archive-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref>
| Damian
|
|
|-
|- bgcolor="#B0C4DE" align="center"
| ''Monolith''
| Ted
|
|-
| ''Hopeless, Romantic''
| Matt
| rowspan=2|Television movie
|-
| ''Advance & Retreat''
| Bryce
|-
| 2019
| ''Boy Eats Girl: A Zombie Love Story''
| Boy Zombie
| Short film
|-
|}

===Television===
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! Television
! Role
! Role
! Notes
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| 2009
| ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]''
| ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]''
| Obnoxious Senior
| Obnoxious senior
| Episode "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat"
| Episode: "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat"
|-
|-
| 2010
| rowspan=2|2010
| ''[[Parental Control]]''
| ''[[Parental Control]]''
| Himself
| Himself
| Contestant on Episode "Joelle"
| Contestant; episode: "Joelle"
|-
|-
| 2010
| ''[[If I Can Dream (series)|If I Can Dream]]''
| Himself
| Recurring
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Law & Order: LA]]''
| ''[[Law & Order: LA]]''
| Logan Rudman
| Logan Rudman
| Episode "Harbor City"
| Episode: "Harbor City"
|-
|-
| 2010&ndash;11
| 2010–2011
| ''[[Lie to Me]]''
| ''[[Lie to Me]]''
| Liam
| Liam
| 3 episodes
| Season 3 – Recurring
|-
|-
| 2011
| rowspan=2|2011
| ''[[CSI: NY]]''
| ''[[CSI: NY]]''
| Frat Boy
| Frat boy
| Episode "Food for Thought"
| Episode: "Food for Thought"
|-
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Switched at Birth (TV series)|Switched at Birth]]''
| ''[[Switched at Birth (TV series)|Switched at Birth]]''
| Zane
| Zane
| Episode "Dance Amongst Daggers"
| Episode: "Dance Amongst Daggers"
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011&ndash;12
| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| First Day 2: First Dance
| JT Fox
| Series Regular [[Alloy Entertainment]]
|-
| 2011-2012
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| Charlie Russell
| Charlie Russell
| 4 episodes
| Season 12-13 - Recurring
|-
|2012
|''[[Jane By Design]]''
| Christopher
| Episode "The Getaway"
|-
|-
| 2012
| rowspan=5|2012
|''[[The Finder (U.S. TV series)|The Finder]]''
| ''{{sortname|The|Finder|dab=U.S. TV series}}''
| Kevin Montgomery
| Kevin Montgomery
| Episode "Bullets"
| Episode: "Bullets"
|-
|-
| ''[[Jane by Design]]''
| 2012
| Christopher
|''[[Victorious]]''
| Episode: "The Getaway"
|-
| ''[[Victorious]]''
| Moose
| Moose
| Episode "Three Girls And A Moose"
| Episode: "Three Girls and a Moose"
|-
|-
| ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]''
| 2012
| Michael Wheeler
|''Trainers''
| Episode: "Bitten"
| Scott
| Series Regular
|-
|-
| ''[[2 Broke Girls]]''
|2012
| Jebediah
|''[[Pretty Little Liars]]''
| Episode: "And the Three Boys with Wood"
| Andrew Campbell
|-
| Episode "Mona-Mania"
| rowspan=2|2013&ndash;2015
| ''[[Pretty Little Liars]]''
| [[List of Pretty Little Liars characters#Andrew Campbell|Andrew Campbell]]
| 12 episodes
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Fosters|dab=2013 TV series}}''
| Liam Olmstead
| 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|2014
| ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]''
| Brian
| Episode: "The Award"
|-
| ''Cabot College''
| Brian
| Episode: "Gerald"; unaired
|-
| 2015&ndash;16
| ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]''
| Brandon Yeagley
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''
| The Flash
| Episode: "The Dependence Transcendence"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Doubt (American TV series)|Doubt]]''
| Brandon Decker
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]''
| Choreographer
| Episode: "Had It From My Father"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Unicorn (TV series)|The Unicorn]]''
| Ted
| Episode: "No Matter What the Future Brings"
|-
|}

===Web===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[If I Can Dream (web series)|If I Can Dream]]''
| Himself
| Recurring
|-
| 2011
| ''First Day 2: First Dance''
| JT Fox
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''Trainers''
| Scott
| 3 episodes
|}
|}


==Singles Discography==
==Discography==
*"Wanna be Known" (2011)
* "Wanna Be Known" ([[York (group)|York]] featuring Brandon Jones) (2011)<ref name="york"/>
*"In the Moment" (feat. [[Jade Villalon]]) (2012)
* "In the Moment" (featuring [[Jade Villalon]]) (2012)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb name|3623897}}
* {{IMDb name|3623897|Brandon Jones}}


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Latest revision as of 23:55, 2 July 2024

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

(1988-05-07) May 7, 1988 (age 36)
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

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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

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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

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Film

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

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 90210 Obnoxious senior Episode: "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat"
2010 Parental Control Himself Contestant; episode: "Joelle"
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"
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"
Jane by Design Christopher Episode: "The Getaway"
Victorious Moose Episode: "Three Girls and a Moose"
Supernatural Michael Wheeler Episode: "Bitten"
2 Broke Girls Jebediah Episode: "And the Three Boys with Wood"
2013–2015 Pretty Little Liars Andrew Campbell 12 episodes
The Fosters Liam Olmstead 6 episodes
2014 The Middle Brian Episode: "The Award"
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

[edit]
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

[edit]
  • "Wanna Be Known" (York featuring Brandon Jones) (2011)[3]
  • "In the Moment" (featuring Jade Villalon) (2012)

References

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  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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