Jones trained at the
Arts Educational Schools on a three-year acting course. Prior to this he was a Sixth Form student at
Hayes School in Bromley. In October 2009, Jones played
Jamie, a young man who found love with
Hannah Ashworth in the second series of
Hollyoaks Later. Later, he returned to the
Hollyoaks village to tie in with
Emma Rigby's (Hannah Ashworth) departure in February 2010. In January 2010, Jones appeared in the 11th series of
Doctors. On 1 and 8 April 2010, he appeared in two episodes of
The Bill playing Commander Lisa Kennedy's (played by
Julie Graham) son Mark Kennedy, who was accused of murder. In the same month he finished filming for a new online drama called
The Curfew commissioned by Channel 4 and produced by BAFTA award-winning company LittleLoud Productions. Jones also played Santiago Jones in the
Doctor Who spin-off
The Sarah Jane Adventures in the story
Death of the Doctor alongside
Katy Manning as former
Doctor Who companion
Jo Grant and
Matt Smith as the
Eleventh Doctor. On 19 June 2010, it was announced that Jones would be appearing in
Game of Thrones, the HBO adaptation of
George R. R. Martin's
A Song of Ice and Fire novel series, as
Ser Loras Tyrell. He also had a small role in the 2012 horror film
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines. In 2014, he starred in two films,
Sleeping Beauty and
The Last Showing. It was reported in February 2016, that Jones was cast as
Danny Rand / Iron Fist for the
Marvel Television/
Netflix series,
Iron Fist, set within the larger
Marvel Cinematic Universe. In March 2016, Marvel officially confirmed that Jones was cast as Danny Rand. Jones reprised the role in
The Defenders and the second season of
Luke Cage and
Iron Fist. Jones will reprise the role in the
third season of
Daredevil: Born Again. In 2019, it was announced that Jones would join the second season of the Apple TV+ series
Dickinson, playing Samuel Bowles. ==Personal life==