After attending the
Webster University Conservatory of Theatre Arts in St. Louis, Jones moved to New York and began his professional career in
Nicol Williamson's production of
Macbeth at the
Circle in the Square. This was followed by
The Corn Is Green at the
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and the
Tony Award-winning,
Big River, at the
Eugene O'Neill Theatre. He went on to appear in numerous New York stage productions, including
Mike Leigh's
Ecstasy and Tom Dulack's
Diminished Capacity at
The New Group,
Kenneth Branagh's
Public Enemy at the Irish Arts Center, and The
Great Lakes Theater Festival’s world premiere of
Dylan Thomas's ''
A Child's Christmas in Wales in Cleveland, Ohio, directed by Clifford Williams. As a director he staged the world premiere of Celtic Tiger (Me Arse)'' by Don Creedon, and the New York premiere of Joseph O'Connor's
Red Roses and Petrol, both at the Irish Arts Center in New York, where he has also served as Artistic Director. He is a member of the
Actors Studio. His first film appearance was in
Dirty Dancing, followed by more than 25 films, including
Taylor Hackford's ''
The Devil's Advocate (one of four films in which he appears with Al Pacino), In America and G.I. Jane. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2008 Malibu International Film Festival for his role in the independent film Mona''. Jones also has appeared in several television series, including
The Sopranos,
Sex and the City,
Law & Order, and
Criminal Minds (as Karl Arnold aka The Fox). He appeared in seven episodes of the FX series
Rescue Me as Peter Reilly, the gay son of Chief Jerry Reilly. Jones's work in
Generation Kill was singled out for praise by reviewers Matthew Gilbert of
The Boston Globe and Alan Sepinwall of the
Star-Ledger. ==Personal life==