Troy Jones(I)
- Actor
After growing up with a challenged adolescence, and being a very shy young man, creativity and the fantasy world of movies was always a great escape for Troy. He began crafting stories in middle school and went on to win a Best Screenplay Award from the Purdue University statewide Literary Awards.
Troy got his first taste of acting in a large production play, the role of the reclusive Boo Radley, which was also one of his favorite actors, Robert Duvall's first roles on film. While dreaming of being an actor and still in college, he ran into legendary photographer, Dennis Stock, in a gas station in Indiana. After that, Troy decided that fate had told him he was interesting looking enough to act on screen.
He moved to Los Angeles where he studied for several years at Playhouse West (Founded by Robert Carnegie and Jeff Goldblum). During his time in Los Angeles he had the chance to work directly on stage, Film/TV, and in class with many great actors and directors whose names grace the screen today including people like James Franco, whose James Dean performance inspired him to study at Playhouse West. Troy received his Screen Actors Guild card with an uncredited background role in a scene with the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. Troy was cast as the lead in one of Matt Duffer's early short films Abraham's Boys (2009), before there was Stranger Things. Working with the unknown at the time, Duffer Brothers, is still a highlight of his considering how successful they have become and knowing he was a little piece of their Hollywood History makes him pinch himself still.
Troy was a Fan Favorite Unsub on Criminal Minds Awake (2015), who deserved another episode. Maybe they will still find the Skull Tattoo Man someday? He was also a lead character in a horror film called, The Blackout Experiment (2021), which was finally released in 2021 after several years of being shelved. It was released worldwide, dubbed in several languages, and can be found streaming or on DVD.
His best role so far on screen was in the film, Goin' Around (2022), released on Amazon Prime Rental in late 2024.
He often gets that he looks like a mix of Christopher Walken and William Dafoe, which he takes as a great compliment. Troy now calls Atlanta and the Southeast home.
Troy got his first taste of acting in a large production play, the role of the reclusive Boo Radley, which was also one of his favorite actors, Robert Duvall's first roles on film. While dreaming of being an actor and still in college, he ran into legendary photographer, Dennis Stock, in a gas station in Indiana. After that, Troy decided that fate had told him he was interesting looking enough to act on screen.
He moved to Los Angeles where he studied for several years at Playhouse West (Founded by Robert Carnegie and Jeff Goldblum). During his time in Los Angeles he had the chance to work directly on stage, Film/TV, and in class with many great actors and directors whose names grace the screen today including people like James Franco, whose James Dean performance inspired him to study at Playhouse West. Troy received his Screen Actors Guild card with an uncredited background role in a scene with the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. Troy was cast as the lead in one of Matt Duffer's early short films Abraham's Boys (2009), before there was Stranger Things. Working with the unknown at the time, Duffer Brothers, is still a highlight of his considering how successful they have become and knowing he was a little piece of their Hollywood History makes him pinch himself still.
Troy was a Fan Favorite Unsub on Criminal Minds Awake (2015), who deserved another episode. Maybe they will still find the Skull Tattoo Man someday? He was also a lead character in a horror film called, The Blackout Experiment (2021), which was finally released in 2021 after several years of being shelved. It was released worldwide, dubbed in several languages, and can be found streaming or on DVD.
His best role so far on screen was in the film, Goin' Around (2022), released on Amazon Prime Rental in late 2024.
He often gets that he looks like a mix of Christopher Walken and William Dafoe, which he takes as a great compliment. Troy now calls Atlanta and the Southeast home.
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