Every year my favorite youth serving company, Developing Artists brings together young people who are being taught self-generated work and ensemble skills and they shine on each other and us.

Tickets go fast. Three nights only!

Now LIVE on Audible! Audible Drama - BETWEEN ME AND YOU an intimate and honest story about love, ambition, and growing apart. I got to record content on a personal best, higher level

I am thrilled to have been part of this project and I can’t wait for you to listen! 

Taking a selfie with Portia after watching Pascal Armand perform at the 2026 Pen Awards at Town Hall.

John Ortiz’s dressing room after Dog Day Afternoon at The Barrymor. l to r: Russell G, Natalia Chavez, Paola Lázaro, Norrlyn-Michael Allen, John Ortiz and Lynn Adrianna.

Workshopped Particularly Meddlesome Ancestors by Deneen Reynolds-Knott, directed by Kayla Amani for

WP’s Pipeline Festival 2026

l to r: Stage Manger Ellie Berry, Actors Laughton Royce, Amandla Jahava, Writer Deneen Reynolds-Knott, Director Kayla AMani, Actor Latoya Edwards, Producer Lilanna Rada-Hung, Actors Adrienne C. Moore, Imani Pearl, Jean-Patrick Simeon and Russell G. Jones.

I really enjoyed working on this well conceived, cast and executed production of an adaptation.

I got to film a national commercial with Bradley Cooper!

Russell, Eden Marryshow & Anthony Ramos backstage @ Puerto Rican Traveling Theater after performing a reading of Chris Gabo’s new play Hollywood & Gower written for Kara Young and me. 1/3/26

A selfie before opening the performances at Soul Soirée’s Monologue Slam @ Brooklyn Tech 11/10/25

Talkback after performing in a workshop production of Keith Josef Adkins, solo play, The Heat Will Kill Everything at Brava Theater Center in Sanfrancisco, 7/17/25

Dr. Grover Stanley reoccurs in season 5 of HULU’s Only Murders In The Building!

Jermaine Fowler, Russell G and Keegan-Michael Key bts.

we accepted a generous offer from Edris Coper Anifowoshe for a 29-hour workshop via her company Black Arts Contemporary Cultural Experience, (BACCE) residency at the historic Brava Theater Center in San Fancisco's Mission District.

I played Mr. Joseph Barton on stage in Steve Carter’s EDEN Directed by Brandon J. Dirden @ Yale Repertory Jan 16- Feb 8 of 2025.

Another Daddy on my resume. Too Many Christmases allowed me to act in my first Christmas movie, my first comedy feature of 2024 and my first project for BET+. Click on the image below to see where you can stream this delightful film!

Above: Russell G. Jones and Claudia Rankine. Below: alexis pauline gumbs, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Robert Reid-Pharr& russell g. jones

I got to read James Baldwin’s words with LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs reading Audre Lorde in A Livable World: The Revolutionary Hopes of Audre Lorde and James Baldwin @ Park Avenue Armory’s Antagonisms - A Gathering.

Reading of Eden Marryshow’s play Grey Matters, Amanda Lerner, Writer Eden Marryshow, Andy Lucien,

Cesa Pledger, Director Celestine Rae, Portia, Logan Ricket, Russell G. Jones.

Maggie Flanigan Studio - Studio B, 147 W. 25th St NYC

Joined this dope group of artivists in NYC for one night to entertain some of the One Fair Wage team after a historic win for the movement in Chicago.

Cast memebers Michael Laurence, Kelley Curran, Mister Fitzgerald, Jennifer Mogbock, Russell G. Jones, Patrice Johnson Chevannes, and Jason Bowen opening night, The Half-God of Rainfall at American Repertory Theater, a co-production with New York Theatre Workshop.

I teamed up with Frank Harts to craft a group coaching series built on the awareness we accumulated on our journeys to that rarified air. Look for more of this soon!

This six-part mini series started streaming July 13th on MAX!

I had a blast workshopping Sweet Chariot by Eric Lockley for The National Black Theatre & The Public Theatre @ Brooklyn College. Pictured, Director Shariffa Ali, Writer Eric Lockley, Anais Escobar, Janelle McDermoth, Taylor A. Blackman, Sinclair Daniel, Jonathan David, Cherrye Davis, Russell G. Jones & Ejiro  

Squeeze and its filmmakers Robert Paton Spruill and Patti Moreno where honored at ROXFILM’s Silver Anniversary.

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Reading of Claudine Rankine project with Roz Coleman @ NY Performance Space, Directed by Dominique Rider, March 2023

Catch me as Dr. Stanley Grover on the new Hulu Original Series, now streaming!

We only had one season on CBS but being a series regular was pretty sweet!

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Biography

Russell G. Jones is an Audelco, Obie, and SAG Award-winning actor.  A fixture on New York City stages since the 90's Russell is proud to have originated roles in Lynn Nottage's “Ruined”, Suzan-Lori Parks' “Father Comes Home From The Wars Parts 1, 2 & 3”, Tanya Barfield's “The Call”, Fernanda Coppel's “King Liz” and two by Stephen Adly Guirgis “Our Lady of 121st Street” and “In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings”.  Some film highlights include Motherless Brooklyn, Detroit, Side Effects, Traffic & Robert Patton Spruill’s Squeeze. Recent TV includes Long Bright River, Full Circle, Tommy, Only Murders In The Building, Godless, and Search Party.

Mr. Jones has been a member of The Labyrinth Theater Co. since 1995, where he specialized in new play development and wore many theater maker hats, including actor, director, producer, writer, facilitator, moderator, and teacher in the Master Class, Ensemble Workshop, and Intensive Ensemble. He is the founder and Chief of Pedagogy at BLIND SPOT EXPERIENCE. This campaign facilitates cross-cultural dialogue and critical thinking by providing context and tools for perceiving racial inequity. In addition to serving on HB Studio’s Artistic Advisory Council and the Advisory Council for Developing Artists Theater Co., and is a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre’s board and Transition Team.

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