
Ron Cephas Jones
Biography
Ron Cephas Jones (January 8, 1957 – August 19, 2023) was an American actor, best known for his role as William Hill in the drama series This Is Us (2016–2022), which earned him four consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning twice for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2018 and 2020.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

A Raisin in the Sun
as Willy Harris
2008

Clyde's
as Montrellous
2021
A Day in Black and White
2001

Watching TV with the Red Chinese
as Little
2011
Titus
as Titus
2013

Ashes
as Floyd
2011

Naked Acts
as Joel
1998

Glass Chin
as Ray Ellington
2014

Double Platinum
as Jean Claude
1999

Paid in Full
as Ice
2002

Half Nelson
as Mr. Dickinson
2006

Dog Days
as Walter
2018

The Holiday Calendar
as Gramps
2018

Venom
as Jack
2018

Dolemite Is My Name
as Rico
2019

He Got Game
as Prison Guard Burwell
1998

Sweet and Lowdown
as Alvin
1999

Word of Honor
as Ramon Detonq
2003

Across the Universe
as Black Panther
2007
TV Appearances

Mr. Robot
as Leslie Romero (uncredited)
2015

The Blacklist
as Dr. James Covington
2013

Lisey's Story
as Professor Roger Dashmiel
2021

Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Congressman Leon Kilbride
2021

Mr. Robot
as Leslie Romero
2015

Banshee
as Frazier
2013

This Is Us
as William Hill
2016

Marvel's Luke Cage
as Bobby Fish
2016

Law & Order
as Frank Doyle
1990

Law & Order
as Roland Books
1990

Truth Be Told
as Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
2019

Looking for Alaska
as Dr. Hyde
2019