Thomas Q. Jones- Talks About How He Successfully Transitioned from Being A Professional Football Player To Becoming An Actor & Being Committed To The Craft

While best known as an unstoppable All- Pro running back that played twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL), Thomas Q. Jones has turned his post-NFL focus to the world of acting in both film and television, and the world of technology as the Chief Executive Officer of the mobile application developer, CASTAR Applications, Inc. In film, Jones headlined the independent film, “Runaway Island,” alongside Lorraine Toussaint and Aisha Hinds. He filmed “Straight Outta Compton,” the feature film based on the lives and careers of the hip-hop group, N.W.A. He shared a memorable scene with Paul Giamatti. The film opened and debuted in the number one box office position, and remained in the top position for three consecutive weeks. In 2016, Jones stars as a love interest to “Dawn 4.0” played by Jennifer Finnigan (FX’s “Tyrant”) in the dark romantic comedy, “Andover" and recently starred in and produced his own MMA murder mystery film "A Violent Man" starring Isaach De Bankole. Bruce Davison, Denise Richard's and Chuck Liddell. In television, Jones guest-starred in Seasons 2 and 3 of the BET drama series, “Being Mary Jane,” in a multi-episode arc as “Brandon ‘Cutty Buddy’ Gibson,” love interest to “Mary Jane Paul,” played by award-winning actress, Gabrielle Union. On the TV ONE comedy series, "Born Again Virgin," Jones guest-starred as the irresistible commercial pilot, "Vince," a love interest to the series lead, Danielle Nicolet. He also appeared in featured roles in the acclaimed SHOWTIME series “Shameless," IFC’s “Comedy Bang! Bang!” and Netflix's hit show "Luke Cage" Endings,” “Brother and Sisters,” and “Castle” to name a few.