Ron Cephas Jones, who left viewers emotional throughout his breakthrough run on NBC’s “This Is Us,” has died, according to multiple media reports. Jones, 66,…
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Ron Cephas Jones, Emmy-Winning This Is Us Star, Dies at 66
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Ron Cephas Jonas as William on This Is Us /Maarten de Boer/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty ImagesRon Cephas Jones, the Emmy-winning actor best known for playing William Hill on NBC s This Is Us, has died, ABC News has confirmed. He was 66.
A statement from his publicist notes that Jones died of a "long-standing pulmonary issue," and adds, "Throughout the course of his career, his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness and heart were felt by anyone who had the good fortune of knowing him."
Jones won two guest actor Emmys for his role as William Hill, the biological father of Sterling K. Brown s Randall Pearson, on This Is Us one in 2018 and one in 2020. His daughter Jasmine Cephas Jones also won an Emmy in 2020 for her role in the Quibi series #freerayshawn, making them the first ever father-daughter duo to win Emmys in the same year.
Jones started his acting career on the stage, appearing in productions with the Steppenwolf Theatre Compan