‘This Is Us’ actor Ron Cephas Jones passes away at 66

American actor Ron Cephas Jones known for his role as William Hill in the drama series lsquoThis Is Usrsquo is no more He was 66 reported VarietyldquoBeloved and awardwinning actor Ron Cephas Jones has passed away at the age of 66 due to a longstanding pulmonary issuerdquo a representative for Jones confirmed to Variety on SaturdayldquoThroughout the course of his career his warmth beauty generosity kindness and heart were felt by anyone who had the good fortune of knowing himrdquo the statement continued ldquoHe began his career at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and his love for the stage was present throughout his entire career including his recent Tony nominated and Drama Desk Award winning performance for his role in lsquoClydersquosrsquo on BroadwayrdquoldquoRonrsquos innerbeauty and soul was evident to the huge audience from his multiEmmy awardwinning performance on lsquoThis is Usrsquo He is survived by his daughter Jasmine Cephas Jonesrdquo the statement concluded reported VarietyJones portrayed Randall Pearsonrsquos Sterling K Brown biological father William Hill on lsquoThis Is Usrsquo For his work he received four Emmy nominations two of which he won for outstanding guest actor in a drama series in 2018 and 2020 Jonesrsquos daughter Jasmine also won an Emmy in 2020 for outstanding performance in a shortform comedy or drama series making the pair the first fatherdaughter tandem to do soIn May 2022 Jones spoke to Variety about his return as William for lsquoThis Is Usrsquo penultimate episode ldquoAt the end the caboose which signifies the end itrsquos when William is right there And he has this beautiful little monologue where you see Williamrsquos face light up with this idea that the end is sort of the beginningrdquo he said of his final scene ldquoAnd thatrsquos kind of what the monologue is about just that endings can be beautiful If you accept them for what they are theyrsquore not always sad they can be very beautiful Itrsquos these little pieces of him throughout the episode where you feel so much of William without him saying much It was all very visual and beautiful almost like a silent movie in some waysrdquoHe also worked in TV series including lsquoMr Robotrsquo lsquoThe Get Downrsquo lsquoLuke Cagersquo and lsquoTruth Be Toldrsquo Jones appeared in a number of films such as lsquoHalf Nelsonrsquo lsquoAcross the Universersquo lsquoGlass Chinrsquo lsquoThe Holiday Calendarrsquo and lsquoDolemite Is My NamersquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever