Neal Jones

Neal Jones (born January 2, 1960) is an American stage, film, and television actor. He is best known for his role as Billy Kostecki in Dirty Dancing.

Neal Jones
Born	Neal Jones January 2, 1960 (1960-01-02) (age 64) Wichita, Kansas, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983–2010
Spouse	Jamie

Early life and education

Neal Jones was born on January 2, 1960, in Wichita, Kansas. Jones attended the Webster University Conservatory of Theatre Arts in St. Louis, Missouri.

Career

After attending the Webster University Conservatory of Theatre Arts in St. Louis, Jones moved to New York and began his professional career in Nicol Williamson's production of Macbeth at the Circle in the Square. This was followed by The Corn Is Green at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and the Tony Award-winning, Big River, at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.^[1] He went on to appear in numerous New York stage productions, including Mike Leigh's Ecstasy and Tom Dulack's Diminished Capacity at The New Group,^[2][3] Kenneth Branagh's Public Enemy at the Irish Arts Center,^[4] and The Great Lakes Theater Festival’s world premiere of Dylan Thomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales in Cleveland, Ohio, directed by Clifford Williams. As a director he staged the world premiere of Celtic Tiger (Me Arse) by Don Creedon, and the New York premiere of Joseph O'Connor's Red Roses and Petrol, both at the Irish Arts Center in New York, where he has also served as Artistic Director.^[5][6] He is a member of the Actors Studio.

His first film appearance was in Dirty Dancing, followed by more than 25 films, including Taylor Hackford's The Devil's Advocate (one of four films in which he appears with Al Pacino), In America and G.I. Jane. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2008 Malibu International Film Festival for his role in the independent film Mona.^[7]

Jones also has appeared in several television series, including The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Law & Order, and Criminal Minds (as Karl Arnold aka The Fox).^[8] He appeared in seven episodes of the FX series Rescue Me as Peter Reilly, the gay son of Chief Jerry Reilly. Jones's work in Generation Kill was singled out for praise by reviewers Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe and Alan Sepinwall of the Star-Ledger.^[9][10]

Personal life

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Dirty Dancing	Billy Kostecki
1992	Glengarry Glen Ross	Man in Donut Shop
1993	Romeo Is Bleeding	Clerk
1996	Looking for Richard	Messenger
	Ratchet	Sam Leary
1997	Silent Prey	Kevin O'Neill	a.k.a. Silent Predator
	Sax and Violins
	G.I. Jane	Duty Officer
	The Devil's Advocate	Larry - Florida Reporter
1998	Day at the Beach	Chuck Hanson
	Come To	Biker 1	short film
	The Siege	NYPD Representative
2000	Chinese Coffee	Eteocles/Actor in play
2001	Queenie in Love	Doctor
	Way Off Broadway	Mr. Scott
2002	Bridget	Hawks Anwalt
	Changing Lanes	Newsroom Writer
	In America	Immigration Officer #1
2003	Beautiful Kid		direct-to-video release
2004	Zombie Honeymoon	Officer Carp
2005	Game 6	Yessiree Bob
2006	The House Is Burning	Sheriff
2008	Mona	John	Nominated—2008 Malibu International Film Festival, Best Supporting Actor
2009	Carbone's Birthday	Pachenko	short film
2010	Heterosexuals	Barry

Television

Year	Series	Episode(s)	Role
1989	Monsters	"Taps"	Gary Gregory
1991	Law & Order	"Misconception"	Ray
1995	Law & Order	"Privileged"	Bill D.
1998	Law & Order	"Bad Girl"	Mr. Flynn
1999	Sex and the City	"The Awful Truth"	Richard
2000	Third Watch	"Demolition Derby"	Brian
2001	The Sopranos	"Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood"	Agent Tancredi
2004	The Jury	"The Honeymoon Suite"	Kevin Sykes
	Rescue Me	"Kansas", "Orphans"	Peter Reilly
2005		"Sensitivity", "Reunion", "Shame", "Believe", "Brains"
	Criminal Minds	"The Fox"	Karl Arnold a.k.a. The Fox
2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	"Maltese Cross", "Weeping Willow"	Chief of Detectives Bradshaw
2007		"Flipped"
	Crossing Jordan	"Seven Feet Under"	Russell Berman
2008	Generation Kill	Seven episodes—complete series	Sgt. Maj. John Sixta
2009	Law & Order	"Take-out"	Alex Boone
	Criminal Minds	"Outfoxed"	Karl Arnold a.k.a. The Fox

References

1. "Neal Jones". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
2. John, Willis, ed. (1996). Theatre World. Vol. 52: 1995-1996. p. 111. ISBN 9781557833235. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
3. Van Gelder, Lawrence (June 24, 1993). "Theater in Review" (Review of Diminished Capacity. May require subscription; accessible in Google cache). The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2010. {{cite news}}: External link in |format= (help)
4. Evans, Greg (November 9, 1994). "Public Enemy" (Theater review). Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
5. Hurley, Joseph (October 6, 1999). "Theater Review: 'Celtic Tiger' a wild ride that knocks you on yer..." The Irish Echo. Archived from the original (Review archived at seanpower.utvinternet.com) on September 9, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
6. Hampton, Wilborn (November 8, 2000). "Theater Review: The Troubles Are All in the Family" (Review of Red Roses and Petrol). The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
7. "Malibu International Film Festival 2008 Nominations". Malibu Film Festival. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
8. "Neal Jones". Internet Movie Database (IMDb). IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
9. Gilbert, Matthew (July 14, 2008). "'Generation Kill': Confused Yet?". Boston.com. The Boston Globe/The NY Times Co. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
10. Sepinwall, Alan (July 14, 2008). "Generation Kill, "Get Some": Po-lice that moo-stash!!!!". NJ.com / The Star-Ledger. New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2010.

External links

• Neal Jones at IMDb
• Neal Jones at the Internet Broadway Database