---
name: "John Christopher Jones"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-christopher-jones"
fi1m_id: "john-christopher-jones"
imdb_id: "nm0428421"
tmdb_id: 51532
wikidata_id: "Q21517259"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 March 1948"
died: "15 September 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T03:39:37.249828+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Christopher Jones

## Identity

John Christopher Jones

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-christopher-jones
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-christopher-jones
- **IMDb ID:** nm0428421
- **TMDB ID:** 51532
- **Wikidata ID:** Q21517259
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Christopher_Jones_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21517259, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428421/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51532

Actor. Born 27 March 1948 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA. Died 15 September 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 March 1948, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
- **Died:** 15 September 2025
- **Active:** 1987–2004
- **Also known as:** John Chris Jones, Chris Jones
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 73 (1), 2000s 63 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 61 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $431m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Christopher_Jones_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21517259, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428421/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51532

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Village*](https://film.one/film/the-village.md) (63)

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## Biography

John Christopher Jones was an American actor known for film, television and stage work. Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, he studied at Amherst College and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before beginning his stage career in 1975.

He appeared in films including *Moonstruck* (1987), *Awakenings* (1990), *The Hurricane* (1999) and *The Village* (2004), in which he played Robert Percy. His television credits include episodes of *The Sopranos*, *Law & Order*, *New Amsterdam* and *Evil*. A veteran of Broadway, where he appeared in productions such as *Hurlyburly*, *The Iceman Cometh* and *Beauty and the Beast*, he was a founding member of Shakespeare & Company. Jones was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2003 and continued acting until his retirement in 2024. He died in New York City on 15 September 2025.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Village* (2004), Fi1m 63, as Robert Percy — [page](https://film.one/film/the-village.md)
- *Awakenings* (1990), Fi1m 73, as Dr. Sullivan — [page](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md)
- *Moonstruck* (1987), Fi1m 84, as Lowell — [page](https://film.one/film/moonstruck.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Evil* (2019), series, as Johan Taupin
- *New Amsterdam* (2018), series, as Bob Rayburn
- *The Village* (2004), as Robert Percy — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-village.md)
- *Earthly Possessions* (1999), as Marvel Hodge
- *The Hurricane* (1999), as Reporter at Bar
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, as Kevin Cullen — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *In & Out* (1997), as Bachelor Party Guest
- *The Substance of Fire* (1996), as Book Binder
- *Rescuing Desire* (1996), as Jim
- *Mr. Wonderful* (1993), as Miller
- *The Secret* (1992), as Link
- *Darrow* (1991), as Edgar Lee Masters
- *Awakenings* (1990), as Dr. Sullivan — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md)
- *Amazing Stories: The Movie II* (1990), as Vin Colbeck
- *Desperate Hours* (1990), as Neff
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Larry Novak, Raymond Maxwell, Dennis Shearer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Misplaced* (1989), as David
- *Monsters* (1988), series, as Officer Pankhurst
- *Eisenhower and Lutz* (1988), series, as Forrest
- *Moonstruck* (1987), as Lowell — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/moonstruck.md)
- *The Popcorn Kid* (1987), series, as Marlin Bond
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, as Vin Colbeck
- *Spenser: For Hire* (1985), series, as Fred Taylor
- *Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer* (1983), as Artist
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Edgar Lee Masters, David
- *On Our Own* (1977), series, as Eddie Barnes

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