Ron Cephas Jones  (Dr. Copeland) recently finished Gem of the Ocean on Broadway. He appeared as Clarence opposite Peter Dinkledge’s Richard III at the Public Theatre after playing the title role of Othello at London’s Royal Theatre. He created the role of Rooftop in Our Lady of 121^st St for New York’s Labyrinth Theatre and Off-Broadway at the Union Square Theatre. A nominee for the Lucille Lortell Award for outstanding actor, Ron also created the role of Lucius Jenkins in Jesus Hopped the A-Train for the Labyrinth Theatre, and has played it at the Donmar and The Arts Theatre in London. Additional theatre credits include the title role of Othello at London’s Royal Theatre. The Exonerated at the Culture Project, TeeVee in Black Codes from the Underground, Silas in Holiday Heart at Manhattan Theatre Club and Everybody’s Ruby at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre. Ron received the Connecticut Critic’s Circle Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Play for his riveting Marvell Thunder in Thunder Knocking On The Door at Yale Rep and worked with Anna Deveare Smith in House Arrest: First Edition. Ron won the Adelco Best Actor Award for his performance at the Nuyorican Poet’s Café of Don’t Explain. His film credits include Spike Lee’s “He’s Got Game” and Woody Allen’s “Sweet and Low Down”. Independent film credits include, “On the One”, “Little Senegal”, “A Day in Black and White”, “Murder and Magic”, “Bachelor’s Club”, “Naked Acts”, and “Real Men, Sex & Friendship”. TV credits include, “Law and Order”, “NYPD Blue”, “Feds”, and “NY Undercover”. He has also been seen recently in Don Johnson’s latest project, TNT network’s movie of the week, “Word of Honor”.