Gene Jones is an American character actor, who appeared in No Country for Old Men (2007), The Hateful Eight (2015) and The Sacrament (2013), with the latter earning him a nomination for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award as Best Supporting Actor.
Biography Jones grew up in Olla, Louisiana, and attended LaSalle High School.
He acted in theater productions for nearly 30 years before being cast in No Country for Old Men (2007) as the gas station proprietor who is forced to play a game of "heads or tails" with killer Anton Chigurh. In a later interview, co-star Javier Bardem described Jones's performance in their scene as "brilliant". From there, Jones received bit parts in television shows like Louie and House of Cards. He was cast in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) because director Sam Raimi liked his voice. That same year, he received a lead role as a cult leader named Father in The Sacrament (2013). Jones got the part after director Ti West saw his role as a pharmacist in Louie and asked him to send in a video audition.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes. 2007 No Country for Old Men Gas Station Proprietor 2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green Neighbor 2013 Oz the Great and Powerful Wild West Barker The Sacrament Charles Anderson Reed "Father" 2014 A Merry Friggin' Christmas Glen 2015 The Hateful Eight Sweet Dave 2016 Katie Says Goodbye Mr. Willard 2017 The Strange Ones Gary 2018 The Old Man & the Gun Mr. Owens The Standoff at Sparrow Creek Hubbel 2023 Killers of the Flower Moon Pitts Beatty The Last Stop in Yuma County Robert 2024 Fly Me to the Moon Senator Hopp
Television Year Title Role Notes. 1990 The Civil War Various 9 episodes2004 Chappelle's Show Prosecutor #3 1 episode2012 Louie Pharmacist Episode: "Ikea/Piano Lesson"2013 House of Cards Wayne Paley 1 episode2013 Boardwalk Empire Indiana Counter Man 1 episode2015–2016 Inside Amy Schumer Congressman #3 / Doctor 2 episodes2016 Vinyl Colonel Tom Parker Episode: "The King and I"2017 Godless Sheriff Elton Cunningham Miniseries 2019 Living with Yourself Farmer Ray 3 episodes2020 Little America Hat Store Shopkeep Episode: "The Cowboy"2023 The Blacklist Pops Episode: "The Four Guns"
Video games Year Title Role Notes. 2004 Red Dead Revolver Sheriff Bartlett / Cowboy (voices)2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Roscoe Brenner / The Local Pedestrian Population (voice)
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