CJ Jones

CJ Jones
Jones in 2014
Born1949 or 1950 (age 74–75)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
EducationMissouri School for the Deaf
OccupationActor

CJ Jones (born 1949/1950)[1] is an American actor. He is one of the subjects of See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary (2009).[2][3][4][5] Jones made his feature film debut with Edgar Wright's Baby Driver (2017), in which he portrays Joseph, the deaf foster father of Ansel Elgort's protagonist.[6]

He has developed three one-man shows that have toured the United States, Japan, Sweden, Australia, Ecuador, and Canada. He co-wrote and directed six classic fairy tales for children's television for the series Once Upon a Sign. CJ produced the International Sign Language Theater Festival, which hosted theater artists from all over the world. He has also appeared in various episodes of American TV series.

Jones created a Na'vi sign language for Avatar: The Way of Water, in which he plays a Na'vi.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Avatar hire renowned deaf actor CJ Jones to create sign language". Stuff. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ^ See What I'm Saying official website Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ See What I'm Saying trailer on Captionfish website
  4. ^ Jeanette Catsoulis (April 9, 2010). "'Deaf, and Trying to Make It in Showbiz". The New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  5. ^ See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary -- movie trailer
  6. ^ Polowy, Kevin. "'Baby Driver' Breakout: How Scene-Stealing Deaf Actor CJ Jones Wowed Edgar Wright". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 August 2017.