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Orlando Jones

Orlando Jones is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for being one of the original cast members of the sketch comedy series MADtv, for his role as the 7 Up spokesman from 1999 to 2002, and for his role as the African god Anansi on Starz's American Gods.

English

American Gods

2017
as Nancy

Sleepy Hollow

2013
as Frank Irvine

Evolution

2001
as Prof. Harry Phineas Block

Bedazzled

2000
as Daniel/Dan/Danny, Esteban, Beach Jock, Lamar Garrett, Dr. Ngegitigegitibaba

Office Space

1999
as Steve - Magazine Salesman

Magnolia

1999
as Worm

Sour Grapes

1998
as Digby

Enemies Closer

2013
as Francois

The Book of Love

2017
as Cornelius 'Dumbass' Thibadeaux

Liberty Heights

1999
as Little Melvin

Double Take

2001
as Daryl Chase

Chain of Fools

2000
as Miss Cocoa

MADtv

1995
as Various

Woo

1998
as Sticky Fingas

Runaway Jury

2003
as Russell

A Cool Like That Christmas

1993
as Orlando Jones

Drumline

2002
as Dr. Lee

Seconds Apart

2011
as Detective Lampkin

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

2009
as Ben Nickerson

The Replacements

2000
as Clifford Franklin

Primeval

2007
as Steven Johnson

Say It Isn't So

2001
as Dig McCaffrey

The Chicago 8

2011
as Bobby Seale

House of D

2005
as Superfly

Misconceptions

2010
as Terry Price-Owens

Madiba

2017
as Oliver Tambo

Biker Boyz

2003
as Soul Train

Guns for Hire

2015
as Dr. Vanderark

Director

Episode The Evidence
Pilot
2006
Episode The Evidence
Down for the Count
2006
Episode The Evidence
Borrowed Time
2006

Writer

Episode A Different World
Never Can Say Goodbye
1991
Episode The Sinbad Show
Adoption--Part Deux
1994
Episode The Sinbad Show
Girls Unda-Hoodz
1994
Episode The Sinbad Show
The Dog Episode
1994
Episode The Sinbad Show
David Goes Skiing
1994
Episode The Sinbad Show
Neighborhood Watch
1994
Episode A Different World
Baby, I'm a Star
1991

Guest Star

Episode Room 104
The Knockandoo
2017
Episode The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Roseanne Barr/Orlando Jones
2004
Episode L.A.'s Finest
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
2020
Episode L.A.'s Finest
Coyote Ugly
2020
Episode Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates the Substitute
2007
Episode Pushing Daisies
The Norwegians
2008
Episode Ghost Whisperer
Unhappy Medium
2007
Episode Herman's Head
Guns and Neurosis
1992
Episode Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Homecoming
2008
Episode L.A.'s Finest
For Life
2020
Episode Men in Trees
Take It Like a Man
2007
Episode Men in Trees
Nice Girls Finish Frist
2007
Episode A Different World
Save the Best for Last (1)
1992
Episode The Great Debate
Camp Debate Lake
2020
Episode Alpha Book Club
American Gods - Part 4
2017
Episode Necessary Roughness
Losing Your Swing
2011
Episode Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
Orlando Jones, Cassidy
2005
Episode A Different World
Save the Best for Last (2)
1992
Episode The Great Debate
I Love the Deb-eighties
2020
Episode The Bernie Mac Show
For a Few Dollars More
2003
Episode The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Liza Minnelli/Orlando Jones
2006
Episode House
Moving the Chains
2010
Episode Abbott Elementary
Work Family
2022
Episode Save Me
Holier Than Thou
2013
Episode Father of the Pride
Original Pilot
1970
Episode Orphan Black
The Cloneversation
2014
Episode It's My Shout: Short Films from Wales
The 12 Labours of Gryff
2016
Episode King of the Hill
Traffic Jam
1998
Episode MADtv
The 200th Episode
2003
Episode Girlfriends
Sex, Lies and Books
2003
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
August 15, 2003
2003
Episode Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Diss
2019
Episode Celebrity Animal Encounters
Melissa Joan Hart's Dolphin Dilemma
2018