Ron Cephas Jones, Emmy-Winning ‘This Is Us’ Star, Dies at 66

He “We are” family has lost a beloved star.

Ron Cephas Jones, who won two emmy awards for his guest role as William Hill on the NBC drama series, has died. His representative told him People in an August 19 statement that the actor passed away “due to a long-standing lung problem.” Jones was 66 years old.

“Throughout his career, his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness and heart were felt by anyone lucky enough to know him,” his rep said. “Her career began at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and her love of the stage was present throughout her career, including her recent Tony-nominated and Drama Desk Award-winning performance as her in ‘Clyde’s’ on Broadway”.

The statement continued: “Ron’s inner beauty and soul were evident to a wide audience by his multi-Emmy Award winning performance in ‘This is Us.'”

About him series, which ended in 2022 after six seasons, Jones played the biological father of Randall Pearson, played by fellow Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown. The late actor’s character was a recovering drug addict and musical artist who battled and succumbed to stomach cancer.

In addition to his role on “This Is Us,” Jones also played Romero on “Mr. Robot,” Bobby Fish on the show. “Luke Cage” and, in recent years, he starred in the Apple TV+ crime drama “Truth Be Told” as Shreve, father of octavia spencermain character of . Jones also appeared in the movies “Across the Universe” and “Paid in Full.”

Jones is survived by his daughter Jasmine Cephas Jones.

The 34-year-old actress, known for originating the dual roles of Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds on Broadway’s “Hamilton,” is also an Emmy-winning actress. In 2020, she and her dad made history becoming the first father-daughter duo to win Emmy Awards in the same year after she won the prize for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for playing Tyisha in “#FreeRayshawn” and days later, Jones won her Second Creative Arts Emmy for Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role in “This Is Us.”

“As a parent, that’s the most satisfying thing I’ve been able to feel right now this week,” he told reporters at the time. “I mean, winning another Emmy is icing on the cake, but to see my daughter progress and move into this place where she won an Emmy is beyond words.”

He added: “To be honest with you, and I get excited every time I think about it, that’s been the highlight of this whole journey, is for my daughter to follow in our footsteps and be successful, happy and healthy. That’s the dream of a father”. So as a parent, nothing could be better, nothing.”