Peter Lawson Jones

Peter Lawson Jones

Peter Lawson Jones is an attorney, business consultant, professional actor and dramatist.

Jones, a member of SAG-AFTRA and Actor’s Equity, has appeared in twenty films as well as on network television. Among his many credits are "White Boy Rick," "The Assassin's Code," "Alex Cross" and ABC’s "Detroit 1-8-7." He has appeared in plays at numerous...
Peter Lawson Jones is an attorney, business consultant, professional actor and dramatist.

Jones, a member of SAG-AFTRA and Actor’s Equity, has appeared in twenty films as well as on network television. Among his many credits are "White Boy Rick," "The Assassin's Code," "Alex Cross" and ABC’s "Detroit 1-8-7." He has appeared in plays at numerous venues throughout Northeast Ohio and in staged readings Off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane and the Ensemble Studio theatres. Earlier this year he received the 2016 Indie Gathering International Film Festival Best Ohio Supporting Actor Award for his role in the comedy, "How to Change the World."

Jones's drama, "The Family Line," has been successfully produced at Karamu House, Harvard University and Ohio University and has received staged readings at several other venues. His most recent play, "The Bloodless Jungle," has enjoyed two full productions at Ensemble Theatre in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. "Land of Cleve," a local arts and cultural blog, ranked the more recent production as one of the top last year in Northeast Ohio. The drama has also received staged readings at the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center's 15th Annual Page to Stage New Play Festival, at the National Black Theatre Festival, at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters's Playwright Spotlight Series at the Dallas Convention Center and in New York City (Harlem) courtesy of Shades of Truth Theatre and the Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group.

Jones is co-executive producer of "Fatherhood 101," a documentary on the critical importance of responsible fatherhood. He is a consultant in the areas of government relations, community engagement, event planning, fundraising, market development and fatherhood programming.

For nearly nine years Jones served as a member of the Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners and for three of those years as its president. Jones previously served two and one-half terms in the Ohio House of Representatives and was formerly the Vice Mayor and a Councilman in the City of Shaker Heights, Ohio.

A graduate of Harvard College (magna cum laude in Government) and Harvard Law School, Jones has received over fifty awards and honors for his governmental, civic and political work. He has been listed in Who’s Who in American Politics and Among Black Americans and was inducted into the Shaker Heights (High School) Alumni Association Hall of Fame.

Jones and his spouse Lisa are the proud parents of three children: Ryan Charles, Leah Danielle and Evan Cooke.

Plays

  • The Bloodless Jungle by Peter Lawson Jones
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    Keyword: Political campaigns, sexual assault + 1 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: Political campaigns, sexual assault, Ex-offenders and second chances
    State Senator Ethan St. John is a rising star in the political world who is being courted by the President and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to challenge a long-term incumbent for a critical seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ethan agrees to undertake the run but must vest control of the campaign in the hands of H. Henderson Hill, a nationally renowned “win-at-any-cost” political...
    State Senator Ethan St. John is a rising star in the political world who is being courted by the President and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to challenge a long-term incumbent for a critical seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ethan agrees to undertake the run but must vest control of the campaign in the hands of H. Henderson Hill, a nationally renowned “win-at-any-cost” political consultant. Ethan is ahead in the polls when, J.J. Stiles, his best friend from high school, who had previously served time for sexual assault, is arrested upon suspicion of having committed another rape. Ethan soon faces mounting pressure from both the media and Hill, with whom Ethan continually engages in philosophical battles about campaign strategy, to distance himself from J.J., but Ethan is convinced that his friend is innocent. Complicating matters is a long-held secret that Sydney, Ethan’s wife, reveals to him. He is faced with a daunting choice: does he abandon J.J. and focus on winning the election, or does he jeopardize the campaign by supporting his friend. The play ultimately centers around the decision Ethan makes and its consequences.