ORLANDO JONES (Dan) was seen in director Barry Levinson's "Liberty Heights," and the football comedy "The Replacements," in which he co-stars with Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman. Jones appears in two other new movies: "Say It Isn't So," produced by the Farrelly brothers, and starring Chris Klein and Heather Graham; and the action-comedy "Double Take," which marks Jones' first major starring role. "Double Take" co-stars comedian Eddie Griffin in a script penned by George Gallo of "Midnight Run" fame.

Jones's' first job in Hollywood was a writer for the NBC sitcom "A Different World." He then moved to Fox to write for "ROC Live" starring Charles Dutton, and later became a producer for the Fox's new series "The Sinbad Show" starring comedian Sinbad.

After four years as a writer and/or producer, Jones found himself at a crossroads. He had come to Los Angeles to act, as well as write. Jones eventually landed a role on Fox's then-new hour sketch comedy show, "Mad TV," which gave him the chance to combine both of his great loves: acting and writing.