James Earl Jones II

(Bio as of February 2026)

Bio: James Earl Jones II is a Chicago-based actor. Goodman Theatre: Carlyle and Wonderful Town. Chicago: Five Guys Named Moe, Satchmo at the Waldorf, The Secret Garden (Court Theatre); Scottsboro Boys, Sondheim on Sondheim (Porchlight); Beauty & the Beast, Shrek (Chicago Shakespeare); Aida, Spamalot, Ragtime (Drury Lane Theater); 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Broadway in Chicago); National tours: The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Come From Away, and Company. Regional: Ragtime, She Loves Me, October Sky, Dreamgirls, The Full Monty (Marriott Theatre); Company and Sweet Charity (Writers); Film/TV: Pokerhouse, Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Empire. Represented by Stewart Talent.