After appearing in a 2021 episode of “Chicago Fire” and the feature film “Judas and the Black Messiah,” the attorney and business consultant’s latest credit is his biggest yet.
Peter Lawson Jones, Tom Hanks and Jones’ son Evan on the set of “A Man Called Otto.” CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A second act is how former Shaker Heights state legislator and Cuyahoga County Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones describes his acting career.
Based on the No. 1 New York Times bestseller “A Man Called Ove,” the film tells the story of Otto Anderson , a grump who no longer sees purpose in his life following the loss of his wife. The demanding role -- requiring Jones to use and discover new acting techniques -- ended up being quite emotional for the actor who will be attending aMoney raised will go to College Now Greater Cleveland’s Charles & Margaret Jones Scholarship Fund, which was established by Jones to honor his late parents who were big supporters of education. More details on the screening are available atWe recently caught up with Jones, 70, to talk about “A Man Called Otto” and his pen pal Hanks.
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