Angus T. Jones

1993-10-08 · Austin, Texas, USA

Angus Turner Jones is an American former child actor. He is best known for his role as Jake Harper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2003–2013), for which he won two Young Artist Awards and a TV Land Award during his 10-year tenure as one of the show's main characters. His first film role was as a five-year-old in the 1999 film Simpatico. From 2001 to 2003, he had supporting roles in films including See Spot Run, The Rookie, Bringing Down the House, George of the Jungle 2, and The Christmas Blessing. In 2003, Jones was cast in the sitcom Two and a Half Men as Jake Harper, the "half man" of the title, a 10-year-old living with his divorced father (played by Jon Cryer) and hedonistic uncle (played by Charlie Sheen). The show was the most popular sitcom in the United States for most of its run. In 2010, Jones became the highest paid child star in television at the age of 17 when his new contract with Two and a Half Men guaranteed him US$7.8 million over the next two seasons, amounting to US$300,000 for each of the 26 episodes.