Jay Roberts Jr.

James Jay Roberts (also known as Jay Roberts Jr.) is an American LAPD Captain and former actor, known for leading roles in films including White Phantom, Scent of Vengeance, and Aftershock.

Roberts attended San Diego State University and graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in 1984. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Roberts pursued a career in film. In 1994, Roberts retired from the film industry and joined the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

Roberts was the Foothill Area Gang Impact Team Officer and was the Adjutant to the First Assistant Chief and the Director of the Office of Operations for several years. In 2022, Captain Roberts was assigned Commanding Officer of the LAPD Rampart Division, named for the area it patrols.

Filmography Theatrical movies Scent of Vengeance El Aroma Del Copal (1996) Warlords 3000 a.k.a. Dark Vengeance (1993) Aftershock (1990) White Phantom (1987) Thin Ice On the Edge

TV appearances Homefront "Appleknocker to Wed Tomato-Hawker" (1993) Booker "Someone Stole Lucille" (1991) Murder She Wrote