Preston Jones

Preston Jones (born August 21, 1983) is an American actor, known for his roles in Detention, Spring Break '83, and Road Trip: Beer Pong.

Personal life Preston was born in Dallas, Texas on August 21, 1983. He started acting his senior year in high school when he attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas, where he graduated in 2001. Preston then went on to study Theatre and Radio Television Film at The University of Texas at Austin. In Austin, he performed in over a dozen plays, getting the most acclaim for his performance in the John Patrick play, The Hasty Heart. To prepare for his role as the Scotsman, Lachlan McLachlan, Preston traveled to Scotland to research the Scottish culture and dialect.

After graduating from UT Austin and acting in a few TV pilots (The WB's "Jack and Bobby" and Richard Linklater's HBO pilot, "$5.15/hr"), he moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting professionally. Since moving to Los Angeles, Preston has starred opposite Chris O'Donnell, Adam Goldberg, John Goodman, David Carradine, and DJ Qualls in both television and film.

Preston has an identical twin brother, Drew, who lives in Fort Worth, Texas. Preston married his high school friend Ashley Howe.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Miracle Dogs Too Josh Direct-to-video 2007 Superbad Bully Uncredited 2008 Next of Kin French Student 2008 Road Trip: Beer Pong Andy direct-to-DVD 2011 Bad Actress Tyler Shane Donovan 2017 Lessons in Breaking Up Sebastian Hayes 2018 Minds of Its Own Stanton 2018 Baby Obsession Jon

Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Jack & Bobby Nick Episode: "Pilot" 2005 Head Cases Brad Episode: "In the Club" 2009 True Blood Dirk Episodes: "Keep This Party Going" and "Shake and Fingerpop" 2010 $#*! My Dad Says Josh Episodes: "The Truth About Dads & Moms" and "Not Without My Jacket" 2010 Sonny with a Chance Grant Mitchell Episodes: "Grady with a Chance of Sonny" and "Sonny with a Grant" 2011 I'm in the Band Kurt Dirkman Episode: "Yo Check My House" 2011 CSI: NY Chad Hendricks Episode: "Keep It Real" 2011 Death Valley Deputy Chief Ribbings Episode: "The Hottest Day of the Year" 2012 Austin & Ally Miami Mack Episode: "Deejays & Demos" 2012 The Mentalist Tark Mitchum Episode: "So Long, and Thanks for All the Red Snapper" 2012 Femme Fatales Aaron Episode: "Bad Science" 2012 Broken Bonds Trevor Gold Recurring role, 4 episodes 2014 Stalker Paul Watson Episode: "Manhunt" 2014 Stitchers Randall Cook Episode: "Pretty Little Lawyers" 2016 Sing It! Troy Blue Main role 2016 General Hospital Evan Boyd 2 episodes 2017 NCIS Navy Petty Officer First Class David Collins Episode: "M.I.A." 2018 Hotel Du Loone Todd Episode: "Runaway Bride" 2019 Cousins for Life Ansel Episode: "Super Ivy" 2020 Hawaii Five-0 Leo Episode: "He kohu puahiohio i ka ho'olele i ka lepo i luna"