Tad Jones is an "American Born Abroad" who was born at the US Army Hospital in Bad Connstatt, Germany. He is known for his roles in Manhattan (2014),The Lone Ranger (2013),and Persecuted (2014).
Tad's family has a long history of being born on Army bases. He has an older twin sister, two younger brothers, and twin siblings who were all born on military bases. After high school in Bethel, Vermont, Tad spent three seasons in Antarctica as a member of the Navy's VXE-6 Antarctic Para-Rescue Team.
During his time in Antarctica, Tad became an Antarctic Survival Instructor and was the 7th person to skydive the South Pole on January 19, 1977.
After his Antarctic tour, Tad studied acting at Santa Barbara City College and performed in college and community productions. He then attended The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and obtained his first Actor's Equity card in a production of "Tribute" opposite Ken Howard.
Tad was a member of the off-Broadway Mirror Repertory Company in New York City for three years, acting alongside notable actors such as Geraldine Page, F. Murray Abraham, and Steven Weber.
In the early 1990s, Tad co-founded a production company, Aunahil, LLC, and produced, wrote, and directed over 100 live theatrical and educational events for non-profit organizations across the country.
In 2006, Tad completed a 1,100-mile backpack trek from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Damascus, Syria, retracing T.E. Lawrence's path along the Hejaz as outlined in "Seven Pillars of Wisdom."
Tad has been a board member of "Kayak for a Cause" and has kayaked across Long Island Sound annually for five years to raise funds for local charities. He has also climbed several Colorado 14ers, skied back-country bowls, and completed over 40 solo 3 am 7-mile hikes up Santa Fe Baldy, NM in all seasons to watch spectacular sunrises.
In 2008, Tad and his producing partners were contracted by the Supreme Commission for Tourism of Saudi Arabia to produce an eight-day Sea Festival on the southern Red Sea Shore of Saudi Arabia.
Tad returned to acting in 2010 after moving to Santa Fe. One of his sons, screenwriter/actor Ben York Jones, won the 2011 Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Like Crazy (2011).
