Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Moses Jones. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Moses, appreciate you joining us today. Can you talk to us about how you’ve thought about whether to sign with an agent or manager?

I have quite a few agents. At one point this year I had six different agents and a manager. I’m blessed to be able to move around the country quite easily, so I try to keep an agent in the area or regions that I want to work in. But my main agency is Smith Young Talent Agency. I love them! We just have a clear understanding of who I am as a talent and what we’re trying to accomplish. The owners of the agency used to be a part of another agency, and once they separated from them and started their own, I was one of their early clients as they were forming their new agency. One of the biggest attractions that drew me to Smith Young is their management feel, even though they are an agency. I can call them at any moment with a concern, and they’re ready and willing to work it out. That’s often more of a manager’s responsibility, which is why I say they give a “managerial feel” for their agency. And while I can’t speak for them, I’d like to think that one of the reasons they were attracted to me as a client is the confidence that I bring as an artist. I have an understanding of who I am, and I know where I’m trying to go. And I think there is an appreciation for that level of professionalism.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers

It started when I was in middle school, where I was doing this anti-tobacco presentation, and realized that I enjoyed speaking in front of people. I vividly remember discovering my gift of what would soon turn into my passion of performing. But not just speaking; it was having the ability to change someone’s perspective on something. At that moment I knew that whatever I do in life, it would involve me speaking in front of lots of people in a way that could be persuasive. So for a number of years, I entertained, and slightly pursued the idea of being a pastor. However, my junior year of High School is where I discovered the stage. I was cast in my first play; Cinderella, as various small bit/background parts. One of those parts was one of the four horsemen. The way our director outlined it, when the four housemen came out on stage to meet Cinderella, we paused in the middle of stage, and hit this 15-30 second dance routine. It was fun, nothing major.. or so I thought. When the play was over, the amount of people that came up to us horsemen and said that dance was the highlight of the play for them blew my mind away. They had so much joy in telling us how entertaining that part of the play was for them. You would have thought we were the leads! I wasn’t an avid film viewer, and definitely had never experience a play before. So I never contemplated that people could be so deeply affected by something that was, for lack of better words, fictional. But experiencing that moment on stage, hearing the crowd respond to our dance, and then having the crowd interaction afterwards was invigorating. I did another play my senior year, and realized being an actor was what I would set out to do. I also studied telecommunications in high school and college, and felt that a career in film was the best way to merge the two. As a strong christian, I always tell people I will continue pursing the industry until God tell me otherwise.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

What I love most about Film/Television is the ability to impact people, especially people who you may never meet or come in contact with. Here’s my own personal testimony of that: I remember watching The Resident one night, and on this particular episode a young couple, whom were pregnant with their first child, came into the hospital for what they thought was a simple check-up. That check-up turned into them needing to do an emergency delivery of the baby, in which the mother needed to have a blood transfusion. Due to the shortage of blood, the mother was unable to receive the blood needed and, while the hospital was able to save the baby, they mother was unable to make it, leaving this brand new father to be a single parent. As a father myself, that hit me extremely hard emotionally. Even though the show itself was fictional, the situation was real and relatable to the blood shortage in the United States. The very next day I was at the blood clinic donating blood, and since have become a frequent donor. THAT, in a nutshell, is what I hope to do in my career. I want to do projects that have the ability to motivate/inspire/encourage people to make a change for the better in this world. That is what drives me each and every day to continue pursuing this career.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.

I think it can be tough to understand why an actor may decline to do certain types of characters/roles. It may come off as arrogant or, in some cases, prejudice. While I cannot speak for all actors, I know that myself and others have such a love for the craft, and realize that this art is so much bigger than one individual, that we do not want to do something for self-gain that may jeopardize the full project as a whole. So there are times I may decline a role or character, simply because my heart is not in it, and believe that for the utmost success of that project, someone else could better serve that role. That doesn’t mean I, as the actor, am judging the character that may be relatable to a certain group of individuals.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.MoJoFamous.com
• Instagram: _mojofamous
• Twitter: _mojofamous
• Youtube: @thereelguru
• Other: TikTok: _mojofamous

Image Credits
Bjoern Kommerell – BK Headshots