Tommy Lee Jones made a rare return to the red carpet in Austin, Texas, appearing at the premiere of the second season of FX’s “The Lowdown”. The Oscar-winning actor, 80, posed with costars Ethan Hawke, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Killer Mike and other members of the ensemble.
Jones wore a navy windowpane plaid blazer over a light blue shirt with jeans for the event. The appearance was his first in nearly three years, bringing him back into the public eye as two new projects arrived on 9 October.
The premiere came nine months after the death of his daughter, Victoria Jones. She was found in a San Francisco hotel in the early hours of 1 January and died at 34 from the toxic effects of cocaine. Her death was ruled accidental.
“The Lowdown” marks Jones’s first onscreen appearance since the tragedy. He plays Lee Raybon Sr., the estranged father of Hawke’s character, in two episodes of the crime comedy-drama’s second season.
Jones also appears in the independent film “Angel and the Badman”, a remake of the 1947 John Wayne classic released on the same day. Speaking about watching Jones work on set, Hawke said: “It made me proud to be an actor.”