Angus T. Jones

Angus Turner Jones is an American former child actor He is best known for his role as Jake Harper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men 20032013 for which he won two Young Artist Awards and a TV Land Award during his 10year tenure as one of the shows main characters His first film role was as a fiveyearold in the 1999 film Simpatico From 2001 to 2003 he had supporting roles in films including See Spot Run The Rookie Bringing Down the House George of the Jungle 2 and The Christmas Blessing In 2003 Jones was cast in the sitcom Two and a Half Men as Jake Harper the half man of the title a 10yearold living with his divorced father played by Jon Cryer and hedonistic uncle played by Charlie Sheen The show was the most popular sitcom in the United States for most of its run In 2010 Jones became the highest paid child star in television at the age of 17 when his new contract with Two and a Half Men guaranteed him US78 million over the next two seasons amounting to US300000 for each of the 26 episodes