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Tommy Lee Jones Says He Has No Plans to Retire From Acting
Tommy Lee Jones says he has considered retiring but will keep acting.
The 80-year-old actor discussed his plans in an interview with his The Lowdown co-star Ethan Hawke.
Jones plays Hawke’s estranged father in the second season of the FX series.
Jones said he was drawn to the show and described its set as a happy place to work.
The season explores a difficult relationship shaped by love and conflict, according to Hawke.
Jones said the show’s original circumstances and exploration of universal experiences helped bring him back to television, where he had not appeared in a series since Lonesome Dove in 1989.
Season two premiered on FX and Hulu on Oct.
14, at 9 p.m.
ET and 6 p.m.
PT.
Tommy Lee Jones said he has considered retiring from acting but does not plan to do so.
Jones made the comments in an interview with E! News alongside his The Lowdown costar Ethan Hawke.
Jones stars as Hawke’s estranged father in the FX series’ second season.
Jones said joining the show was inviting and described its set as a happy place to be.
The second season premiered on FX and Hulu on Oct. 14.
- Who
- Tommy Lee Jones, actor and star of The Lowdown.
- What
- He said he has thought about retiring from acting but is not going to retire.
- When
- In an interview published Oct. 15, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Jones said he is enjoying every aspect of his career. He also said joining The Lowdown was inviting.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Jones made his first red carpet appearance in three years.
The second season of The Lowdown premiered on FX and Hulu.
E! News published Jones’s interview about his career plans.
- Age
- 80
- Series
- The Lowdown
- Role
- Jones plays the estranged father of Ethan Hawke’s character.
- Premiere
- Oct. 14 on FX and Hulu
- Interview outlet
- E! News
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What people are saying
I’m not gonna do it.
a happy place to be
I would have been happy to play any part in that world.