Rolin Jones is a playwright and television writer. He has worked on Showtime's Weeds

Weeds (TV series)

Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...

and NBC drama Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights (TV series)

Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team...

. His plays include The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow: An Instant Message with Excitable Music and Sovereignty.

He joined the crew of Friday Night Lights as a writer and supervising producer for the series fourth season in 2009. He wrote the episodes "The Son" and "Laboring". He was nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Drama Series at the February 2010 ceremony

Writers Guild of America Awards 2009

The 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2009. Winners were announced on February 20, 2010.-Best Adapted Screenplay:*Crazy Heart*Julie & Julia...

for his work on the fourth season. He is nominated for "The Son" at the 2010 Emmy Awards.