'The door's still open!' Angus T. Jones who quit Two And A Half Men for religious reasons wants to revive Hollywood career

He spent 10 years as Jake Harper on Two And A Half Men before quitting the sitcom in 2013 saying it conflicted with his religious beliefs.

But three years after walking away from Hollywood, Angus T. Jones now says he's ready to resume his acting career.

The former child star, who's now 23, told People:  'The door is definitely still open for me to do that, but I’m taking things slowly.'

Coming back: Angus T. Jones, 23, pictured in a photo posted to his Facebook page, is trying to revive his Hollywood career three years after he quit acting for religious reasons

Jones began acting at the age of five after being cast in the 1999 film Simpatico that starred Sharon Stone and Nick Nolte.

He went on to win other small roles in movies before landing the gig of Jake, a kid who's living with his divorced dad Jon Cryer and hedonistic uncle Charlie Sheen.

But as he grew up, so did his TV alter ego with the show's creators giving his teen character more adult storylines including dating older women.

In 2013, Jones said in an interview with Seventh-Day Adventist filmmaker Christopher Hudson that being on the show was incompatible with being 'a true God-fearing person.'

Fame: Jones began acting at age five and after a series of small film roles landed the part of Charlie Sheen's nephew in the sitcom Two And A Half Men at age 10

Quit: As he grew up, so did his character, and in 2013 Jones said storylines that had him dating older women and smoking pot were incompatible with his Christian faith

He did not appear in season 11 of the hit comedy but did return for a cameo in the season 12 series finale in 2015. 

He attended the University of Colorado at Boulder switching from environmental studies to Jewish studies at the end of his freshman year. 

He told People: 'Over the last three years I’ve been involved with various faith-based organizations.'

'Right now, I’m stepping away from the organizational business-model programs. I’m interested in seeing where I go without an organization putting a stamp of approval on if I’m good or bad or whatever.'

He has now put his college degree 'on hold'  and has partnered with Sean Combs's son Justin in events company Tonite.

He also acknowledges that he still likes acting and is hoping to reignite his Hollywood career on his own terms. 

Jones left the sitcom halfway through season 10 but did return for a cameo in the season 12 series finale where he visited with TV dad Jon Cryer and Ashton Kutcher who replaced Sheen

 

 

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