Sam L. Jones III (born April 29, 1983 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actor, an the son of basketball player Sam Jones. He is best known for playing Pete Ross on the television series Smallville for the first three seasons, but left to film Glory Road. Jones has also appeared on the television shows The Practice, ER, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and 7th Heaven. Most recently, he starred alongside former Cosby Show actress Raven-Symoné in the 2006 Lifetime movie For One Night. He returned to Smallville in 2008 for the episode Hero.