Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 13, 1954
Place of Birth:
South Bend, Indiana, USA
Social Media
Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
Biography
Isiah Whitlock, Jr. (born September 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is most famous for his role on the HBO television series, The Wire as corrupt state senator Clay Davis. In 2011, Whitlock played an insurance agent named Ronald Wilkes in the film Cedar Rapids. Wilkes is a self-described fan of The Wire and does an impersonation of character Omar Little. Whitlock has said that the references to the series were written in before he became involved in Cedar Rapids.
He is also notable for appearing in Spike Lee films She Hate Me and 25th Hour as Agent Amos Flood. In all three projects, Whitlock established a catchphrase from his characters' distinct pronunciation of the word "shit" ("sheee-it").
He appeared as Eugine, a supporting role, in the 2003 film Pieces of April. He had a bit part in Goodfellas as a doctor who gives Henry Hill a Valium while attending to his brother. In 2007, he played Ethan Banks in Enchanted.
Whitlock has made appearances on Chappelle's Show and has played various characters on Law & Order and its' spinoff, Law & Order: SVU. He also appears in promotional spots for the Wii video game Punch-Out!! portraying the character Doc Louis.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cocaine Bear | Bob |
| 2022 | Lightyear | Commander Burnside (voice) |
| 2022 | Triggered | Ohio |
| 2021 | I Care a Lot | Judge Lomax |
| 2020 | Seneca | Michael |
| 2020 | Da 5 Bloods | Melvin |
| 2020 | The Lost Husband | Russ McAllen |
| 2020 | Sloan Hearts Neckface | Lester |
| 2019 | Lost Holiday | Officer Matthews |
| 2019 | Corporate Animals | Derek |
| 2019 | Lying and Stealing | Lyman |
| 2019 | Run with the Hunted | Lester |
| 2018 | The Old Man & the Gun | Detective Gene Dentler |
| 2018 | All Square | Scotty |
| 2018 | BlacKkKlansman | Mr. Turrentine |
| 2017 | Person to Person | Buster |
| 2017 | CHiPS | Peterson |
| 2017 | Cars 3 | River Scott (voice) |
| 2016 | Pete's Dragon | Sheriff Gene Dentler |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq | Bacchos |
| 2014 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Yates |
| 2014 | 23 Blast | Dr. Connelly |
| 2013 | Thanks for Sharing | Charles |
| 2013 | Newlyweeds | Philly |
| 2013 | Home | Samuel |
| 2013 | Europa Report | Dr. Pamuk |
| 2013 | Jerome's Bouquet | Jack |
| 2012 | Why Stop Now? | Black |
| 2012 | Red Hook Summer | Detective Flood |
| 2012 | Not Fade Away | Landers |
| 2011 | Gun Hill Road | Officer Thompson |
| 2011 | Cedar Rapids | Ronald Wilkes |
| 2011 | Detachment | Mr. Mathias |
| 2010 | Main Street | Mayor |
| 2010 | Twelve | Detective Dumont |
| 2010 | Brooklyn's Finest | Investigator #3 (as Isiah Whitlock) |
| 2008 | Cadillac Records | Mississippi DJ |
| 2008 | Choke | Detective Palmer |
| 2007 | The Wire Odyssey | Self |
| 2007 | 1408 | Hotel Engineer |
| 2007 | Enchanted | Ethan Banks |
| 2006 | Kettle of Fish | Freddie |
| 2006 | Beautiful Ohio | Mr. Lebreaux |
| 2005 | Duane Hopwood | William |
| 2004 | A Jersey Tale | Mr. Stubbs |
| 2004 | She Hate Me | Amos Flood |
| 2003 | Pieces of April | Eugene |
| 2002 | 25th Hour | Agent Flood |
| 2001 | Jump Tomorrow | George's Uncle |
| 2001 | WW3 | |
| 1999 | Harlem Aria | Manny |
| 1999 | A Fish in the Bathtub | Rudy |
| 1997 | The Spanish Prisoner | Trooper |
| 1996 | Eddie | Rick |
| 1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | Cop |
| 1990 | GoodFellas | Doctor |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Fireman |
| 1981 | A Christmas Carol | Second Charitable Gentleman / Party Guest |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Residence | Larry Dokes |
| 2021 | History of Swear Words | Self |
| 2020 | Your Honor | Charlie Figaro |
| 2020 | Woke | Mr. Jackson |
| 2018 | The Good Cop | Burl Loomis |
| 2018 | Apple & Onion | Mayor Naise (voice) |
| 2018 | FBI | Richard Talmage |
| 2017 | The Mist | Gus Bradley |
| 2017 | She's Gotta Have It | Dog #10 |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Carmen |
| 2015 | The Carmichael Show | Reverend Carlson |
| 2014 | Gotham | Gerry Lang |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | C.E.O. (voice) |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Danny |
| 2013 | Lucky 7 | Bob Harris |
| 2012 | Elementary | Jack Brunelle |
| 2012 | Veep | George Maddox |
| 2012 | Smash | Ronald Strickland |
| 2009 | The Unusuals | |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Ira Protopapas |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam | Joe Williams |
| 2004 | The Jury | |
| 2002 | The Wire | State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis |
| 2002 | The Wire | Clay Davis |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Crime Scene Detective |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Detective |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | (credit only) |
| 2000 | Ed | Tim Unger |
| 2000 | Madigan Men | |
| 2000 | Wonderland | Dr. Mohyuddin |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Reggie Simmons |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Robbery Division Captain |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Todd Smythe |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Captain Reece |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | NTCC Representative |
| 1997 | Liberty! | Luke - Slave |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Anton Emery |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Gordon Samuels |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Antony White |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Simon Brooks |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Fred Oakes |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Captain Navarro |
| 1989 | Oceano | The Moose |