| Born | September 13, 1954 (age 66) South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Southwest Minnesota State University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Isiah Whitlock Jr., Actor: Da 5 Bloods. Isiah Whitlock Jr. Was born on September 13, 1954 in South Bend, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Da 5 Bloods (2020), Cedar Rapids (2011) and BlacKkKlansman (2018).
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (born September 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as corrupt state senator Clay Davis on the HBO television series The Wire.
Early life[edit]
Whitlock was born in South Bend, Indiana. He attended college at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota, where he enrolled earned a footballscholarship and studied theater. Injuries led him to stop playing football and focus on acting.[1] After graduating in 1976, he moved to San Francisco and joined the American Conservatory Theater.[2]
Career[edit]
- Isiah Whitlock Jr. (born September 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as corrupt state senator Clay Davis on the HBO television series The Wire.
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Whitlock is best known for his role on the HBO television series The Wire as corrupt state senator Clay Davis. He has also appeared in the Spike Lee films She Hate Me, 25th Hour, Red Hook Summer, Chi-Raq, BlacKkKlansman and Da 5 Bloods. In those projects, Whitlock established a catchphrase from his character's distinct pronunciation of the word 'shit' ('sheeeeeeeee-it').[3] Whitlock also made appearances on Chappelle's Show and has made several appearances as various characters on Law & Order. He appeared as Eugene, a supporting role, in the 2003 film Pieces of April. He had a bit part in Goodfellas as a doctor who gives Henry Hill Valium while attending to his brother. He also made an appearance in the film 1408, as the engineer of the Dolphin Hotel, as well as appearing in promotional spots for the Wii video game Punch-Out!! portraying the character Doc Louis. In 2007, he played Ethan Banks in Enchanted.
Whitlock played an insurance agent named Ronald Wilkes in the 2011 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.[4] Whitlock filmed a separate promotion for the film, where Wilkes is seen in an insurance office reading lines from The Wire.[5] He recurred on the HBO comedy series Veep as General George Maddox. Whitlock has also made appearances on The Good Wife, Louie, Gotham, The Carmichael Show, and Elementary. He recently appeared as the sheriff in the 2016 remake of the 1977 film of Pete's Dragon.
SMSU now offers the Isiah Whitlock Jr. Endowed Scholarship.[1] He was SMSU's commencement speaker in 1999 and guest artist for the school's celebration of Black History Month in 2007.[2]
Capitalizing on his catch phrase 'Sheeeeeeeee-it' and his public notoriety, Whitlock launched a successful Kickstarter Talking Bobblehead campaign.[6] The campaign has raised over $100,000 from 1,828 backers.
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Fireman | |
| 1990 | Goodfellas | Doctor | |
| 1996 | Eddie | Rick | |
| 1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | Cop | |
| 1997 | The Spanish Prisoner | Trooper | |
| 1999 | A Fish in the Bathtub | Rudy | |
| 1999 | Harlem Aria | Manny | |
| 2001 | Jump Tomorrow | George's Uncle | |
| 2002 | Driving Fish | Mason | Short |
| 2002 | 25th Hour | Agent Flood | |
| 2003 | Pieces of April | Eugene | |
| 2003 | Bought & Sold | Mr. Stubbs | |
| 2004 | She Hate Me | Agent Amos Flood | |
| 2005 | Honey Trap | The Detective | Short |
| 2005 | Duane Hopwood | William | |
| 2005 | Stealing Martin Lane | Harold 'Chopper' Jones | |
| 2006 | Kettle of Fish | Freddie | |
| 2006 | Beautiful Ohio | Mr. Lebreaux | |
| 2007 | A Nick in Time | Old Bob Delagard | Short |
| 2007 | 1408 | Hotel Engineer | |
| 2007 | The Man in My House | T.J. | Short |
| 2007 | Enchanted | Ethan Banks | |
| 2008 | Choke | Detective Palmer | |
| 2008 | Cadillac Records | Mississippi DJ | |
| 2008 | The Thing We Know | Keith | Short |
| 2009 | Brooklyn's Finest | Investigator #3 | |
| 2009 | I Hate Valentine's Day | Drummer | |
| 2009 | Under New Management | Rev. A.L. Blunton | |
| 2009 | Speed Grieving | Dr. Holder | Short |
| 2010 | Twelve | Detective Dummont | |
| 2010 | Main Street | Mayor | |
| 2011 | Gun Hill Road | Officer Thompson | |
| 2011 | Cedar Rapids | Ronald Wilkes | |
| 2011 | Detachment | Mr. Mathias | |
| 2012 | Red Hook Summer | Detective Flood | |
| 2012 | Why Stop Now? | Black | |
| 2012 | Thanks for Sharing | Charles | |
| 2012 | Not Fade Away | Landers | |
| 2013 | Newlyweeds | Philly | |
| 2013 | Europa Report | Dr. Tarik Pamuk | |
| 2013 | Home | Samuel | |
| 2013 | Jerome's Bouquet | Jack | Short |
| 2014 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Yates | |
| 2014 | 23 Blast | Dr. Connelly | |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq | Bacchos | |
| 2016 | Pete's Dragon | Sheriff Gene Dentler | |
| 2017 | Person to Person | Buster | |
| 2017 | CHiPs | Peterson | |
| 2017 | Cars 3 | River Scott | Voice role |
| 2017 | Sloan Hearts Neckface | Lester | Short film |
| 2018 | BlacKkKlansman | Mr. Turrentine | |
| 2018 | All Square | Scotty | |
| 2018 | The Old Man & the Gun | Detective Gene Dentler | |
| 2019 | Corporate Animals | Derek | |
| 2019 | Lost Holiday | Matthews | |
| 2019 | Lying and Stealing | Lyman Wilkers | |
| 2019 | Run with the Hunted | Lester | |
| 2019 | Seneca | Michael | |
| 2020 | The Lost Husband | Russ McAllen | |
| 2020 | Da 5 Bloods | Melvin | |
| 2020 | I Care a Lot | Judge Lomax |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | A Christmas Carol | Second Charitable Gentleman/Party Guest | Television movie |
| 1987 | Cagney & Lacey | Unknown | Episode: 'The City is Burning' |
| 1989 | Ocean | The Moose | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
| 1993 | Queen | Preacher | Miniseries; 1 episode |
| 1995 | Law & Order | Anthony White | Episode: 'Guardian' |
| 1996 | Law & Order | Simon Brooks | Episode: 'Trophy' |
| 1996 | Law & Order | Fred Oates | Episode: 'Slave' |
| 1996 | New York Undercover | Chief Hardin | Episode: 'Bad Blood' |
| 1997 | Liberty! The American Revolution | Luke (Slave) | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Reggie Simmons | Episode: 'Impulse' |
| 2000 | Law & Order | Fred Oakes | Episode: 'Loco Parentis' |
| 2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Robbery Division Captain | Episode: 'Limitations' |
| 2000 | Law & Order | Capt. Navarro | Episode: 'Standoff' |
| 2000 | Wonderland | Reviewer | Episode: '20/20 Hundsight'; uncredited |
| 2000 | Madigan Men | Airport Guard | Episode: 'Pilot' |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Detective | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Todd Smythe | Episode: 'Paranoia' |
| 2001 | WW 3 | Unknown | Television movie |
| 2001 | Ed | Tim Unger | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Anton Emery | Episode: 'Death by Cycle' |
| 2002–2008 | The Wire | State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis | Recurring; 22 episodes |
| 2003 | Chappelle's Show | Harold | Episode #1.8 |
| 2004 | Law & Order | Gordon Samuels | Episode: 'Gunplay' |
| 2004 | The Jury | Abbott Truman | Episode: 'Memories' |
| 2005 | Slavery and the Making of America | Minister/Petitioner | Episode: 'Liberty in the Air' |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | NTCC Representative | Episode: 'Parts' |
| 2006 | Chappelle's Show | Store Manager | Episode #3.2; uncredited |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam | Joe Williams | Episode: 'Reclassified' |
| 2008 | Human Giant | Casting Director | Episode: 'She Be a Witch' |
| 2009 | The Unusuals | Captain Leslie Morgan | Episode: 'The Tape Delay' |
| 2010 | Meet the Browns | Sidney Graves | Episode: 'Meet the Other Man' |
| 2010 | Rubicon | Mr. Roy | Recurring; 6 episodes |
| 2011 | Onion SportsDome | Wally Wright | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Onion SportsDome | Isiah Whitlock Jr. | Episode #1.10 |
| 2011 | Chaos | Warren | Episode: 'Defending Sophia' |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | CSU Detective | Episode: 'To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap' |
| 2011 | The Good Wife | Ira Protopapas | Episode: 'Get a Room' |
| 2012 | Smash | Ronal Strickland | 2 episodes |
| 2012–2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Captain Reece | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Louie | Alphonse | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Trent | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Lucky 7 | Bob Harris | Main cast; 6 episodes |
| 2013–2015 | Veep | George Maddox | Recurring; 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Lucas Bros. Moving Co. | Mr. Dream (voice) | Episode: 'Before & After Models' |
| 2014 | The Blacklist | Danny Moss | Episode: 'Milton Bobbit (No. 135)' |
| 2014 | The Divide | Rev. Cheeks | Episode: 'The Way Men Divide' |
| 2015 | Gotham | Gerry Lang | Episode: 'Rogues' Gallery' |
| 2015 | The Carmichael Show | Reverend Carlson | Episode: 'Prayer' |
| 2015 | Limitless | Lawrence Drake | Episode: 'Headquarters!' |
| 2016 | Charity Case | Ronald | Television movie |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Carmen | Episode: 'Wingman' |
| 2016 | Atlanta | Raleigh Marks | Episode: 'The Big Bang' |
| 2016 | Jay & Pluto | Therapist | Unknown episodes |
| 2017 | Elementary | Jack Brunelle | Episode: 'Over a Barrel' |
| 2017 | Son of Zorn | Robert | Episode: 'The Quest for Craig' |
| 2017 | Survivor's Remorse | Samuel | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | The Mist | Gus Redman/Gus Bradley | Recurring; 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Thin Ice | Bill | Television movie |
| 2017 | She's Gotta Have It | Dog #10 | Episode: '#DaJumpoff (DOCTRINE)' |
| 2017 | Kevin Can Wait | Jerry | Episode: 'Kevin Moves Metal' |
| 2018 | BoJack Horseman | C.E.O. (voice) | Episode: 'Head in the Clouds' |
| 2018 | The Good Cop | Burl Loomis | 10 episodes |
| 2018 | Madam Secretary | Hervé Dupont | Episode: 'The Courage to Continue' |
| 2019 | FBI | Richard Talmage | Episode: 'Partners in Crime' |
| 2020 | Your Honor | Charlie | Miniseries |
| 2021 | History of Swear Words | Himself |
Video games[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population |
References[edit]
- ^ abIsiah Whitlock Jr. Endowed Scholarship, Southwest Minnesota State University Foundation, accessed June 14, 2012.
- ^ abKarin Elton, A perfect fit, Marshall Independent, February 11, 2011, accessed June 14, 2012.
- ^Swansburg, John (March 12, 2008). 'The Wire Final Season: Week 10: How Sheee-it Started'. Slate.com. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
- ^Rich, Katey (February 10, 2011), 'Interview: The Wire's Isiah Whitlock Jr. Plays Against Type In Cedar Rapids', CinemaBlend.com, retrieved February 21, 2011
- ^CEDAR RAPIDS: Ronald vs. Omar from the Wire on YouTube, Fox Searchlight official channel via YouTube.com, February 7, 2011.
- ^'Isiah Whitlock, Jr. Talking Bobblehead'. Kickstarter. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Isiah Whitlock Jr. on IMDb
- Isiah Whitlock Jr. at the Internet Broadway Database
- Isiah Whitlock Jr. at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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