
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Biography
Isiah Whitlock, Jr. (September 13, 1954 – December 30, 2025) was 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 …
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Filmography
Acting (101)
Movies (65)
Hoppers
2026as Bird King (voice)
The Woody and Friends Movie
2026 Upcomingas Commander Burnside
Nov 18
Cocaine Bear
2023as Bob
Lightyear
2022as Commander Burnside (voice)
Triggered
2022as Ohio
I Care a Lot
2021as Judge Lomax
Da 5 Bloods
2020as Melvin
The Lost Husband
2020as Russ McAllen
Sloan Hearts Neckface
2020as Lester
Lying and Stealing
2019as Lyman
Corporate Animals
2019as Derek
Run with the Hunted
2019as Lester
Seneca
2019as Michael
Lost Holiday
2019as Officer Matthews
BlacKkKlansman
2018as Mr. Turrentine
The Old Man & the Gun
2018as Detective Gene Dentler
All Square
2018as Scotty
Cars 3
2017as River Scott (voice)
CHiPs
2017as Peterson
Person to Person
2017as Buster
Pete's Dragon
2016as Sheriff Gene Dentler
Charity Case
2016as Ronald
Chi-Raq
2015as Bacchos
23 Blast
2014as Dr. Connelly
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014as Yates
Europa Report
2013as Dr. Pamuk
Newlyweeds
2013as Philly
Thanks for Sharing
2013as Charles
Home
2013as Samuel
Jerome's Bouquet
2013as Jack
Red Hook Summer
2012as Detective Flood
Not Fade Away
2012as Landers
Why Stop Now?
2012as Black
Detachment
2011as Mr. Mathias
Cedar Rapids
2011as Ronald Wilkes
Gun Hill Road
2011as Officer Thompson
Brooklyn's Finest
2010as Investigator #3 (as Isiah Whitlock)
Twelve
2010as Detective Dumont
Main Street
2010as Mayor
Under New Management
2009as Rev. A.L. Blunton
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009as Drummer
Cadillac Records
2008as Mississippi DJ
Choke
2008as Detective Palmer
Enchanted
2007as Ethan Banks
1408
2007as Hotel Engineer
The Wire Odyssey
2007as Self
Kettle of Fish
2006as Freddie
Beautiful Ohio
2006as Mr. Lebreaux
Duane Hopwood
2005as William
Stealing Martin Lane
2005as Chopper
She Hate Me
2004as Amos Flood
A Jersey Tale
2004as Mr. Stubbs
Pieces of April
2003as Eugene
25th Hour
2002as Agent Flood
WW3
2001
Jump Tomorrow
2001as George's Uncle
A Fish in the Bathtub
1999as Rudy
Harlem Aria
1999as Manny
The Spanish Prisoner
1997as Trooper
Eddie
1996as Rick
Everyone Says I Love You
1996as Cop
GoodFellas
1990as Doctor
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990as Fireman
A Christmas Carol
1981as Second Charitable Gentleman / Party Guest
The Body Is Water
as Alexander Wilkins
Television (36)
The Residence
2025as Larry Dokes
History of Swear Words
2021as Self
Your Honor
2020as Charlie Figaro
Woke
2020as Mr. Jackson
FBI
2018as Richard Talmage
Apple & Onion
2018as Mayor Naise (voice)
The Good Cop
2018as Burl Loomis
The Mist
2017as Gus Bradley
She's Gotta Have It
2017as Dog #10
Lucifer
2016as Carmen
Atlanta
2016as Raleigh Marks
The Carmichael Show
2015as Reverend Carlson
Gotham
2014as Gerry Lang
BoJack Horseman
2014as C.E.O. (voice)
The Blacklist
2013as Danny
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013as Mr. Dream
Lucky 7
2013as Bob Harris
Elementary
2012as Jack Brunelle
Veep
2012as George Maddox
Smash
2012as Ronald Strickland
The Good Wife
2009as Ira Protopapas
The Unusuals
2009
New Amsterdam
2008as Joe Williams
The Jury
2004
The Wire
2002as Clay Davis
The Wire
2002as Clay Davis
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001as Detective
Ed
2000as Tim Unger
Wonderland
2000as Dr. Mohyuddin
Madigan Men
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Robbery Division Captain
Third Watch
1999as Reggie Simmons
Liberty!
1997as Luke - Slave
NYPD Blue
1993as Anton Emery
Law & Order
1990as Antony White
Oceano
1989as The Moose
Crew (1)
Movies (1)
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