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.
Filmography
all 90
Movies 58
TV Shows 32
Voice 4
self 3
Cocaine Bear (2023)
Lightyear (2022)
Triggered (2022)
I Care a Lot (2021)
History of Swear Words (2021)
Your Honor (2020)
Seneca (2020)
Da 5 Bloods (2020)
Sloan Hearts Neckface (2020)
The Lost Husband (2020)
Run with the Hunted (2019)
Corporate Animals (2019)
Lying and Stealing (2019)
Lost Holiday (2019)
All Square (2018)
The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
FBI (2018)
The Good Cop (2018)
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas (2018)
Apple & Onion (2018)
She's Gotta Have It (2017)
Person to Person (2017)
The Mist (2017)
Cars 3 (2017)
CHiPS (2017)
Pete's Dragon (2016)
Lucifer (2016)
Chi-Raq (2015)
The Carmichael Show (2015)
23 Blast (2014)
Gotham (2014)
BoJack Horseman (2014)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
Home (2013)
Jerome's Bouquet (2013)
Lucky 7 (2013)
The Blacklist (2013)
Thanks for Sharing (2013)
Newlyweeds (2013)
Europa Report (2013)
Not Fade Away (2012)
Elementary (2012)
Why Stop Now? (2012)
Red Hook Summer (2012)
Veep (2012)
Smash (2012)
Gun Hill Road (2011)
Detachment (2011)
Cedar Rapids (2011)
Onion SportsDome (2011)
Main Street (2010)
Twelve (2010)
Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
The Unusuals (2009)
Cadillac Records (2008)
Choke (2008)
New Amsterdam (2008)
The Wire Odyssey (2007)
Enchanted (2007)
1408 (2007)
Beautiful Ohio (2006)
Kettle of Fish (2006)
Duane Hopwood (2005)
She Hate Me (2004)
A Jersey Tale (2004)
The Jury (2004)
Pieces of April (2003)
25th Hour (2002)
The Wire (2002)
Jump Tomorrow (2001)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
WW 3 (2001)
Ed (2000)
Madigan Men (2000)
Third Watch (1999)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Harlem Aria (1999)
A Fish in the Bathtub (1999)
The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
Liberty! (1997)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Eddie (1996)
NYPD Blue (1993)
Law & Order (1990)
GoodFellas (1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Oceano (1989)
A Christmas Carol (1981)
The Residence
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GenderMale
Birthday1954-09-13 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceSouth Bend, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsIsaiah Whitlock
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