Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

Birthday: 1954-09-13

Place of birth: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Also known as: Isaiah Whitlock , Isiah Whitlock Jr.

imdb_id: nm0926086

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.

Played in movies:

GoodFellas

Score: 8.5

Detachment

Score: 7.6

BlacKkKlansman

Score: 7.5

Harlem Aria

Score: 7.4

25th Hour

Score: 7.3

Cadillac Records

Score: 7.1

Lightyear

Score: 6.9

Cars 3

Score: 6.9

The Lost Husband

Score: 6.8

The Spanish Prisoner

Score: 6.8

Enchanted

Score: 6.8

23 Blast

Score: 6.8

1408

Score: 6.7

A Fish in the Bathtub

Score: 6.6

I Care a Lot

Score: 6.6

Home

Score: 6.6

The Wire Odyssey

Score: 6.6

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Score: 6.5

Pieces of April

Score: 6.5

Da 5 Bloods

Score: 6.5

The Old Man & the Gun

Score: 6.4

Everyone Says I Love You

Score: 6.4

Pete's Dragon

Score: 6.4

Brooklyn's Finest

Score: 6.3

Europa Report

Score: 6.3

Jump Tomorrow

Score: 6.3

All Square

Score: 6.1

CHiPS

Score: 6.1

Choke

Score: 6.1

Cocaine Bear

Score: 6.0

Cedar Rapids

Score: 5.9

Thanks for Sharing

Score: 5.9

Gun Hill Road

Score: 5.9

Lying and Stealing

Score: 5.9

Chi-Raq

Score: 5.7

Twelve

Score: 5.7

Duane Hopwood

Score: 5.7

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

Score: 5.6

Eddie

Score: 5.5

Red Hook Summer

Score: 5.5

Not Fade Away

Score: 5.4

Why Stop Now?

Score: 5.4

WW3

Score: 5.3

She Hate Me

Score: 5.2

Person to Person

Score: 5.2

Beautiful Ohio

Score: 5.1

Kettle of Fish

Score: 4.8

Corporate Animals

Score: 4.8

Run with the Hunted

Score: 4.8

Main Street

Score: 4.5

Lost Holiday

Score: 4.4

Newlyweeds

Score: 4.0

Charity Case

Score: 0.0

The Body Is Water

Score: 0.0

Sloan Hearts Neckface

Score: 0.0

Jerome's Bouquet

Score: 0.0

A Christmas Carol

Score: 0.0

A Jersey Tale

Score: 0.0

Seneca

Score: 0.0

Triggered

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Wonderland

Score: 10.0

The Wire

Score: 8.6

BoJack Horseman

Score: 8.5

Lucifer

Score: 8.4

Your Honor

Score: 8.1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Score: 7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Score: 7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Score: 7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Score: 7.9

Third Watch

Score: 7.9

FBI

Score: 7.9

Liberty!

Score: 7.8

Ed

Score: 7.7

The Blacklist

Score: 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Score: 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Score: 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Score: 7.6

Elementary

Score: 7.6

Gotham

Score: 7.6

The Good Wife

Score: 7.6

The Residence

Score: 7.5

The Unusuals

Score: 7.5

Veep

Score: 7.4

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

New Amsterdam

Score: 7.3

The Carmichael Show

Score: 7.2

The Jury

Score: 7.0

NYPD Blue

Score: 7.0

History of Swear Words

Score: 6.6

Apple & Onion

Score: 6.6

Smash

Score: 6.5

She's Gotta Have It

Score: 6.5

The Good Cop

Score: 6.2

The Mist

Score: 6.2

Woke

Score: 5.3

Oceano

Score: 5.0

Lucky 7

Score: 4.3

Madigan Men

Score: 0.0