Isiah Whitlock Jr.
62 movies · 34 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 13, 1954
- Died
- Dec 30, 2025 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- South Bend, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Isaiah Whitlock · 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 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").
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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 made appearances on Chappelle's Show and played various characters on Law & Order and its' spinoff, Law & Order: SVU. He also appeared in promotional spots for the Wii video game Punch-Out!! portraying the character Doc Louis.
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Known for
Isiah Whitlock Jr.: movies and TV shows
Acting (96)
- Upcoming The Body Is Water
as Alexander Wilkins
- 2026 Hoppers
as Bird King (voice)
- 2025
- 2023 Cocaine Bear
as Bob
- 2022 Lightyear
as Commander Burnside (voice)
- 2022 Triggered
as Ohio
- 2021 I Care a Lot
as Judge Lomax
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020 Da 5 Bloods
as Melvin
- 2020 Sloan Hearts Neckface
as Lester
- 2020 The Lost Husband
as Russ McAllen
- 2019 Seneca
as Michael
- 2019 Run with the Hunted
as Lester
- 2019 Corporate Animals
as Derek
- 2019 Lying and Stealing
as Lyman
- 2019 Lost Holiday
as Officer Matthews
- 2018 All Square
as Scotty
- 2018 The Old Man & the Gun
as Detective Gene Dentler
- 2018
- 2018
- 2018 BlacKkKlansman
as Mr. Turrentine
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017 Person to Person
as Buster
- 2017
- 2017 Cars 3
as River Scott (voice)
- 2017 CHiPs
as Peterson
- 2016
- 2016 Pete's Dragon
as Sheriff Gene Dentler
- 2016
- 2015 Chi-Raq
as Bacchos
- 2015
- 2014 23 Blast
as Dr. Connelly
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
as Yates
- 2013
- 2013 Home
as Samuel
- 2013 Jerome's Bouquet
as Jack
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013 Thanks for Sharing
as Charles
- 2013 Newlyweeds
as Philly
- 2013 Europa Report
as Dr. Pamuk
- 2012 Not Fade Away
as Landers
- 2012
- 2012 Why Stop Now?
as Black
- 2012 Red Hook Summer
as Detective Flood
- 2012
- 2012
- 2011 Gun Hill Road
as Officer Thompson
- 2011 Detachment
as Mr. Mathias
- 2011 Cedar Rapids
as Ronald Wilkes
- 2010 Main Street
as Mayor
- 2010 Twelve
as Detective Dumont
- 2010 Brooklyn's Finest
as Investigator #3 (as Isiah Whitlock)
- 2009
- 2009 I Hate Valentine's Day
as Drummer
- 2009
- 2009 Under New Management
as Rev. A.L. Blunton
- 2008 Cadillac Records
as Mississippi DJ
- 2008 Choke
as Detective Palmer
- 2008
- 2007 Enchanted
as Ethan Banks
- 2007 1408
as Hotel Engineer
- 2006 Beautiful Ohio
as Mr. Lebreaux
- 2006 Kettle of Fish
as Freddie
- 2005 Duane Hopwood
as William
- 2005 Stealing Martin Lane
as Chopper
- 2004 She Hate Me
as Amos Flood
- 2004 A Jersey Tale
as Mr. Stubbs
- 2004
- 2003 Pieces of April
as Eugene
- 2002 25th Hour
as Agent Flood
- 2002
- 2001 Jump Tomorrow
as George's Uncle
- 2001
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · TV
as Robbery Division Captain / Todd Smythe / Captain Reece / NTCC Representative · 6 episodes
- 1999 Harlem Aria
as Manny
- 1999 A Fish in the Bathtub
as Rudy
- 1997 The Spanish Prisoner
as Trooper
- 1997
- 1996 Everyone Says I Love You
as Cop
- 1996 Eddie
as Rick
- 1993
- 1990 Law & Order · TV
as Gordon Samuels / Antony White / Simon Brooks / Fred Oakes / Captain Navarro · 5 episodes
- 1990 GoodFellas
as Doctor
- 1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Fireman
- 1989
- 1981 A Christmas Carol
as Second Charitable Gentleman / Party Guest
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 2021 History of Swear Words
3 episodes
- 2007