Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Acting
Born: 1954-09-13 · South Bend, Indiana, USA
Died: 2025-12-30
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
🎬 Movies (20)
Hoppers
2026
Bird King (voice)
Cocaine Bear
2023
Bob
Lightyear
2022
Commander Burnside (voice)
Triggered
2022
Ohio
I Care a Lot
2021
Judge Lomax
Da 5 Bloods
2020
Melvin
Sloan Hearts Neckface
2020
Lester
The Lost Husband
2020
Russ McAllen
Seneca
2019
Michael
Run with the Hunted
2019
Lester
Corporate Animals
2019
Derek
Lying and Stealing
2019
Lyman
Lost Holiday
2019
Officer Matthews
All Square
2018
Scotty
The Old Man & the Gun
2018
Detective Gene Dentler
BlacKkKlansman
2018
Mr. Turrentine
Person to Person
2017
Buster
Cars 3
2017
River Scott (voice)
CHiPs
2017
Peterson
Pete's Dragon
2016
Sheriff Gene Dentler
📺 TV Shows (20)
The Residence
2025
Larry Dokes
History of Swear Words
2021
Self
Your Honor
2020
Charlie Figaro
Woke
2020
Mr. Jackson
FBI
2018
Richard Talmage
The Good Cop
2018
Burl Loomis
Apple & Onion
2018
Mayor Naise (voice)
She's Gotta Have It
2017
Dog #10
The Mist
2017
Gus Bradley
Atlanta
2016
Raleigh Marks
Lucifer
2016
Carmen
The Carmichael Show
2015
Reverend Carlson
Gotham
2014
Gerry Lang
BoJack Horseman
2014
C.E.O. (voice)
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013
Mr. Dream
Lucky 7
2013
Bob Harris
The Blacklist
2013
Danny
Elementary
2012
Jack Brunelle
Veep
2012
George Maddox
Smash
2012
Ronald Strickland