Isiah Whitlock Jr.

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Isiah Whitlock Jr. (born September 13, 1954 in South Bend , Indiana ) is an American actor . He gained fame primarily through the role of Senator Clay Davis from the series The Wire .

life and career

Isiah Whitlock Jr. was born and raised in the city of South Bend. After graduating from high school, he received a football scholarship to Southwest Minnesota State University . However, he was denied a career as a football player due to injuries. He graduated from college in 1976 and then went to San Francisco , where he joined the American Conservatory Theater. A year earlier he had already participated in a three-month drama program in the same city. After his time in California, he moved to the east coast of New York City and began appearing there on the theater stage. His appearances include, for example, The Merchant of Venice and the play Four . He was nominated for the Lucille Lortelle Award for Best Actor for his performance.

He took his first role in front of the camera in 1981 when he appeared in the television film A Christmas Carol . In 1990 he played a fireman in the film Gremlins 2 - The Return of the Little Monsters and also a doctor in Martin Scorsese's Good Fellas - Three Decades in the Mafia . In 1996 he was seen in the comedy film Eddie . He then appeared in small roles in Everyone Say: I Love You and The Invisible Trap . His guest appearances on television before the turn of the millennium include Cagney & Lacey , Oceano , New York Undercover , Liberty! The American Revolution and Third Watch - pushing the envelope . Between 2000 and 2015 he played various guest roles in Law & Order and the branch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . In 2002 he played the character of Agent Flood in Spike Lee's feature film 25 Hours . A year later he played the role of Eugene in the film Pieces of April - A Day with April Burns . From 2002 to 2008 he starred in the role of the corrupt Senator Clay Davis on the HBO series The Wire .

In 2007, Whitlock Jr. played a hotel clerk in the mystery thriller Room 1408 and starred as Ethan Banks in the Fanatsy comedy Cursed that same year . A year later he appeared in the black humor comedy film Choke - The Simulant and in the role of a DJ in Cadillac Records . In 2010 he played a police officer again in the drama Twelve . In the film Main Street , from the same year, he played the mayor of Durham , North Carolina . In 2010, he also played a supporting role as Mr. Roy in the series Rubicon . Whitlock Jr. played one of his most significant film roles in the 2011 comedy film Welcome to Cedar Rapids . In it he was seen as Ronald Wilkes on the side of Ed Helms , John C. Reilly and Anne Heche . In 2012 he was in the role of Charles in the melodrama Thanks for Sharing - Addicted to Sex . From 2013 to 2015, he starred in the role of US Secretary of Defense and later presidential candidate George Maddox in the HBO series Veep - The Vice President . In 2013, he played the role of Dr. in the science fiction film Europa Report. Tarik Pamuk .

In 2013, Whitlock Jr. was part of the main cast on the Lucky 7 series . which was discontinued after only a few broadcast episodes. In 2015 he starred in the film Chi-Raq, again under the direction of Spike Lee. In 2016 he starred as Sheriff Dentler in the fantasy film Elliot, the Dragon . He starred in the role of Peterson in the 2017 comedy film CHiPs . He also lent the character River Scott in the animated film Cars 3: Evolution the voice and appeared in the series The Fog in the role of Gus Bradley . In 2018 he appeared again in a Spike Lee film in BlacKkKlansman . He was also seen in the crime comedy Ein Gauner & Gentleman again in the role of the police officer Dentler . As with Elliot the Dragon , this film was directed by David Lowery . Also in 2018 he played the role of Burt Loomis in the short-lived series The Good Cop .

In addition to his film and recurring series roles, Whitlock Jr. has appeared in Wonderland , Criminal Intent , Ed - The Bowling Lawyer , New York Cops - NYPD Blue , The Jury , New Amsterdam , The Unusuals , Good Wife , Smash , Louie , The Blacklist , The Divide , Gotham , Limitless , Lucifer , Atlanta , Elementary , Son of Zorn , Kevin Can Wait , Madam Secretary , FBI in guest roles. To date, he has appeared in more than 110 film and television productions.

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Isiah Whitlock Jr. . In: Famousbirthdays . 5th June 2020.
  2. ↑ Katey Rich: Interview: The Wire's Isiah Whitlock Jr. Plays Against Type in Cedar Rapids ( English ) 10 February 2011. Retrieved on 5 June 2020th
  3. ↑ Biography on the official website
personal data
SURNAME Whitlock, Jr., Isiah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH South Bend , Indiana