Isiah Whitlock Jr.
ActingBorn
September 13, 1954
Died
December 30, 2025
Place of Birth
South Bend, Indiana, USA
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Hoppers
2026
Cocaine Bear
2023
Lightyear
2022
Triggered
2022
I Care a Lot
2021
Da 5 Bloods
2020
Sloan Hearts Neckface
2020
The Lost Husband
2020
Seneca
2019
Run with the Hunted
2019
Corporate Animals
2019
Lying and Stealing
2019
Lost Holiday
2019
All Square
2018
The Old Man & the Gun
2018
BlacKkKlansman
2018
Person to Person
2017
Cars 3
2017
CHiPs
2017
Pete's Dragon
2016
Chi-Raq
2015
23 Blast
2014
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
Home
2013
Jerome's Bouquet
2013
Thanks for Sharing
2013
Newlyweeds
2013
Europa Report
2013
Not Fade Away
2012
Why Stop Now?
2012
Red Hook Summer
2012
Gun Hill Road
2011
Detachment
2011
Cedar Rapids
2011
Main Street
2010
Twelve
2010
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009
Under New Management
2009
Cadillac Records
2008
Choke
2008
The Wire Odyssey
2007
Enchanted
2007
1408
2007
Beautiful Ohio
2006
Kettle of Fish
2006
Duane Hopwood
2005
Stealing Martin Lane
2005
She Hate Me
2004
A Jersey Tale
2004
Pieces of April
2003
25th Hour
2002
Jump Tomorrow
2001
WW3
2001
Harlem Aria
1999
A Fish in the Bathtub
1999
The Spanish Prisoner
1997
Everyone Says I Love You
1996
Eddie
1996
GoodFellas
1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
A Christmas Carol
1981
The Body Is Water
The Residence
2025
History of Swear Words
2021
Your Honor
2020
Woke
2020
FBI
2018
The Good Cop
2018
Apple & Onion
2018
She's Gotta Have It
2017
The Mist
2017
Atlanta
2016
Lucifer
2016
The Carmichael Show
2015
Gotham
2014
BoJack Horseman
2014
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013
Lucky 7
2013
The Blacklist
2013
Elementary
2012
Veep
2012
Smash
2012
The Good Wife
2009
The Unusuals
2009
New Amsterdam
2008
The Jury
2004
The Wire
2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Ed
2000
Madigan Men
2000
Wonderland
2000
Third Watch
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Liberty!
1997
NYPD Blue
1993
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
Oceano
1989