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Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Highest Rated: 93% The Old Man & the Gun (2018)

Lowest Rated: 0% Run With the Hunted (2020)

Birthday: Sep 13, 1954

Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Prolific character actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. worked with everyone from Martin Scorsese to Woody Allen to Spike Lee during his gradual career ascent but first caught the public's attention when he was cast as the foul-mouthed bribe-taking senator Clay Davis in "The Wire" (HBO 2002-08). After that, he combined supporting big-screen parts in the likes of "Pieces Of April" (2003), "Cedar Rapids" (2011) and "Thanks For Sharing" (2013) with more substantial small-screen roles in "Rubicon" (AMC 2010), "Lucky 7" (ABC 2013) and "Veep" (HBO 2012-), while also earning critical acclaim for his theatre work both on and off Broadway.

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Highest rated movies

93% 66% The Old Man & the Gun Watchlist 92% 53% Da 5 Bloods Watchlist 90% 76% All Square Watchlist 88% 72% Pete's Dragon Watchlist
88% 83% Home
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86% 59% Cedar Rapids
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84% 73% Pieces of April Watchlist
81% 57% Europa Report
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81% 88% Jump Tomorrow
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79% 61% 1408
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
66% 71% Cocaine Bear Bob (Character) $64.4M 2023
74% 84% Lightyear Unknown (Voice) $118.3M 2022
79% 36% I Care a Lot Judge Lomax (Character) - 2020
0% 37% Run With the Hunted Lester (Character) - 2020
92% 53% Da 5 Bloods Melvin (Character) - 2020
57% 61% The Lost Husband Russ McAllen (Character) - 2020
46% 91% Lost Holiday Matthews (Character) - 2019
25% 14% Corporate Animals Derek (Character) - 2019
58% 21% Lying and Stealing Lyman Wilkers (Character) - 2019
93% 66% The Old Man & the Gun Detective Gene Dentler (Character) $11.1M 2018
90% 76% All Square Scotty (Character) - 2018
20% 45% CHIPS Peterson (Character) $18.6M 2017
88% 72% Pete's Dragon Sheriff Gene Dentler (Character) $555 2016
36% 66% 23 Blast Dr. Connelly (Character) $485.1K 2014
9% 30% The Angriest Man in Brooklyn Yates (Character) - 2014
88% 83% Home Samuel (Character) - 2013
71% 71% Newlyweeds Philly (Character) - 2013
81% 57% Europa Report Dr. Pamuk (Character) $125.5K 2013
69% 42% Not Fade Away Landers (Character) $607.3K 2012
25% 28% Why Stop Now? Black (Character) $1.6K 2012
57% 34% Red Hook Summer Det. Flood (Character) $334.7K 2012
65% 67% Gun Hill Road Thompson (Character) $149.0K 2011
86% 59% Cedar Rapids Ronald Wilkes (Character) $6.9M 2011
13% 11% Main Street Mayor (Character) $1.6K 2010
79% 61% 1408 Engineer (Character) $72.0M 2007
18% 23% Kettle of Fish Freddie (Character) - 2006
84% 73% Pieces of April Eugene (Character) $2.4M 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bought & Sold Mr. Stubbs (Character) - 2003
79% 85% 25th Hour Agent Flood (Character) $13.1M 2002
81% 88% Jump Tomorrow George's Uncle (Character) $187.5K 2001

TV

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49% 67% Your Honor Charlie (Character) 2021 2023
No Score Yet 86% The Kings of Napa Reginald King (Character) 2022
No Score Yet 79% Apple & Onion Mayor Naise (Guest Voice) 2020
No Score Yet 62% FBI Richard Talmage (Guest Star) 2019
No Score Yet 79% Madam Secretary Hervé Dupont (Guest Star) 2018
50% 83% The Good Cop Burt Loomis (Character) 2018
28% 40% Kevin Can Wait Jerry (Guest Star) 2017
60% 46% The Mist Gus Redman (Character) 2017
95% 89% Elementary Unknown (Guest Star) 2017
98% 85% Atlanta Raleigh Marks (Guest Star) 2016
87% 73% Lucifer Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
58% 85% Limitless Lawrence Drake (Guest Star) 2015
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Todd Smythe (Guest Star) 2000-2001 2005 2012-2013 2015
87% 92% The Carmichael Show Reverend Carlson (Guest Star) 2015
93% 90% Veep George Maddox (Guest Star) 2013-2015
77% 68% Gotham Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
29% 0% Lucky 7 Bob Harris (Character) 2013-2014
91% 79% The Blacklist Danny (Guest Star) 2014
93% 95% Louie Alphonse (Guest Star) 2012
93% 90% The Good Wife Ira Protopapas (Guest Star) 2011
No Score Yet 72% Law & Order: Criminal Intent Unknown (Guest Star) 2001 2011
47% No Score Yet CHAOS Unknown (Guest Star) 2011
69% 85% Rubicon Unknown (Character) 2010
72% 100% The Unusuals Captain Leslie Morgan (Guest Star) 2009
62% 50% New Amsterdam Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
94% 96% The Wire State Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2002-2004 2006 2008
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 1996 2000 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Jury Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
83% 95% NYPD Blue Anton Emery (Guest Star) 2002
45% No Score Yet Madigan Men Unknown (Guest Star) 2000