Acting
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Born 1954-09-13 · Died 2025-12-30
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.
Acting
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
Chi-Raq
2015 · Bacchos
23 Blast
2014 · Dr. Connelly
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014 · Yates
Home
2013 · Samuel
Jerome's Bouquet
2013 · Jack
Thanks for Sharing
2013 · Charles
Newlyweeds
2013 · Philly
Europa Report
2013 · Dr. Pamuk
Not Fade Away
2012 · Landers
Why Stop Now?
2012 · Black
Red Hook Summer
2012 · Detective Flood
Gun Hill Road
2011 · Officer Thompson