Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/13/1954
Place of Birth
South Bend, Indiana, USA
Also Known As
Isaiah Whitlock Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
Biography
Isiah Whitlock, Jr. (born September 13, 1954) is 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 notable for appearing in Spike Lee films She Hate Me and 25th Hour as Agent Amos Flood. In all three projects, Whitlo...
Known For
GoodFellas
as Doctor
Cars 3
as River Scott (voice)
Detachment
as Mr. Mathias
Lost Holiday
as Officer Matthews
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Fireman
1408
as Hotel Engineer
Twelve
as Detective Dumont
Enchanted
as Ethan Banks
Cadillac Records
as Mississippi DJ
Chi-Raq
as Bacchos
Lying and Stealing
as Lyman
Choke
as Detective Palmer
Duane Hopwood
as William
Brooklyn's Finest
as Investigator #3 (as Isiah Whitlock)
Cedar Rapids
as Ronald Wilkes
The Lost Husband
as Russ McAllen
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
as Yates
Lightyear
as Commander Burnside (voice)
All Square
as Scotty
Da 5 Bloods
as Melvin
Career Timeline
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2008
2001
1999
Third Watch
as Reggie Simmons
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Robbery Division Captain
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Todd Smythe
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Captain Reece
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as NTCC Representative
Harlem Aria
as Manny
A Fish in the Bathtub
as Rudy