Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Acting
Born: September 13, 1954 · South Bend, Indiana, USA
Died: December 30, 2025 (aged 71)
Highest Rated
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 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, Whitlock established a catchphrase from his characters' distinct pronunciation of the word "shit" ("sheee-it"). He appeared as Eugine, a supporting role, in the 2003 film Pieces of April. He had a bit part in Goodfellas as a doctor who gives Henry Hill a Valium while attending to his brother. In 2007, he played Ethan Banks in Enchanted. Whitlock made appearances on Chappelle's Show and played various characters on Law & Order and its' spinoff, Law & Order: SVU. He also appeared in promotional spots for the Wii video game Punch-Out!! portraying the character Doc Louis.
Known for
Lucifer
2016
GoodFellas
1990
BlacKkKlansman
2018
Cars 3
2017
Enchanted
2007
1408
2007
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Lightyear
2022
Gotham
2014
The Blacklist
2013
I Care a Lot
2021
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
Photos (1)
Movies (60)
Hoppers
Bird King (voice)
Cars 3
River Scott (voice)
GoodFellas
Doctor
Lightyear
Commander Burnside (voice)
Enchanted
Ethan Banks
Cocaine Bear
Bob
1408
Hotel Engineer
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Fireman
BlacKkKlansman
Mr. Turrentine
I Care a Lot
Judge Lomax
Detachment
Mr. Mathias
Brooklyn's Finest
Investigator #3 (as Isiah Whitlock)
25th Hour
Agent Flood
Pete's Dragon
Sheriff Gene Dentler
Europa Report
Dr. Pamuk
CHiPs
Peterson
Cadillac Records
Mississippi DJ
Lying and Stealing
Lyman
Eddie
Rick
Everyone Says I Love You
Cop
The Old Man & the Gun
Detective Gene Dentler
Da 5 Bloods
Melvin
She Hate Me
Amos Flood
The Lost Husband
Russ McAllen
The Spanish Prisoner
Trooper
Thanks for Sharing
Charles
Main Street
Mayor
Cedar Rapids
Ronald Wilkes
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Yates
Choke
Detective Palmer
23 Blast
Dr. Connelly
Chi-Raq
Bacchos
Run with the Hunted
Lester
I Hate Valentine's Day
Drummer
Twelve
Detective Dumont
Pieces of April
Eugene
Corporate Animals
Derek
Home
Samuel
Not Fade Away
Landers
Beautiful Ohio
Mr. Lebreaux
Red Hook Summer
Detective Flood
Why Stop Now?
Black
A Fish in the Bathtub
Rudy
WW3
2001
Duane Hopwood
William
Person to Person
Buster
Kettle of Fish
Freddie
Gun Hill Road
Officer Thompson
All Square
Scotty
Stealing Martin Lane
Chopper
Sloan Hearts Neckface
Lester
Harlem Aria
Manny
Lost Holiday
Officer Matthews
A Jersey Tale
Mr. Stubbs
Jump Tomorrow
George's Uncle
Triggered
Ohio
Jerome's Bouquet
Jack
Seneca
Michael
Under New Management
Rev. A.L. Blunton
Newlyweeds
Philly
TV Shows (42)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Robbery Division Captain · 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Todd Smythe · 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Captain Reece · 3 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
NTCC Representative · 1 eps
Law & Order
Gordon Samuels · 1 eps
Law & Order
Antony White · 1 eps
Law & Order
Simon Brooks · 1 eps
Law & Order
Fred Oakes · 1 eps
Law & Order
Captain Navarro · 1 eps
The Blacklist
Danny · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Crime Scene Detective · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Detective · 1 eps
FBI
Richard Talmage · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Ira Protopapas · 1 eps
Elementary
Jack Brunelle · 1 eps
Lucifer
Carmen · 1 eps
The Wire
Clay Davis · 25 eps
NYPD Blue
Anton Emery · 1 eps
Third Watch
Reggie Simmons · 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
C.E.O. (voice) · 1 eps
Gotham
Gerry Lang · 1 eps
Veep
George Maddox · 7 eps
Apple & Onion
Mayor Naise (voice) · 5 eps
Atlanta
Raleigh Marks · 2 eps
Smash
Ronald Strickland · 2 eps
Your Honor
Charlie Figaro · 20 eps
The Residence
Larry Dokes · 8 eps
Ed
Tim Unger · 2 eps
The Mist
Gus Bradley · 3 eps
Woke
Mr. Jackson · 2 eps
The Carmichael Show
Reverend Carlson · 1 eps
The Unusuals
1 eps
The Good Cop
Burl Loomis · 10 eps
The Jury
1 eps
She's Gotta Have It
Dog #10 · 1 eps
New Amsterdam
Joe Williams · 1 eps
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
Mr. Dream · 1 eps
Lucky 7
Bob Harris · 8 eps
Madigan Men
1 eps
Liberty!
Luke - Slave · 6 eps
Wonderland
Dr. Mohyuddin · 1 eps
Oceano
The Moose · 6 eps
