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)
GoodFellas
Doctor
Cars 3
River Scott (voice)
Cocaine Bear
Bob
Enchanted
Ethan Banks
BlacKkKlansman
Mr. Turrentine
25th Hour
Agent Flood
I Care a Lot
Judge Lomax
Pete's Dragon
Sheriff Gene Dentler
Lightyear
Commander Burnside (voice)
CHiPs
Peterson
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Fireman
Cadillac Records
Mississippi DJ
Everyone Says I Love You
Cop
Brooklyn's Finest
Investigator #3 (as Isiah Whitlock)
1408
Hotel Engineer
Lying and Stealing
Lyman
Da 5 Bloods
Melvin
Europa Report
Dr. Pamuk
The Lost Husband
Russ McAllen
Detachment
Mr. Mathias
Thanks for Sharing
Charles
She Hate Me
Amos Flood
The Old Man & the Gun
Detective Gene Dentler
Choke
Detective Palmer
Cedar Rapids
Ronald Wilkes
The Spanish Prisoner
Trooper
Eddie
Rick
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Yates
Not Fade Away
Landers
I Hate Valentine's Day
Drummer
A Fish in the Bathtub
Rudy
Main Street
Mayor
Corporate Animals
Derek
Run with the Hunted
Lester
Beautiful Ohio
Mr. Lebreaux
Chi-Raq
Bacchos
Pieces of April
Eugene
Why Stop Now?
Black
Twelve
Detective Dumont
Gun Hill Road
Officer Thompson
Red Hook Summer
Detective Flood
Kettle of Fish
Freddie
Person to Person
Buster
All Square
Scotty
23 Blast
Dr. Connelly
Lost Holiday
Officer Matthews
Home
Samuel
WW3
2001
A Jersey Tale
Mr. Stubbs
Newlyweeds
Philly
Under New Management
Rev. A.L. Blunton
Harlem Aria
Manny
Duane Hopwood
William
Sloan Hearts Neckface
Lester
Stealing Martin Lane
Chopper
Jump Tomorrow
George's Uncle
Seneca
Michael
Triggered
Ohio
Jerome's Bouquet
Jack
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
FBI
Richard Talmage · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Crime Scene Detective · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Detective · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Ira Protopapas · 1 eps
Elementary
Jack Brunelle · 1 eps
Lucifer
Carmen · 1 eps
Gotham
Gerry Lang · 1 eps
NYPD Blue
Anton Emery · 1 eps
The Wire
Clay Davis · 25 eps
BoJack Horseman
C.E.O. (voice) · 1 eps
Third Watch
Reggie Simmons · 1 eps
Veep
George Maddox · 7 eps
Apple & Onion
Mayor Naise (voice) · 5 eps
Atlanta
Raleigh Marks · 2 eps
The Residence
Larry Dokes · 8 eps
Your Honor
Charlie Figaro · 20 eps
Smash
Ronald Strickland · 2 eps
Ed
Tim Unger · 2 eps
The Mist
Gus Bradley · 3 eps
The Carmichael Show
Reverend Carlson · 1 eps
Woke
Mr. Jackson · 2 eps
The Good Cop
Burl Loomis · 10 eps
New Amsterdam
Joe Williams · 1 eps
She's Gotta Have It
Dog #10 · 1 eps
The Jury
1 eps
The Unusuals
1 eps
Liberty!
Luke - Slave · 6 eps
Wonderland
Dr. Mohyuddin · 1 eps
Madigan Men
1 eps
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
Mr. Dream · 1 eps
Lucky 7
Bob Harris · 8 eps
Oceano
The Moose · 6 eps
