Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Acting
1954-09-13 · South Bend, Indiana, USA
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.
Filmography
Hoppers
2026 · Movie
The Residence
2025 · Series
Cocaine Bear
2023 · Movie
Lightyear
2022 · Movie
Triggered
2022 · Movie
I Care a Lot
2021 · Movie
History of Swear Words
2021 · Series
Your Honor
2020 · Series
Woke
2020 · Series
Da 5 Bloods
2020 · Movie
Sloan Hearts Neckface
2020 · Movie
The Lost Husband
2020 · Movie
Seneca
2019 · Movie
Run with the Hunted
2019 · Movie
Corporate Animals
2019 · Movie
Lying and Stealing
2019 · Movie
Lost Holiday
2019 · Movie
All Square
2018 · Movie
The Old Man & the Gun
2018 · Movie
FBI
2018 · Series
The Good Cop
2018 · Series
BlacKkKlansman
2018 · Movie
Apple & Onion
2018 · Series
She's Gotta Have It
2017 · Series
Person to Person
2017 · Movie
The Mist
2017 · Series
Cars 3
2017 · Movie
CHiPs
2017 · Movie
Atlanta
2016 · Series
Pete's Dragon
2016 · Movie
Lucifer
2016 · Series
Chi-Raq
2015 · Movie
The Carmichael Show
2015 · Series
23 Blast
2014 · Movie
Gotham
2014 · Series
BoJack Horseman
2014 · Series
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014 · Movie
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013 · Series
Home
2013 · Movie
Jerome's Bouquet
2013 · Movie
Lucky 7
2013 · Series
The Blacklist
2013 · Series
Thanks for Sharing
2013 · Movie
Newlyweeds
2013 · Movie
Europa Report
2013 · Movie
Not Fade Away
2012 · Movie
Elementary
2012 · Series
Red Hook Summer
2012 · Movie
Why Stop Now?
2012 · Movie
Veep
2012 · Series
Smash
2012 · Series
Gun Hill Road
2011 · Movie
Detachment
2011 · Movie
Cedar Rapids
2011 · Movie
Main Street
2010 · Movie
Twelve
2010 · Movie
Brooklyn's Finest
2010 · Movie
The Good Wife
2009 · Series
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009 · Movie
The Unusuals
2009 · Series
Under New Management
2009 · Movie
Cadillac Records
2008 · Movie
Choke
2008 · Movie
New Amsterdam
2008 · Series
The Wire Odyssey
2007 · Movie
Enchanted
2007 · Movie
1408
2007 · Movie
Beautiful Ohio
2006 · Movie
Kettle of Fish
2006 · Movie
Duane Hopwood
2005 · Movie
Stealing Martin Lane
2005 · Movie
She Hate Me
2004 · Movie
A Jersey Tale
2004 · Movie
The Jury
2004 · Series
Pieces of April
2003 · Movie
25th Hour
2002 · Movie
The Wire
2002 · Series
Jump Tomorrow
2001 · Movie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Series
WW3
2001 · Movie
Ed
2000 · Series
Madigan Men
2000 · Series
Wonderland
2000 · Series
Third Watch
1999 · Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Harlem Aria
1999 · Movie
A Fish in the Bathtub
1999 · Movie
The Spanish Prisoner
1997 · Movie
Liberty!
1997 · Series
Everyone Says I Love You
1996 · Movie
Eddie
1996 · Movie
NYPD Blue
1993 · Series
Law & Order
1990 · Series
GoodFellas
1990 · Movie
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · Movie
Oceano
1989 · Series
A Christmas Carol
1981 · Movie
The Body Is Water
Movie