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 appea...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Cocaine Bear
2023
as Bob
Inspired by a true story, an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a ...

Lightyear
2022
as Commander Burnside (voice)
Legendary Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion Sox.

Triggered
2022
as Ohio
A US Senator faces her greatest challenge when a home invasion takes a shocking turn.

I Care a Lot
2021
as Judge Lomax
A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.

Seneca
2020
as Michael
A little story about making it big, natural disasters, and being a dad.

Da 5 Bloods
2020
as Melvin
Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried tre...

Sloan Hearts Neckface
2020
as Lester
A love story told in letters that are exchanged by an anonymous public artist and an admirer who wants to know the man behind the murals.

The Lost Husband
2020
as Russ McAllen
Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.

Run with the Hunted
2019
as Lester
Oscar, a young boy, commits a noble murder and is forced to runaway from his rural hometown, leaving behind his best friend, Loux. He escapes to the n...

Corporate Animals
2019
as Derek
Disaster strikes when the egotistical CEO of an edible cutlery company leads her long-suffering staff on a corporate team-building trip in New Mexico....

Lying and Stealing
2019
as Lyman
Hoping to leave his criminal lifestyle behind him, a successful art thief teams up with a sexy con woman to pull off the ultimate heist and set himsel...

Lost Holiday
2019
as Officer Matthews
Margaret Rockland is as depressed as the ubiquitous Christmas carols are cheerful when she returns to the Washington DC suburb of her childhood for a ...

All Square
2018
as Scotty
A down-on-his-luck bookie befriends an ex-girlfriend’s son and gets the bright idea to take bets on his youth league baseball games; only to realize h...

The Old Man & the Gun
2018
as Detective Gene Dentler
The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded aut...

BlacKkKlansman
2018
as Mr. Turrentine
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operatio...

Person to Person
2017
as Buster
Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.

Cars 3
2017
as River Scott (voice)
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in th...

CHiPS
2017
as Peterson
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.

Pete's Dragon
2016
as Sheriff Gene Dentler
For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific ...

Chi-Raq
2015
as Bacchos
A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.

23 Blast
2014
as Dr. Connelly
When a high school football star is suddenly stricken with irreversible total blindness, he must decide whether to live a safe handicapped life or bra...

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
as Yates
After learning that a brain aneurysm will kill him in about 90 minutes, a perpetually unhappy man struggles to come to terms with his fate and make am...

Home
2013
as Samuel
The story of a man suffering from mental illness who attempts to rebuild his life.

Jerome's Bouquet
2013
as Jack
82 year-old Elena Klein, a retired New York florist, can't stop arranging — only now it's not flowers she's arranging, but people's lives.

Thanks for Sharing
2013
as Charles
A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle to...

Newlyweeds
2013
as Philly
A match made in stoner heaven turns into a love triangle gone awry when Lyle can't decide which matters most, Nina or Mary Jane.

Europa Report
2013
as Dr. Pamuk
A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.

Not Fade Away
2012
as Landers
Set in suburban New Jersey in the 1960s, a group of friends form a rock band and try to make it big.

Why Stop Now?
2012
as Black
When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug dealer and swept along on a wild adventure.

Red Hook Summer
2012
as Detective Flood
When his mom deposits him at the Red Hook housing project in Brooklyn to spend the summer with the grandfather he’s never met, young Flik may as well ...

Gun Hill Road
2011
as Officer Thompson
An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three year in prison to discover his wife estranged and his teenage son exploring a sexual transformation th...

Detachment
2011
as Mr. Mathias
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Bar...

Cedar Rapids
2011
as Ronald Wilkes
A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers.

Main Street
2010
as Mayor
From the once thriving tobacco warehouses, to the current run-down and closed shops of Five Points, a diverse group of residents and their respective ...

Twelve
2010
as Detective Dumont
A young drug dealer watches as his high-rolling life is dismantled in the wake of his cousin's murder, which sees his best friend arrested for the cri...

Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as Investigator #3 (as Isiah Whitlock)
Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty...

Cadillac Records
2008
as Mississippi DJ
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, includ...

Choke
2008
as Detective Palmer
A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.

The Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self
A retrospective documentary of the first four seasons of the acclaimed series The Wire.

Enchanted
2007
as Ethan Banks
The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the str...

1408
2007
as Hotel Engineer
A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts ...

Beautiful Ohio
2006
as Mr. Lebreaux
A quietly provocative coming-of-age drama about two brothers — Clive and William — growing up in the unconventional household of progressive parents i...

Kettle of Fish
2006
as Freddie
A lifelong bachelor confronts his intimacy issues when he sublets his apartment to a fetching biologist. His heartsick fish and his wise best buddy ar...

Duane Hopwood
2005
as William
A down-on-his-luck divorced father struggles to get his life and family back together before it's too late.

She Hate Me
2004
as Amos Flood
Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.

A Jersey Tale
2004
as Mr. Stubbs
Jersey City teen Ray Ray Morales is wasting time in a low paying job until a local loan shark offers him a job — making sure that Ray Ray's friend, an...

Pieces of April
2003
as Eugene
Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But w...

25th Hour
2002
as Agent Flood
In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and hi...

Jump Tomorrow
2001
as George's Uncle
When shy, straitlaced George meets vivacious, adorable Alicia, he's instantly smitten -- which puts his imminent arranged marriage in jeopardy. He vow...

WW3
2001
Terrorists release a deadly biological-warfare virus in the United States.

Harlem Aria
1999
as Manny
An aspiring opera singer from Harlem teams up with a charismatic busker and a kindhearted hustler to share his voice with the world, and teaches his t...

A Fish in the Bathtub
1999
as Rudy
A forty-year marriage begins to unravel when the husband brings home a pet fish that he wants to keep in the bathtub.

The Spanish Prisoner
1997
as Trooper
An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him.

Everyone Says I Love You
1996
as Cop
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.

Eddie
1996
as Rick
Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre r...

GoodFellas
1990
as Doctor
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks ...

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Fireman
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But...
A Christmas Carol
1981
as Second Charitable Gentleman / Party Guest
Televised stage performance based on Charles Dickens' novella.