
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
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.…
Filmography

Stealing Martin Lane
2005 · 10.0

The Jury
2004 · 9.0

The Wire
2002 · 8.6

BoJack Horseman
2014 · 8.5

GoodFellas
1990 · 8.5

Lucifer
2016 · 8.4

Hoppers
2026 · 8.1

Atlanta
2016 · 8.0

Your Honor
2020 · 8.0

Third Watch
1999 · 8.0

Madigan Men
2000 · 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0

FBI
2018 · 7.9

Liberty!
1997 · 7.8

Ed
2000 · 7.7

Harlem Aria
1999 · 7.7

Elementary
2012 · 7.6

The Blacklist
2013 · 7.6

Detachment
2011 · 7.6

The Good Wife
2009 · 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · 7.6

Gotham
2014 · 7.6

The Residence
2025 · 7.5

Veep
2012 · 7.5

BlacKkKlansman
2018 · 7.5

The Unusuals
2009 · 7.4

25th Hour
2002 · 7.3

Law & Order
1990 · 7.3

The Carmichael Show
2015 · 7.2

Wonderland
2000 · 7.2

NYPD Blue
1993 · 7.1

New Amsterdam
2008 · 7.1

Cadillac Records
2008 · 7.1

Oceano
1989 · 7.0

A Jersey Tale
2004 · 7.0
A Christmas Carol
1981 · 7.0

Home
2013 · 6.9

Cars 3
2017 · 6.9

Enchanted
2007 · 6.9

Lightyear
2022 · 6.9

23 Blast
2014 · 6.8

The Spanish Prisoner
1997 · 6.8

1408
2007 · 6.7

The Lost Husband
2020 · 6.7

I Care a Lot
2021 · 6.6

Apple & Onion
2018 · 6.5

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · 6.5

Pieces of April
2003 · 6.5

A Fish in the Bathtub
1999 · 6.5

The Old Man & the Gun
2018 · 6.4

Da 5 Bloods
2020 · 6.4

Smash
2012 · 6.4

Everyone Says I Love You
1996 · 6.4

Pete's Dragon
2016 · 6.4

Europa Report
2013 · 6.3

She's Gotta Have It
2017 · 6.3

Jump Tomorrow
2001 · 6.3

Brooklyn's Finest
2010 · 6.3

The Good Cop
2018 · 6.2

The Mist
2017 · 6.2

CHiPs
2017 · 6.1

All Square
2018 · 6.1

Choke
2008 · 6.1

Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013 · 6.0

Thanks for Sharing
2013 · 6.0

Cocaine Bear
2023 · 6.0

Cedar Rapids
2011 · 5.9

Duane Hopwood
2005 · 5.9

Lying and Stealing
2019 · 5.8

Gun Hill Road
2011 · 5.8

Chi-Raq
2015 · 5.7

Twelve
2010 · 5.7

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014 · 5.6

Eddie
1996 · 5.5

Red Hook Summer
2012 · 5.4

Not Fade Away
2012 · 5.4

Why Stop Now?
2012 · 5.4

WW3
2001 · 5.4

Woke
2020 · 5.3

I Hate Valentine's Day
2009 · 5.3

She Hate Me
2004 · 5.2

Person to Person
2017 · 5.1

Beautiful Ohio
2006 · 5.1

Lucky 7
2013 · 4.8

Corporate Animals
2019 · 4.7

Run with the Hunted
2019 · 4.7

Kettle of Fish
2006 · 4.7

Under New Management
2009 · 4.7

Main Street
2010 · 4.6

Lost Holiday
2019 · 4.2

Newlyweeds
2013 · 4.2

Sloan Hearts Neckface
2020 · 0.0
The Body Is Water
— · 0.0

Jerome's Bouquet
2013 · 0.0

Seneca
2019 · 0.0

Triggered
2022 · 0.0