Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Actor

Born: September 13, 1954
Died: December 30, 2025 (age 71)
From: 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…

Filmography (63)

Hoppers (2026)
Bird King (voice)
Cocaine Bear (2023)
Bob
Lightyear (2022)
Commander Burnside (voice)
Triggered (2022)
Ohio
I Care a Lot (2021)
Judge Lomax
Da 5 Bloods (2020)
Melvin
Sloan Hearts Neckface (2020)
Lester
The Lost Husband (2020)
Russ McAllen
Seneca (2019)
Michael
Run with the Hunted (2019)
Lester
Corporate Animals (2019)
Derek
Lying and Stealing (2019)
Lyman
Lost Holiday (2019)
Officer Matthews
All Square (2018)
Scotty
The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
Detective Gene Dentler
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Mr. Turrentine
Person to Person (2017)
Buster
Cars 3 (2017)
River Scott (voice)
CHiPs (2017)
Peterson
Pete's Dragon (2016)
Sheriff Gene Dentler
Chi-Raq (2015)
Bacchos
23 Blast (2014)
Dr. Connelly
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
Yates
Home (2013)
Samuel
Jerome's Bouquet (2013)
Jack
Thanks for Sharing (2013)
Charles
Newlyweeds (2013)
Philly
Europa Report (2013)
Dr. Pamuk
Not Fade Away (2012)
Landers
Why Stop Now? (2012)
Black