Isiah Whitlock Jr.
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.
98 acting credits
Acting · 98
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order
1990
The Blacklist
2013
Hoppers
2026
FBI
2018
Lucifer
2016
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Elementary
2012
The Good Wife
2009
Gotham
2014
Third Watch
1999
The Wire
2002
BoJack Horseman
2014
NYPD Blue
1993
Veep
2012
GoodFellas
1990
Ed
2000
Smash
2012
Cars 3
2017
Your Honor
2020
Atlanta
2016
Apple & Onion
2018
Lightyear
2022
The Residence
2025
New Amsterdam
2008
The Mist
2017
Enchanted
2007
The Jury
2004
I Care a Lot
2021
Detachment
2011
The Carmichael Show
2015
Cocaine Bear
2023
1408
2007
BlacKkKlansman
2018
The Good Cop
2018
The Unusuals
2009
Woke
2020
Wonderland
2000
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
She's Gotta Have It
2017
Pete's Dragon
2016
Liberty!
1997
25th Hour
2002
CHiPs
2017
Madigan Men
2000
Lucky 7
2013
Europa Report
2013
Da 5 Bloods
2020
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
Lying and Stealing
2019
Cadillac Records
2008
Eddie
1996
Everyone Says I Love You
1996
History of Swear Words
2021
The Old Man & the Gun
2018
Twelve
2010
The Spanish Prisoner
1997
She Hate Me
2004
Choke
2008
Thanks for Sharing
2013
Cedar Rapids
2011
Oceano
1989
Pieces of April
2003
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
The Lost Husband
2020
Chi-Raq
2015
23 Blast
2014
Not Fade Away
2012
Corporate Animals
2019
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009
Red Hook Summer
2012
Main Street
2010
Kettle of Fish
2006
Beautiful Ohio
2006
Why Stop Now?
2012
WW3
2001
Run with the Hunted
2019
Newlyweeds
2013
Home
2013
A Fish in the Bathtub
1999
Jump Tomorrow
2001
Seneca
2019
Duane Hopwood
2005
All Square
2018
Jerome's Bouquet
2013
The Wire Odyssey
2007
Person to Person
2017
A Jersey Tale
2004
Harlem Aria
1999
The Body Is Water
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Under New Management
2009
Gun Hill Road
2011
Lost Holiday
2019
Triggered
2022
A Christmas Carol
1981
Stealing Martin Lane
2005
Sloan Hearts Neckface
2020