Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Acting
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.
Hoppers
Bird King (voice)
Cocaine Bear
Bob
Lightyear
Commander Burnside (voice)
Triggered
Ohio
I Care a Lot
Judge Lomax
Da 5 Bloods
Melvin
Sloan Hearts Neckface
Lester
The Lost Husband
Russ McAllen
Seneca
Michael
Run with the Hunted
Lester
Corporate Animals
Derek
Lying and Stealing
Lyman
Lost Holiday
Officer Matthews
All Square
Scotty
The Old Man & the Gun
Detective Gene Dentler
BlacKkKlansman
Mr. Turrentine
Person to Person
Buster
Cars 3
River Scott (voice)
CHiPs
Peterson
Pete's Dragon
Sheriff Gene Dentler
Chi-Raq
Bacchos
23 Blast
Dr. Connelly
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Yates
Home
Samuel
Jerome's Bouquet
Jack
Thanks for Sharing
Charles
Newlyweeds
Philly
Europa Report
Dr. Pamuk
Not Fade Away
Landers
Why Stop Now?
Black
Red Hook Summer
Detective Flood
Gun Hill Road
Officer Thompson
Detachment
Mr. Mathias
Cedar Rapids
Ronald Wilkes
Main Street
Mayor
Twelve
Detective Dumont
Brooklyn's Finest
Investigator #3 (as Isiah Whitlock)
I Hate Valentine's Day
Drummer
Under New Management
Rev. A.L. Blunton
Cadillac Records
Mississippi DJ
Choke
Detective Palmer
The Wire Odyssey
Self
Enchanted
Ethan Banks
1408
Hotel Engineer
Beautiful Ohio
Mr. Lebreaux
Kettle of Fish
Freddie
Duane Hopwood
William
Stealing Martin Lane
Chopper
She Hate Me
Amos Flood
A Jersey Tale
Mr. Stubbs
Pieces of April
Eugene
25th Hour
Agent Flood
Jump Tomorrow
George's Uncle
WW3
Harlem Aria
Manny
A Fish in the Bathtub
Rudy
The Spanish Prisoner
Trooper
Everyone Says I Love You
Cop
Eddie
Rick
GoodFellas
Doctor
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Fireman
A Christmas Carol
Second Charitable Gentleman / Party Guest