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Clark Johnson

Acting Born Sep 10, 1954 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 24 credits

Biography

Clark Johnson (born September 10, 1954) is an American-Canadian actor and director who has worked in both television and film. He is best known for his roles as David Jefferson in Night Heat (1985–1988), Clark Roberts in E.N.G. (1989–1994), Meldrick Lewis in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999), and Augustus Haynes in The Wire (2008). He is an Emmy Award and two-time Genie Award nominee.

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Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Meldrick Lewis

Homeland

as Detective Calvin Johnson

Bosch

as Howard Elias

The Wire

as Augustus Haynes

Daredevil: Born Again

as Cherry

Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Meldrick Lewis
  • Homeland (2011) as Detective Calvin Johnson
  • Bosch (2015) as Howard Elias
  • The Wire (2002) as Augustus Haynes
  • Daredevil: Born Again (2025) as Cherry
  • The Shield (2002) as Handsome Marshall
  • Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Meldrick Lewis
  • Evil (2019) as Father Amara
  • Unforgettable (2011) as Clay Jacobs
  • L.A. Law (1986) as Cole's Atty. McNeil
  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) as Officer Stoker
  • War of the Worlds (1988) as Young
  • Forever Knight (1992)
  • Night Heat (1985)
  • Alpha House (2013) as Senator Robert Bettencourt
  • S.W.A.T. (2003) as Deke's Handsome Partner
  • Soul Food (2000) as Terrell
  • My Secret Identity (1988)
  • Colors (1988) as Lee
  • Nick of Time (1995) as Hackney Transportist
  • Adventures in Babysitting (1987) as Black Gang Leader
  • Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017) as Detective Watkins
  • Drop Zone (1994) as Bob Covington
  • The Sentinel (2006) as Charlie Merriweather