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Clifton Powell

Acting Born Mar 16, 1956 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 235 credits
235
Total Credits
1984–2026
43 Years Career Span
66
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Clifton Powell is an American actor and comedian. He was born on March 16, 1956. As an actor, he has been involved in the entertainment industry, and his profession also includes work as a comedian. The details of his career and personal life are not extensively provided, but it is confirmed that he holds a profession in acting and comedy. Clifton Powell is identified by his birthdate and his dual profession in the entertainment field.

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Known for

High Potential

as Mac Epps

Black Lightning

as Reverend Jeremiah Holt

Carl Weber's The Family Business

as Uncle Lou Duncan

The Last O.G.

as Big Mike

Brockmire

as Charles Sr.
Film

Puncture

as Bob Davis
Film

All Eyez on Me

as Floyd
Film

The Preacher's Son

as Bishop T.K. Wilson

The Soul Man

as Gooch

Six Sisters

as Zane

Hawaii Five-0

as Percy Grover Jr.

She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man

as Damien

Frequent co-stars

Teresa Szmigielówna 5 shared titles
Terry Crews 3 shared titles
John Witherspoon 3 shared titles
Katt Williams 2 shared titles
Michael Monks 2 shared titles
Ice Cube 2 shared titles
Mike Epps 2 shared titles
Don Curry 2 shared titles
Jamie Foxx 2 shared titles
Bokeem Woodbine 2 shared titles

Career timeline

Deb is BossReturn of The Mack
TKOCar Show Kings
High PotentialThe ProbeOn TenOnce in a ValentineThe Legend of Johnny Jones
Gangster's DaughterSebastianMoonlight SoulLegacyRecession Proof
Boxed InThe Next 24 HoursChocolate City 3: Live Tour
Saints & Sinners: Judgment DayLust: A Seven Deadly Sins StoryEnvy: A Seven Deadly Sins StoryFruits of the Heart
The Available WifeThe Lick
American SoulThe UrbansI Got the Hook Up 2Sins of the FatherLet Go and Let God
Black LightningCarl Weber's The Family BusinessThe Last O.G.Easy MoneyA Talent For Trouble
BrockmireTalesAll Eyez on MeThe Preacher's SonMountain Top
Saints & SinnersWhere Hearts LieLove Won't Let Me WaitA Weekend with the FamilyMerry Ex-Mas
A Baby for ChristmasFear Files
99 NorthBlood RansomThe Cheaters Club
Forbidden WomanThey Die by DawnCoffin BabyGod's Precious Jewels23rd Psalm: Redemption
The Soul ManUnsupervisedThe UndershepherdWomackNote to Self
Street Kings 2: Motor CityShe's Not Our Sister35 and TickingTrapped: Haitian NightsThe Perfect Gift
Hawaii Five-0The Music of 'the Preacher's Kid'The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a StorySomething Like A BusinessThe Preacher's Kid in Atlanta
There's a Stranger in My HouseThere's a Stranger in My House · DirectorContradictions of the HeartSteppin: The MovieBefore I Self Destruct
The MentalistStreet KingsShow StoppersFirst SundayJada
Army WivesNorbitFather of LiesDa Block Party 2Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary
SharkDay BreakConfessionsFacelessWho Made the Potatoe Salad?
Numb3rsBrothers in ArmsKnights of the South BronxChoices II: The SetupThe Gospel
HouseRaySugar ValentineNever Die AloneGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Cold CaseEveTapped OutLove ChroniclesCrime Partners
Friday After NextCivil BrandBanged OutTicker
Law & Order: Criminal IntentOne on OneThe HireThe BrothersBones
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationNext FridayLockdownA Private AffairHot Boyz
Third WatchThe ParkersRyan Caulfield: Year OneSafe HouseThe Breaks
Rush HourDeep RisingThe Pentagon WarsPhantomsWhy Do Fools Fall In Love
The PracticeBuffalo SoldiersFirst Time FelonRiot

Full Filmography

235 titles
  • Deb is Boss (2026) as James
  • Return of The Mack (2026) as DETECTIVE AVERY CALHOUN
  • TKO (2025) as Hank
  • Car Show Kings (2025) as Puncho's Boss/Frank
  • High Potential (2024) as Mac Epps
  • The Probe (2024) as Commissioner Davis
  • On Ten (2024)
  • Once in a Valentine (2024)
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  • The Legend of Johnny Jones (2024) as Mr.Ervin
  • Skeletons in the Closet (2024) as Father Francisco
  • Negligence (2024) as Judge
  • Fuxk D3m Kidz (2024) as Judge
  • Trap City (2024) as Goose
  • Gangster's Daughter (2023)
  • Sebastian (2023) as Captain Harris
  • Moonlight Soul (2023) as Greg Monaghan
  • Legacy (2023) as Willy
  • Recession Proof (2023) as Jackson Holloway
  • The Dirty 3rd: Next Generation (2023) as Sugar Slim
  • Gangster's Daughter 2 (2023)
  • Player (2023) as Donti Player
  • Steppin Into Love (2023) as Mr. Jones
  • Boxed In 2 (2023) as Witt 'Pa' Scandrick
  • Boxed In (2022) as Pa
  • The Next 24 Hours (2022) as Max
  • Chocolate City 3: Live Tour (2022)
  • Saints & Sinners: Judgment Day (2021) as Rex
  • Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story (2021)
  • Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story (2021)
  • Fruits of the Heart (2021)
  • The Available Wife (2020) as Mitchell
  • The Lick (2020) as Richard Jacobson
  • American Soul (2019) as Herschel
  • The Urbans (2019) as DJ Frankie Snow
  • I Got the Hook Up 2 (2019) as Tony Smooth
  • Sins of the Father (2019) as Kevin
  • Let Go and Let God (2019) as Donald
  • Diamond in the Rough (2019) as Pastor Davis
  • Juug Gone Wrong (2019) as Mr. Johnson
  • Black Lightning (2018) as Reverend Jeremiah Holt
  • Carl Weber's The Family Business (2018) as Uncle Lou Duncan
  • The Last O.G. (2018) as Big Mike
  • Easy Money (2018) as Mr. Milton Miller
  • A Talent For Trouble (2018) as Mr. Wellington
  • Sinners Wanted (2018) as One Eye
  • Everything That Glitters (2018)
  • The Choir Director (2018) as Bishop T.K. Wilson
  • The Hills (2018)
  • 5K1 (2018) as Barry
  • Gangland: The Musical (2018) as Pastor Earl
  • Worth (2018) as Tony
  • Misguided Behavior (2018) as Captain Rogers
  • Couples' Night (2018) as Rich
  • Brockmire (2017) as Charles Sr.
  • Tales (2017) as Bob Davis
  • All Eyez on Me (2017) as Floyd
  • The Preacher's Son (2017) as Bishop T.K. Wilson
  • Mountain Top (2017) as Larry Fletcher
  • King of Newark (2017) as Juice
  • Chasing Titles Vol. 1 (2017) as T Parker
  • Chasing Titles Vol. 1 (2017) Consulting Producer
  • Saints & Sinners (2016) as Rex Fisher
  • Where Hearts Lie (2016) as Carl
  • Love Won't Let Me Wait (2016) as Bishop Buckworth
  • A Weekend with the Family (2016) as Dingo Stankersheet
  • Merry Ex-Mas (2016) as Pastor Jordan
  • The North Star (2016) as Mr. Lee
  • Hunting Season (2016) as Thomas Curry
  • Flowers (2016)
  • Fade Away (2016) as Eazy
  • A Baby for Christmas (2015) as Gavin
  • Fear Files (2015) as Detective Owen Marsh
  • 99 North (2014) as Uncle P
  • Blood Ransom (2014) as Detective Hobbs
  • The Cheaters Club (2014) as Marvin
  • Forbidden Woman (2013) as Randall
  • They Die by Dawn (2013) as Deputy Sheriff
  • Coffin Baby (2013) as Detective S. Jackson
  • God's Precious Jewels (2013)
  • 23rd Psalm: Redemption (2013) as Lester Wayne
  • JD Lawrence's Community Service (2013) as Bishop Nixon
  • Criminal Behavior (2013) as Cedric
  • The Soul Man (2012) as Gooch
  • Unsupervised (2012) as Coach Durham (voice)
  • The Undershepherd (2012) as Deacon Roberts
  • Womack (2012) as Gilly Smalls
  • Note to Self (2012) as Coach Gerald Woodson
  • Supernatural Swamp Slaughter (2012)
  • The Marriage Chronicles (2012) as Robert McDaniel
  • Somebody's Child (2012) as Dr. Sperry
  • C'mon Man (2012) as Rooselvelt Steele
  • Interludes (2012) as Blake
  • Street Kings 2: Motor City (2011) as Det. Tyrone Fowler
  • She's Not Our Sister (2011) as Rev. Beckley
  • 35 and Ticking (2011) as Zane
  • Trapped: Haitian Nights (2011) as Mike
  • The Perfect Gift (2011)
  • He's Mine Not Yours (2011) as Walter
  • Shake (2011) as Red
  • The Ideal Husband (2011) as Daniel
  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Percy Grover Jr.
  • The Music of 'the Preacher's Kid' (2010) as Self
  • The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a Story (2010) as Self
  • Something Like A Business (2010) as Sexy Silk
  • The Preacher's Kid in Atlanta (2010) as Self
  • When the Lights Go Out (2010) as Freddy
  • Love Me or Leave Me (2010) as Cecil
  • Heaven Ain't Hard to Find (2010) as Big Bill Herod
  • Preacher's Kid (2010) as Ike
  • There's a Stranger in My House (2009) as Mr. John Moore
  • There's a Stranger in My House (2009) Director
  • Contradictions of the Heart (2009) as Damien
  • Steppin: The Movie (2009) as Det. Lewis
  • Before I Self Destruct (2009) as Sean
  • God Send Me A Man (2009) as Bishop
  • Just Another Day (2009) as Bowman
  • Man of Her Dreams (2009) as Senator Marcus Gordon
  • Man of Her Dreams (2009) Director
  • The Mentalist (2008) as Correctional Officer Earl
  • Street Kings (2008) as Sergeant Green
  • Show Stoppers (2008) as Coach
  • First Sunday (2008) as Officer Eddie King
  • Jada (2008) as Terrance
  • Jada (2008) Director
  • Block Party Madness (2008) as Action Jackson
  • Internet Dating (2008) as Leroy 'The Pimp'
  • American Dream (2008) as Old Skool
  • Love for Sale (2008) as Cinque
  • The Rimshop (2008) as Joe Joe's Father
  • Army Wives (2007) as Terrence Price
  • Norbit (2007) as Earl Latimore
  • Father of Lies (2007) as Bishop Calvin Jacobs
  • Da Block Party 2 (2007)
  • Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary (2007) as Tommy Guns
  • Young Cesar (2007) as Ali Dean
  • Shark (2006) as Ray Tillman
  • Day Break (2006) as Lt. Romero
  • Confessions (2006) as Chauncey
  • Faceless (2006)
  • Who Made the Potatoe Salad? (2006) as Mr. Jenkins
  • It Ain't Easy (2006) as Fish
  • Numb3rs (2005) as Max Devane
  • Brothers in Arms (2005) as Doc
  • Knights of the South Bronx (2005) as Cokey
  • Choices II: The Setup (2005)
  • The Gospel (2005) as Bishop Fred Taylor
  • Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up (2005) as Big Man
  • The Fabric of a Man (2005) as Blair
  • House (2004) as Ken Hall
  • Ray (2004) as Jeff Brown
  • Sugar Valentine (2004) as Joshua Valentine
  • Never Die Alone (2004) as Moon
  • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction (2004) as Smoke (voice)
  • Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004) as Reggie
  • Da Block Party (2004) as Action Jackson
  • He Say, She Say, But What Does God Say? (2004) as Satin Jones
  • Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles (2004) as Mo Fro
  • Cold Case (2003) as Tom Bernard (2008)
  • Eve (2003) as Yusef
  • Tapped Out (2003) as Detective Blackman
  • Love Chronicles (2003) as Thomas
  • Crime Partners (2003) as Kenyatta
  • Friday After Next (2002) as Pinky
  • Civil Brand (2002) as Capt. Alan Deese
  • Banged Out (2002)
  • Ticker (2002) as FBI Agent
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Dempsey Powers
  • One on One (2001) as Coach Guillory
  • The Hire (2001) as FBI Agent
  • The Brothers (2001) as Fred Smith
  • Bones (2001) as Jeremiah Peet
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Terrance Crowley
  • Next Friday (2000) as Pinky
  • Lockdown (2000) as Malachi Young
  • A Private Affair (2000) as Isaiah
  • Hot Boyz (2000) as Saint
  • Third Watch (1999) as Joy's Father
  • The Parkers (1999)
  • Ryan Caulfield: Year One (1999)
  • Safe House (1999)
  • The Breaks (1999) as Cosmo
  • No Tomorrow (1999) as Styles
  • Selma, Lord, Selma (1999) as Martin Luther King Jr
  • Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999) as Frazier Johnson
  • Foolish (1999) as Everette Washington
  • Rush Hour (1998) as Luke
  • Deep Rising (1998) as Mason
  • The Pentagon Wars (1998) as Sgt. Benjamn Dalton
  • Phantoms (1998) as Gen. Leland Copperfield
  • Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998) as Lawrence Roberts
  • Caught Up (1998) as Herbert / Frank Lowden
  • Caught Up (1998) as Herbert
  • The Practice (1997) as Earl Johnson
  • Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
  • First Time Felon (1997) as King (uncredited)
  • Riot (1997) as Steve
  • Pacific Blue (1996) as Brooks
  • Moesha (1996) as R.C.
  • Moesha (1996) as Harold Moss
  • Moesha (1996) as Ray Stokes
  • The Jamie Foxx Show (1996) as Mazi
  • In the House (1995)
  • Simon (1995) as John Doe
  • Dead Presidents (1995) as Cutty
  • Divas (1995) as Bobby
  • Touched by an Angel (1994) as Mr. Burns
  • South Central (1994)
  • Green Dolphin Beat (1994) as Armstrong
  • Nowhere to Hide (1994) as Braddock
  • NYPD Blue (1993) as Gerald / Frankie
  • NYPD Blue (1993) as Lewis futrel
  • Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as James Jackson
  • Menace II Society (1993) as Chauncy
  • The Sinbad Show (1993)
  • Conflict of Interest (1993) as Detective Oakes
  • Renegade (1992)
  • Martin (1992) as Younger Cop
  • 3 Ninjas (1992) as FBI Agent Kurl
  • Deep Cover (1992) as Leland
  • Roc (1991) as Andre Thompson
  • Cop Rock (1990)
  • House Party (1990) as Sharane's Brother
  • Jake and the Fatman (1987)
  • Tour of Duty (1987)
  • Matlock (1986) as Security Guard
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Det. Eddie Flowers
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Ralph Danton
  • Alphabet City (1984) as Ramon
  • Detour 95 as Mr. Ervin
  • God with Us
  • Baby, You're a Star
  • Scavenger Hunt as Officer Gant
  • Diggin’ Up "Bones" as Self
  • The Perfect Love Storm
  • The In-Law Gang! as John Sr.

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Clifton Powell best known for?

Clifton Powell is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including High Potential (2024), Black Lightning (2018), Carl Weber's The Family Business (2018), The Last O.G. (2018).

When and where was Clifton Powell born?

Clifton Powell was born on March 16, 1956 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

How many credits does Clifton Powell have?

Clifton Powell has accumulated over 235 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1984 to 2026.

What is Clifton Powell's background in cinema and television?

Clifton Powell is an American actor and comedian. He was born on March 16, 1956. As an actor, he has been involved in the entertainment industry, and his profession also includes work as a comedian. The details of his career and personal life are not extensively provided, but it is confirmed that he holds a profession ...

Clifton Powell by the numbers

235credits
181films
54TV series
1984–2026active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (235) Born on March 16

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