Isiah Whitlock Jr.: movies and TV shows
Isiah Whitlock Jr. has 106 credits in the archive: 63 films and 43 TV series, from 1981 to 2026. Highest rated: The Wire (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1981 – 2026 · busiest year: 2013 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hoppers | Bird King (voice) | Film | 8.2 | 71 |
| 2025 | The Residence | Larry Dokes | TV | 7.5 | 70 |
| 2023 | Cocaine Bear | Bob | Film | 6.0 | 68 |
| 2022 | Lightyear | Commander Burnside (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 67 |
| 2022 | Triggered | Ohio | Film | — | 67 |
| 2021 | I Care a Lot | Judge Lomax | Film | 6.6 | 66 |
| 2021 | History of Swear Words | Self | TV | 6.5 | 66 |
| 2020 | Your Honor | Charlie Figaro | TV | 8.1 | 65 |
| 2020 | Woke | Mr. Jackson | TV | 5.2 | 65 |
| 2020 | The Lost Husband | Russ McAllen | Film | 6.8 | 65 |
| 2020 | Da 5 Bloods | Melvin | Film | 6.4 | 65 |
| 2020 | Sloan Hearts Neckface | Lester | Film | — | 65 |
| 2019 | Lying and Stealing | Lyman | Film | 5.9 | 64 |
| 2019 | Corporate Animals | Derek | Film | 4.8 | 64 |
| 2019 | Run with the Hunted | Lester | Film | 4.7 | 64 |
| 2019 | Lost Holiday | Officer Matthews | Film | 4.2 | 64 |
| 2019 | Seneca | Michael | Film | — | 64 |
| 2018 | FBI | Richard Talmage | TV | 7.9 | 63 |
| 2018 | Apple & Onion | Mayor Naise (voice) | TV | 6.7 | 63 |
| 2018 | BlacKkKlansman | Mr. Turrentine | Film | 7.5 | 63 |
| 2018 | The Good Cop | Burl Loomis | TV | 6.2 | 63 |
| 2018 | The Old Man & the Gun | Detective Gene Dentler | Film | 6.4 | 63 |
| 2018 | All Square | Scotty | Film | 6.1 | 63 |
| 2017 | Cars 3 | River Scott (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 62 |
| 2017 | The Mist | Gus Bradley | TV | 6.2 | 62 |
| 2017 | She's Gotta Have It | Dog #10 | TV | 6.3 | 62 |
| 2017 | CHiPs | Peterson | Film | 6.1 | 62 |
| 2017 | Person to Person | Buster | Film | 5.2 | 62 |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Carmen | TV | 8.4 | 61 |
| 2016 | Atlanta | Raleigh Marks | TV | 8.0 | 61 |
| 2016 | Pete's Dragon | Sheriff Gene Dentler | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 2015 | The Carmichael Show | Reverend Carlson | TV | 7.2 | 60 |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq | Bacchos | Film | 5.7 | 60 |
| 2014 | Gotham | Gerry Lang | TV | 7.6 | 59 |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | C.E.O. (voice) | TV | 8.5 | 59 |
| 2014 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Yates | Film | 5.6 | 59 |
| 2014 | 23 Blast | Dr. Connelly | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Danny | TV | 7.6 | 58 |
| 2013 | Europa Report | Dr. Pamuk | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 2013 | Lucas Bros. Moving Co. | Mr. Dream | TV | 6.0 | 58 |
| 2013 | Thanks for Sharing | Charles | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 2013 | Lucky 7 | Bob Harris | TV | 4.8 | 58 |
| 2013 | Home | Samuel | Film | 6.9 | 58 |
| 2013 | Jerome's Bouquet | Jack | Film | — | 58 |
| 2013 | Newlyweeds | Philly | Film | 4.2 | 58 |
| 2012 | Elementary | Jack Brunelle | TV | 7.6 | 57 |
| 2012 | Veep | George Maddox | TV | 7.5 | 57 |
| 2012 | Smash | Ronald Strickland | TV | 6.4 | 57 |
| 2012 | Red Hook Summer | Detective Flood | Film | 5.4 | 57 |
| 2012 | Why Stop Now? | Black | Film | 5.4 | 57 |
| 2012 | Not Fade Away | Landers | Film | 5.4 | 57 |
| 2011 | Detachment | Mr. Mathias | Film | 7.6 | 56 |
| 2011 | Cedar Rapids | Ronald Wilkes | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 2011 | Gun Hill Road | Officer Thompson | Film | 5.7 | 56 |
| 2010 | Brooklyn's Finest | Investigator #3 (as Isiah Whitlock) | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 2010 | Main Street | Mayor | Film | 4.6 | 55 |
| 2010 | Twelve | Detective Dumont | Film | 5.7 | 55 |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Ira Protopapas | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 2009 | The Unusuals | TV | 7.5 | 54 | |
| 2009 | I Hate Valentine's Day | Drummer | Film | 5.4 | 54 |
| 2009 | Under New Management | Rev. A.L. Blunton | Film | 4.7 | 54 |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam | Joe Williams | TV | 7.1 | 53 |
| 2008 | Cadillac Records | Mississippi DJ | Film | 7.1 | 53 |
| 2008 | Choke | Detective Palmer | Film | 6.1 | 53 |
| 2007 | Enchanted | Ethan Banks | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 2007 | 1408 | Hotel Engineer | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 2007 | The Wire Odyssey | Self | Film | 6.6 | 52 |
| 2006 | Beautiful Ohio | Mr. Lebreaux | Film | 5.1 | 51 |
| 2006 | Kettle of Fish | Freddie | Film | 4.7 | 51 |
| 2005 | Stealing Martin Lane | Chopper | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 2005 | Duane Hopwood | William | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 2004 | The Jury | TV | 9.0 | 49 | |
| 2004 | She Hate Me | Amos Flood | Film | 5.2 | 49 |
| 2004 | A Jersey Tale | Mr. Stubbs | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 2003 | Pieces of April | Eugene | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 2002 | The Wire | Clay Davis | TV | 8.6 | 47 |
| 2002 | 25th Hour | Agent Flood | Film | 7.3 | 47 |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Crime Scene Detective | TV | 7.6 | 46 |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Detective | TV | 7.6 | 46 |
| 2001 | Jump Tomorrow | George's Uncle | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 2001 | WW3 | Film | 5.4 | 46 | |
| 2000 | Ed | Tim Unger | TV | 7.7 | 45 |
| 2000 | Wonderland | Dr. Mohyuddin | TV | 7.2 | 45 |
| 2000 | Madigan Men | TV | 8.0 | 45 | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Robbery Division Captain | TV | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Todd Smythe | TV | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Captain Reece | TV | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | NTCC Representative | TV | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Reggie Simmons | TV | 7.9 | 44 |
| 1999 | A Fish in the Bathtub | Rudy | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1999 | Harlem Aria | Manny | Film | 7.7 | 44 |
| 1997 | Liberty! | Luke - Slave | TV | 7.8 | 42 |
| 1997 | The Spanish Prisoner | Trooper | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | Cop | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1996 | Eddie | Rick | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Anton Emery | TV | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Gordon Samuels | TV | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Antony White | TV | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Simon Brooks | TV | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Fred Oakes | TV | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Captain Navarro | TV | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1990 | GoodFellas | Doctor | Film | 8.5 | 35 |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Fireman | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1989 | Oceano | The Moose | TV | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1981 | A Christmas Carol | Second Charitable Gentleman / Party Guest | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| The Body Is Water | Alexander Wilkins | Film | — | — |