John Earl Jelks: movies and TV shows
John Earl Jelks has 22 credits in the archive: 12 films and 10 TV series, from 1985 to 2024. Highest rated: New Amsterdam (8.3/10).
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Career timeline
1985 – 2024 · busiest year: 1999 (2 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Exhibiting Forgiveness | La'Ron | Film | — | 64 |
| 2022 | East New York | James Hilliard | TV | 7.1 | 62 |
| 2021 | A Holiday in Harlem | Thomas | Film | — | 61 |
| 2020 | Love Life | Kirby Watkins | TV | 6.9 | 60 |
| 2019 | On Becoming a God in Central Florida | Judd Waltrip | TV | — | 59 |
| 2019 | The I-Land | Professor Verne | TV | 5.5 | 59 |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam | Horace Reynolds | TV | 8.3 | 58 |
| 2018 | Night Comes On | John Lamere | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Perry Cardwell | TV | 7.6 | 57 |
| 2015 | Chicago Med | Dr. Dennis Washington | TV | 8.3 | 55 |
| 2015 | Tough | Larry | Film | — | 55 |
| 2014 | True Detective | Sam Whitehead | TV | 8.3 | 54 |
| 2014 | The Miraculous | Man from the Desert | Film | — | 54 |
| 2013 | Enter the Dangerous Mind | Lt. Ike | Film | 4.7 | 53 |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Ray Bell | TV | 7.8 | 50 |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Detective Dillard | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mr. Achok | TV | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1999 | Compensation | Arthur/Nico Jones | Film | — | 39 |
| 1991 | A Powerful Thang | Craig Watkins (as John Jelks) | Film | — | 31 |
| 1986 | Crocodile Conspiracy | (as John Jelks) | Film | — | 26 |
| 1985 | Dark Exodus | Film | — | 25 | |
| Stars of the Northern Sky | Film | — | — |