Personal Info
Isaiah Whitlock
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Acting
Biography
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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Hoppers
as Bird King (voice)
Cocaine Bear
as Bob
Lightyear
as Commander Burnside (voice)
Triggered
as Ohio
I Care a Lot
as Judge Lomax
The Lost Husband
as Russ McAllen
Da 5 Bloods
as Melvin
Sloan Hearts Neckface
as Lester
Lying and Stealing
as Lyman
Run with the Hunted
as Lester
TV Shows
The Residence
as Larry Dokes · 8 ep.
History of Swear Words
as Self · 3 ep.
Your Honor
as Charlie Figaro · 20 ep.
Woke
as Mr. Jackson · 2 ep.
FBI
as Richard Talmage · 1 ep.
Apple & Onion
as Mayor Naise (voice) · 5 ep.
The Good Cop
as Burl Loomis · 10 ep.
The Mist
as Gus Bradley · 3 ep.
She's Gotta Have It
as Dog #10 · 1 ep.
Lucifer
as Carmen · 1 ep.
