ISIAH WHITLOCK, JR. is a veteran theater, film and television actor. He has recently been seen in Rashaad Ernesto Green’s Gun Hill Road, Tony Kaye’s Detachment, and Spike Lee’s The 25th Hour and She Hate Me. His other film credits include Brooklyn’s Finest, Twelve, Main Street, Choke, Under New Management, 1408, Enchanted, Kettle of Fish, Pieces of April, Duane Hopwood, Jump Tomorrow, Harlem Aria, The Fish in the Bathtub, Everyone Says I Love You, The Spanish Prisoner, Eddie and Goodfellas.
On television, Mr. Whitlock starred as ‘Senator Clay Davis’ on HBO’s The Wire. Most recently, he has appeared on Smash, and The Unusuals as ‘Captain Leslie Morgan’. Mr. Whitlock has been featured numerous times in Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: SVU. He has garnered guest leads on The Chappelle Show, and has also been seen on Comedy Central’s The Onion Sports Show, Rubicon, Meet the Browns, Human Giant, New Amsterdam, Madigan Men, Wonderland, New York Undercover and the PBS documentary Liberty, as well as Third Watch and Ed. He can next be seen on HBO’s Veep.
Mr. Whitlock was nominated in 2002 for a Lucille Lortel award as Best Featured Actor for his work in “Four,” that enjoyed a renowned off-Broadway run at the Manhattan Theatre Club. “The Iceman Cometh”, “Merchant of Venice”, and “Mastergate” are among his Broadway credits, while “Farragut North” (Atlantic Theatre Co., Geffen Playhouse), “The Cherry Orchard”, “Everything That Rises Must Converge”, “Up Against The Wind”, “A Lesson Before Dying”, “High Life”, “Edmond”, “The American Clock”, “White Panther”, and “The Illusion” comprise his off-Broadway credits. He was also part of the national tour of the play “The Piano Lesson”, in the title role of Boy Willie.