Isiah Whitlock Jr.
ABOUT ISIAH WHITLOCK JR.
Notable for the roles of corrupt state senator Clay Davis on the HBO show The Wire and as Burl Loomis on the drama series The Good Cop . In 2025, he played Larry Dokes in the series The Residence .
He moved to San Francisco and joined the American Conservatory Theater.
He played a lead role in the 2011 comedy Cedar Rapids. He played Mr. Turrentine in the 2018 movie BlacKkKlansman .
He grew up in South Bend, Indiana, and attended college at Southwest Minnesota State University.
He has appeared in the Spike Lee films 25th Hour, She Hate Me, and Red Hook Summer.
