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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 10, 1954
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- Clark 'Slappy Jackson
- J. Clark Johnson
- Clarque Johnson
Clark Johnson
0.8 Popularity
Biography
Clark Johnson (born September 10, 1954) is an American-Canadian actor and director who has worked in both television and film. He is best known for his roles as David Jefferson in Night Heat (1985–1988), Clark Roberts in E.N.G. (1989–1994), Meldrick Lewis in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999), and Augustus Haynes in The Wire (2008). He is an Emmy Award and two-time Genie Award nominee. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clark Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
6.5
Arnold
Late Fame
2025
7.9
Cherry
Daredevil: Born Again
2025
1.0
Narrator (voice)
Underground Railroad: The Secret History
2022
7.7
Father Amara
Evil
2019
4.2
Doug
Tammy's Always Dying
2019
8.0
Robert Cochran
Magnum Opus
2017
7.0
Detective Watkins
Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017
9.0
Senator Lister Rosewater
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
2016
6.8
General Rilmen
Hyena Road
2015
7.9
Howard Elias
Bosch
2015
Credits
Late Fame
as Arnold
2025
6.5
Daredevil: Born Again
as Cherry
2025
7.9
Underground Railroad: The Secret History
as Narrator (voice)
2022
1.0
Evil
as Father Amara
2019
7.7
Tammy's Always Dying
as Doug
2019
4.2
Magnum Opus
as Robert Cochran
2017
8.0
Brawl in Cell Block 99
as Detective Watkins
2017
7.0
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
as Senator Lister Rosewater
2016
9.0
Hyena Road
as General Rilmen
2015
6.8
Bosch
as Howard Elias
2015
7.9
Bird People
as McCullan
2014
5.9
Santorini Blue
as Nick
2013
3.0
Alpha House
as Senator Robert Bettencourt
2013
7.2
Unforgettable
as Clay Jacobs
2011
7.2
Cra$h & Burn
as Walker Hearn
2009
5.0
Defendor
as Roger Fairbanks
2009
6.4
Nurse.Fighter.Boy
as Silence
2009
4.7
You Might As Well Live
as George
2009
4.8
The Trojan Horse
as John Neelon
2008
4.0
The Wire: The Last Word
as Self
2007
1.5
The Wire Odyssey
as Self
2007
6.6
The Sentinel
as Charlie Merriweather
2006
6.1
Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery
2005
0.0
The Limb Salesman
as Abe Fielder
2004
5.0
S.W.A.T.
as Deke's Handsome Partner
2003
6.2
The Wire
as Augustus Haynes
2002
8.6
The Shield
as Handsome Marshall
2002
8.1
🎬
On Their Knees
as Uncle John Walker
2001
2.0
Disappearing Acts
as Jimmy
2000
6.1
Task Force: Caviar
2000
2.0
Deliberate Intent
as James Perry
2000
4.5
Love Come Down
as Dean
2000
5.2
🎬
Fear of Fiction
as Gary
2000
0.0
Soul Food
as Terrell
2000
7.0
Homicide: The Movie
as Meldrick Lewis
2000
6.8
Virtual Mom
as Mr. Hubbard
2000
5.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Meldrick Lewis
1999
7.9
The Planet of Junior Brown
as Mr. Pool
1997
4.0
The Prosecutors
as Michael Hall
1996
0.0
🎬
Lulu
1996
0.0
Nick of Time
as Hackney Transportist
1995
6.2
Soul Survivor
as Busha
1995
0.0
Rude
as Reece
1995
4.3
Drop Zone
as Bob Covington
1994
5.7
Final Round
as Trevon
1994
3.0
Model by Day
as Master Chang
1993
2.3
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Meldrick Lewis
1993
8.1
The Finishing Touch
as Detective Gilliam
1992
1.9
African Skies
1992
6.0
Coopersmith: Sweet Scent of Murder
as Sgt. Mike Delaney
1992
0.0
Forever Knight
1992
6.8
Psychic
as Spencer
1992
3.8
Hammerman
as Hammerman/Stanley Burrell (voice)
1991
4.2
New Attitude
as Randy Sims
1990
10.0
Personals
1990
3.0
Renegades
as JJ
1989
5.2
The Women of Brewster Place
as Butch Fuller
1989
5.0
The Women of Brewster Place
as Butch Fuller
1989
6.6
Iron Eagle II
as Graves
1988
4.5
My Secret Identity
1988
6.9
War of the Worlds
as Young
1988
6.2
Colors
as Lee
1988
6.5
Hostage
as Detective Morton
1988
1.0
Blindside
as Moriarty
1987
3.9
Nowhere to Hide
as Mark Halstead
1987
6.3
Adventures in Babysitting
as Black Gang Leader
1987
6.9
Wild Thing
as Winston
1987
5.6
🎬
Hot Shots
1986
5.0
L.A. Law
as Cole's Atty. McNeil
1986
7.0
Perry Mason Returns
as Reporter (uncredited)
1985
7.0
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Technician (uncredited)
1985
3.5
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Officer Stoker
1985
7.2
Murder in Space
as Technician
1985
4.8
Starcrossed
as Ralph
1985
4.8
Night Heat
1985
6.6
Skullduggery
as Dave
1983
2.4
Mazes and Monsters
as Perry
1982
4.3
Killing 'em Softly
as Michael
1982
0.0
Mayday
N/A
0.0