Acting credits
79
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Clark Johnson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 60Series: 60Crew credits: 54
TMDB ID: 47640
IMDb ID: nm0424800
Known for: Acting
Born: September 10, 1954
Age: 71
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2026
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 7.03
Wikidata: Q1095721
Also known as
Clark 'Slappy Jackson • J. Clark Johnson • Clarque Johnson
Other jobs
Director (50)Special Effects (2)Executive Producer (1)Stunts (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Clark Johnson.
Sep 4
Mayday
2026 Movie
In 4 weeks
Late Fame
as Arnold
2026 Movie
Molly Movie
Director
2023 Movie
6.7
Percy
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
4.1
Tammy's Always Dying
as Doug
2019 Movie
5.4
Juanita
Director
2019 Movie
8.0
Magnum Opus
as Robert Cochran
2017 Movie
7.0
Brawl in Cell Block 99
as Detective Watkins
2017 Movie
9.0
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
as Senator Lister Rosewater
2016 Movie
6.8
Hyena Road
as General Rilmen
2015 Movie
5.9
Bird People
as McCullan
2014 Movie
3.0
Santorini Blue
as Nick
2013 Movie
6.4
Defendor
as Roger Fairbanks
2009 Movie
4.7
Nurse.Fighter.Boy
as Silence
2009 Movie
4.8
You Might As Well Live
as George
2009 Movie
1.5
The Wire: The Last Word
as Self
2007 Movie
6.6
The Wire Odyssey
as Self
2007 Movie
6.1
The Sentinel
as Charlie Merriweather
2006 Movie
Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery
2005 Movie
5.0
The Limb Salesman
as Abe Fielder
2004 Movie
6.2
S.W.A.T.
as Deke's Handsome Partner
2003 Movie
6.6
Boycott
as Emory Jackson
2001 Movie
6.1
Disappearing Acts
as Jimmy
2000 Movie
2.0
Task Force: Caviar
2000 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Clark Johnson.
8.0
Daredevil: Born Again
as Cherry • 9 eps
2025 Series
7.8
Love & Death
Director • 2 eps
2023 Series
6.9
Accused
Director • 2 eps
2023 Series
1.0
Underground Railroad: The Secret History
as Narrator (voice) • 4 eps
2022 Series
7.9
Mayor of Kingstown
Director • 2 eps
2021 Series
8.1
Your Honor
Director • 2 eps
2020 Series
7.8
Evil
as Father Amara • 4 eps
2019 Series
7.2
City on a Hill
Director • 3 eps
2019 Series
6.9
The Purge
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.4
Snowfall
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
4.8
Still Star-Crossed
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.5
The Good Fight
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.9
Marvel's Luke Cage
Director • 2 eps
2016 Series
7.3
The Get Down
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.1
American Odyssey
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.9
Bosch
as Howard Elias • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.6
Black Sails
Director • 2 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Orange Is the New Black
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.2
Alpha House
as Senator Robert Bettencourt • 21 eps
2013 Series
5.6
Zero Hour
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.6
Hell on Wheels
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
7.6
Homeland
as Detective Calvin Johnson • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.1
Person of Interest
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.2
Unforgettable
as Clay Jacobs • 1 eps
2011 Series