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John Earl Jelks

Acting

Born July 16, 1959

Also known as John Jelks

IMDb

Awards & recognition

  • Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 2007 · nominated

Filmography15 titles

New Amsterdam

2018as Horace Reynolds

Chicago Med

2015as Dr. Dennis Washington

True Detective

2014as Sam Whitehead

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Mr. Achok

Blue Bloods

2010as Ray Bell

The Good Fight

2017as Perry Cardwell

East New York

2022as James Hilliard

Love Life

2020as Kirby Watkins

Compensation

1999as Arthur/Nico Jones

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

2019as Judd Waltrip

Exhibiting Forgiveness

2024as La'Ron

Miracle at St. Anna

2008as Detective Dillard

Night Comes On

2018as John Lamere

Enter the Dangerous Mind

2013as Lt. Ike

A Holiday in Harlem

2021as Thomas