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Clark Johnson

Acting

Born September 10, 1954 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also known as Clark 'Slappy Jackson · J. Clark Johnson · Clarque Johnson

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Earle Grey Award · 2018
  • Genie AwardOutstanding Performance by an Actor · 2010 · nominated
  • Black Reel AwardBest Director · 2007 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Directing for a Drama Series · 2002 · nominated
  • NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 1999 · nominated
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  • Genie AwardBest Supporting Actor · 1996 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery

2005

The Wire

2002as Augustus Haynes

Welcome to Paradox

Director

Snowfall

2017Director

The West Wing

1999Director

Daredevil: Born Again

2025as Cherry

The Shield

2002as Handsome Marshall

Your Honor

2020Director

Person of Interest

2011Director

The Walking Dead

2010Director

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993as Meldrick Lewis

Terriers

2010Director

Mayor of Kingstown

2021Director

Bosch

2015as Howard Elias

Lie to Me

2009Director

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Meldrick Lewis

Third Watch

1999Director

Love & Death

2023Director

Evil

2019as Father Amara

Lost Girl

2010Director

Black Sails

2014Director

Orange Is the New Black

2013Director

Hell on Wheels

2011Director

Homeland

2011as Detective Calvin Johnson

Kings

2009Director

The Good Fight

2017Director

The Chicago Code

2011Director

La Femme Nikita

1997Director

Sleeper Cell

2005Director

The Fly

1986Special Effects

City on a Hill

2019Director

The Get Down

2016Director

Flashpoint

2008Director

Alpha House

2013as Senator Robert Bettencourt

Unforgettable

2011as Clay Jacobs

American Odyssey

2015Director

NYPD Blue

1993Director

L.A. Law

1986as Cole's Atty. McNeil

Brawl in Cell Block 99

2017as Detective Watkins

Lights Out

2011Director

The Dead Zone

1983Special Effects

Accused

2023Director

The Purge

2018Director

Luke Cage

2016Director

King

2011Director

Homicide: The Movie

2000as Meldrick Lewis

Forever Knight

1992

Adventures in Babysitting

1987as Black Gang Leader

Hyena Road

2015as General Rilmen

The Women of Brewster Place

1989as Butch Fuller