Acting
Clifton Powell
Clifton Powell (born 16 March 1956 in Washington, D.C., USA) – American actor and comedian, who grew up in the Mayfair Mansions housing project in Northeast D.C. and graduated from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts before studying at Emerson College in Boston. He is married with two children and two grandchildren. His most notable film roles include Menace II Society (1993), Dead Presidents (1995), Rush Hour (1998) as Luke, Next Friday (2000) and Friday After Next (2002) as Pinky, Ray (2004) as Jeff Brown (NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor), Norbit (2007), Street Kings (2008), and All Eyez on Me (2017). He also provided the voice of Big Smoke in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004). On television he is best known for Rex Fisher in Saints & Sinners (2016–2022, 48 episodes), Uncle Lou in The Family Business (2018–2022), Reverend Jeremiah Holt in Black Lightning (2018–2019), and for portraying Martin Luther King Jr. in the TV movie Selma, Lord Selma (1999).
Filmography
Return of The Mack
Film · 2026
God with Us
Film · 2026
Deb is Boss
Film · 2026
TKO
Film · 2025
Car Show Kings
Film · 2025
The Legend of Johnny Jones
Film · 2024
Skeletons in the Closet
Film · 2024
Once in a Valentine
Film · 2024
Trap City
Film · 2024
Negligence
Film · 2024
Fuxk D3m Kidz
Film · 2024
The Probe
Film · 2024
On Ten
Series · 2024
High Potential
Series · 2024
Moonlight Soul
Film · 2023
Sebastian
Film · 2023
Steppin Into Love
Film · 2023
The Dirty 3rd: Next Generation
Film · 2023
Player
Film · 2023
Gangster's Daughter 2
Film · 2023
Gangster's Daughter
Film · 2023
Boxed In 2
Film · 2023
Recession Proof
Film · 2023
Legacy
Series · 2023
Chocolate City 3: Live Tour
Film · 2022
Boxed In
Film · 2022
The Next 24 Hours
Film · 2022
Saints & Sinners: Judgment Day
Film · 2021
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
Film · 2021
Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
Film · 2021
Fruits of the Heart
Film · 2021
The Lick
Film · 2020
The Available Wife
Film · 2020
I Got the Hook Up 2
Film · 2019
Juug Gone Wrong
Film · 2019
Sins of the Father
Film · 2019
Let Go and Let God
Film · 2019
Diamond in the Rough
Film · 2019
American Soul
Series · 2019
The Urbans
Series · 2019
Gangland: The Musical
Film · 2018
Misguided Behavior
Film · 2018
The Choir Director
Film · 2018
Easy Money
Film · 2018
A Talent For Trouble
Film · 2018
5K1
Film · 2018
Worth
Film · 2018
Everything That Glitters
Film · 2018
Sinners Wanted
Film · 2018
The Hills
Film · 2018
Couples' Night
Film · 2018
Black Lightning
Series · 2018
Carl Weber's The Family Business
Series · 2018
The Last O.G.
Series · 2018
The Preacher's Son
Film · 2017
Chasing Titles Vol. 1
Film · 2017
Mountain Top
Film · 2017
King of Newark
Film · 2017
All Eyez on Me
Film · 2017
Brockmire
Series · 2017
Tales
Series · 2017
A Weekend with the Family
Film · 2016
Love Won't Let Me Wait
Film · 2016
Hunting Season
Film · 2016
The North Star
Film · 2016
Fade Away
Film · 2016
Merry Ex-Mas
Film · 2016
Flowers
Film · 2016
Where Hearts Lie
Film · 2016
Saints & Sinners
Series · 2016
A Baby for Christmas
Film · 2015
Fear Files
Film · 2015
Blood Ransom
Film · 2014
The Cheaters Club
Film · 2014
99 North
Film · 2014
God's Precious Jewels
Film · 2013
They Die by Dawn
Film · 2013
Criminal Behavior
Film · 2013
Forbidden Woman
Film · 2013
Coffin Baby
Film · 2013
23rd Psalm: Redemption
Film · 2013
JD Lawrence's Community Service
Series · 2013
The Marriage Chronicles
Film · 2012
C'mon Man
Film · 2012
Note to Self
Film · 2012
Somebody's Child
Film · 2012
Interludes
Film · 2012
Womack
Film · 2012
Supernatural Swamp Slaughter
Film · 2012
The Undershepherd
Film · 2012
Unsupervised
Series · 2012
The Soul Man
Series · 2012
35 and Ticking
Film · 2011
Shake
Film · 2011
The Ideal Husband
Film · 2011
Street Kings 2: Motor City
Film · 2011
She's Not Our Sister
Film · 2011
The Perfect Gift
Film · 2011
Trapped: Haitian Nights
Film · 2011
He's Mine Not Yours
Film · 2011
Something Like A Business
Film · 2010
When the Lights Go Out
Film · 2010
Heaven Ain't Hard to Find
Film · 2010
Love Me or Leave Me
Film · 2010
Preacher's Kid
Film · 2010
The Music of 'the Preacher's Kid'
Film · 2010
The Preacher's Kid in Atlanta
Film · 2010
The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a Story
Film · 2010
Hawaii Five-0
Series · 2010
Before I Self Destruct
Film · 2009
There's a Stranger in My House
Film · 2009
Man of Her Dreams
Film · 2009
Contradictions of the Heart
Film · 2009
God Send Me A Man
Film · 2009
Just Another Day
Film · 2009
Steppin: The Movie
Film · 2009
Internet Dating
Film · 2008
First Sunday
Film · 2008
Love for Sale
Film · 2008
American Dream
Film · 2008
Street Kings
Film · 2008
The Rimshop
Film · 2008
Block Party Madness
Film · 2008
Jada
Film · 2008
Show Stoppers
Film · 2008
The Mentalist
Series · 2008
Norbit
Film · 2007
Young Cesar
Film · 2007
Father of Lies
Film · 2007
Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary
Film · 2007
Da Block Party 2
Film · 2007
Army Wives
Series · 2007
It Ain't Easy
Film · 2006
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
Film · 2006
Confessions
Film · 2006
Shark
Series · 2006
Faceless
Series · 2006
Day Break
Series · 2006
The Gospel
Film · 2005
Knights of the South Bronx
Film · 2005
Choices II: The Setup
Film · 2005
Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up
Film · 2005
The Fabric of a Man
Film · 2005
Brothers in Arms
Film · 2005
Numb3rs
Series · 2005
The Boondocks
Series · 2005
Ray
Film · 2004
Never Die Alone
Film · 2004
Da Block Party
Film · 2004
He Say, She Say, But What Does God Say?
Film · 2004
Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles
Film · 2004
Sugar Valentine
Film · 2004
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Film · 2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Film · 2004
House
Series · 2004
Crime Partners
Film · 2003
Love Chronicles
Film · 2003
Tapped Out
Film · 2003
Cold Case
Series · 2003
Eve
Series · 2003
Civil Brand
Film · 2002
Banged Out
Film · 2002
Friday After Next
Film · 2002
Ticker
Film · 2002
Bones
Film · 2001
The Brothers
Film · 2001
One on One
Series · 2001
The Hire
Series · 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Series · 2001
Next Friday
Film · 2000
Lockdown
Film · 2000
Hot Boyz
Film · 2000
A Private Affair
Film · 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Series · 2000
Foolish
Film · 1999
No Tomorrow
Film · 1999
The Breaks
Film · 1999
Selma, Lord, Selma
Film · 1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Film · 1999
Safe House
Film · 1999
Third Watch
Series · 1999
The Parkers
Series · 1999
Ryan Caulfield: Year One
Series · 1999
Deep Rising
Film · 1998
Phantoms
Film · 1998
The Pentagon Wars
Film · 1998
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Film · 1998
Caught Up
Film · 1998
Rush Hour
Film · 1998
Caught Up
Film · 1998
Buffalo Soldiers
Film · 1997
First Time Felon
Film · 1997
Riot
Film · 1997
The Practice
Series · 1997
The Jamie Foxx Show
Series · 1996
Moesha
Series · 1996
Pacific Blue
Series · 1996
Moesha
Series · 1996
Moesha
Series · 1996
Divas
Film · 1995
Dead Presidents
Film · 1995
In the House
Series · 1995
Simon
Series · 1995
Nowhere to Hide
Film · 1994
Green Dolphin Beat
Film · 1994
South Central
Series · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
Conflict of Interest
Film · 1993
Menace II Society
Film · 1993
The Sinbad Show
Series · 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Series · 1993
NYPD Blue
Series · 1993
NYPD Blue
Series · 1993
3 Ninjas
Film · 1992
Deep Cover
Film · 1992
Martin
Series · 1992
Renegade
Series · 1992
Roc
Series · 1991
House Party
Film · 1990
Cop Rock
Series · 1990
Jake and the Fatman
Series · 1987
Tour of Duty
Series · 1987
Matlock
Series · 1986
Alphabet City
Film · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
The Perfect Love Storm
Film
Detour 95
Film
The In-Law Gang!
Film
Scavenger Hunt
Film
Baby, You're a Star
Film
Diggin’ Up "Bones"
Film
Wrong Number
Film