Clark Johnson
Acting1954Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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Known For
Acting History
2025
Daredevil: Born Again
TVas Cherry• 17 eps
2023
Love & Death
TVDirector
Accused
TVDirector
2021
Mayor of Kingstown
TVDirector
2020
2019
2018
2017
Magnum Opus
as Robert Cochran
Brawl in Cell Block 99
as Detective Watkins
Still Star-Crossed
TVDirector
Snowfall
TVDirector
The Get Down
TVDirector• 1 eps
2016
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
as Senator Lister Rosewater
Marvel's Luke Cage
TVDirector• 2 eps
2015
Hyena Road
as General Rilmen
American Odyssey
TVDirector• 2 eps
2014
Bird People
as McCullan
Black Sails
TVDirector
Alpha House
TVDirector• 1 eps
Hell on Wheels
TVDirector• 2 eps
2013
Santorini Blue
as Nick
Alpha House
TVas Senator Robert Bettencourt• 21 eps
Homeland
TVas Detective Calvin Johnson• 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Meldrick Lewis• 1 eps
Zero Hour
TVDirector• 1 eps
Orange Is the New Black
TVDirector
2012
Unforgettable
TVas Clay Jacobs• 1 eps
2011
Lights Out
TVDirector
Homeland
TVDirector
King
TVDirector• 2 eps
The Chicago Code
TVDirector• 2 eps
Person of Interest
TVDirector
2010
2009
Nurse.Fighter.Boy
as Silence
You Might As Well Live
as George
Defendor
as Roger Fairbanks
Kings
TVDirector• 2 eps
Lie to Me
TVDirector
2008
The Wire
TVas Augustus Haynes• 10 eps
The Shield
TVas Handsome Marshall• 1 eps
Flashpoint
TVDirector• 2 eps
Eleventh Hour
TVDirector• 1 eps
2007
The Wire Odyssey
as Self
The Wire: The Last Word
as Self
2006
The Sentinel
as Charlie Merriweather
The Sentinel
Director
2005
Sleeper Cell
TVDirector• 2 eps
2004
The Limb Salesman
as Abe Fielder
The Jury
TVDirector
2002
The Shield
TVDirector
The Wire
TVDirector
2001
2000
Disappearing Acts
as Jimmy
Deliberate Intent
as James Perry
Homicide: The Movie
as Meldrick Lewis
Love Come Down
as Dean
Fear of Fiction
as Gary
Soul Food
TVas Terrell
Soul Food
TVDirector
Third Watch
TVDirector• 1 eps
The West Wing
TVDirector• 1 eps
1999
ABCD
as Minister
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVDirector
1998
La Femme Nikita
TVDirector• 1 eps
1997
The Planet of Junior Brown
as Mr. Pool
1995
Nick of Time
as Hackney Transportist
Rude
as Reece
1994
1993
Model by Day
as Master Chang
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Meldrick Lewis• 122 eps
African Skies
TVDirector• 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVDirector
1992
Coopersmith: Sweet Scent of Murder
as Sgt. Mike Delaney
Psychic
as Spencer
The Finishing Touch
as Detective Gilliam
1991
Hammerman
TVas Hammerman/Stanley Burrell (voice)
1990
1989
Renegades
as JJ
The Women of Brewster Place
as Butch Fuller
War of the Worlds
TVas Young• 1 eps
Renegades
Stunts
1988
1987
Blindside
as Moriarty
Adventures in Babysitting
as Black Gang Leader
Wild Thing
as Winston
Nowhere to Hide
as Mark Halstead
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Officer Stoker• 1 eps
1986
The Fly
Special Effects
1985
Perry Mason Returns
as Reporter (uncredited)
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Technician (uncredited)
Starcrossed
as Ralph
Murder in Space
as Technician
1983
Skullduggery
as Dave
The Dead Zone
Special Effects
1982
Mazes and Monsters
as Perry