Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-09-10 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Clark 'Slappy Jackson
J. Clark Johnson
Clarque Johnson

Clark 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.

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Acting

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Mayday

2025

Daredevil: Born Again as Cherry

2022

Underground Railroad: The Secret History as Narrator (voice)

2019		Evil as Father Amara
2019		Tammy's Always Dying as Doug

2017		Magnum Opus as Robert Cochran
2017		Brawl in Cell Block 99 as Detective Watkins

2016

God Bless You, Mr Rosewater as Senator Lister Rosewater

2015		Hyena Road as General Rilmen
2015		Bosch as Howard Elias

2014

Bird People as McCullan

2013		Santorini Blue as Nick
2013		Alpha House as Senator Robert Bettencourt

2011

Unforgettable as Clay Jacobs

2009		Cra$h & Burn as Walker Hearn
2009		Defendor as Roger Fairbanks
2009		Nurse.Fighter.Boy as Silence
2009		You Might As Well Live as George

2008

The Trojan Horse as John Neelon

2007		The Wire: The Last Word as Self
2007		The Wire Odyssey as Self

2006

The Sentinel as Charlie Merriweather

2005

Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery

2004

The Limb Salesman as Abe Fielder

2003

S.W.A.T. as Deke's Handsome Partner

2002		The Wire as Augustus Haynes
2002		The Shield as Handsome Marshall

2001

On Their Knees as Uncle John Walker

2000		Disappearing Acts as Jimmy
2000		Task Force: Caviar
2000		Deliberate Intent as James Perry
2000		Love Come Down as Dean
2000		Fear of Fiction as Gary
2000		Soul Food as Terrell
2000		Homicide: The Movie as Meldrick Lewis
2000		Virtual Mom as Mr. Hubbard

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Meldrick Lewis

1997

The Planet of Junior Brown as Mr. Pool

1996		The Prosecutors as Michael Hall
1996		Lulu

1995		Nick of Time as Hackney Transportist
1995		Soul Survivor as Busha
1995		Rude as Reece

1994		Drop Zone as Bob Covington
1994		Final Round as Trevon

1993		Model by Day as Master Chang
1993		Homicide: Life on the Street as Meldrick Lewis

1992		The Finishing Touch as Detective Gilliam
1992		African Skies
1992		Coopersmith: Sweet Scent of Murder as Sgt. Mike Delaney
1992		Forever Knight
1992		Psychic as Spencer

1991

Hammerman as Hammerman/Stanley Burrell (voice)

1990		New Attitude as Randy Sims
1990		Personals

1989		Renegades as JJ
1989		The Women of Brewster Place as Butch Fuller

1988		Iron Eagle II as Graves
1988		My Secret Identity
1988		War of the Worlds as Young
1988		Colors as Lee
1988		Hostage as Detective Morton

1987		Blindside as Moriarty
1987		Nowhere to Hide as Mark Halstead
1987		Adventures in Babysitting as Black Gang Leader
1987		Wild Thing as Winston

1986		Hot Shots
1986		L.A. Law as Cole's Atty. McNeil

1985		Perry Mason Returns as Reporter (uncredited)
1985		Murder: By Reason of Insanity as Technician (uncredited)
1985		The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Officer Stoker
1985		Murder in Space as Technician
1985		Starcrossed as Ralph
1985		Night Heat

1983

Skullduggery as Dave

1982		Mazes and Monsters as Perry
1982		Killing 'em Softly as Michael

Crew

1989

Renegades as Stunts

1986

The Fly as Special Effects

1983

The Dead Zone as Special Effects

Directing

2023

Love & Death as Director

2021

Mayor of Kingstown as Director

2020		Your Honor as Director
2020		Percy as Director

2019		Evil as Director
2019		City on a Hill as Director
2019		Juanita as Director

2018

The Purge as Director

2017		Snowfall as Director
2017		Still Star-Crossed as Director
2017		Taken as Director
2017		The Good Fight as Director

2016		Marvel's Luke Cage as Director
2016		The Get Down as Director

2015

American Odyssey as Director

2014

Black Sails as Director

2013		Orange Is the New Black as Director
2013		Alpha House as Director
2013		Zero Hour as Director

2011		Hell on Wheels as Director
2011		Homeland as Director
2011		Person of Interest as Director
2011		King as Director
2011		The Chicago Code as Director
2011		Lights Out as Director

2010		The Walking Dead as Director
2010		Lost Girl as Director
2010		Terriers as Director
2010		Memphis Beat as Director

2009		Kings as Director
2009		Lie to Me as Director

2008		Eleventh Hour as Director
2008		Flashpoint as Director

2006

The Sentinel as Director

2005

Sleeper Cell as Director

2004

The Jury as Director

2003

S.W.A.T. as Director

2002		The Wire as Director
2002		The Shield as Director

2001

Boycott as Director

2000		Soul Food as Director
2000		City of Angels as Director

1999		Third Watch as Director
1999		The West Wing as Director
1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Director
1999		The City as Director

1998

Welcome to Paradox as Director

1997

La Femme Nikita as Director

1993

Homicide: Life on the Street as Director

1992

African Skies as Director

Production

2020

Percy as Executive Producer