Skip to content
Portrait of Clifton Powell

Acting

Clifton Powell

  • Born March 16, 1956
  • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  • 70 years old

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 …

Read more Show less

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).

Series

Ken Hall

Movie

Luke

Series

Correctional Officer Earl

Movie

Earl Latimore

Movie

Jeff Brown

Series

Percy Grover Jr.

Movie

Sergeant Green

Series

Terrance Crowley

Movie

Floyd

Series

Reverend Jeremiah Holt

Movie

Chauncy

Movie

Mason

Series

Mac Epps

Movie

Pinky

Series

James Jackson

Series

1st Prisoner (voice)

Movie

FBI Agent Kurl

Movie

Pinky

Series

Det. Eddie Flowers / Ralph Danton

Series

Tom Bernard (2008)

Series

Max Devane

Movie

Gen. Leland Copperfield

Series

Dempsey Powers

Movie

Cutty

Show all (224)
Movie

Leland

Movie

Officer Eddie King

Movie

Sharane's Brother

Series

Joy's Father

Series

Mr. Burns

Series
Series

Gerald / Frankie / Lewis futrel

Movie

Jeremiah Peet

Series
Movie

Coach

Movie

Moon

Series

Security Guard

Series

Younger Cop

Series

Earl Johnson

Series

Lt. Romero

Series

Ray Tillman

Series

Brooks

Movie

Det. Tyrone Fowler

Movie

Sgt. Benjamn Dalton

Movie

FBI Agent

Series

Charles Sr.

Movie

Fred Smith

Series
Movie

Malachi Young

Movie

Lawrence Roberts

Series

Big Mike

Movie

Detective S. Jackson

Series

R.C. / Harold Moss / Ray Stokes

Movie

Ike

Series

Mazi

Series
Series

Terrence Price

Series

Uncle Lou Duncan

Movie

Ramon

Movie

Zane

Movie

Cosmo

Movie

Herbert / Frank Lowden / Herbert

Series

Coach Durham (voice)

Movie

Saint

Movie

Sean

Movie

Capt. Alan Deese

Movie

Doc

Series
Movie

Reggie

Movie
Movie

King (uncredited)

Movie

Tony Smooth

Series

FBI Agent

Movie

Larry Fletcher

Series

Yusef

Series

Rex Fisher

Movie

Bishop Fred Taylor

Movie

Det. Lewis

Series

Bob Davis

Movie

Everette Washington

Movie

Cokey

Movie
Movie

Father Francisco

Movie

Sexy Silk

Series

Andre Thompson

Movie

Detective Hobbs

Movie
Movie

Steve

Movie

Martin Luther King Jr

Movie

Bishop T.K. Wilson

Series

Gooch

Movie

Mr. Jenkins

Series

Herschel

Movie

Detective Oakes

Series

Cop

Movie

Thomas Curry

Movie

Styles

Movie

Kenyatta

Movie

Leroy 'The Pimp'

Movie

Bowman

Movie

Cinque

Movie

Gavin

Movie

Dingo Stankersheet

Movie
Movie

Deputy Sheriff

Movie

Tommy Guns

Movie

Smoke (voice)

Movie

Frazier Johnson

Movie

Walter

Movie

Coach Gerald Woodson

Movie

Dr. Sperry

Series
Movie

Joshua Valentine

Movie

Mitchell

Movie

Robert McDaniel

Movie

Hank

Movie

Pa

Movie

Rooselvelt Steele

Movie
Movie
Movie

James

Movie

Eazy

Movie

Braddock

Movie

Big Man

Movie

Chauncey

Movie
Movie

Donald

Movie

Thomas

Movie

Captain Rogers

Movie
Series

John Doe

Movie

Detective Blackman

Movie

Deacon Roberts

Movie

Mike

Movie

Tony

Movie

Uncle P

Movie

Damien

Movie

Rich

Movie

Action Jackson

Movie

Bobby

Movie

Bishop Calvin Jacobs

Movie
Movie

Bishop

Movie

Armstrong

Movie

Satin Jones

Movie

Mr. Johnson

Movie

Mo Fro

Series
Movie

Rex

Movie

Coach

Movie

Sugar Slim

Movie

Daniel

Movie

Mr.Ervin

Movie

Mr. Lee

Movie

Barry

Movie

Isaiah

Movie

Mr. Wellington

Movie

Old Skool

Movie
Movie

Witt 'Pa' Scandrick

Movie

Mr. Milton Miller

Movie

Detective Owen Marsh

Movie
Movie
Movie

Fish

Movie

Terrance

Movie

Juice

Series

Willy

Movie

Bishop Buckworth

Movie

Pastor Jordan

Movie

Captain Harris

Movie

Rev. Beckley

Movie

One Eye

Movie

John Sr.

Movie

Joe Joe's Father

Series

DJ Frankie Snow

Movie

Mr. John Moore

Movie

Freddy

Movie

Ali Dean

Movie

Lester Wayne

Movie

Action Jackson

Movie

Puncho's Boss/Frank

Movie

T Parker

Movie
Movie

Mr. Ervin

Movie

Pastor Davis

Movie
Movie

Pastor Earl

Movie
Series

Bishop Nixon

Movie

Cecil

Movie

Senator Marcus Gordon

Movie

Greg Monaghan

Movie

Judge

Series
Movie

Donti Player

Movie

Jackson Holloway

Movie

DETECTIVE AVERY CALHOUN

Movie
Movie

Officer Gant

Movie

Red

Movie

Kevin

Movie

Mr. Jones

Movie
Movie

Bishop T.K. Wilson

Movie

Blair

Movie

Captain Pearson

Movie

Richard Jacobson

Movie

Max

Movie

Commissioner Davis

Movie

Goose

Movie

Carl

Movie

Gilly Smalls

Movie
Movie
Movie
Movie

Consulting Producer

Movie

Self

Movie

Self

Movie

Self

Movie

Self