Charles Malik Whitfield

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Charles Malik Whitfield
Born (1972-08-01) August 1, 1972 (age 52) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present

Charles Malik Whitfield is an American actor. He is known for his performance as Otis Williams in the television miniseries The Temptations (1998), for which he was nominated for a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series. [2] Whitfield later starred in the television series The Guardian and If Loving You Is Wrong and also had the recurring roles in Supernatural , American Horror Story , Empire and Chicago Med .

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Life and career

Whitfield was born in the Bronx, New York. [3] Beginning his career in 1992, he played, from 1993 to 1994, Ben Price on the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live . He later appeared in films Fresh and Bleeding Hearts . [3] Whitfield is best known for his role as Otis Williams in the 1998 miniseries The Temptations . [4] [5]

From 2001 to 2003 he starred as James Mooney in the CBS legal drama series, The Guardian . [6] Whitfield later guest-starred on CSI: Miami , Castle , The Game , Private Practice , White Collar , Rizzoli & Isles , Body of Proof , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , The Good Wife , and Scorpion . He also had the recurring role of Agent Henriksen in The CW series Supernatural from 2007 to 2008, and co-starred in the number of television pilots. Whitfield also featured in Ubisoft's first-person shooter, Far Cry 3 as Dennis who helps Jason Brody throughout the game.[ citation needed ]

In 2014, Whitfield began starring as April Parker Jones' character's love interest in the Oprah Winfrey Network series If Loving You Is Wrong . [7] [8] The series ended in 2019. In 2016 he appeared in 3 episodes of the sixth season of the anthological series American Horror Story , portraying Mason Harris. [9]

In 2019, Whitfield starred on Bounce TV original sitcom Last Call in the lead role as Darius Knight. [10] In 2022 he starred in the second season of Allblk horror anthology series, Terror Lake Drive . [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Fresh Smokey
Bleeding HeartsDonny Stewart
2000The Playaz CourtJuwane
2001Our Journey-Short
Prison Song Officer Welles
Behind Enemy Lines Marine Captain Glen Rodway
2002Kali's Vibe-
High Times' Potluck Malik
Second String Lenny VoylesTV movie
2004 Doing Hard Time ArmandVideo
2005BetrayedLieutenant Eddie FultonVideo
2007Grindin'Malik X
2008A Line in the SandOwen
15 Minutes of FameNodoubt
2009 Notorious Wayne Barrow
BlueCourtney Brown
Truly BlessedJoseph
A Day in the Life Father Freedman
CarlaDanny WilliamsonShort
2010KrewsRebob
Gun Dante
2011The SculptorLeoShort
InterceptionPeterShort
2012The Silent TreatmentSamuelShort
2014Steps of FaithMarshall Lee
2015ForgivenessDetective Stewart
2016She's Got a PlanAllen Dash
A Heart That ForgivesSilk
2017The HillsSeargeant Manson
2018Couples' NightKev
We Belong TogetherThomas
Compton's FinestKevin Blackman
The Counter: 1960KeithShort
2019Three's ComplicatedCraigTV movie
The One You Never ForgetDadShort
Love Dot Com: The Social ExperimentPaul Quinn
2020Daddy's Home-Short
Blue: The American DreamCourtney Brown
2022 The Stepmother Harrison
Unfavorable OddsKenny

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Law & Order Babatunde's RoommateEpisode: "Consultation"
1993 Law & Order SmithEpisode: "Apocrypha"
1993–94 One Life to Live Ben Price Regular Cast
1996 New York Undercover Judd DawesEpisode: "Without Mercy"
1997 Touched by an Angel Eric Zachariah 'E.Z.' MonyEpisode: "Nothing But Net"
1998 LateLine Connie DavisEpisode: "The Negotiator"
Law & Order Calvin BerryEpisode: "Monster"
The Temptations Otis Williams Episode: "Episode #1.1 & #1.2"
1999 Homicide: Life on the Street Walter BoyceEpisode: "Sideshow"
Seven Days Dellard ShiversEpisode: "Vegas Heist"
2000 Now and Again Maceo T. JonesEpisode: "I am the Greatest"
The Street KnowlesEpisode: "The Ultimatum"
2001–03 The Guardian James MooneyMain Cast
2002 Soul Food JeromeEpisode: "Out with the Old..."
For Your Love RobEpisode: "The Blast from the Past"
2003 The District Robert HopkinsEpisode: "A House Divided"
2006 Love, Inc. LarryEpisode: "Hello, Larry" & "Major Dad"
All of Us -Episode: "Love Do Cost a Thing"
2007 Close to Home Benny BoudreauxEpisode: "Eminent Domain"
Life Peter StylmanEpisode: "Let Her Go"
CSI: Miami Andre Harding CharlesEpisode: "Stand Your Ground"
2007-08 Supernatural Agent Victor HenriksenRecurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3-4
2008 Raising the Bar Calvin HinesEpisode: "Pilot"
Lincoln Heights Billy ClemmonsEpisode: "The Day Before Tomorrow"
2009 Castle Charles WylerEpisode: "A Chill Goes Through Her Veins"
The Game Ronald "Ronnie" DawsonEpisode: "I Want It All and I Want It Now"
Private Practice TyEpisode: "Pushing the Limits"
Ghost Whisperer Officer Douglas RamseyEpisode: "Excessive Forces"
2010 White Collar Ryan WilkesEpisode: "Front Man"
Rizzoli & Isles Father Osorio Coku/Reginald PerryEpisode: "Sympathy for the Devil"
2011 Southland Detective ManheimEpisode: "Code 4" & "Failure Drill"
The Mentalist Cole RugerEpisode: "Redacted"
Law & Order: LA Al HayesEpisode: "El Sereno"
Warehouse 13 RaymondEpisode: "The Greatest Gift"
Body of Proof Dave StackhouseEpisode: "Your Number's Up"
Reed Between the Lines MarcusEpisode: "Let's Talk About Two Dates for the Dance"
2012 CSI: NY Clyde DuvallEpisode: "Unwrapped"
Malibu Country DougEpisode: "Merry Malibu Christmas"
2013 Two and a Half Men Police OfficerEpisode: "Advantage: Fat, Flying Baby"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit BrassEpisode: "Funny Valentine"
Golden Boy Darrell ReedEpisode: "Longshot"
Sleepy Hollow ParsonsEpisode: "John Doe"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation RayEpisode: "Last Supper"
2014 The Good Wife Rebel KaneEpisode: "Goliath and David"
I Didn't Do It Coach LakettaEpisode: "Lindy Nose Best"
Franklin & Bash Beckman's LawyerEpisode: "Kershaw v. Lincecum"
Scorpion Dan HeatherEpisode: "Dominoes"
2014–17 If Loving You Is Wrong Lushion MorganMain Cast: Season 1–2, Guest: Season 3
2015–16 The Night Shift Mr. MartinGuest Cast: Season 2-3
2015–18 Empire Reverend L.C. PriceRecurring Cast: Season 2 & 4
2016 American Horror Story: Roanoke Noah Davies (portraying Mason Harris)Recurring Cast
2017 Lifeline -Episode: "In 33 Days You'll Die"
Tales BlueEpisode: "99 Problems"
Blue Bloods Deputy Chief Devin JonesEpisode: "Pick Your Poison"
2017–21BronzevilleWillieRecurring Cast
2018 Family Time MaxwellEpisode: "Mancrush"
2019Last CallDarius KnightMain Cast
Chambers Russell PerkinsRecurring Cast
2019–24 Chicago Med Ben CampbellRecurring Cast: Season 4–6, Guest: Season 7 & 9
2021 NCIS: Los Angeles Gary DeMayoEpisode: "Sundown"
2022 The Cleaning Lady TheoEpisode: "TNT"
Terror Lake Drive Mayor Delroy BrownRecurring Cast: Season 2
Atlanta BunkEpisode: "Born 2 Die"
TBA Beauty in Black Jules

Video Games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Far Cry 3 Dennis Rodgers (voice)

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryRecipientOutcome
1999 NAACP Image Awards NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special "The Temptations"Nominated

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