Charles Malik Whitfield | |
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Born | [1] | August 1, 1972
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1992–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 an 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 .
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Fresh | Smokey | |
Bleeding Hearts | Donny Stewart | ||
2000 | The Playaz Court | Juwane | |
2001 | Our Journey | - | Short |
Prison Song | Officer Welles | ||
Behind Enemy Lines | Marine Captain Glen Rodway | ||
2002 | Kali's Vibe | - | |
High Times' Potluck | Malik | ||
Second String | Lenny Voyles | TV movie | |
2004 | Doing Hard Time | Armand | Video |
2005 | Betrayed | Lieutenant Eddie Fulton | Video |
2007 | Grindin' | Malik X | |
2008 | A Line in the Sand | Owen | |
15 Minutes of Fame | Nodoubt | ||
2009 | Notorious | Wayne Barrow | |
Blue | Courtney Brown | ||
Truly Blessed | Joseph | ||
A Day in the Life | Father Freedman | ||
Carla | Danny Williamson | Short | |
2010 | Krews | Rebob | |
Gun | Dante | ||
2011 | The Sculptor | Leo | Short |
Interception | Peter | Short | |
2012 | The Silent Treatment | Samuel | Short |
2014 | Steps of Faith | Marshall Lee | |
2015 | Forgiveness | Detective Stewart | |
2016 | She's Got a Plan | Allen Dash | |
A Heart That Forgives | Silk | ||
2017 | The Hills | Seargeant Manson | |
2018 | Couples' Night | Kev | |
We Belong Together | Thomas | ||
Compton's Finest | Kevin Blackman | ||
The Counter: 1960 | Keith | Short | |
2019 | Three's Complicated | Craig | TV movie |
The One You Never Forget | Dad | Short | |
Love Dot Com: The Social Experiment | Paul Quinn | ||
2020 | Daddy's Home | - | Short |
Blue: The American Dream | Courtney Brown | ||
2022 | The Stepmother | Harrison | |
Unfavorable Odds | Kenny |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Law & Order | Babatunde's Roommate | Episode: "Consultation" |
1993 | Smith | Episode: "Apocrypha" | |
1993–94 | One Life to Live | Ben Price | Regular Cast |
1996 | New York Undercover | Judd Dawes | Episode: "Without Mercy" |
1997 | Touched by an Angel | Eric Zachariah 'E.Z.' Mony | Episode: "Nothing But Net" |
1998 | LateLine | Connie Davis | Episode: "The Negotiator" |
Law & Order | Calvin Berry | Episode: "Monster" | |
The Temptations | Otis Williams | Episode: "Episode #1.1 & #1.2" | |
1999 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Walter Boyce | Episode: "Sideshow" |
Seven Days | Dellard Shivers | Episode: "Vegas Heist" | |
2000 | Now and Again | Maceo T. Jones | Episode: "I am the Greatest" |
The Street | Knowles | Episode: "The Ultimatum" | |
2001–03 | The Guardian | James Mooney | Main Cast |
2002 | Soul Food | Jerome | Episode: "Out with the Old..." |
For Your Love | Rob | Episode: "The Blast from the Past" | |
2003 | The District | Robert Hopkins | Episode: "A House Divided" |
2006 | Love, Inc. | Larry | Episode: "Hello, Larry" & "Major Dad" |
All of Us | - | Episode: "Love Do Cost a Thing" | |
2007 | Close to Home | Benny Boudreaux | Episode: "Eminent Domain" |
Life | Peter Stylman | Episode: "Let Her Go" | |
CSI: Miami | Andre Harding Charles | Episode: "Stand Your Ground" | |
2007–08 | Supernatural | Agent Victor Henriksen | Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3–4 |
2008 | Raising the Bar | Calvin Hines | Episode: "Pilot" |
Lincoln Heights | Billy Clemmons | Episode: "The Day Before Tomorrow" | |
2009 | Castle | Charles Wyler | Episode: "A Chill Goes Through Her Veins" |
The Game | Ronald "Ronnie" Dawson | Episode: "I Want It All and I Want It Now" | |
Private Practice | Ty | Episode: "Pushing the Limits" | |
Ghost Whisperer | Officer Douglas Ramsey | Episode: "Excessive Forces" | |
2010 | White Collar | Ryan Wilkes | Episode: "Front Man" |
Rizzoli & Isles | Father Osorio Coku/Reginald Perry | Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil" | |
2011 | Southland | Detective Manheim | Episode: "Code 4" & "Failure Drill" |
The Mentalist | Cole Ruger | Episode: "Redacted" | |
Law & Order: LA | Al Hayes | Episode: "El Sereno" | |
Warehouse 13 | Raymond | Episode: "The Greatest Gift" | |
Body of Proof | Dave Stackhouse | Episode: "Your Number's Up" | |
Reed Between the Lines | Marcus | Episode: "Let's Talk About Two Dates for the Dance" | |
2012 | CSI: NY | Clyde Duvall | Episode: "Unwrapped" |
Malibu Country | Doug | Episode: "Merry Malibu Christmas" | |
2013 | Two and a Half Men | Police Officer | Episode: "Advantage: Fat, Flying Baby" |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Brass | Episode: "Funny Valentine" | |
Golden Boy | Darrell Reed | Episode: "Longshot" | |
Sleepy Hollow | Parsons | Episode: "John Doe" | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ray | Episode: "Last Supper" | |
2014 | The Good Wife | Rebel Kane | Episode: "Goliath and David" |
I Didn't Do It | Coach Laketta | Episode: "Lindy Nose Best" | |
Franklin & Bash | Beckman's Lawyer | Episode: "Kershaw v. Lincecum" | |
Scorpion | Dan Heather | Episode: "Dominoes" | |
2014–17 | If Loving You Is Wrong | Lushion Morgan | Main Cast: Season 1–2, Guest: Season 3 |
2015–16 | The Night Shift | Mr. Martin | Guest Cast: Season 2–3 |
2015–18 | Empire | Reverend L.C. Price | Recurring 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 | Blue | Episode: "99 Problems" | |
Blue Bloods | Deputy Chief Devin Jones | Episode: "Pick Your Poison" | |
2017–21 | Bronzeville | Willie | Recurring Cast |
2018 | Family Time | Maxwell | Episode: "Mancrush" |
2019 | Last Call | Darius Knight | Main Cast |
Chambers | Russell Perkins | Recurring Cast | |
2019–24 | Chicago Med | Ben Campbell | Recurring Cast: Season 5–6, 8; Guest: Seasons 7, 9 |
2021 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Gary DeMayo | Episode: "Sundown" |
2022 | The Cleaning Lady | Theo | Episode: "TNT" |
Terror Lake Drive | Mayor Delroy Brown | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
Atlanta | Bunk | Episode: "Born 2 Die" | |
2024 | Beauty in Black | Jules | 8 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Far Cry 3 | Dennis Rodgers (voice) |
Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
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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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