Curtiss Cook

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Curtiss Cook (born October 2, 1968) is an American character actor known for his roles in House of Cards , Manifest , Mayans M.C. , Luke Cage , Narcos , and others.

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Early life and education

Cook was born in Dayton, Ohio on October 2, 1968. He studied at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. [1] As a teenager, he danced with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. [2]

Career

After college, Cook moved to New York, and appeared on Broadway in The Lion King and Miss Saigon . [1] He also appeared in the films The Interpreter (2005) and Arbitrage (2012), and the television series House of Cards , Manifest , Mayans M.C. , Luke Cage , Narcos and The Chi , among others. He plays Abe in the Steven Spielberg film adaptation of West Side Story . [1] [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Virgin Security GuardUncredited
2003Second BornBike Messenger
2005 The Interpreter Ajene Xola
2005 Confess Security GuardUncredited
2007 The Girl in the Park Park Cop
2008SeemlessTrenton La'Chance
2009 City Island Matt Cruniff
2009 Breaking Point Byron Young
2010 Shutter Island Trey Washington
2012 Arbitrage Det. Mills
2013 All Is Bright Kevin
2016Bear with UsStanley Carter
2016 Destined Mr. Davis
2017 Roxanne Roxanne Dave
2018 Madeline's Madeline George
2019Remember AmnesiaMr. Marks
2019 Inside Game U.S. Attorney
2021 West Side Story Abe
2022The Devil You KnowAnthony Cowans
2024 Carry-On Lionel Williams

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Various roles1 episode
2002 The Job Uniformed Cop2 episodes
2002 The Sopranos Credenso CurtisEpisode: "Whitecaps"
2002–2009 Law & Order Lucien Blair / Darnell Marbury2 episodes
2004 Rescue Me Project ResidentEpisode: "Guts"
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Detective Kwame BlakelyEpisode: "41 Shots"
2007–2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Garvin / Ron Robbins3 episodes
2008 Canterbury's Law Detective PoloneEpisode: "Trade-Off"
2008 New Amsterdam Ray de la CruzEpisode: "Love Hurts"
2009 The Good Wife Clarence WilcoxEpisode: "Conjugal"
2009Cop HouseDonnie SneedTelevision film
2010 How to Make It in America Alex2 episodes
2010 Person of Interest Terrence KingEpisode: "Legacy"
2013 Golden Boy Lyle CreasmenEpisode: "Just Say No"
2013 Blue Bloods Detective JonesEpisode: "This Way Out"
2013–2017 House of Cards Terry Womack18 episodes
2014 The Leftovers Patrick JohansenEpisode: "Guest"
2014–2015A Black Man ActingVarious roles12 episodes
2016 Elementary Detective SybertEpisode: "Render, and Then Seize Her"
2016–2018 Luke Cage 'Pistol Pete' Stokes2 episodes
2017 Bull Dean PooleEpisode: "E.J."
2017 Narcos Gilbert MillsEpisode: "Follow the Money"
2018 Mayans M.C. Bowen5 episodes
2018–2020 The Bold Type Marcus Edison2 episodes
2018–2023 Manifest Radd Campbell4 episodes
2019–2024 The Chi Otis 'Douda' Perry48 episodes
2020 Tommy Deputy Chief CastroEpisode: "19 Hour Day"
2020RitaSpencerTelevision film
2021 Pose ThomasEpisode: "Intervention"
2021–2022 Chicago Med Lieutenant Reginald Scott4 episodes

Videogames

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 The Warriors Virgil
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Street preacherUncredited
2009 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned Street preacherDialogue reused from the original game
2009 Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony Street preacherDialogue reused from the original game
2009 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Street preacherDialogue reused from the original game

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