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.
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Virgin | Security Guard | Uncredited |
2003 | Second Born | Bike Messenger | |
2005 | The Interpreter | Ajene Xola | |
2005 | Confess | Security Guard | Uncredited |
2007 | The Girl in the Park | Park Cop | |
2008 | Seemless | Trenton 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 | |
2016 | Bear with Us | Stanley Carter | |
2016 | Destined | Mr. Davis | |
2017 | Roxanne Roxanne | Dave | |
2018 | Madeline's Madeline | George | |
2019 | Remember Amnesia | Mr. Marks | |
2019 | Inside Game | U.S. Attorney | |
2021 | West Side Story | Abe | |
2022 | The Devil You Know | Anthony Cowans | |
2024 | Carry-On | Lionel Williams |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Various roles | 1 episode |
2002 | The Job | Uniformed Cop | 2 episodes |
2002 | The Sopranos | Credenso Curtis | Episode: "Whitecaps" |
2002–2009 | Law & Order | Lucien Blair / Darnell Marbury | 2 episodes |
2004 | Rescue Me | Project Resident | Episode: "Guts" |
2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Detective Kwame Blakely | Episode: "41 Shots" |
2007–2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Garvin / Ron Robbins | 3 episodes |
2008 | Canterbury's Law | Detective Polone | Episode: "Trade-Off" |
2008 | New Amsterdam | Ray de la Cruz | Episode: "Love Hurts" |
2009 | The Good Wife | Clarence Wilcox | Episode: "Conjugal" |
2009 | Cop House | Donnie Sneed | Television film |
2010 | How to Make It in America | Alex | 2 episodes |
2010 | Person of Interest | Terrence King | Episode: "Legacy" |
2013 | Golden Boy | Lyle Creasmen | Episode: "Just Say No" |
2013 | Blue Bloods | Detective Jones | Episode: "This Way Out" |
2013–2017 | House of Cards | Terry Womack | 18 episodes |
2014 | The Leftovers | Patrick Johansen | Episode: "Guest" |
2014–2015 | A Black Man Acting | Various roles | 12 episodes |
2016 | Elementary | Detective Sybert | Episode: "Render, and Then Seize Her" |
2016–2018 | Luke Cage | 'Pistol Pete' Stokes | 2 episodes |
2017 | Bull | Dean Poole | Episode: "E.J." |
2017 | Narcos | Gilbert Mills | Episode: "Follow the Money" |
2018 | Mayans M.C. | Bowen | 5 episodes |
2018–2020 | The Bold Type | Marcus Edison | 2 episodes |
2018–2023 | Manifest | Radd Campbell | 4 episodes |
2019–2024 | The Chi | Otis 'Douda' Perry | 48 episodes |
2020 | Tommy | Deputy Chief Castro | Episode: "19 Hour Day" |
2020 | Rita | Spencer | Television film |
2021 | Pose | Thomas | Episode: "Intervention" |
2021–2022 | Chicago Med | Lieutenant Reginald Scott | 4 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | The Warriors | Virgil | |
2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Street preacher | Uncredited |
2009 | Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned | Street preacher | Dialogue reused from the original game |
2009 | Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony | Street preacher | Dialogue reused from the original game |
2009 | Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | Street preacher | Dialogue reused from the original game |