Jocko Sims | |
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 Sims at the 2016 WonderCon | |
| Born | February 20, 1981 Houston, Texas, U.S. [1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | School of Theater, Film, and Television - UCLA |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 2003 –present |
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Jocko Sims (born February 20, 1981) is an American actor, known for playing Anthony Adams in Crash and later playing Carlton Burk in the series The Last Ship . On the NBC TV show New Amsterdam , he portrayed Dr. Floyd Reynolds.
In 2005, he appeared as Julius in Jarhead . [2]
In 2008, he starred in Leon Lazano's award-winning film Something Is Killing Tate.
In 2014, He also appeared in the film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes , where he played Werner, the radio operator of the colony. [3]
In 2004, he appeared as a guest in an episode of Cold Case as Lionel Royce, the leader of the "Black Liberation Front" section in Philadelphia in 1969. [4]
In 2008, he joined the main cast of Crash , in which he played Anthony Adams, the music prodigy to Dennis Hopper's character Ben Cenders, until the end of the series in 2009. [5] His portrayal of Anthony Adams, a chauffeur [6] and aspiring hip-hop artist, led to the iTunes release of "Head Up," a song that is performed by Sims in the third episode of the series. [7]
In 2010, he appeared as a guest on Criminal Minds , where he played Tony Torrell, the former landlord and victim of serial killer Kaman Scott (Leonard Roberts). [8]
In 2012, he played Michael Thomas, the brother-in-law of NCIS director Leon Vance, in the series NCIS . [9]
In 2014, he joined the recurring cast of the second season of the series Masters of Sex where he played Robert Franklin, brother of Coral (Keke Palmer) and a civil rights activist. [10] That same year he joined the recurring cast of The Last Ship , where he plays Lieutenant Carlton Burk, the head of Team VBSS of the USS Nathan James. During the second season, he became a main character. [11] [12]
In 2016, Sims joined the cast of I'm Dying Up Here , a dark comedy produced by Jim Carrey. [13] He also shot for the seasons 4 and 5 of The Last Ship.
In March 2018, Sims was cast in the role of Dr. Floyd Reynolds on the NBC medical drama New Amsterdam . [14] [15] [16] The same year, he also appeared as Dr. Ben Wilmot in the Fox medical drama The Resident .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Hope's Choice | Dante | Short |
| 2005 | Staring at the Sun | Office Worker | Short |
| Jarhead | Julius | ||
| 2006 | Dreamgirls | Elvis Kelly | |
| 2008 | Something is Killing Tate | Tate | |
| 2009 | Turbo | Pharaoh King | Short |
| 2014 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Werner | |
| 2015 | Petting Zoo | Mr. Brandenburg | |
| 2016 | The Sweet Life | Joe | |
| 2017 | The Climb | Rev | TV movie |
| 2018 | Beyond White Space | Harpo | |
| 2019 | Evelyn x Evelyn | Charles | Short |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10-8: Officers on Duty | DJ at Warehouse | Episode: "Lucy in the Sky" |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Lionel Royce (1969) | Episode: "Volunteers" |
| Yes, Dear | Director | Episode: "A List Before Dying" | |
| Rock Me, Baby | Deejay | Episode: "Love at First Flight" | |
| The Shield | Anquoin | Episode: "What Power Is..." | |
| NYPD Blue | Ben Pines | Episode: "Lucy in the Sky" | |
| 2005 | Just Legal | Zeke Rawlins | Episode: "The Runner" |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lenny Andretti | Episode: "Time of Your Death" |
| 2007 | American Dad! | Ice Pick (voice) | Episode: "Dope and Faith" |
| Private Practice | Adam | Episode: "In Which Dell Finds His Fight" | |
| 2008-09 | Crash | Anthony Adams | Main cast |
| 2009 | Lincoln Heights | Ethan Wilkes | Episode: "Aftershock" |
| Grey's Anatomy | Randy Helsby | Episode: "Tainted Obligation" | |
| 2010 | Bones | Lloyd Robertson | Episode: "The Devil in the Details" |
| Criminal Minds | Tony Torrell | Episode: "Devil's Night" | |
| Burn Notice | Billy Taylor | Episode: "Brotherly Love" | |
| 2011 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Gimel Hooper | Episode: "Beaten/Cover Letter" |
| 2012 | NCIS | Michael Thomas | Episode: "The Good Son" |
| Franklin & Bash | R. J. Carlton | Episode: "L'affaire Du Coeur" & "650 to SLC" | |
| Covert Affairs | PFC Pete Downey | Episode: "Quicksand" | |
| 2013 | Emily Owens, M.D. | Sean | Episode: "Emily and... The Teapot" |
| Castle | Matt Hendricks | Episode: "Valkyrie" & "Dreamworld" | |
| 2014 | Single Ladies | - | Episode: "Cat and Mouse" |
| Masters of Sex | Robert Franklin | Recurring cast: season 2 | |
| 2014-18 | The Last Ship | Carlton Burke | Recurring cast: season 1, main cast: season 2-5 |
| 2016 | MacGyver | Jimmy Green | Episode: "Metal Saw" |
| 2017 | I'm Dying Up Here | Melvin | Episode: "The Return" |
| 2018 | The Resident | Dr. Ben Wilmot | Recurring cast: season 1 |
| 2018-22 | New Amsterdam | Dr. Floyd Reynolds | Main cast |
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