Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
10 September 1954 (72)
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as
Clark 'Slappy Jackson · J. Clark Johnson · Clarque Johnson
Biography
Clark Johnson (born September 10, 1954) is an American-Canadian actor and director who has worked in both television and film. He is best known for his roles as David Jefferson in Night Heat (1985–1988), Clark Roberts in E.N.G. (1989–1994), Meldrick Lewis in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999), and Augustus Haynes in The Wire (2008). He is an Emmy Award and two-time Genie Award nominee. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clark Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Bekannt für
8.6
Series
The Wire
Augustus Haynes
2002–2008
8.0
Film
Mayday
CDR Keith Hardwick
2026
8.1
Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
Meldrick Lewis
1993–1999
6.2
Film
S.W.A.T.
Deke's Handsome Partner
2003
7.2
Series
Alpha House
Senator Robert Bettencourt
2013–2014
7.0
Film
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Detective Watkins
2017
6.3
Film
Late Fame
Arnold
2026
6.1
Film
The Sentinel
Charlie Merriweather
2006
6.4
Film
Defendor
Roger Fairbanks
2009
5.7
Film
Drop Zone
Bob Covington
1994
6.8
Film
Hyena Road
General Rilmen
2015
5.1
Film
Starcrossed
Ralph
1985
6.0
Series
Hot Shots
Al Pendleton
1986
6.0
Series
The Women of Brewster Place
Butch Fuller
1989
4.8
Series
Hammerman
Hammerman/Stanley Burrell (voice)
1991–1992
4.0
Series
The Trojan Horse
John Neelon
2008
6.3
Film
Magnum Opus
Robert Cochran
2017
4.1
Film
Tammy's Always Dying
Doug Hughes
2019
1.0
Series
Underground Railroad: The Secret History
Narrator (voice)
2022–
9.0
Film
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
Senator Lister Rosewater
2016
Acting credits 20 titles
Mayday
as CDR Keith Hardwick
8.0
2026
Late Fame
as Arnold
6.3
2026
Underground Railroad: The Secret History
as Narrator (voice)
1.0
2022–
Tammy's Always Dying
as Doug Hughes
4.1
2019
Magnum Opus
as Robert Cochran
6.3
2017
Brawl in Cell Block 99
as Detective Watkins
7.0
2017
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
as Senator Lister Rosewater
9.0
2016
Hyena Road
as General Rilmen
6.8
2015
Alpha House
as Senator Robert Bettencourt
7.2
2013–2014
Defendor
as Roger Fairbanks
6.4
2009
The Trojan Horse
as John Neelon
4.0
2008
The Sentinel
as Charlie Merriweather
6.1
2006
S.W.A.T.
as Deke's Handsome Partner
6.2
2003
The Wire
as Augustus Haynes
8.6
2002–2008
Drop Zone
as Bob Covington
5.7
1994
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Meldrick Lewis
8.1
1993–1999
Hammerman
as Hammerman/Stanley Burrell (voice)
4.8
1991–1992
The Women of Brewster Place
as Butch Fuller
6.0
1989
Hot Shots
as Al Pendleton
6.0
1986
Starcrossed
as Ralph
5.1
1985