Clifton Powell
Known for: Acting
Clifton Powell (born 16 March 1956 in Washington, D.C., USA) – American actor and comedian, who grew up in the Mayfair Mansions housing project in Northeast D.C. and graduated from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts before studying at Emerson College in Boston. He is married with two children and two grandchildren. His most notable film roles include Menace II Society (1993), Dead Presidents (1995), Rush Hour (1998) as Luke, Next Friday (2000) and Friday After Next (2002) as Pinky, Ray (2004) as Jeff Brown (NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor), Norbit (2007), Street Kings (2008), and All Eyez on Me (2017). He also provided the voice of Big Smoke in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004). On television he is best known for Rex Fisher in Saints & Sinners (2016–2022, 48 episodes), Uncle Lou in The Family Business (2018–2022), Reverend Jeremiah Holt in Black Lightning (2018–2019), and for portraying Martin Luther King Jr. in the TV movie Selma, Lord Selma (1999).
Filmography
Series
The Mentalist
Correctional Officer Earl
2008
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Terrance Crowley
2000
Series
House
Ken Hall
2004
Series
Hawaii Five-0
Percy Grover Jr.
2010
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Dempsey Powers
2001
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Det. Eddie Flowers
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Ralph Danton
1984
Series
NYPD Blue
Gerald / Frankie
1993
Series
NYPD Blue
Lewis futrel
1993
Series
High Potential
Mac Epps
2024
Series
Cold Case
Tom Bernard (2008)
2003
Series
The Practice
Earl Johnson
1997
Series
Numb3rs
Max Devane
2005
Series
Third Watch
Joy's Father
1999
Series
Touched by an Angel
Mr. Burns
1994
Series
Army Wives
Terrence Price
2007
Series
Matlock
Security Guard
1986
Series
The Boondocks
1st Prisoner (voice)
2005
Series
Renegade
1992
Series
Black Lightning
Reverend Jeremiah Holt
2018
Series
Martin
Younger Cop
1992
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
James Jackson
1993
Series
Pacific Blue
Brooks
1996
Series
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Series
Moesha
R.C.
1996
Series
Moesha
Harold Moss
1996
Series
Moesha
Ray Stokes
1996
Series
One on One
Coach Guillory
2001
Series
The Jamie Foxx Show
Mazi
1996
Series
Tour of Duty
1987
Series
Shark
Ray Tillman
2006
Series
The Parkers
1999
Film
Rush Hour
Luke
1998
Series
The Last O.G.
Big Mike
2018
Series
Carl Weber's The Family Business
Uncle Lou Duncan
2018
Film
Street Kings
Sergeant Green
2008
Film
Norbit
Earl Latimore
2007
Series
In the House
1995
Series
The Soul Man
Gooch
2012
Series
Eve
Yusef
2003
Series
Brockmire
Charles Sr.
2017
Series
Day Break
Lt. Romero
2006
Film
Deep Rising
Mason
1998
Film
Ray
Jeff Brown
2004
Series
Saints & Sinners
Rex Fisher
2016
Film
Menace II Society
Chauncy
1993
Film
All Eyez on Me
Floyd
2017
Series
Tales
Bob Davis
2017
Series
The Hire
FBI Agent
2001
Series
Unsupervised
Coach Durham (voice)
2012
Film
House Party
Sharane's Brother
1990
Film
First Sunday
Officer Eddie King
2008
Series
Cop Rock
1990
Series
American Soul
Herschel
2019
Film
Deep Cover
Leland
1992
The Sinbad Show
1993
Film
Next Friday
Pinky
2000
Film
Friday After Next
Pinky
2002
Film
Never Die Alone
Moon
2004
Series
Roc
Andre Thompson
1991
Series
Simon
John Doe
1995
Film
3 Ninjas
FBI Agent Kurl
1992
Film
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Lawrence Roberts
1998
Film
The Pentagon Wars
Sgt. Benjamn Dalton
1998
Film
Dead Presidents
Cutty
1995
Film
Preacher's Kid
Ike
2010
Film
Bones
Jeremiah Peet
2001
Film
Alphabet City
Ramon
1984
Series
Ryan Caulfield: Year One
1999
Film
Mountain Top
Larry Fletcher
2017
Film
Da Block Party 2
2007
Film
Street Kings 2: Motor City
Det. Tyrone Fowler
2011
Film
Phantoms
Gen. Leland Copperfield
1998
Film
Lockdown
Malachi Young
2000
Film
The Breaks
Cosmo
1999
Series
On Ten
2024
Series
Legacy
Willy
2023
Series
South Central
1994
Film
The Brothers
Fred Smith
2001
Film
Caught Up
Herbert / Frank Lowden
1998
Film
Caught Up
Herbert
1998
Film
Deb is Boss
James
2026
Film
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
Mr. Jenkins
2006
Film
The Undershepherd
Deacon Roberts
2012
Film
Hot Boyz
Saint
2000
Film
He's Mine Not Yours
Walter
2011
Film
Civil Brand
Capt. Alan Deese
2002
Film
Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
2021
Film
Steppin: The Movie
Det. Lewis
2009
Film
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
2021
Series
The Urbans
DJ Frankie Snow
2019
Film
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Reggie
2004
Film
They Die by Dawn
Deputy Sheriff
2013
Film
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Smoke (voice)
2004
Film
Love Me or Leave Me
Cecil
2010
Faceless
2006
Film
The Probe
Commissioner Davis
2024
Film
5K1
Barry
2018
Film
TKO
Hank
2025
Film
Sebastian
Captain Harris
2023
Film
Confessions
Chauncey
2006
Film
Fear Files
Detective Owen Marsh
2015
Film
A Baby for Christmas
Gavin
2015
Film
No Tomorrow
Styles
1999
Film
Coffin Baby
Detective S. Jackson
2013
Film
First Time Felon
King (uncredited)
1997
Film
I Got the Hook Up 2
Tony Smooth
2019
Film
99 North
Uncle P
2014
Film
Where Hearts Lie
Carl
2016
Film
Brothers in Arms
Doc
2005
Film
There's a Stranger in My House
Mr. John Moore
2009
Film
Diamond in the Rough
Pastor Davis
2019
Film
Note to Self
Coach Gerald Woodson
2012
Film
Detour 95
Mr. Ervin
Film
The Gospel
Bishop Fred Taylor
2005
Film
Before I Self Destruct
Sean
2009
Film
Buffalo Soldiers
1997
Film
35 and Ticking
Zane
2011
Film
Show Stoppers
Coach
2008
Film
Love for Sale
Cinque
2008
Film
Everything That Glitters
2018
Film
Boxed In
Pa
2022
Film
Easy Money
Mr. Milton Miller
2018
Film
The Preacher's Son
Bishop T.K. Wilson
2017
Wrong Number
Film
Man of Her Dreams
Senator Marcus Gordon
2009
Film
Trapped: Haitian Nights
Mike
2011
Film
Moonlight Soul
Greg Monaghan
2023
Film
Conflict of Interest
Detective Oakes
1993
Film
She's Not Our Sister
Rev. Beckley
2011
Film
Couples' Night
Rich
2018
Film
Blood Ransom
Detective Hobbs
2014
Film
God with Us
2026
Film
Foolish
Everette Washington
1999
Film
Sins of the Father
Kevin
2019
Film
The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a Story
Self
2010
Film
Let Go and Let God
Donald
2019
Film
The Legend of Johnny Jones
Mr.Ervin
2024
Film
He Say, She Say, But What Does God Say?
Satin Jones
2004
Film
Sugar Valentine
Joshua Valentine
2004
Film
Ticker
FBI Agent
2002
Film
Somebody's Child
Dr. Sperry
2012
Film
Young Cesar
Ali Dean
2007
Film
Sinners Wanted
One Eye
2018
Film
Banged Out
2002
Film
Chocolate City 3: Live Tour
2022
Film
Knights of the South Bronx
Cokey
2005
Film
Da Block Party
Action Jackson
2004
Film
Contradictions of the Heart
Damien
2009
Film
Gangster's Daughter
2023
Film
Skeletons in the Closet
Father Francisco
2024
Film
A Talent For Trouble
Mr. Wellington
2018
Film
Nowhere to Hide
Braddock
1994
Series
JD Lawrence's Community Service
Bishop Nixon
2013
Film
Selma, Lord, Selma
Martin Luther King Jr
1999
Forbidden Woman
Randall
2013
Film
Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles
Mo Fro
2004
Film
Something Like A Business
Sexy Silk
2010
Film
The Preacher's Kid in Atlanta
Self
2010
Film
Return of The Mack
DETECTIVE AVERY CALHOUN
2026
Film
Fruits of the Heart
2021
Film
C'mon Man
Rooselvelt Steele
2012
Film
Crime Partners
Kenyatta
2003
Film
The Music of 'the Preacher's Kid'
Self
2010
Film
A Private Affair
Isaiah
2000
Film
Divas
Bobby
1995
Film
The North Star
Mr. Lee
2016
Film
Just Another Day
Bowman
2009
Film
Merry Ex-Mas
Pastor Jordan
2016
Film
Trap City
Goose
2024
Film
It Ain't Easy
Fish
2006
Film
Choices II: The Setup
2005
Film
Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary
Tommy Guns
2007
Film
Internet Dating
Leroy 'The Pimp'
2008
Film
Tapped Out
Detective Blackman
2003
Film
Safe House
1999
Film
Love Won't Let Me Wait
Bishop Buckworth
2016
The Cheaters Club
Marvin
2014
Baby, You're a Star
Film
Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up
Big Man
2005
Film
The Fabric of a Man
Blair
2005
Film
Chasing Titles Vol. 1
T Parker
2017
Film
God Send Me A Man
Bishop
2009
Film
Once in a Valentine
2024
Film
Flowers
2016
Film
The Next 24 Hours
Max
2022
Film
Hunting Season
Thomas Curry
2016
Film
Green Dolphin Beat
Armstrong
1994
Film
When the Lights Go Out
Freddy
2010
Film
The Dirty 3rd: Next Generation
Sugar Slim
2023
Film
Block Party Madness
Action Jackson
2008
Film
The Available Wife
Mitchell
2020
Film
Gangland: The Musical
Pastor Earl
2018
Film
Riot
Steve
1997
Film
The Choir Director
Bishop T.K. Wilson
2018
Film
Saints & Sinners: Judgment Day
Rex
2021
Film
23rd Psalm: Redemption
Lester Wayne
2013
Film
Worth
Tony
2018
Film
The Rimshop
Joe Joe's Father
2008
Film
King of Newark
Juice
2017
Film
The Ideal Husband
Daniel
2011
The Perfect Love Storm
Film
The Marriage Chronicles
Robert McDaniel
2012
Heaven Ain't Hard to Find
Big Bill Herod
2010
Film
God's Precious Jewels
2013
Film
Gangster's Daughter 2
2023
Film
Fade Away
Eazy
2016
Film
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Frazier Johnson
1999
The In-Law Gang!
John Sr.
Film
A Weekend with the Family
Dingo Stankersheet
2016
Film
Jada
Terrance
2008
Film
Love Chronicles
Thomas
2003
Film
Father of Lies
Bishop Calvin Jacobs
2007
Womack
Gilly Smalls
2012
Film
American Dream
Old Skool
2008
Film
Misguided Behavior
Captain Rogers
2018
Film
Diggin’ Up "Bones"
Self
Film
Supernatural Swamp Slaughter
2012
Film
Car Show Kings
Puncho's Boss/Frank
2025
Film
The Lick
Richard Jacobson
2020
Film
Shake
Red
2011
The Perfect Gift
2011
Fuxk D3m Kidz
Judge
2024
Interludes
Blake
2012
Film
Juug Gone Wrong
Mr. Johnson
2019
Film
Player
Donti Player
2023
Film
Negligence
Judge
2024
Film
Boxed In 2
Witt 'Pa' Scandrick
2023
Film
Recession Proof
Jackson Holloway
2023
Film
The Hills
Captain Pearson
2018
Film
Steppin Into Love
Mr. Jones
2023
Scavenger Hunt
Officer Gant
Criminal Behavior
Cedric
2013