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Clifton Powell
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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 …
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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).
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BODY OF WORK
Clifton Powell's Filmography
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God with Us
Return of The Mack
as DETECTIVE AVERY CALHOUN
Deb is Boss
as James
Car Show Kings
as Puncho's Boss/Frank
TKO
as Hank
Trap City
as Goose
Negligence
as Judge
The Legend of Johnny Jones
as Mr.Ervin
Once in a Valentine
The Probe
as Commissioner Davis
Skeletons in the Closet
as Father Francisco
No Poster
Fuxk D3m Kidz
as Judge
Recession Proof
as Jackson Holloway
Gangster's Daughter 2
Steppin Into Love
as Mr. Jones
Boxed In 2
as Witt 'Pa' Scandrick
Gangster's Daughter
Sebastian
as Captain Harris
Player
as Donti Player
Moonlight Soul
as Greg Monaghan
The Dirty 3rd: Next Generation
as Sugar Slim
Boxed In
as Pa
Chocolate City 3: Live Tour
The Next 24 Hours
as Max
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
Fruits of the Heart
Saints & Sinners: Judgment Day
as Rex
The Available Wife
as Mitchell
The Lick
as Richard Jacobson
Let Go and Let God
as Donald
Diamond in the Rough
as Pastor Davis
I Got the Hook Up 2
as Tony Smooth
Sins of the Father
as Kevin
Juug Gone Wrong
as Mr. Johnson
Everything That Glitters
Misguided Behavior
as Captain Rogers
Gangland: The Musical
as Pastor Earl
Worth
as Tony
The Choir Director
as Bishop T.K. Wilson
Couples' Night
as Rich
5K1
as Barry
The Hills
as Captain Pearson
A Talent For Trouble
as Mr. Wellington
Sinners Wanted
as One Eye
Easy Money
as Mr. Milton Miller
Chasing Titles Vol. 1
as T Parker
King of Newark
as Juice
All Eyez on Me
as Floyd
Mountain Top
as Larry Fletcher
The Preacher's Son
as Bishop T.K. Wilson
Merry Ex-Mas
as Pastor Jordan
Flowers
Where Hearts Lie
as Carl
Hunting Season
as Thomas Curry
Love Won't Let Me Wait
as Bishop Buckworth
A Weekend with the Family
as Dingo Stankersheet
The North Star
as Mr. Lee
Fade Away
as Eazy
A Baby for Christmas
as Gavin
Fear Files
as Detective Owen Marsh
No Poster
The Cheaters Club
as Marvin
Blood Ransom
as Detective Hobbs
99 North
as Uncle P
They Die by Dawn
as Deputy Sheriff
No Poster
Criminal Behavior
as Cedric
23rd Psalm: Redemption
as Lester Wayne
Coffin Baby
as Detective S. Jackson
No Poster
Forbidden Woman
as Randall
God's Precious Jewels
Somebody's Child
as Dr. Sperry
No Poster
Interludes
as Blake
C'mon Man
as Rooselvelt Steele
Note to Self
as Coach Gerald Woodson
No Poster
Womack
as Gilly Smalls
Supernatural Swamp Slaughter
The Undershepherd
as Deacon Roberts
The Marriage Chronicles
as Robert McDaniel
He's Mine Not Yours
as Walter
No Poster
The Perfect Gift
Shake
as Red
She's Not Our Sister
as Rev. Beckley
35 and Ticking
as Zane
Street Kings 2: Motor City
as Det. Tyrone Fowler
The Ideal Husband
as Daniel
Trapped: Haitian Nights
as Mike
Love Me or Leave Me
as Cecil
Something Like A Business
as Sexy Silk
The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a Story
as Self
The Preacher's Kid in Atlanta
as Self
The Music of 'the Preacher's Kid'
as Self
No Poster
Heaven Ain't Hard to Find
as Big Bill Herod
When the Lights Go Out
as Freddy
Preacher's Kid
as Ike
Before I Self Destruct
as Sean
Just Another Day
as Bowman
God Send Me A Man
as Bishop
Contradictions of the Heart
as Damien
Steppin: The Movie
as Det. Lewis
There's a Stranger in My House
as Mr. John Moore
Man of Her Dreams
as Senator Marcus Gordon
Internet Dating
as Leroy 'The Pimp'
The Rimshop
as Joe Joe's Father
Jada
as Terrance
Block Party Madness
as Action Jackson
Street Kings
as Sergeant Green
Love for Sale
as Cinque
Show Stoppers
as Coach
First Sunday
as Officer Eddie King
American Dream
as Old Skool
Father of Lies
as Bishop Calvin Jacobs
Young Cesar
as Ali Dean
Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary
as Tommy Guns
Da Block Party 2
Norbit
as Earl Latimore
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
as Mr. Jenkins
Confessions
as Chauncey
It Ain't Easy
as Fish
Knights of the South Bronx
as Cokey
The Gospel
as Bishop Fred Taylor
The Fabric of a Man
as Blair
Choices II: The Setup
Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up
as Big Man
Brothers in Arms
as Doc
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
as Smoke (voice)
Da Block Party
as Action Jackson
Ray
as Jeff Brown
Sugar Valentine
as Joshua Valentine
Woman Thou Art Loosed
as Reggie
Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles
as Mo Fro
Never Die Alone
as Moon
He Say, She Say, But What Does God Say?
as Satin Jones
Love Chronicles
as Thomas
Crime Partners
as Kenyatta
Tapped Out
as Detective Blackman
Friday After Next
as Pinky
Ticker
as FBI Agent
Civil Brand
as Capt. Alan Deese
Banged Out
Bones
as Jeremiah Peet
The Brothers
as Fred Smith
Lockdown
as Malachi Young
A Private Affair
as Isaiah
Hot Boyz
as Saint
Next Friday
as Pinky
No Tomorrow
as Styles
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Frazier Johnson
Foolish
as Everette Washington
The Breaks
as Cosmo
Safe House
Selma, Lord, Selma
as Martin Luther King Jr
Rush Hour
as Luke
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
as Lawrence Roberts
The Pentagon Wars
as Sgt. Benjamn Dalton
Caught Up
as Herbert / Frank Lowden
Caught Up
as Herbert
Deep Rising
as Mason
Phantoms
as Gen. Leland Copperfield
Buffalo Soldiers
First Time Felon
as King (uncredited)
Riot
as Steve
Dead Presidents
as Cutty
Divas
as Bobby
Nowhere to Hide
as Braddock
Green Dolphin Beat
as Armstrong
Menace II Society
as Chauncy
Conflict of Interest
as Detective Oakes
3 Ninjas
as FBI Agent Kurl
Deep Cover
as Leland
House Party
as Sharane's Brother
Alphabet City
as Ramon
Detour 95
as Mr. Ervin
No Poster
Wrong Number
No Poster
Baby, You're a Star
No Poster
The Perfect Love Storm
No Poster
The In-Law Gang!
as John Sr.
Diggin’ Up "Bones"
as Self
No Poster
Scavenger Hunt
as Officer Gant