Isiah Whitlock Jr. on 'The Wire,' 'Goodfellas,' and His Miniseries 'Your Honor'

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This week, we’re joined by actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. He played the morally compromised “Clay Davis” in the iconic television series “The Wire.” He’s also appeared in some of our favorite films including “Goodfellas,” “Gremlins 2: The New Batch,” “25th Hour” and last year’s “Da 5 Bloods.” His latest project teams him up with Bryan Cranston in the new Showtime series “Your Honor.” Isiah chats with Jesse Thorn about landing a role in “Goodfellas,” how he came to embrace his signature catchphrase and playing complicated characters. Plus, we’ll ask him about playing 12 different characters in the “Law and Order” universe. All that and more on the next Bullseye!



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