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Clark Johnson

Acting · Born September 10, 1954 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Movies with Clark Johnson

• Mayday (2026) — CDR Keith Hardwick
• S.W.A.T. (2003) — Deke's Handsome Partner
• The Sentinel (2006) — Charlie Merriweather
• Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017) — Detective Watkins
• Adventures in Babysitting (1987) — Black Gang Leader
• Colors (1988) — Lee
• Nick of Time (1995) — Hackney Transportist
• Drop Zone (1994) — Bob Covington
• Late Fame (2026) — Arnold
• Hyena Road (2015) — General Rilmen
• Defendor (2009) — Roger Fairbanks
• Mazes and Monsters (1982) — Perry

TV shows with Clark Johnson

• The Wire (2002) — Augustus Haynes
• Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) — Meldrick Lewis
• Daredevil: Born Again (2025) — Cherry
• Alpha House (2013) — Senator Robert Bettencourt
• Hammerman (1991) — Hammerman/Stanley Burrell (voice)
• Hot Shots (1986) — Al Pendleton
• Cra$h & Burn (2009) — Walker Hearn