Curtiss Cook

Curtiss Cook (born October 2, 1968) is an American character actor known for his roles in House of Cards, Manifest, Mayans M.C., Luke Cage, Narcos, and others.

Early life and education

Cook was born in Dayton, Ohio on October 2, 1968. He studied at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.[1] As a teenager, he danced with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company.[2]

Career

After college, Cook moved to New York, and appeared on Broadway in The Lion King and Miss Saigon.[1] He also appeared in the films The Interpreter (2005) and Arbitrage (2012), and the television series House of Cards, Manifest, Mayans M.C., Luke Cage, Narcos and The Chi, among others. He plays Abe in the Steven Spielberg film adaptation of West Side Story.[1][2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Virgin Security Guard Uncredited
2003 Second Born Bike Messenger
2005 The Interpreter Ajene Xola
2005 Confess Security Guard Uncredited
2007 The Girl in the Park Park Cop
2008 Seemless Trenton La'Chance
2009 City Island Matt Cruniff
2009 Breaking Point Byron Young
2010 Shutter Island Trey Washington
2012 Arbitrage Det. Mills
2013 All Is Bright Kevin
2016 Bear with Us Stanley Carter
2016 Destined Mr. Davis
2017 Roxanne Roxanne Dave
2018 Madeline's Madeline George
2019 Remember Amnesia Mr. Marks
2019 Inside Game U.S. Attorney
2021 West Side Story Abe
2022 The Devil You Know Anthony Cowans
2024 Carry-On Lionel Williams Post-Production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Various roles 1 episode
2002 The Job Uniformed Cop 2 episodes
2002 The Sopranos Credenso Curtis Episode: "Whitecaps"
2002–2009 Law & Order Lucien Blair / Darnell Marbury 2 episodes
2004 Rescue Me Project Resident Episode: "Guts"
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Detective Kwame Blakely Episode: "41 Shots"
2007–2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Garvin / Ron Robbins 3 episodes
2008 Canterbury's Law Detective Polone Episode: "Trade-Off"
2008 New Amsterdam Ray de la Cruz Episode: "Love Hurts"
2009 The Good Wife Clarence Wilcox Episode: "Conjugal"
2009 Cop House Donnie Sneed Television film
2010 How to Make It in America Alex 2 episodes
2010 Person of Interest Terrence King Episode: "Legacy"
2013 Golden Boy Lyle Creasmen Episode: "Just Say No"
2013 Blue Bloods Detective Jones Episode: "This Way Out"
2013–2017 House of Cards Terry Womack 18 episodes
2014 The Leftovers Patrick Johansen Episode: "Guest"
2014–2015 A Black Man Acting Various roles 12 episodes
2016 Elementary Detective Sybert Episode: "Render, and Then Seize Her"
2016–2018 Luke Cage 'Pistol Pete' Stokes 2 episodes
2017 Bull Dean Poole Episode: "E.J."
2017 Narcos Gilbert Mills Episode: "Follow the Money"
2018 Mayans M.C. Bowen 5 episodes
2018–2020 The Bold Type Marcus Edison 2 episodes
2018–2023 Manifest Radd Campbell 4 episodes
2019–2024 The Chi Otis 'Douda' Perry 48 episodes
2020 Tommy Deputy Chief Castro Episode: "19 Hour Day"
2020 Rita Spencer Television film
2021 Pose Thomas Episode: "Intervention"
2021–2022 Chicago Med Lieutenant Reginald Scott 4 episodes

Videogames

Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Warriors Virgil
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Street preacher Uncredited
2009 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned Street preacher Dialogue reused from the original game
2009 Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony Street preacher Dialogue reused from the original game
2009 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Street preacher Dialogue reused from the original game

References

  1. ^ a b c Sandoval, Lapacazo. "Curtiss Cook – Reprising His Role in Season Three of Showtime’s The Chi", Los Angeles Sentinel, June 18, 2020
  2. ^ a b Porter, Sierra. "Single fatherhood pushed The Chi star Curtiss Cook to achieve acting goals", The Atlanta Voice, May 23, 2019


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