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Malik Yoba

Actor | * 09/17/1967 (56) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Abdul-Malik Kashie Yoba (born September 17, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for his starring role as NYPD Detective J. C. Williams on the Fox police drama New York Undercover and as Yul Brenner in the film Cool Runnings. He appeared as former FBI agent Bill Harken on the Syfy drama series Alphas, as Jim Hudson in Revolution, and as Vernon Turner in Empire. He also starred in the role of FBI Deputy Director Jason Atwood in the ABC political drama Designated Survivor. In 2018, he joined the Netflix drama Seven Seconds as a member of a support group for parents who had lost their children. He also appeared in Jordan Peele’s TBS come... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is takin ...

Cop Land

R

1997 | 3.4/5 | 1h 44min
Action, Crime, Drama
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When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team. ...

Cool Runnings

PG

1993 | 3.5/5 | 1h 38min
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
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Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth. ...

The Good Nurse

R

2022 | 3.5/5 | 2h 1min
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to i ...

New York Undercover

Certification unknown

1994 | 3.7/5 | 45min per episode
Drama, Crime
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Movies with Malik Yoba as Actor(34)

as Marlon2023 Unicorns
as Sam Johnson2022 The Good Nurse
as Frank Ward2019 Awake
as Gerald2018 Take Point
as Velo2017 Dope Fiend
as Rob2017 'Til Death Do Us Part
as Obnoxious Attorney2016 Where Hearts Lie
as Roy Brown2016 My B.F.F.
as Mr. Leon2016 Bad Dad Rehab
as Agent Thurmond2016 Restored Me
as Mr. Landau2016 Paradox
as Reverend Benjamin Tuck2015 Hood
as Gerald Jackson2015 Lucky Girl
as Jim Carroll2014 Turks & Caicos
as Coach Tim Miller2014 The Assault
as himself2014 Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Harold2014 Other Plans
as Detective Roberts2013 Caught on Tape
as Martin Luther King, Jr.2013 Betty and Coretta
as Staff Sergeant Hart2012 Allegiance
as Gavin2010 Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Dereck Scott2010 My Girlfriend's Back
as Gavin2007 Why Did I Get Married?
as Will Drucker2005 Kids in America
as Frank Hill2004 Criminal
as Moses Jackson2004 Oh Happy Day
2003 Vote for Me!
as Keith Parker1999 Hook'd Up
as Luke1999 Harlem Aria
as Poppa1998 Ride
as Detective Carson1997 Cop Land
as The Creeper1995 Smoke
as Watch Man1995 Blue in the Face
as Yul Brenner1993 Cool Runnings

TV Shows/Series with Malik Yoba as Actor(24)

as Lamont Jacobs2022 East New York
as Corey2020 Terror Lake Drive
as Himself - Special Guest2019 The X Change Rate
as Wavy2018 The Last O.G.
as Terrance2018 God Friended Me
as Jason Atwood2016 Designated Survivor
as Vernon Turner2015 Empire
as Jim Hudson2012 Revolution
as Bill Harken2011 Alphas
as Andre Wilcox2011 Person of Interest
as Wallace2010 Nikita
2009 Defying Gravity
as Charlie Lincoln2007 Raines
2006 Thief
as Judge2003 That's So Raven
2003 Kingpin
as Ice2003 Arrested Development
2002 CSI: Miami
as Shawn2002 The Twilight Zone
as Corey Granville2000 Bull
2000 Girlfriends
as himself1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Det. James 'J.C.' Williams1994 New York Undercover
as Pat Williams1990 Law & Order

Movies with Malik Yoba as Crew(1)

Production/Co-Executive Producer2017 Dope Fiend

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Born: Sunday, 09/17 1967 (September) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 56 years + 222 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: City As School, Talent Unlimited High School
Other names for Malik Yoba (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Abdul-Malik Yoba"
Malik Yoba frequently works together with these people:
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
Mark Casella (9x, Actor)
Tyler Perry (8x, Crew)
Michael Gaston (8x, Actor)
Adam LeFevre (8x, Actor)
José Zúñiga (8x, Actor)
Bruce MacVittie (8x, Actor)
David Fonteno (8x, Actor)
Joe Pentangelo (8x, Actor)
Jordan Lage (7x, Actor)
Zach Grenier (7x, Actor)
Paul Calderon (7x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:125044, Added: 06/28/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024