Malik Yoba
Abdul-Malik Kashie Yoba 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 comedy The Last OG with Tracy Morgan.
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Jonesing: When Love Is a Habit
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2025
The Good Nurse
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2022
Awake
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2019
Take Point
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2018
Restored Me
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2016
Paradox
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2016
The Assault
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2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
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2014
Turks & Caicos
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2014
Other Plans
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2014
Caught on Tape
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2013
Betty and Coretta
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2013
Why Did I Get Married Too?
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2010
Why Did I Get Married?
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2007
Kids in America
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2005
Criminal
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2004
Harlem Aria
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1999
Ride
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1998
Cop Land
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1997
Blue in the Face
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1995
Smoke
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1995
Cool Runnings
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1993