Malik Yoba
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 Malik Yoba in 2010 |
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| Born | September 17, 1967 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor/Singer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Abdul-Malik Kashie Yoba[1] (born September 17, 1967), better known by his stage name Malik Yoba, is an American actor and occasional singer. He is known for his starring role as NYPD Detective J.C. Williams on the FOX police drama series New York Undercover and as Yul Brenner in Cool Runnings. He also appeared as former FBI Special Agent Bill Harken on the Syfy drama series Alphas and currently appears as Jim Hudson in Revolution.
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Personal life [edit]
The fourth of six children,[2] Yoba was born in Bronx, New York; his parents are Mahmoudah Young (née Lanier) and Abdullah Yoba.[1][3] He is divorced from Trisha Mann, a model and actress who starred with Yoba in the stage play His Woman, His Wife in 2000. Yoba has three children: a son Josiah and a daughter Dena with Mann, and another daughter Pria from a previous relationship.[citation needed]
Career [edit]
In 1994, Yoba began his role as NYPD Detective J.C. Williams on the popular FOX police drama series New York Undercover, opposite Michael DeLorenzo. Yoba and DeLorenzo (who is of Puerto Rican and Italian descent) made television history, as the series was the first police drama on American television to feature two people of color in the starring roles.[4] Yoba's work on New York Undercover earned him three consecutive NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series (in 1996, 1997, and 1998). The series was cancelled in 1998, with Yoba as the only actor to appear in all 89 episodes.
An accomplished singer and stage actor, Yoba's talents were showcased in His Woman His Wife, in which he had the lead role.[5]
Yoba has also appeared in films such as Cool Runnings and Criminal. He has made appearances on the FOX television series Arrested Development as Ice, a bounty hunter whose real love is party planning, and had a recurring role as Brock Harris on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. Yoba also appeared in the FX Networks crime drama Thief and the NBC crime drama Raines. He appeared as Gavin in the 2007 Tyler Perry film Why Did I Get Married? and its 2010 sequel Why Did I Get Married Too? In 2009, he co-starred as astronaut Ted Shaw on the futuristic ABC drama Defying Gravity. Recently, he announced his plans to bring back New York Undercover to the small screen in a modern TV series adaptation of the original series. Law & Order writer Courtney Parker penned a spec script for networks to bid on.
2011 to 2012, Yoba appeared as former FBI Special Agent Bill Harken on Alphas, a science fiction drama series about a team of people with special abilities who belong to a secret department attached to the DOD. In 2013, Yoba joined the cast of Revolution (TV series) as Jim Hudson, a former captain of the Monroe Republic.
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Cool Runnings | Yul Brenner | |
| 1995 | Smoke | The Creeper | |
| 1995 | Blue in the Face | Watch Man | |
| 1997 | Cop Land | Det. Carson | |
| 1997 | Soul Food | Studio Engineer | |
| 1998 | Ride | Poppa | |
| 1999 | Personals | Keith Parker | |
| 1999 | Harlem Aria | Luke | |
| 2000 | His Woman, His Wife | Stuart Banks | Video |
| 2002 | Dreaming in Black and White | Chris Jones | |
| 2003 | Vote for Me | The Professor | |
| 2004 | Criminal | Frank Hill | |
| 2004 | Oh Happy Day | Moses Jackson | |
| 2005 | Slur | Jordan | Short film |
| 2005 | Kids in America | Will Drucker | |
| 2006 | They're Just My Friends | Pat Black Sr. | |
| 2007 | Rockaway | Case | |
| 2007 | Why Did I Get Married? | Gavin | |
| 2007 | Feel the Noise | The Mayor | |
| 2010 | My Girlfriend's Back | Dereck Scott | |
| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too? | Gavin | |
| 2012 | Allegiance | Staff Sergeant Hart |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Where I Live | Fisher | Episode: "Local Hero" |
| 1994 | Law & Order | Pat Williams | Episode: "Wager" |
| 1994-1999 | New York Undercover | Det. Julius Clarence 'J.C.' Williams | Main role |
| 1998 | Black Jaq | Gregory 'Greg' Franklin | TV movie |
| 1998 | For Your Love | Keith | Episode: "Divorce-i-versary" |
| 1999 | Trinity | Sam Davis | Episode: "Having Trouble with the Language" Episode: "Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down" |
| 2000-2001 | Bull | Corey Granville | 20 episodes |
| 2003 | Violation | Patrick Matthews | TV movie |
| 2003 | Kingpin | Bobby Curtis | TV miniseries |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Shawn | Episode: "Developing" |
| 2003-2007 | Girlfriends | Brock Harris | 7 episodes |
| 2004 | The Days | Gib Taylor | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Arrested Development | Ice | Episode: "Amigos" Episode: "Good Grief!" |
| 2006 | Thief | Elmo 'Mo' Jones | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | That's So Raven | Judge | Episode: "Checkin' Out" |
| 2007 | Raines | Charlie Lincoln | 7 episodes |
| 2008 | Inseparable | Curtis Raleigh | TV movie |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Reggie Mastow | Episode: "Power Trip" |
| 2009 | Defying Gravity | Ted Shaw | 13 episodes |
| 2010 | Justified | Toby Griffin | Episode: "Hatless" |
| 2011 | The Celibate Nympho Chronicles: The Web Series | Bustah | Episode: "Bustah Nut" |
| 2011 | Nikita | Wallace | Episode: "Fair Trade" |
| 2011-2012 | Alphas | Bill Harken | Lead role |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Andre Wilcox | Episode: "Wolf and Cub" |
| 2012 | NYC 22 | Ray-Ray Burnell | Episode: "Turf War" |
| 2013 | Betty and Coretta | Martin Luther King, Jr. | TV movie |
| 2013 | Revolution | Jim Hudson | Recurring role |
References [edit]
- ^ a b Malik Yoba Biography (1967–). Filmreference.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-20.
- ^ TV star shines on others. `New York Undercover's' Malik Yoba gives back. The Washington Times. August 13, 1996
- ^ Malik Yoba Biography – Yahoo! Movies. Movies.yahoo.com (1967-09-17). Retrieved on 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Hip-Hop Cops", TV Guide, Oct. 15, 1994, at p. 29.
- ^ His Woman, His Wife (Video 2000). IMDB.com
External links [edit]
- Malik Yoba at the Internet Movie Database
- Malik Yoba on Charlie Rose
- Works by or about Malik Yoba in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Malik Yoba at the Notable Names Database
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