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Clifton Powell
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Clifton Powell

Born 1956 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA · Active 1984–2026

Clifton Powell, born in 1956, is an American actor known for his impactful performances in cult cinema. In Civil Brand (2003), he delivers a compelling portrayal that reflects the struggles of life behind bars, contributing to the film's exploration of systemic issues. Powell's career spans various genres, but his work in exploitation and drama films like this one highlights his ability to engage with complex characters and narratives. His presence in Civil Brand adds a layer of authenticity to the gritty storytelling that defines the film.

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Civil Brand

Civil Brand

2003 ★ 5.4
as Capt. Alan Deese

Frances, the new inmate at Whitehead, befriends a circle of inmates, and together they rebel against the prison's abuse and exploitation. After several failed attempts to stop the harsh working conditions along with the rape and death of their friend Lil’ Mama, Frances and the other inmates decide to take action and take control over the prison to stop the abuse and stand up for their rights.

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Filmography

230 credits
2020s 32 credits
2026
Return of The Mack as DETECTIVE AVERY CALHOUN
Movie
2026
Deb is Boss as James
Movie ★ 9.0
2025
TKO as Hank
Movie ★ 7.2
2025
Car Show Kings as Puncho's Boss/Frank
Movie
2024
Movie ★ 2.5
2024
Skeletons in the Closet as Father Francisco
Movie ★ 4.3
2024
Movie ★ 2.7
2024
Trap City as Goose
Movie
2024
Negligence as Judge
Movie
2024
Movie
2024
The Probe as Commissioner Davis
Movie
2024
TV
2024
High Potential as Mac Epps
TV ★ 8.1
2023
Moonlight Soul as Greg Monaghan
Movie
2023
Sebastian as Captain Harris
Movie ★ 10.0
2023
Steppin Into Love as Mr. Jones
Movie
2023
Movie ★ 2.0
2023
Player as Donti Player
Movie
2023
Movie ★ 5.0
2023
Movie ★ 9.0
2023
Boxed In 2 as Witt 'Pa' Scandrick
Movie ★ 6.0
2023
Recession Proof as Jackson Holloway
Movie
2023
Legacy as Willy
TV ★ 5.0
2022
Movie ★ 7.5
2022
Movie
2021
Movie ★ 8.5
2021
Movie ★ 10.0
2020
The Lick as Richard Jacobson
Movie
2020
Movie ★ 2.4
2010s 72 credits
2019
I Got the Hook Up 2 as Tony Smooth
Movie ★ 5.6
2019
Juug Gone Wrong as Mr. Johnson
Movie ★ 7.0
2019
Movie
2019
Movie ★ 6.3
2019
Diamond in the Rough as Pastor Davis
Movie
2019
American Soul as Herschel
TV ★ 7.6
2019
The Urbans as DJ Frankie Snow
TV ★ 8.0
2018
Movie
2018
Misguided Behavior as Captain Rogers
Movie ★ 8.7
2018
The Choir Director as Bishop T.K. Wilson
Movie
2018
Easy Money as Mr. Milton Miller
Movie ★ 5.0
2018
A Talent For Trouble as Mr. Wellington
Movie ★ 1.0
2018
5K1 as Barry
Movie
2018
Worth as Tony
Movie ★ 6.0
2018
Movie ★ 7.2
2018
Sinners Wanted as One Eye
Movie
2018
Movie
2018
Movie ★ 5.0
2018
Black Lightning as Reverend Jeremiah Holt
TV ★ 6.9
2018
TV ★ 8.5
2018
The Last O.G. as Big Mike
TV ★ 6.3
2017
The Preacher's Son as Bishop T.K. Wilson
Movie ★ 6.9
2017
Movie
2017
Mountain Top as Larry Fletcher
Movie ★ 7.2
2017
Movie
2017
Movie ★ 6.7
2017
Brockmire as Charles Sr.
TV ★ 6.8
2017
Tales as Bob Davis
TV ★ 6.5
2016
A Weekend with the Family as Dingo Stankersheet
Movie ★ 4.8
2016
Love Won't Let Me Wait as Bishop Buckworth
Movie ★ 0.5
2016
Hunting Season as Thomas Curry
Movie ★ 4.1
2016
The North Star as Mr. Lee
Movie ★ 5.0
2016
Fade Away as Eazy
Movie ★ 7.2
2016
Merry Ex-Mas as Pastor Jordan
Movie ★ 5.0
2016
Movie
2016
Movie
2016
Saints & Sinners as Rex Fisher
TV ★ 8.0
2015
Movie ★ 5.6
2014
Blood Ransom as Detective Hobbs
Movie ★ 4.9
2014
Movie ★ 10.0
2014
99 North as Uncle P
Movie ★ 2.0
2013
They Die by Dawn as Deputy Sheriff
Movie ★ 2.7
2013
Movie
2013
Movie ★ 1.0
2013
Coffin Baby as Detective S. Jackson
Movie ★ 4.8
2013
23rd Psalm: Redemption as Lester Wayne
Movie
2013
TV
2012
The Marriage Chronicles as Robert McDaniel
Movie ★ 9.5
2012
C'mon Man as Rooselvelt Steele
Movie ★ 7.0
2012
Note to Self as Coach Gerald Woodson
Movie ★ 7.9
2012
Somebody's Child as Dr. Sperry
Movie ★ 5.3
2012
Interludes as Blake
Movie ★ 3.3
2012
Womack as Gilly Smalls
Movie
2012
The Undershepherd as Deacon Roberts
Movie ★ 2.0
2012
Unsupervised as Coach Durham (voice)
TV ★ 6.7
2012
TV ★ 6.0
2011
Movie ★ 5.4
2011
Shake as Red
Movie
2011
Movie ★ 3.8
2011
Street Kings 2: Motor City as Det. Tyrone Fowler
Movie ★ 4.3
2011
She's Not Our Sister as Rev. Beckley
Movie ★ 10.0
2011
Movie ★ 3.0
2011
Movie ★ 8.7
2011
Movie ★ 6.5
2010
Movie ★ 2.5
2010
Movie ★ 7.5
2010
Heaven Ain't Hard to Find as Big Bill Herod
Movie
2010
Movie
2010
Movie ★ 6.2
2010
Hawaii Five-0 as Percy Grover Jr.
TV ★ 7.7
2000s 64 credits
2009
Movie ★ 4.9
2009
Movie ★ 3.0
2009
Man of Her Dreams as Senator Marcus Gordon
Movie
2009
Movie ★ 6.5
2009
Movie ★ 2.0
2009
Movie ★ 4.7
2009
Steppin: The Movie as Det. Lewis
Movie ★ 4.3
2008
Internet Dating as Leroy 'The Pimp'
Movie ★ 5.0
2008
First Sunday as Officer Eddie King
Movie ★ 5.6
2008
Love for Sale as Cinque
Movie ★ 6.0
2008
American Dream as Old Skool
Movie ★ 1.0
2008
Street Kings as Sergeant Green
Movie ★ 6.6
2008
The Rimshop as Joe Joe's Father
Movie ★ 2.0
2008
Block Party Madness as Action Jackson
Movie
2008
Jada as Terrance
Movie
2008
Movie ★ 6.5
2008
The Mentalist as Correctional Officer Earl
TV ★ 8.4
2007
Norbit as Earl Latimore
Movie ★ 5.7
2007
Young Cesar as Ali Dean
Movie ★ 10.0
2007
Father of Lies as Bishop Calvin Jacobs
Movie ★ 9.0
2007
Movie ★ 3.0
2007
Army Wives as Terrence Price
TV ★ 7.5
2006
Movie ★ 10.0
2006
Movie ★ 5.3
2006
Confessions as Chauncey
Movie ★ 1.7
2006
Shark as Ray Tillman
TV ★ 6.7
2006
TV ★ 1.0
2006
Day Break as Lt. Romero
TV ★ 7.4
2005
The Gospel as Bishop Fred Taylor
Movie ★ 5.5
2005
Movie ★ 7.0
2005
Movie ★ 6.9
2005
Movie ★ 8.0
2005
Movie
2005
Movie ★ 3.5
2005
Numb3rs as Max Devane
TV ★ 7.0
2004
Ray as Jeff Brown
Movie ★ 7.5
2004
Movie ★ 5.5
2004
Da Block Party as Action Jackson
Movie ★ 4.0
2004
Movie ★ 5.5
2004
Movie ★ 6.0
2004
Sugar Valentine as Joshua Valentine
Movie ★ 3.0
2004
Movie ★ 5.4
2004
Movie ★ 6.8
2004
House as Ken Hall
TV ★ 8.6
2003
Civil Brand as Capt. Alan Deese
Movie ★ 7.0
2003
Crime Partners as Kenyatta
Movie ★ 6.1
2003
Movie ★ 6.7
2003
Tapped Out as Detective Blackman
Movie ★ 5.7
2003
Cold Case as Tom Bernard (2008)
TV ★ 7.8
2003
Eve as Yusef
TV ★ 8.5
2002
Movie ★ 9.0
2002
Movie ★ 6.4
2002
Ticker as FBI Agent
Movie ★ 6.7
2001
Bones as Jeremiah Peet
Movie ★ 4.9
2001
The Brothers as Fred Smith
Movie ★ 6.5
2001
One on One as Coach Guillory
TV ★ 7.9
2001
The Hire as FBI Agent
TV ★ 7.6
2001
TV ★ 7.6
2000
Next Friday as Pinky
Movie ★ 6.5
2000
Lockdown as Malachi Young
Movie ★ 6.0
2000
Hot Boyz as Saint
Movie ★ 4.8
2000
Movie ★ 9.0
2000
TV ★ 7.6
1990s 45 credits
1999
Foolish as Everette Washington
Movie ★ 6.0
1999
No Tomorrow as Styles
Movie ★ 4.4
1999
The Breaks as Cosmo
Movie ★ 6.4
1999
Selma, Lord, Selma as Martin Luther King Jr
Movie ★ 7.2
1999
Movie ★ 7.3
1999
Third Watch as Joy's Father
TV ★ 7.9
1999
TV ★ 8.0
1998
Deep Rising as Mason
Movie ★ 6.2
1998
Phantoms as Gen. Leland Copperfield
Movie ★ 5.5
1998
The Pentagon Wars as Sgt. Benjamn Dalton
Movie ★ 6.9
1998
Why Do Fools Fall In Love as Lawrence Roberts
Movie ★ 6.4
1998
Caught Up as Herbert / Frank Lowden
Movie ★ 5.1
1998
Rush Hour as Luke
Movie ★ 7.1
1998
Caught Up as Herbert
Movie ★ 5.1
1997
Movie ★ 5.6
1997
First Time Felon as King (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1997
Riot as Steve
Movie ★ 5.4
1997
The Practice as Earl Johnson
TV ★ 7.7
1996
TV ★ 6.8
1996
Moesha as R.C.
TV ★ 7.1
1996
Pacific Blue as Brooks
TV ★ 5.4
1996
Moesha as Harold Moss
TV ★ 7.1
1996
Moesha as Ray Stokes
TV ★ 7.1
1995
Divas as Bobby
Movie ★ 9.5
1995
Movie ★ 6.7
1995
TV ★ 7.7
1995
Simon as John Doe
TV ★ 6.7
1994
Nowhere to Hide as Braddock
Movie ★ 6.0
1994
Movie ★ 10.0
1994
TV ★ 5.8
1994
TV ★ 7.2
1993
Conflict of Interest as Detective Oakes
Movie ★ 4.5
1993
Movie ★ 7.5
1993
TV ★ 6.5
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as James Jackson
TV ★ 7.0
1993
NYPD Blue as Gerald / Frankie
TV ★ 7.1
1993
NYPD Blue as Lewis futrel
TV ★ 7.1
1992
3 Ninjas as FBI Agent Kurl
Movie ★ 5.7
1992
Deep Cover as Leland
Movie ★ 6.8
1992
Martin as Younger Cop
TV ★ 7.6
1992
TV ★ 6.7
1991
Roc as Andre Thompson
TV ★ 7.9
1990
House Party as Sharane's Brother
Movie ★ 6.4
1990
TV ★ 4.3
1980s 6 credits
1987
TV ★ 6.2
1987
TV ★ 8.1
1986
Matlock as Security Guard
TV ★ 7.1
1984
Movie ★ 4.6
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Det. Eddie Flowers
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Ralph Danton
TV ★ 7.5
s 7 credits
Detour 95 as Mr. Ervin
Movie
The In-Law Gang! as John Sr.
Movie ★ 2.0
Scavenger Hunt as Officer Gant
Movie
Movie
Movie
Crew Credits
2010s 1 credit
2017
Chasing Titles Vol. 1 Consulting Producer
Movie
2000s 3 credits
2009
Movie
2009
Movie ★ 3.0
2008
Jada Director
Movie