Hassan Johnson
Hassan "Iniko" Johnson is an American actor from Brooklyn, New York. He portrayed Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice on HBO's The Wire and also appears as Drew in Flatbush Misdemeanors on Showtime.
Hassan Johnson | |
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Other names | Iniko |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1995–present |
Children | 1 |
Career
Johnson's first acting role was in the 1995 Spike Lee film Clockers.[1] He also had a significant role in the motion picture In Too Deep, which was based on a true story. He also had a recurring role on ER as Darnell Thibeaux. Johnson has appeared in Brooklyn's Finest, Belly and The Devil's Own.[2][3]
He owns a production company called Autumn Leaves, which he named after his daughter.[4]
He has also appeared in Mýa's music video for "Fallen", Killarmy's music video "Fair, Love & War", The Roots' music video for "Break You Off", GZA's music video for "Knock Knock", Boyz n da Hood's "Dem Boyz", Obie Trice's music video for "Snitch", Jadakiss's music video "Time's up", Freeway's "What We Do?" music video alongside his fellow cast-members from The Wire, Jay-Z's music video for "Anything", 50 Cent's music video "Just a Lil Bit", the crime-drama web series "Dead Man's Trigger",[5] and alongside DMX and Nas in the movie Belly. He was Jennifer Hudson's love interest in "No One Gonna Love You" video. Johnson also played a small role in Entourage as rapper Saigon's manager.
Most recently Johnson has appeared as the character Lorenzo on the CBS television show Person of Interest,[6] and as the voice actor for Harold "Stretch" Joseph in the video game Grand Theft Auto V.[7] He appeared in the 2018 WWE Studios film Blood Brother.
Filmography
Film and TV Movies
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Clockers | Skills | |
1997 | The Devil's Own | Teenager | |
1998 | Belly | Mark | |
1999 | In Too Deep | Latique | |
Black and White | Iniko | ||
2000 | Amour Infinity | Silence | |
2001 | Prison Song | Jay | |
Sluggers | Chappy | Short | |
2002 | Paid in Full | Accomplice | |
2003 | Marci X | Tinfoil | |
2007 | I Tried | KP | |
2008 | Who's Deal? | Clock | |
American Dream | Wisdom | ||
2009 | Brooklyn's Finest | Beamer | |
Frankenhood | Marcellus | ||
A Day in the Life | Mr. Fix It | ||
Breathe | Jimmy | Short | |
2010 | Gun | Clinton | |
The Blue Wall | Cloud | Short | |
2013 | Newlyweeds | Two For Three | |
Once Upon a Time in Queens | Agent Butler | ||
Bug | Derrick | Short | |
2014 | An American in Hollywood | Paul | |
Top Five | Craig | ||
2015 | Conjure | Bless | Short |
Ovum | Barnard | ||
Staten Island Summer | Murray | ||
2016 | Happy Baby | Marco | |
Guns and Grams | Freaky | ||
2017 | Bobbi Kristina | Bobby Brown | TV movie |
Ms. Renaissance | Pierre Gardan | Short | |
2018 | No Good Gang Girls | Los Muertos Member | Short |
A Talent for Trouble | Sean Wellington | ||
Ladies Love Leo Littles: A Lesson in Chivalry | Leo Littles | ||
Blood Brother | Joe | ||
2019 | Standing Up, Falling Down | Aaron | |
Me | - | Short | |
2020 | Lethal Procedures | Ray Thornton | |
Equal Standard | Justice | ||
Guns and Grams | Freaky | ||
2021 | Better Than My Last | Damion Carter | TV movie |
2022 | Hunther | Charlie |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995–96 | New York Undercover | Red/Ahmed | Episode: "Manchild" & "Toy Soldiers" |
2001 | NYPD Blue | Lenny Shelton | Episode: "Waking Up Is Hard to Do" |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Junior | Episode: "Wrath" | |
2002 | Law & Order | Arnold | Episode: "Access Nation" |
2002–08 | The Wire | Roland 'Wee-Bey' Brice | Recurring cast: season 1 & 4, guest: season 2-3 & 5 |
2004 | Law & Order | Trevor Hawkins | Episode: "Gunplay" |
2005–07 | ER | Darnell Thibeaux | Supporting cast: season 11-13 |
2006 | Rescue Me | Cell Mate | Episode: "Chlamydia" |
Entourage | Bunky | Episode: "I Wanna Be Sedated" | |
2007 | Numbers | Calvin Bradley | Episode: "End of Watch" |
2009 | Dark Blue | Bobby Kilgore | Episode: "August" |
2010 | Cold Case | Robert Miggs '10 | Episode: "Shattered" |
2012 | Dead Man's Trigger | Agent Patel | Main cast |
The Good Wife | Gavin Wells | Episode: "Waiting for the Knock" | |
2013 | Person of Interest | Lorenzo | Episode: "2 Pi R" |
2014 | The Blacklist | Pete Maguire | Episode: "Mako Tanida (No. 83)" |
2016 | Blue Bloods | Morgan Rutherford | Episode: "The Extra Mile" |
2017 | The Breaks | Detective Anthony Purdell | Recurring cast |
2018 | Trappin' | Greedy | Episode: "Money Ain't a Thang" |
2019 | Tales | Dougie | Episode: "Deep Cover" |
2019–20 | The Last O.G. | Howard | Episode: "Keep Their Heads Ringing" & "Warning" |
2020 | For Life | Bobby Latimer | Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 2 |
2021-22 | Flatbush Misdemeanors | Drew | Main cast |
2022 | This Fool | Davonte | Episode: "Putazos" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | Harold 'Stretch' Joseph |
References
- "Hassan Johnson: BEing More Progressive". Bemagazine.me. May 17, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- Voger, Mark (July 10, 2010). "'Brooklyn's Finest' DVD review". The Star-Ledger. New Jersey On-Line. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- Lawrence Van Gelder (November 4, 1998). "FILM REVIEW; For Young Blacks, Decency vs. Crime". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- "Hassan Johnson: Unconventional Means". Allhiphop.com. December 3, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- Eisenberg, Dave (August 3, 2012). "A New Generation of Filmmakers Look to Fund Their Craft on the Web, With Help from Zoomtilt". BostInno. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- "Hassan Johnson (Wee-Bey Brice) — Where Are They Now? The Post-Finale Careers of 'The Wire's' Cast". Complex. February 19, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- "Grand Theft Auto V (Video Game 2013)". IMDb.com. Retrieved February 15, 2019.