Hassan "Iniko" Johnson is an American actor from
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
, New York. He portrayed
Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice on
HBO's ''
The Wire
''The Wire'' is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The Wire'' premiered on June 2 ...
'' and also appears as Drew in ''
Flatbush Misdemeanors'' on
Showtime.
Career
Johnson's first acting role was in the 1995
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut ...
film ''
Clockers''. 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
''Brooklyn's Finest'' is a 2009 American crime film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Michael C. Martin. The film stars Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, and Wesley Snipes. ''Brooklyn's Finest'' had its world premiere at the 2009 Su ...
'', ''
Belly
Belly may refer to:
Anatomy
* The abdomen, the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax; or the stomach
** A beer belly, an overhang of fat above the waist, presumed to be caused by regular beer drinking
** Belly dance
* The fleshy, cen ...
'' and ''
The Devil's Own
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''.
He owns a production company called Autumn Leaves, which he named after his daughter.
He has also appeared in
Mýa
Mya Marie Harrison (; born October 10, 1979), (stylized as Mýa), is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Born into a musical family, she studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Initially, Mýa began her career as a VJ ...
's music video for "Fallen",
Killarmy
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Killarmy's music ...
's music video "Fair, Love & War",
The Roots' music video for "Break You Off",
GZA
''Gary Eldridge Grice'' (born August 22, 1966), better known by his stage names GZA ( ) and The Genius, is an American rapper and songwriter. A founding member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, GZA is the group's "spiritual head", being both ...
's music video for "Knock Knock",
Boyz n da Hood
Boyz n da Hood is an American Southern gangsta rap group from Atlanta, Georgia. They were formerly signed to Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records and consisted of Young Jeezy, Jody Breeze, Gorilla Zoe, Big Gee, and Big Duke. They have collaborated se ...
's "Dem Boyz",
Obie Trice's music video for "Snitch",
Jadakiss
Jason Terrance Phillips (born May 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapper from Yonkers, New York. He began his career in the 1990s as a member of the rap trio The Lox, managed by Ruff Ryders and signed with B ...
's music video "Time's up",
Freeway
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'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
"Just a Lil Bit" is the third single from 50 Cent's second album, ''The Massacre''. The song was produced by Scott Storch. Released on May 17, 2005, the single reached number three in the United States, becoming 50 Cent's sixth solo top-ten si ...
", the crime-drama web series "Dead Man's Trigger", and alongside
DMX and
Nas in the movie ''
Belly
Belly may refer to:
Anatomy
* The abdomen, the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax; or the stomach
** A beer belly, an overhang of fat above the waist, presumed to be caused by regular beer drinking
** Belly dance
* The fleshy, cen ...
''. He was
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisio ...
's love interest in "No One Gonna Love You" video. Johnson also played a small role in ''
Entourage
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Arts and entertainment
* L'entourage, French hip hop / rap collecti ...
'' as rapper Saigon's manager.
Most recently Johnson has appeared as the character Lorenzo on the
CBS
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television show ''
Person of Interest'', and as the voice actor for Harold "Stretch" Joseph in the video game ''
Grand Theft Auto V''.
He appeared in the 2018
WWE Studios
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film ''
Blood Brother
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''.
Filmography
Film and TV Movies
Television
Video games
References
External links
*
Male models from New York (state)
Living people
Film producers from New York (state)
American male film actors
Male actors from New York City
African-American male actors
People from Staten Island
20th-century American male actors
Models from New York City
American producers
21st-century American male actors
African-American male models
African-American models
20th-century African-American people
21st-century African-American people
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