John Earl Jelks

A Holiday in Harlem

Movie • 2021

Thomas

Exhibiting Forgiveness

Movie • 2024

La'Ron

Dark Exodus

Movie • 1985

Enter the Dangerous Mind

Movie • 2013

Lt. Ike

Tough

Movie • 2015

Larry

The Miraculous

Movie • 2014

Man from the Desert

Compensation

Movie • 1999

Arthur/Nico Jones

Crocodile Conspiracy

Movie • 1986

(as John Jelks)

Night Comes On

Movie • 2018

John Lamere

Miracle at St. Anna

Movie • 2008

Detective Dillard

A Powerful Thang

Movie • 1991

Craig Watkins (as John Jelks)

Stars of the Northern Sky

Movie

Blue Bloods

TV • 2010

Ray Bell

Love Life

TV • 2020

Kirby Watkins

New Amsterdam

TV • 2018

Horace Reynolds

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Mr. Achok

East New York

TV • 2022

James Hilliard

The I-Land

TV • 2019

Professor Verne

The Good Fight

TV • 2017

Perry Cardwell

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

TV • 2019

Judd Waltrip

Chicago Med

TV • 2015

Dr. Dennis Washington

True Detective

TV • 2014

Sam Whitehead