John Earl Jelks

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John Earl Jelks

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Credits
29 titles

Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
Buttercup Pudding Pie (Short) - Pop Pop Pop Pop See fewer		Post-Prod

Past Film & Video (10 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Exhibiting Forgiveness (2024) La'Ron La'Ron See fewer		$276K	$507K	$507K
Night Comes On (2018) John Lamere (as John Jelks) John Lamere (as John Jelks) See fewer
Tough (2015) (Short) - Larry (as John Jelks) Larry (as John Jelks) See fewer
The Miraculous (2014) (Short) - Man from the Desert (as John Jelks) Man from the Desert (as John Jelks) See fewer
Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013) Lt. Ike Lt. Ike See fewer	$800K
Miracle at St. Anna (2008) Detective Dillard Detective Dillard See fewer	$45MM	$3.5MM	$7.9MM	$9.3MM
Compensation (1999) Arthur Jones / Nico Jones Arthur Jones / Nico Jones See fewer			$11K	$11K
A Powerful Thang (1991) Craig Watkins / Bug Lug (as John Jelks) Craig Watkins / Bug Lug (as John Jelks) See fewer
Crocodile Conspiracy (1986) (Short) - Actor (as John Jelks) Actor (as John Jelks) See fewer
Dark Exodus (1985) (Short) - Actor (as John Jelks) Actor (as John Jelks) See fewer

Past Television (13 titles)	Episodes
Chicago Med (2024–2025) (TV Series) - Dr. Dennis Washington (12 episodes, 2024) Dr. Dennis Washington (12 episodes, 2024) See fewer ...Don't You Cry (May 21, 2025) Season 10, Episode 22 - Dr. Dennis Washington Dr. Dennis Washington See fewer See more See fewer Loading	12
New Amsterdam (2022) (TV Series) - Horace Reynolds (8 episodes, 2022) Horace Reynolds (8 episodes, 2022) See fewer How Can I Help? (Jan 17, 2023) Season 5, Episode 13 - Horace Reynolds Horace Reynolds See fewer See more See fewer Loading	8
East New York (2022) (TV Series) - James Hilliard (1 episode, 2022) James Hilliard (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Misdemeanor Homicide (Oct 9, 2022) Season 1, Episode 2 - James Hilliard James Hilliard See fewer	1
A Holiday in Harlem (2021) (TV Movie) - Thomas Thomas See fewer
Love Life (2021) (TV Series) - Kirby Watkins (4 episodes, 2021) Kirby Watkins (4 episodes, 2021) See fewer Marcus Watkins (Nov 11, 2021) Season 2, Episode 9 - Kirby Watkins Kirby Watkins See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019) (TV Series) - Judd Waltrip (5 episodes, 2019) Judd Waltrip (5 episodes, 2019) See fewer Go Getters Gonna Go Getcha (Oct 20, 2019) Season 1, Episode 10 - Judd Waltrip Judd Waltrip See fewer See more See fewer Loading	5
The I-Land (2019) (TV Mini-series) - Professor Verne (2 episodes, 2019) Professor Verne (2 episodes, 2019) See fewer The Dark Backward (Sep 12, 2019) Season 1, Episode 7 - Professor Verne Professor Verne See fewer The Insubstantial Pageant (Sep 12, 2019) Season 1, Episode 3 - Professor Verne Professor Verne See fewer	2
The Good Fight (2019) (TV Series) - Perry Cardwell (1 episode, 2019) Perry Cardwell (1 episode, 2019) See fewer The One About the End of the World (May 16, 2019) Season 3, Episode 10 - Perry Cardwell Perry Cardwell See fewer	1
True Detective (2019) (TV Series) - Sam Whitehead (1 episode, 2019) Sam Whitehead (1 episode, 2019) See fewer The Hour and the Day (Jan 27, 2019) Season 3, Episode 4 - Sam Whitehead Sam Whitehead See fewer	1
American Masters (2015) (TV Series) - King Hedley II (as John Jelks) (1 episode, 2015) King Hedley II (as John Jelks) (1 episode, 2015) See fewer August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (Feb 20, 2015) Season 29, Episode 2 - King Hedley II (as John Jelks) King Hedley II (as John Jelks) See fewer	1
Blue Bloods (2012) (TV Series) - Ray Bell (1 episode, 2012) Ray Bell (1 episode, 2012) See fewer The Life We Chose (Feb 24, 2012) Season 2, Episode 15 - Ray Bell Ray Bell See fewer	1
Da Brick (2011) (TV Short) - Jermaine Dansby Sr. (as John Jelks) Jermaine Dansby Sr. (as John Jelks) See fewer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2011) (TV Series) - Mr. Achok (1 episode, 2011) Mr. Achok (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Scorched Earth (Sep 21, 2011) Season 13, Episode 1 - Mr. Achok Mr. Achok See fewer	1

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Self (3 titles)
Made in Hollywood (2024) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2024) Self (1 episode, 2024) See fewer Conclave/Don't Movie/Before (Oct 26, 2024) Season 20, Episode 8 - Self Self See fewer
The Start of Dreams (2010) Self (as John Jelks) Self (as John Jelks) See fewer
The 61st Annual Tony Awards (2007) (TV Special) - Self - Nominee Self - Nominee See fewer

Archive Footage (1 title)
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Film at UCLA (2011) (Video) - Self - Arthur Jones / Self - Nico Jones (archive footage) (as John Jelks) Self - Arthur Jones / Self - Nico Jones (archive footage) (as John Jelks) See fewer

Other (1 title)
Midnight Club: Los Angeles (2008) (Video Game) - Doc (voice) Doc (voice) See fewer

Additional Credits

* self-verified

Theater (5 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
Sweat (2017) *	Brucie	Broadway/Kate Whoriskey
Holler If Ya Hear Me (2014) *	Street Preacher	Broadway/Kenny Leon
Radio Golf (2007) *	Sterling Johnson	Broadway/Kenny Leon
Gem of the Ocean (2004) *	Citizen Barlow	Broadway/Kenny Leon
Birthday Candles (2022) *	Matt/William	Broadway/Viviene Benesch

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