Hassan Johnson
Hassan "Iniko" Johnson (born November 19, 1976) is an American actor from Park Hill, Staten Island, New York. He portrayed Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice on HBO's The Wire and also starred as Drew Hill in Flatbush Misdemeanors on Showtime. Hershal Pandya wrote for Vulture that Johnson's "niche is that of the gangster who pivots between being terrifying and baffling from line to line, and who delivers deeply silly lines with the untouchable swagger of someone whom no one in their life dares to question".
Hassan Johnson
- Name
- Hassan Johnson
- Occupation
- Actor
- Born
- 19 November 1976
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Key facts
• Name — Hassan Johnson • Occupation — Actor • Born — 19 November 1976 • Children — 1 • Other Names — Hinikoj • Years Active — 1995present • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Career
Career
Johnson's first acting role was in the 1995 Spike Lee 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, Belly and The Devil's Own. He owns a production company called Autumn Leaves, which he named after his daughter. 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", 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, and as the voice actor for Harold "Stretch" Joseph in the video game Grand Theft Auto V. He appeared in the 2018 WWE Studios film Blood Brother.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 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 — Recurring Cast: Season 11-12, Guest: Season 13 • 2006 — Rescue Me — Cell Mate — Episode: "Chlamydia" • Entourage — Bunky — Episode: "I Wanna Be Sedated" • 2007 — Numbers — Calvin Bradley — Episode: "End of Watch" • 2008 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Rick Tyler — Episode: "Undercover" • 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 — Guest Cast: Season 2-3 • 2020 — For Life — Bobby Latimer — Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 • 2021-22 — Flatbush Misdemeanors — Drew Hill — Main Cast • 2022 — This Fool — Davonte — Episode: "Putazos" • 2025 — Survival of the Thickest — Dr. Lawrence — Recurring Cast: Season 2
Music video
Music video
• Year — Artist — Title — Role • 2003 — Mya — "Fallen" — Love Interest • 2019 — Jadakiss — "Me" — Bank Robber
Video Game
Video Game
• Year — Title — Role • 2013 — Grand Theft Auto V — Harold 'Stretch' Joseph
Life and career
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Life and career
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1976
Hassan Johnson born at Staten Island.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 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 • 2020 — Lethal Procedures — Ray Thornton • Equal Standard — Justice • Guns and Grams — Freaky • 2021 — Better Than My Last — Damion Carter — TV movie • 2022 — Hunther — Charlie • 2023 — Story Ave — Reggie • 2024 — Marriage Mansion — Rich Harris • 2025 — Zeke — Zeke — Short
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Murphy, Joel. One on One with Hassan Johnson. www.hobotrashcan.com. January 2008.
- 2.Pandya, Hershal. Hassan Johnson Is Television's Funniest Gangster. Vulture. 17 August 2022.
- 3.Bemagazine.me. Hassan Johnson: BEing More Progressive. May 17, 2012.
- 4.Voger, Mark. 'Brooklyn's Finest' DVD review. The Star-Ledger. New Jersey On-Line. July 10, 2010.
- 5.Lawrence Van Gelder. FILM REVIEW; For Young Blacks, Decency vs. Crime. The New York Times. November 4, 1998.
- 6.Hassan Johnson: Unconventional Means. Allhiphop.com. December 3, 2004.
- 7.Eisenberg, Dave. A New Generation of Filmmakers Look to Fund Their Craft on the Web, With Help from Zoomtilt. BostInno. August 3, 2012.
- 8.Hassan Johnson (Wee-Bey Brice) — Where Are They Now? The Post-Finale Careers of 'The Wire's' Cast. Complex. February 19, 2013.
- 9.Grand Theft Auto V (Video Game 2013). IMDb.com.
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