Johnny Whitworth
Johnny Whitworth (born October 31, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as A.J. in Empire Records (1995), as Donny Ray Black in Francis Ford Coppola's The Rainmaker (1997), as Vernon Gant in Limitless (2011), as Blackout in the Marvel superhero film Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), and as Cage Wallace in The CW's series The 100.
Johnny Whitworth

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- Name
- Johnny Whitworth
- Born
- 31 October 1975
- Birthplace
- Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Johnny Whitworth (born October 31, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as A.J. in Empire Records (1995), as Donny Ray Black in Francis Ford Coppola's The Rainmaker (1997), as Vernon Gant in Limitless (2011), as Blackout in the Marvel superhero film Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), and as Cage Wallace in The CW's series The 100.
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• Name — Johnny Whitworth • Born — 31 October 1975 • Birthplace — Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1994–present • Website — johnnywhitworth.com
Life and career
Life and career
Whitworth's early years were spent in his birthplace, Charleston, South Carolina, with his mother. As his parents were divorced, he eventually chose to live with his father in Plano, Texas. But following that he moved to Los Angeles with his mother and at the age of 15 started his acting career with a guest appearance on Party of Five in 1994. His debut in movies was with Bye Bye Love in 1995. That same year, he played A.J. in the film Empire Records. Whitworth made The Rainmaker in 1997, then followed that up with a part in Hell's Kitchen (1998) alongside Angelina Jolie. Whitworth had a recurring role on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami, where he played bad-boy Detective Jake Berkeley, a love interest of Calleigh Duquesne. The story line swiftly made Whitworth's character a controversial one, as his competition for Duquesne was long-time CSI agent Eric Delko. From the end of Season 5 and throughout Season 6, Berkeley was no longer an ATF agent but a Miami-Dade homicide detective working with the CSI team. Whitworth returned in the first episode of Season 7 and again in the 21st episode of Season 8. This was his last appearance. In 2003, he costarred in MTV's musical adaptation of Wuthering Heights, which was a modern take on the classic novel. In 2007, Whitworth appeared in the film 3:10 to Yuma; in 2009, he appeared in Gamer. He later appeared in the films Locked In and Limitless. He also played the villain Blackout in the 2011 film Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and Griffin Cavenaugh in the thriller Pathology. From 2014 to 2015, Whitworth had the recurring role of Cage Wallace in The CW's series The 100. In 2015, Whitworth had a recurring role in NBC series Blindspot.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1993 — Phenom — Dean — Episode: "Pilot" • 1994 — Birdland — Dylan — Episode: "Sons and Mudders" • Party of Five — P.K. Strickler — 2 episodes • 1997 — Gun — James Munday — Episode: "The Hole" • 2001 — NYPD Blue — Jason Bazedon — Episode: "Dying to Testify" • Providence — Jason Zeller — Episode: "Home Sweet Home" • 2002 — data-sort-value="Shield, The"|The Shield — Effi Montecito — Episode: "Cupid & Psycho" • 2003 — Wuthering Heights — Hendrix — Television film • data-sort-value="Handler, The"|The Handler — Denver — Episode: "Homewrecker's Ball" • 2005 — Cold Case — Maurice Warfield 1978 — Episode: "Blank Generation" • Numbers — Dante Baker — Episode: "Obsession" • 2006 — Without a Trace — Miles Sussmann — Episode: "White Balance" • 2006–2010 — CSI: Miami — Jake Berkeley — 11 episodes • 2012 — Outlaw Country — Ajax — Television film • 2014–2015 — data-sort-value="100, The"|The 100 — Cage Wallace — 10 episodes • 2015–2020 — Blindspot — Ruggedly Handsome Man / Markos — 7 episodes • 2017 — Colony — Solomon — Episode: "Somewhere Out There"
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1995 — Bye Bye Love — Max Cooper • Empire Records — A.J. • 1996 — Somebody Is Waiting — Leon • 1997 — data-sort-value="Rainmaker, The"|The Rainmaker — Donny Ray Black • 1998 — Can't Hardly Wait — Gum Boy (voice) — Uncredited • Hell's Kitchen — Patty • 1999 — Out in Fifty — Whitey • Me and Will — Fred • 2000 — Shadow Hours — Tron • Bullslingers • 2001 — Valentine — Max Raimi • 2002 — data-sort-value="Anarchist Cookbook, The"| The Anarchist Cookbook — Sweeney • Birdseye — Trent Doone • Kiss the Bride — Marty • 2006 — Factory Girl — Silver George • 2007 — 3:10 to Yuma — Darden • 2008 — Pathology — Griffin Cavenaugh • Reach for Me — Kevin • 2009 — Gamer — Scotch • data-sort-value="Things We Carry, The"|The Things We Carry — Jeremiah • 2010 — Locked In — Nathan • 2011 — Limitless — Vernon • Valley of the Sun — Andy Taggert / Vick Velour • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance — Ray Carrigan / Blackout • 2013 — Zephyr Springs — David James • 2015 — Bad Hurt — Kent Kendall • 2018 — data-sort-value="Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer, The"|The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer — Dr. Robinson • 2020 — Still Here — Christian Baker • 2021 — data-sort-value="Darkness of the Road, The"|The Darkness of the Road — Clerk • 2024 — data-sort-value="A-Frame, The"|The A-Frame — Sam Key • Denotes films that have not yet been released
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