Portrait of Clifton Powell

Acting

Clifton Powell

Career

Active from 1993 to 2026, busiest in 2016 and 2023 with 8 main titles each.

Leading roles
70
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for Selma, Lord, Selma
Selma, Lord, Selma
GoodWatch score78/100

Characters

2

The characters Clifton Powell played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 101 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Clifton Powell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Wonder
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Crime Thriller 6
  • Family Secrets 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Urban Crime Drama 5
  • Psychological Tension 4
  • Contemporary Setting 4
  • Family Drama 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

202
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
The In-Law Gang!
The In-Law Gang!

as John Sr.

Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt

as Officer Gant

Detour 95
Detour 95

as Mr. Ervin

2020s

25 titles · average score 55
Deb is Boss
Deb is Boss (2026)

as James

On Ten
On Ten (2024)

TV show

Trap City
Trap City (2024)
GoodWatch score 67

as Goose

High Potential
High Potential (2024)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Mac Epps

The Probe
The Probe (2024)

as Commissioner Davis

Legacy
Legacy (2023)

TV show · as Willy

Moonlight Soul
Moonlight Soul (2023)

as Greg Monaghan

Sebastian
Sebastian (2023)

as Captain Harris

The Dirty 3rd: Next Generation
The Dirty 3rd: Next Generation (2023)

as Sugar Slim

Boxed In
Boxed In (2022)

as Pa

Saints & Sinners: Judgment Day
Saints & Sinners: Judgment Day (2021)

as Rex

The Available Wife
The Available Wife (2020)
GoodWatch score 38

as Mitchell

2010s

67 titles · average score 55
Sinners Wanted
Sinners Wanted (2018)

as One Eye

Couples' Night
Couples' Night (2018)
GoodWatch score 50

as Rich

5K1
5K1 (2018)

as Barry

The Preacher's Son
The Preacher's Son (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bishop T.K. Wilson

King of Newark
King of Newark (2017)

as Juice

Saints & Sinners
Saints & Sinners (2016)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Rex Fisher

Blood Ransom
Blood Ransom (2014)
GoodWatch score 31

as Detective Hobbs

Forbidden Woman
Forbidden Woman (2013)

as Randall

Coffin Baby
Coffin Baby (2013)
GoodWatch score 31

as Detective S. Jackson

Preacher's Kid
Preacher's Kid (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ike

Something Like A Business
Something Like A Business (2010)
GoodWatch score 35

as Sexy Silk

When the Lights Go Out
When the Lights Go Out (2010)

as Freddy

2000s

62 titles · average score 55
Before I Self Destruct
Before I Self Destruct (2009)
GoodWatch score 50

as Sean

There's a Stranger in My House
There's a Stranger in My House (2009)

as Mr. John Moore

The Mentalist
The Mentalist (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Correctional Officer Earl

Norbit
Norbit (2007)
GoodWatch score 34

as Earl Latimore

Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
Who Made the Potatoe Salad? (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mr. Jenkins

Confessions
Confessions (2006)
GoodWatch score 23

as Chauncey

Ray
Ray (2004)
GoodWatch score 78

as Jeff Brown

House
House (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Ken Hall

Da Block Party
Da Block Party (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

as Action Jackson

Friday After Next
Friday After Next (2002)
GoodWatch score 46

as Pinky

Bones
Bones (2001)
GoodWatch score 43

as Jeremiah Peet

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Terrance Crowley

1990s

40 titles · average score 60
Selma, Lord, Selma
Selma, Lord, Selma (1999)
GoodWatch score 78

as Martin Luther King Jr

Third Watch
Third Watch (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Joy's Father

Phantoms
Phantoms (1998)
GoodWatch score 33

as Gen. Leland Copperfield

The Pentagon Wars
The Pentagon Wars (1998)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sgt. Benjamn Dalton

Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lawrence Roberts

Rush Hour
Rush Hour (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

as Luke

The Practice
The Practice (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Earl Johnson

Dead Presidents
Dead Presidents (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

as Cutty

Simon
Simon (1995)

TV show · as John Doe

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Mr. Burns

NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue (1993)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Gerald / Frankie / Lewis futrel

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as James Jackson

1980s

5 titles · average score 65
Tour of Duty
Tour of Duty (1987)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show

Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Security Guard

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Det. Eddie Flowers / Ralph Danton

Alphabet City
Alphabet City (1984)
GoodWatch score 48

as Ramon