Johnny Whitworth

Johnny Whitworth (born October 31, 1975)^[1] 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.^[2]

Johnny Whitworth
Whitworth in October 2017
Born	(1975-10-31) October 31, 1975 (age 49) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present
Website	johnnywhitworth.com

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.^[3] That same year, he played A.J. in the film Empire Records.

Whitworth quit acting after his first few movies but then made a comeback in 1997's The Rainmaker. He 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, and in 2009 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.^[4] In 2015, Whitworth had a recurring role in NBC series Blindspot.

Personal life

Whitworth is unmarried and currently resides in Utah with his pet puppy. He is an “outdoor lover” and has been always active on climbing.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Bye Bye Love	Max Cooper
1995	Empire Records	A.J.
1996	Somebody Is Waiting	Leon
1997	The Rainmaker	Donny Ray Black
1998	Can't Hardly Wait	Gum Boy (voice)	Uncredited
1998	Hell's Kitchen	Patty
1999	Out in Fifty	Whitey
1999	Me and Will	Fred
2000	Shadow Hours	Tron
2000	Bullslingers
2001	Valentine	Max Raimi
2002	The Anarchist Cookbook	Sweeney
2002	Birdseye	Trent Boone
2002	Kiss the Bride	Marty
2006	Factory Girl	Silver George
2007	3:10 to Yuma	Darden
2008	Pathology	Griffin Cavenaugh
2008	Reach for Me	Kevin
2009	Gamer	Scotch
2009	The Things We Carry	Jeremiah
2010	Locked In	Nathan
2011	Limitless	Vernon
2011	Valley of the Sun	Andy Taggert / Vick Velour
2011	Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance	Ray Carrigan / Blackout
2013	Zephyr Springs	David James
2015	Bad Hurt	Kent Kendall
2016	Inwards	Joe	Short film
2019	Carte Blanche	Steve Walker	Short film
2020	Still Here	Christian Baker
TBA	The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer †	Dr. Robinson
TBA	The Darkness of the Road	Clerk	Post-production

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Birdland		Episode: "Sons and Mudders"
1994	Party of Five	P.K. Strickler	2 episodes
1997	Gun	James Munday	Episode: "The Hole"
2001	NYPD Blue	Jason Bazedon	Episode: "Dying to Testify"
2001	Providence	Jason Zeller	Episode: "Home Sweet Home"
2002	The Shield	Effi Montecito	Episode: "Cupid & Psycho"
2003	Wuthering Heights	Hendrix	Television film
2003	The Handler	Denver	Episode: "Homewrecker's Ball"
2005	Cold Case	Maurice Warfield 1978	Episode: "Blank Generation"
2005	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	The 100	Cage Wallace	10 episodes
2015–2016	Blindspot	Markos (Ruggedly Handsome Man)	6 episodes
2017	Colony	Solomon	Episode: "Somewhere Out There"

References

1. "Whitworth, Johnny (1975–)". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023.
2. Kevin Jagernauth (March 17, 2011). "Johnny Whitworth Confirms He'll Play Blackout In 'Ghost R - The Playlist". The Playlist. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
3. "Overview for Johnny Whitworth". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
4. "'The 100' Boss Breaks Down the Shocking Finale Twists and Teases Season 3 Plans!". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved March 12, 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Johnny Whitworth at IMDb