Cyrus Farmer is an American actor known for his work in film and television, particularly in crime dramas and thrillers. Early life and career Farmer was born on 23 April 1968 in the United States. He began his acting career in the mid-1990s with roles in television series including The Sinbad Show and M.A.N.T.I.S. Career Film Farmer's early film work included roles in City of Industry (1997), Crash Dive (1996) and One Tough Bastard (1996). He appeared in three notable films during the 2000s: the psychological thriller Don't Say a Word (2001) starring Michael Douglas and Brittany Murphy, City by the Sea (2002) where he played Carl opposite Robert De Niro and James Franco, and Notorious (2009), in which he portrayed Selwyn in the biographical drama about rapper The Notorious B.I.G.
His other film credits include Held Up (2010), Sunken City (2015), Flock of Four (2018), I Hate the Man in My Basement (2020) and Wicked (2021).
Television HBO productions Farmer secured recurring roles in several HBO productions. He appeared in the 2000 miniseries The Corner and portrayed Officer Adrian Johnson in 15 episodes of the prison drama Oz from 2000 to 2003.
In 2006, Farmer appeared in Season 4 of The Wire as Devar Manigault, a recurring character whose storyline was central to the arc involving Michael Lee.
Other television work Farmer has maintained a prolific career with appearances across numerous crime procedurals and dramas. His television credits include Guiding Light (1993), All My Children (1994), The Marshal (1995), Brooklyn South (1997), The Practice (1997), The Job (2001), The Jury (1997 & 2004), NYPD Blue (1997) as Ray Harvey in episode "Tom and Geri" (S04E13) and later as the villainous Craig Woodruff in season 11 (2004), 3 LBS (2006), Law & Order (2007), The Unit (2008), In Plain Sight (2009), Raising the Bar (2009), Detroit 1-8-7 (2010), CSI: Miami (2011), NCIS: Los Angeles (2011), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2012), The Fosters (2013), CSI: Cyber (2015), Castle (2016), Chicago P.D. (2016, 2023) as Reverend Pembelton and Dr. Michael Abani, Blue Bloods (2017) as Reggie Wilson, Bull (2017), Partner Track (2022) and The Blacklist (2022).
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 Crash Dive 1996 One Tough Bastard 1997 City of Industry 2001 Don't Say a Word 2002 City by the Sea Carl 2009 Notorious Selwyn 2010 Held Up 2015 Sunken City 2017 Flock of Four 2020 I Hate the Man in My Basement 2021 Wicked David
Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Guiding Light 1993–1994 The Sinbad Show 1994 All My Children 1994–1995 M.A.N.T.I.S. 1995 The Marshal 1997 Brooklyn South 1997 The Practice 2000 The Corner Miniseries 2000–2003 Oz Officer Adrian Johnson 15 episodes 2001 The Job 2004 The Jury 1997-2004 NYPD Blue Ray Harvey/Craig Woodruff Multiple episodes 2006 3 LBS 2006 The Wire Devar Manigault Season 4 2007 Law & Order 2008 The Unit 2009 In Plain Sight 2009 Raising the Bar 2010 Detroit 1-8-7 2011 CSI: Miami 2011 NCIS: Los Angeles 2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2013 The Fosters 2015 CSI: Cyber 2016 Castle 2016 Chicago P.D. Reverend Pembelton 2017 Blue Bloods Reggie Wilson 2017 Bull 2022 Partner Track 2022 The Blacklist 2023 Chicago P.D. Dr. Michael Abani
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