Jocko Sims


Jocko Sims is an American actor, best known for playing Anthony Adams in Crash and later playing Carlton Burk in the series The Last Ship.

Career

In 2004, he appeared as a guest in an episode of Cold Case as Lionel Royce, the leader of the "Black Liberation Front" section in Philadelphia in 1969.
In 2008 he joined the main cast of Crash, in which he played Anthony Adams, a street pilot, until the end of the series in 2009. His portrayal of Anthony Adams, a chauffeur and aspiring hip-hop artist, led to the iTunes release of Head Up, a song that is performed by Sims in the third episode of the series.
Also in 2008, he starred in Leon Lazano's award winning film "Something Is Killing Tate."
In 2010, he appeared as a guest on Criminal Minds, where he played Tony Torrell, the former landlord and victim of serial killer Kaman Scott.
In 2012, he played Michael Thomas, the brother-in-law of NCIS director Leon Vance, in the series NCIS.
In 2014, he joined the recurring cast of the second season of the series Masters of Sex where he played Robert Franklin, brother of Coral and a civil rights activist.
He also appeared in the film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes where he played Werner, the radio operator of the colony.
That same year he joined the recurring cast of The Last Ship, where he plays Lieutenant Carlton Burk, the head of Team VBSS of the USS Nathan James. During the second season he became a main character.
In 2016, Sims joined the cast of I'm Dying Up Here, a dark comedy produced by Jim Carrey. He also shot for the seasons 4 and 5 of The Last Ship.
In March 2018, Sims was cast in the role of Dr. Floyd Reynolds on the NBC medical drama New Amsterdam.
Also in 2018 he appeared in a medical drama Season 1 as Dr. Ben wilmot in The resident