Johnny Whitworth


Johnny Whitworth is an American actor. Whitworth is best known for his performance's as AJ the lovestruck artist in the cult classic Empire Records, as Donny Ray Black a young man dying of cancer in Francis Ford Coppola's The Rainmaker, shady Vernon Gant in Limitless, the villain Blackout in the Marvel superhero film , and as Cage Wallace in the CW series The 100.

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 quit acting after his first few movies but then made a comeback in 1997's The Rainmaker He had a recurring role on the CBS crime drama ', 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 ', 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 and Griffin Cavenaugh in the thriller Pathology.
From 2014 to 2015, Whitworth had the recurring role of Cage Wallace in the CW series The 100. In 2015, Whitworth had a recurring role in NBC series Blindspot.
He is a lifetime member of the prestigious Actors Studio.

Filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994BirdlandEpisode: "Sons and Mudders"
1994Party of FiveP.K. Strickler2 episodes
1997GunJames MundayEpisode: "The Hole"
2001NYPD BlueJason BazedonEpisode: "Dying to Testify"
2001ProvidenceJason ZellerEpisode: "Home Sweet Home"
2002The ShieldEffi MontecitoEpisode: "Cupid & Psycho"
2003Wuthering HeightsHendrixTV Movie
2003The HandlerDenverEpisode: "Homewrecker's Ball"
2005Cold CaseMaurice Warfield 1978Episode: "Blank Generation"
2005Numb3rsDante BakerEpisode: "Obsession"
2006Without a TraceMiles SussmannEpisode: "White Balance"
2008Ny-LonTV Pilot
2006-2010Jake BerkeleyRecurring
2012Outlaw CountryAjaxTV Movie
2014-2015The 100Cage WallaceRecurring
2015-2016BlindspotMarkos Recurring
2017ColonySolomonEpisode: "Somewhere Out There"