Malik Yoba

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Malik Yoba

Birth name	Abdulmalik K. Yoba
Born	September 17, 1967 (age 39) Bronx, New York United States of America
Notable roles	Yul Brenner in Cool Runnings J.C. Williams in New York Undercover Elmo "Mo" Jones in Thief

Abdulmalik K. Yoba (born September 17, 1967 in Bronx, New York) is an African American actor.

Yoba is best known for his role as the star of the popular Fox Television police drama New York Undercover from 1994 to 1998, and has also appeared in films such as Cool Runnings and Criminal.

He has made appearances on the Fox television series Arrested Development as Ice, a bounty hunter and party planner. He has also been a recurring character, Brock Harris, on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. Yoba also appeared in the FX Networks crime drama Thief. He is also currently appearing in NBC's Crime Drama Raines alongside Jeff Goldblum.

[edit] Filmography

Rockaway (2007) (post-production) .... Case
Caught on Tape (2006) (post-production) .... Detective Roberts
That's So Raven
- "Checkin' Out" (2006) .... Judge

Oh Happy Day (2004) ....
Thief (2006) .... Elmo "Mo" Jones
They're Just My Friends (2006) .... Pat Black Sr.
Kids in America (2005) .... Will Drucker
Slur (2005) .... Jordan
Girlfriends (2005) .... Brock
Arrested Development (2004) .... Ice
Oh Happy Day (2004) .... Moses Jackson
The Days (2004) .... Gib Taylor
Criminal (2004) .... Frank Hill
The Twilight Zone
- "Developing" (2003) TV Episode .... Shawn
Vote for Me (2003) .... The Professor
Kingpin (2003) (mini) TV Series .... Bobby Curtis
Violation (2003) (TV) .... Patrick Matthews
Dreaming in Black and White (2002) .... Chris Jones
Bull (2000) .... Corey Granville
His Woman, His Wife (2000) (V) .... Stuart Banks
Harlem Aria (1999) .... Luke
Trinity
- "Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down" (1999) .... Sam Davis
- "Having Trouble with the Language" (1999) .... Sam Davis
Personals (1999) .... Keith Parker
For Your Love
- "Divorce-i-versary" (1998) .... Keith
Ride (1998) .... Poppa
Black Jaq (1998) .... Gregory 'Greg' Franklin
Soul Food (1997) .... Studio Engineer
Cop Land (1997) .... Detective Carson
New York Undercover .... Detective J.C. Williams (1994-1998)
A Woman Like That (1997)
Blue in the Face (1995) .... Watch Man
Smoke (1995) .... The Creeper
Law & Order
- "Wager" (1994) .... Pat Williams
Cool Runnings (1993) .... Yul Brenner