Johnny Whitworth (born October 31, 1975) 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.
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 made The Rainmaker in 1997, then 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; in 2009, he 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. In 2015, Whitworth had a recurring role in NBC series Blindspot.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes1995 Bye Bye Love Max Cooper Empire Records A.J. 1996 Somebody Is Waiting Leon 1997The Rainmaker Donny Ray Black1998 Can't Hardly Wait Gum Boy (voice) Uncredited Hell's Kitchen Patty1999 Out in Fifty Whitey Me and Will Fred2000 Shadow Hours Tron Bullslingers 2001 Valentine Max Raimi2002 The Anarchist Cookbook Sweeney Birdseye Trent Doone Kiss the Bride Marty 2006 Factory Girl Silver George 2007 3:10 to Yuma Darden2008 Pathology Griffin Cavenaugh Reach for Me Kevin2009 Gamer ScotchThe Things We Carry Jeremiah 2010 Locked In Nathan2011 Limitless Vernon Valley of the Sun Andy Taggert / Vick Velour Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Ray Carrigan / Blackout 2013 Zephyr Springs David James 2015 Bad Hurt Kent Kendall 2018The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer Dr. Robinson 2020 Still Here Christian Baker 2021The Darkness of the Road Clerk 2024The A-Frame Sam +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released
Television Year Title RoleNotes 1993 Phenom Dean Episode: "Pilot"1994 Birdland Dylan Episode: "Sons and Mudders" Party of Five P.K. Strickler 2 episodes 1997 Gun James Munday Episode: "The Hole"2001 NYPD Blue Jason Bazedon Episode: "Dying to Testify" Providence Jason Zeller Episode: "Home Sweet Home" 2002The Shield Effi Montecito Episode: "Cupid & Psycho"2003 Wuthering Heights Hendrix Television filmThe Handler Denver Episode: "Homewrecker's Ball"2005 Cold Case Maurice Warfield 1978 Episode: "Blank Generation" 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 2014–2015The 100 Cage Wallace 10 episodes 2015–2020 Blindspot Ruggedly Handsome Man / Markos 7 episodes 2017 Colony Solomon Episode: "Somewhere Out There"
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