![Isiah Whitlock Jr christens Twitter's new 280-character limit with one for The Wire fans | The Independent | The Independent Isiah Whitlock Jr christens Twitter's new 280-character limit with one for The Wire fans | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/11/08/22/clay-davis-the-wire.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&fit=crop)
Isiah Whitlock Jr christens Twitter's new 280-character limit with one for The Wire fans | The Independent | The Independent
!['Another Act': Isiah Whitlock Jr. on 'Da 5 Bloods,' the Vietnam War and his famous character Clay Davis from 'The Wire' — Andscape 'Another Act': Isiah Whitlock Jr. on 'Da 5 Bloods,' the Vietnam War and his famous character Clay Davis from 'The Wire' — Andscape](https://media.video-cdn.espn.com/motion/2020/0715/dm_200715_Isiah_Whitlock_Jr_Da_5_Bloods_The_Wire_Clay_Davis_Vietman_War/dm_200715_Isiah_Whitlock_Jr_Da_5_Bloods_The_Wire_Clay_Davis_Vietman_War.jpg)
'Another Act': Isiah Whitlock Jr. on 'Da 5 Bloods,' the Vietnam War and his famous character Clay Davis from 'The Wire' — Andscape
![TIL The Wire actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. starred as a DEA agent in 2002's '25th Hour', complete with his trademark Sen. Clay Davis 'Ssssshhheeeeeeeettt' : r/todayilearned TIL The Wire actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. starred as a DEA agent in 2002's '25th Hour', complete with his trademark Sen. Clay Davis 'Ssssshhheeeeeeeettt' : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/n3CwfVR18qitqfm999xgYkLh4B1na8K5Oq2wbA3OWvQ.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=bea2fe34c1b3e33cb102cc5d3cce004c8f486a72)
TIL The Wire actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. starred as a DEA agent in 2002's '25th Hour', complete with his trademark Sen. Clay Davis 'Ssssshhheeeeeeeettt' : r/todayilearned
![TIL the radio host interviewing Clay Davis in Season 5 is Larry Young - a former Maryland State Senator who was expelled for corruption, who the series creators have implied Davis was based on. : r/TheWire TIL the radio host interviewing Clay Davis in Season 5 is Larry Young - a former Maryland State Senator who was expelled for corruption, who the series creators have implied Davis was based on. : r/TheWire](https://i.redd.it/ltdp9l7ywa891.png)