Johnny Whitworth (born October 31, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as A.J. in ''

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'' (1995), as Donny Ray Black in

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's '' The Rainmaker'' (1997), as Vernon Gant in '' Limitless'' (2011), as Blackout in the

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superhero film '' Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'' (2011), and as Cage Wallace in

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's series '' The 100''.

Life and career

Whitworth's early years were spent in his birthplace,

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, 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 ''

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'' in 1994. His debut in movies was with '' Bye Bye Love'' in 1995. That same year, he played A.J. in the film ''

''. Whitworth made '' The Rainmaker'' in 1997, then followed that up with a part in ''

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'' (1998) alongside

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. Whitworth had a recurring role on the

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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

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. 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 ''

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'', 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 ''

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''. 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 ''

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''. From 2014 to 2015, Whitworth had the recurring role of Cage Wallace in

's series '' The 100''. In 2015, Whitworth had a recurring role in

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series '' Blindspot''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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