Roy "Reno" Wilson (born January 20, 1969)
is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Howard in the sitcom ''
The Cosby Show'', Officer Carl McMillan in ''
Mike & Molly'', Stan Hill in ''
Good Girls'', Wes in ''
The Chronicle'' (2001–2002), and Detective Tom Selway in ''
Blind Justice'' (2005). He is also known for providing character voices in the ''
Transformers
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'' film series, and portraying Bailey in ''
She Creature'' (2001) and
Louis Armstrong
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in ''
Bolden'' (2019).
Early life
Wilson was born Roy Wilson in
Brooklyn
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, New York City.
Career
Wilson has appeared in a number of television programs and films. His first television role was on the NBC's ''
The Cosby Show'', where (on a recurring basis) he portrayed Theo Huxtable's college friend Howard during Seasons 5 and 6 of the series. His most recent film roles were that of Orlando in ''
Crank'' and ''
Crank: High Voltage''. He was also a main cast member on the
CBS sitcom ''
Mike & Molly'' (Wilson frequently works with good friend and fellow actor
Billy Gardell), and has also acted in ''
Prison Break
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''. Wilson is known as the voices of
Frenzy,
Mudflap and
Brains in the ''
Transformers
''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, two Extraterrestrials in fiction, alien robot fac ...
'' film series. He is also the voice of
Sazh Katzroy in ''
Final Fantasy XIII'' and its sequels,
Final Fantasy XIII-2 and ''
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII''.
Personal life
He currently lives in
Los Angeles
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with his wife Coco and their two children.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male voice actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Brooklyn
20th-century African-American male actors
21st-century African-American male actors