“It's very rare that Black actors get an opportunity to do period pieces and to have a breadth of characters to choose from in their work.”

American actor

Malik Yoba is an American actor best known for starring as NYPD Detective J. C. Williams on the Fox police drama New York Undercover and for playing Yul Brenner in Cool Runnings. He has also appeared in several television series, including Alphas, Revolution, Empire, Designated Survivor, Seven Seconds, and The Last O.G. His roles often place him in law enforcement, political, or family-centered drama, and he has worked across both film and television.