Malik Yoba

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Malik Yoba
Born	Abdul-Malik Kashie Yoba (1967-09-17) September 17, 1967 (age 56) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Known for	New York Undercover Alphas Designated Survivor Revolution
Spouse(s)	Cat Wilson (2003 - 2006, divorced, 1 child) Trisha Mann (divorced, 2 children)
Children	3

Abdul-Malik Kashie Yoba (born September 17, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for his starring role as NYPD Detective J. C. Williams on the Fox police drama New York Undercover and as Yul Brenner in the film Cool Runnings. He appeared as former FBI agent Bill Harken on the Syfy drama series Alphas, as Jim Hudson in Revolution, and as Vernon Turner in Empire. He also starred in the role of FBI Deputy Director Jason Atwood in the ABC political drama Designated Survivor.^[1] In 2018, he joined the Netflix drama Seven Seconds as a member of a support group for parents who had lost their children. He also appeared in Jordan Peele’s TBS comedy The Last OG with Tracy Morgan.