Reno Wilson

Reno Wilson
Wilson in 2010
Born
Roy Wilson

(1969-01-20) January 20, 1969 (age 55)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
SpouseCoco Fausone
Children2

Roy "Reno" Wilson (born January 20, 1969)[1] 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 film series, and portraying Bailey in She Creature (2001) and Louis Armstrong in Bolden (2019).

Early life

Wilson was born in Brooklyn, 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. Wilson is known as the voices of Frenzy, Mudflap and Brains in the Transformers 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 with his wife Coco and two children.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Note
1996 The Great White Hype Roper's Crony #3
1996 Sgt. Bilko Radio DJ
1998 Fallen Mike
1998 Mighty Joe Young Poacher
1999 Whiteboyz Mace
2001 She Creature Bailey
2002 R.S.V.P. Garrett
2004 Fronterz Tracy Baker / Lil' Problem
2006 Crank Orlando
2007 Transformers Frenzy (voice)
2009 Crank: High Voltage Orlando
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mudflap (voice)
2010 Kill Speed Kyle Jackson Direct-to-video
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Brains (voice)
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction Brains (voice) [3]
2015 Tooken Money Maker
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Mohawk, Sqweeks (voices)
2019 Bolden Louis Armstrong
2019 Grand-Daddy Day Care Frank Collins
2021 Born a Champion Terry Pittman
2023 A Snowy Day in Oakland Marquis King

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1988–1989 The Cosby Show Howard 10 episodes
1993–1996 Martin Sonny Episodes: "Thanks for Nothing"
"Wedding Bell Blues"
1994 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Steve (Will's old friend) Episode: "The Philadelphia Story"
1994 Coach Chip Episode: "It Should Happen to You"
"Out of Control"
1995 If Not for You Bobby Beaumont 7 episodes
1995 Under One Roof Nate Episode: "Ronnie's Got a Gun"
1998 NYPD Blue Episode: "Box of Wendy"
1999 Sliders James Episode: "Please Press One"
2001–2002 The Chronicle Wes Freewald 22 episodes
2003 Las Vegas Frank Kulchak
Willy Hammond		 Episodes: "Semper Spy"
"Delinda's Box: Part 1"
2005 Blind Justice Detective Tom Selway 13 episodes
2006 Heist Tyrese Evans Episodes: "Pilot"
"Sex, Lies and Vinny Momo"
"How Billy Got His Groove Back"
"Strife"
"Bury the Lead"
"Ladies and Gentlemen... Sweaty Dynamite"
2006 American Dad! Singing Sergeant (voice) Episode: "With Friends Like Steve's"
2007 Lincoln Heights Ricky Taylor Episode: "Manchild"
2007 Friday: The Animated Series Ezal, Additional voices 4 episodes
2009 The Philanthropist Haitian Episode: "Haiti"
2010 Scrubs Dr. Russell Vaughn Episode: "Our Dear Leaders"
2010–2016 Mike & Molly Officer Carl McMillan Series regular, 127 episodes
2018–2021 Good Girls Stan Hill Series regular
2023 Bel-Air James Lewis 5 episodes
2023 Fatal Attraction Detective Earl Booker Miniseries

Video games

Year Title Role Source
2009 MadWorld The Black Baron, Male Reporter
2009 Final Fantasy XIII Sazh Katzroy [4]
2010 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 Killer B
2011 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Sazh Katzroy
2011 Operation Flashpoint: Red River S/Sgt Damien Knox
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Lieutenant Coria, Private Dromol, Private Ozer
2014 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Sazh Katzroy

References

  1. ^ Rose, Mike (January 20, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 20, 2023 includes celebrities Questlove, Rainn Wilson". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Mary Macvean (2012-09-15). "Spinning a love story at Warner Bros. - LATimes.com". latimes.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  3. ^ Bay, Michael (May 8, 2014). "John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay's 'Transformers: Age Of Extinction'". Michael Bay. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "Reno Wilson (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 15 December 2023.