Jocko Sims

Jocko Sims (born February 20, 1981) is an American actor, best known for playing Anthony Adams in Crash and later playing Carlton Burk in the series The Last Ship.

Jocko Sims
Sims at the 2016 WonderCon
Born (1981-02-20) February 20, 1981
Laie, Hawaii, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor

Career

In 2004, he appeared as a guest in an episode of Cold Case as Lionel Royce, the leader of the "Black Liberation Front" section in Philadelphia in 1969.[1]

In 2008 he joined the main cast of Crash, in which he played Anthony Adams, a street pilot, until the end of the series in 2009.[2] His portrayal of Anthony Adams, a chauffeur[3] and aspiring hip-hop artist, led to the iTunes release of Head Up, a song that is performed by Sims in the third episode of the series.[4] Also in 2008, he starred in Leon Lazano's award winning film "Something Is Killing Tate." In 2010, he appeared as a guest on Criminal Minds, where he played Tony Torrell, the former landlord and victim of serial killer Kaman Scott (Leonard Roberts).[5]

In 2012, he played Michael Thomas, the brother-in-law of NCIS director Leon Vance, in the series NCIS.[6]

In 2014, he joined the recurring cast of the second season of the series Masters of Sex where he played Robert Franklin, brother of Coral (Keke Palmer) and a civil rights activist.[7]

He also appeared in the film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes where he played Werner, the radio operator of the colony.[8]

That same year he joined the recurring cast of The Last Ship, where he plays Lieutenant Carlton Burk, the head of Team VBSS of the USS Nathan James. During the second season he became a main character.[9][10]

In 2016, Sims joined the cast of I'm Dying Up Here, a dark comedy produced by Jim Carrey.[11] He also shot for the seasons 4 and 5 of The Last Ship.

In March 2018, Sims was cast in the role of Dr. Floyd Reynolds on the NBC medical drama New Amsterdam.[12] The same year, he also appeared as Dr. Ben Wilmot in the Fox medical drama The Resident.

References
  1. Anders, Allison; Pino, Danny; Finn, John; Ratchford, Jeremy (2004-03-07), Volunteers, retrieved 2016-12-29
  2. SensaCine. "Foto de Jocko Sims en la serie Crash". SensaCine.com. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  3. Bellafante, Ginia (2008-10-17). "Trafficking in Intimate Deceptions". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  4. "Head Up by Jocko Sims". YourTunes, Inc. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  5. Haid, Charles; Brewster, Paget; Moore, Shemar; Gubler, Matthew Gray (2010-10-27), Devil's Night, retrieved 2016-12-29
  6. "'NCIS' casts 'Dreamgirls' Jocko Sims". Digital Spy. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  7. "Jocko Sims Shaking Showtime's 'Masters of Sex' to Its CORE | EURweb". EURweb. 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  8. McNary, Dave (2013-05-16). "Jocko Sims Joins 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  9. Team, The Deadline (2014-01-30). "Toni Trucks Joins 'Franklin & Bash'; Jocko Sims Upped To Regular On 'The Last Ship'". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  10. Writer, rew Cristi; author; P, 'The Peter; Trilogy', rew (2016-06-09). "JOCKO'S MODERN WORLD: The Last Ship's JOCKO SIMS Sizzles Up Summer!". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  11. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2016-09-01). "Showtime's 'I'm Dying Up Here' Adds to Cast (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  12. Andreeva, Nellie (2018-03-12). "'The Last Ship's Jocko Sims To Co-Star In NBC's David Schulner Medical Drama Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-05-28.


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