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Cyrus Farmer is an American actor known for his extensive work in film and television, particularly in crime dramas and thrillers.

Farmer was born on 23 April 1968 in the United States. He began his acting career in the mid-1990s with roles in television series including The Sinbad Show and M.A.N.T.I.S.^[1]

Farmer's early film work included roles in City of Industry (1997), Crash Dive (1996) and One Tough Bastard (1996).^[1] He appeared in three notable films during the 2000s: the psychological thriller Don't Say a Word (2001) starring Michael Douglas and Brittany Murphy, City by the Sea (2002) where he played Carl opposite Robert De Niro and James Franco,^[2] and Notorious (2009), in which he portrayed Selwyn in the biographical drama about rapper The Notorious B.I.G.

His other film credits include Held Up (2010), Sunken City (2015), Flock of Four (2018), I Hate the Man in My Basement (2020) and Wicked (2021).^[1]

Farmer secured recurring roles in several HBO productions. He appeared in the 2000 miniseries The Corner^[1] and portrayed Officer Adrian Johnson in 15 episodes of the prison drama Oz from 2000 to 2003.

In 2006, Farmer appeared in Season 4 of The Wire as Devar Manigault, a recurring character whose storyline was central to the arc involving Michael Lee.

Farmer has maintained a prolific career with appearances across numerous crime procedurals and dramas. His television credits include Guiding Light (1993), All My Children (1994), The Marshal (1995), Brooklyn South (1997), The Practice (1997), The Job (2001), The Jury (1997 & 2004), NYPD Blue (1997) as Ray Harvey in episode "Tom and Geri" (S04E13) and later as the villainous Craig Woodruff in season 11 (2004),^[3] 3 LBS (2006), Law & Order (2007), The Unit (2008), In Plain Sight (2009), Raising the Bar (2009), Detroit 1-8-7 (2010), CSI: Miami (2011), NCIS: Los Angeles (2011), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2012), The Fosters (2013), CSI: Cyber (2015), Castle (2016), Chicago P.D. (2016, 2023) as Reverend Pembelton and Dr. Michael Abani,^[4] Blue Bloods (2017) as Reggie Wilson, Bull (2017), Partner Track (2022) and The Blacklist (2022).^[1]

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