Jocko Sims

Jackie "Jocko" Sims III (born February 20, 1981) is an American actor, known for playing Anthony Adams in Crash and later playing Carlton Burk in the series The Last Ship. On the NBC TV show New Amsterdam, he portrayed Dr. Floyd Reynolds.

Career

Movie roles In 2005, he appeared as Julius in Jarhead.

In 2008, he starred in Leon Lazano's award-winning film Something Is Killing Tate.

In 2014, he appeared in the film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, where he played Werner, the radio operator of the colony.

Television roles 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.

In 2008, he joined the main cast of Crash, in which he played Anthony Adams, the music prodigy to Dennis Hopper's character Ben Cenders, until the end of the series in 2009. His portrayal of Anthony Adams, a chauffeur 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.

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).

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

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. 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.

In 2016, Sims joined the cast of I'm Dying Up Here, a dark comedy produced by Jim Carrey. 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. The same year, he also appeared as Dr. Ben Wilmot in the Fox medical drama The Resident.

Sims was selected for the role of Dr. George Tann on the Netflix 2026 series Little House On the Prairie.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Hope's Choice Dante Short 2005 Staring at the Sun Office Worker Short Jarhead Julius 2006 Dreamgirls Elvis Kelly 2008 Something is Killing Tate Tate 2009 Turbo Pharaoh King Short 2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Werner 2015 Petting Zoo Mr. Brandenburg 2016 The Sweet Life Joe 2017 The Climb Rev TV movie 2018 Beyond White Space Harpo 2019 Evelyn x Evelyn Charles Short

Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 10-8: Officers on Duty DJ at Warehouse Episode: "Lucy in the Sky" 2004 Cold Case Lionel Royce (1969) Episode: "Volunteers" Yes, Dear Director Episode: "A List Before Dying" Rock Me, Baby Deejay Episode: "Love at First Flight" The Shield Anquoin Episode: "What Power Is..." NYPD Blue Ben Pines Episode: "Great Balls of Ire" 2005 Just Legal Zeke Rawlins Episode: "The Runner" 2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Lenny Andretti Episode: "Time of Your Death" 2007 American Dad! Ice Pick (voice) Episode: "Dope and Faith" Private Practice Adam Episode: "In Which Dell Finds His Fight" 2008–09 Crash Anthony Adams Main cast 2009 Lincoln Heights Ethan Wilkes Episode: "Aftershock" Grey's Anatomy Randy Helsby Episode: "Tainted Obligation" 2010 Bones Lloyd Robertson Episode: "The Devil in the Details" Criminal Minds Tony Torrell Episode: "Devil's Night" Burn Notice Billy Taylor Episode: "Brotherly Love" 2011 Detroit 1-8-7 Gimel Hooper Episode: "Beaten/Cover Letter" 2012 NCIS Michael Thomas Episode: "The Good Son" Franklin & Bash R. J. Carlton Episode: "L'affaire Du Coeur" & "650 to SLC" Covert Affairs PFC Pete Downey Episode: "Quicksand" 2013 Emily Owens, M.D. Sean Episode: "Emily and... The Teapot" Castle Matt Hendricks Episode: "Valkyrie" & "Dreamworld" 2014 Single Ladies - Episode: "Cat and Mouse" Masters of Sex Robert Franklin Recurring cast: season 2 2014–18 The Last Ship Carlton Burke Recurring cast: season 1, main cast: season 2-5 2016 MacGyver Jimmy Green Episode: "Metal Saw" 2017 I'm Dying Up Here Melvin Episode: "The Return" 2018 The Resident Dr. Ben Wilmot Recurring cast: season 1 2018–22 New Amsterdam Dr. Floyd Reynolds Main cast 2024 How to Die Alone Alex Main cast 2025 High Potential Ronnie Oliver Episode: "Partners" 2025 Grosse Pointe Garden Society Tucker Recurring cast: season 12026Little House On the PrairieDr. George Tann