Reno Wilson

Roy "Reno" Wilson (born January 20, 1969) 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. 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 Roy Wilson 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 their two children.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Note 1996 The Great White Hype Roper's Crony #3 1996 Sgt. Bilko Radio DJ 1997 Los Locos Deacon 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) 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 KulchakWilly 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 2024–2025 Dexter: Original Sin Detective Bobby Watt Main role

Video games Year Title RoleSource 2009 MadWorld The Black Baron, Male Reporter 2009 Final Fantasy XIII Sazh Katzroy 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