Sentences with phrase «as detective john»

On television, Elba is best known for his portrayals of the chillingly charismatic drug lord Russell «Stringer» Bell in HBO's series The Wire as well as detective John Luther in the BBC One series Luther.

His performance as Detective John Luther in BBC's Luther won the actor a Golden Globe in 2012.

Not exact matches

Potential in - house contenders include Chief of Department Stuart Cameron, Patrol Chief Robert Brown, Detective Chief Jerry Gigante, and Robert Cassagne, chief of support services, as well as recent retiree John Meehan, also a former chief.

One of his best - known directorial efforts was Sherlock Holmes (1922), which, at Parker's personal recommendation, starred John Barrymore as the Great Detective.

It all moves along in a rather efficient if lifeless fashion, with only John Williams shining as a canny police detective.

The pair are joined by a number of big stars, including John Malkovich as the judge who sentenced Bundy to death, Haley Joel Osment as a character known as Jerry (who seeks the affection of Collins» character as Bundy's legal woes mount), Terry Kinney as a detective on the case, and Jim Parsons as the lead prosector.

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie Ewan McGregor as Ray Stussy / Emmit Stussy, Fargo (FX) Geoffrey Rush as Albert Einstein, Genius (National Geographic) Riz Ahmed as Nasir «Naz» Khan, The Night Of (HBO) John Turturro as John Stone, The Night Of (HBO) Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock: The Lying Detective (Masterpiece PBS) Robert De Niro as Bernie Madoff, The Wizard Of Lies (HBO)

Henry Fonda co-stars as John S. Bottomly, detective in charge of the special «Strangler Bureau» of the Boston police department, charged with finding the murderer.

Gemini A morally empty, downbeat Los Angeles noir about a personal assistant (Lola Kirke, «Mozart in the Jungle»), the No. 1 suspect in the murder of her bratty movie - star boss (Zoë Kravitz), trying to clear her name as a homicide detective (John Cho) closes in.

Starring Karl Urban (Dredd, Star Trek) and Michael Ealy (Think Like a Man), as a cop and his android partner in 2048, the show's shorthand synopsis sounds like an I, Robot clone — Urban's Detective John Kennex is as robot - weary and haunted by his past as Will Smith's Del Spooner was — but the comparison fades as Dorian (Ealy) comes onto the screen to join with the occasionally wooden Urban, providing enough chemistry to power the show.

Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Return of the Jedi) would also earn his sole (to date) nomination for his rich performance as Philadelphia police detective John Book, who gets put in charge of an investigation of a murder in the bathroom of a bus terminal witness by a young Amish boy, Samuel (Haas, Boys).

Peter Weir's exceptionally fine Witness finds Harrison Ford earning his first (and, so far, only) Best Actor Oscar nomination as John Book, a Philadelphia detective who retreats into the Amish community to protect a widow (Kelly McGillis) and her young son (Lukas Haas) from corrupt cops.

Josh Hartnett as Dwight Bucky Bleichert Mia Krisher as Elizabeth Short Scarlett Johansson as Kay Lake Aaron Eckhart as Lee Blanchard Hilary Swank as Madeleine Linscott Mike Starr as Det. Russ Millard Fiona Shaw as Ramona Linscott Patrick Fisschler as Deputy DA Ellis Leow James Otis as Dolph Bleichert John Kavanagh as Emmett Linscott Troy Evans as Chief Ted Green Anthony Russell as Morrie Friedman Pepe Serna as Tomas Dos Santos Angus Macinnes as Capt. John Tierney Rachel Miner as Martha Linscott Victor McGuaire as Sgt. Bill Koeng Luis Daniel Ponce as Mp (the Dan Ponse) Graham Norris as a Cop Mike O» Connell as Shore Patrol John Solari as Baxter Fitch Stepanie L.Moore as the Girlfriend of Baxter Fitch Noel Arthur as Gunman number one Tod Thomas as Gunman number two Steven Eastin as a Detective Ian Mcneice as Coroner Claudia Katz Mininick as the Frolic bartender Richard Brake as Boby Dewitt Fatso Fasano as a Dealer Teo as Friedman's tough man number one Kiril Efrimove as Tough man number two William Finley as George Tidlen Petar Milchev as a Perp Paul Grace as the Motorcycle Police Officer David Rabon as a Black Man K.d. Lang as The singer in Lesbian Bar

Cast John Cassavetes as Axel North Sidney Poitier as Tommy Tyler Jack Warden as Charles Malik Kathleen Maguire as Ellen Wilson Ruby Dee as Lucy Tyler Robert F. Simon as Mr. Nordmann Ruth White as Mrs. Nordmann Val Avery as Brother John Kellogg as Detective David Clarke as Wallace Estelle Hemsley as Lucy's Mother Charles Jordan as Old Stevedore Ralph Bell as Night Boss Will Lee as Davis

There are also juicy turns from the great William H. Macy as Mick's investigator, John Leguizamo as a hustling bail bondsman and Bryan Cranston as a detective who enjoys riding Mick.

Starring: John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe, Luke Evans as Detective Emmett Fields, Alice Eve as Emily, Brendan Gleeson as Colonel Hamilton, Kevin McNally as Maddux, Oliver Jackson - Cohen as John Cantrell, Jimmy Yuill as Captain Eldridge, Pam Ferris as Mrs. Bradley, Brendan Coyle as Reagan, Dave Legeno as Percy, Michael Shannon as Dr. Morgan

Also in attendance at the party were Westworld «s James Marsden, Thor: Ragnarok «s Karl Urban, Star Trek: Discovery «s Sonequa Martin - Green, The Gifted «Jamie Chung and Stephen Moyer, The Orville «s Seth MacFarlane and Halston Sage, actor Zachary Levi, Once Upon a Time «s Lana Parrilla, Colin O'Donoghue, and Dania Ramirez, Black Panther «s Chadwick Boseman, Sharknado «s Cassie Scerbo and Tara Reid, Supergirl «s Odette Annable, The Magicians «Olivia Taylor Dudley, Game of Thrones «Iwan Rheon and John Bradley - West, Power Rangers «Dacre Montgomery, American Gods «Ricky Whittle and Orlando Jones, Stranger Things «David Harbour, Spider - Man: Homecoming «s Tony Revolori, Doctor Who «s Peter Capaldi, Gotham «s Cory Michael Smith, Robin Lord Taylor, and Camren Bicondova, Midnight Texas «Arielle Kebbel, Jason Lewis, Sarah Ramos, and Francois Arnaud, The Last Ship «s Bridget Regan, comedian Ana Gasteyer, Planet of the Apes «Andy Serkis, Lucifer «s Tricia Helfer and Aimee Garcia, SNL «s Aidy Bryant, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency «s Hannah Marks, former Hawaii Five - 0 star Grace Park, Prison Break: Resurrection «s Sarah Wayne Callies, as well as David Arquette, and Lydia Hearst and Chris Hardwick.

Bruce Willis is set to reprise his role as John McClane for a new «Die Hard» movie.The 62 - year - old actor starred as the wisecracking police detective...

Vengeance opens by showing us the questionable judgement of Detective John Dromoor (Nicolas Cage) as a bust goes terribly wrong.

John Hillerman has a recurring role as radio detective Simon Brimmer always attempting to match wits with Ellery (and always getting it wrong) and Ken Swofford is a hard - boiled reporter who also tries (and fails) to beat Ellery at his game in numerous episodes.

In this gritty thriller, Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack, Being John Malkovich) joins forces with a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans, Immortals) to hunt down a mad serial killer who's using Poe's own works as the basis in a string of brutal murders.

Word has emerged that Skyfall duo Sam Mendes and co-writer John Logan have decided to trade in bow - ties and martini's for literary creatures as Showtime has given a series commitment for their horror - flavored detective drama, Penny Dreadful.

The film stars John Hawkes as a private detective and is divided into five short stories, each consisting of one, uninterrupted shot.

John David Washington, the son of Denzel Washington and co-star in HBO's Ballers, is in talks to star as Ron Stallworth, the Colorado Springs, Colorado detective who penetrated the KKK in 1978 after responding to an ad for new members, the Hollywood Reporter writes.

Denzel Washington's son John David Washington in talks to star as Colorado detective that infiltrated KKK in 1978

John Cusack plays Poe the poet, along with Luke Evans as Detective Fields, and Alice Eve as Emily Hamilton.

As Jill works both with and against a deadpan detective (John Cho), the film stalls.

Brittany Allen played as Carly Hannah Emily Anderson played as Eleanor Bonneville Clé Bennett played as Detective Keith Hunt Paul Braunstein played as Ryan Josiah Black played as Edgar Munsen Michael Boisvert played as Lee James Tobin Bell played as John Kramer or Jigsaw Shaquan Lewis played as Officer Solomon Matt Passmore played as Logan Nelson Mandela Van Peebles played as Mitch Callum Keith Rennie played as Det. Halloran Laura Vandervoort played as Anna

That movie was Die Hard starring Bruce Willis as John McClane, a veteran NYC detective who finds himself out of his element and up against insurmountable odds.

John Cazale (who played Pacino's brother in the Godfather films) plays his accomplice here, Charles Durning is the police detective trying to keep the situation under control as crowds start cheering for the robbers, and Chris Sarandon earned an Academy Award nomination in a small but memorable role as Pacino's lover.

«The Factory», directed by Morgan O'Neill, tells the story of partnered detectives Mike (played by John Cusack) and Kelsey (played by Jennifer Carpenter) working in New York City as they track a serial killer that has been targeting prostitutes.

Unfortunately, the misleading confusing titling of The Raven is hardly the project's biggest problem — as, despite a mostly competent (albeit sometimes campy) effort from both John Cusack (Poe) and Luke Evans (Detective Fields), the mystery narrative elements, as well as the respective kills, are surprisingly underwhelming.

Go for Sisters (Unrated) John Sayles wrote and directed this missing persons thriller about recovering a parole officer (LisaGay Hamilton) who enlists the assistance of an ex-con (Yolonda Ross) she knew as a child and a disgraced, former LAPD detective (Edward James Olmos) when her son (McKinley Belcher III) goes missing in Tijuana.

A mere seven years after the modest success of Gnomeo & Juliet, along comes Sherlock Gnomes, an unlikely blend of garden gnomes, the music of Elton John and a pint - sized version of the world's best - known detective, now rebranded as the «sworn protector of garden gnomes».

The documentary lasts one hour, 42 minutes and 11 seconds as it presents remarks from Benicia Police Dept. Detective Pierre Bidou, Solano PD Patrolman Russell T. Butterbach, Vallejo PD Patrolman Richard Hoffman, Vallejo PD Sergeant George Bawart, Vallejo PD Detective Sergeant Ed Rust, City of Vallejo «355» Operator Nancy Slover, attack survivors Michael Mageau and Bryan Hartnell, Napa County Sheriff Dept. Detective Sergeant Ken Narlow, Napa County SD Acting Sergeant David Collins, Napa County SD Detective Sergeant John Robertson, Napa County SD Dispatcher David Slaight, and San Francisco PD Patrol Officers Armond Pelissetti and Donald Fouke.

Inspired by the adventures of Doyle's brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes, and based on Eve Titus» engaging book Basil of Baker Street, The Great Mouse Detective is a smartly sketched blend of comedy, action, adolescent drama and mystery which marks the directing debut of now legendary filmmakers Ron Clements and John Musker, important creative forces behind such Disney animated blockbusters as The Princess and the Frog, as well as the aforementioned The Little Mermaid anddetective Sherlock Holmes, and based on Eve Titus» engaging book Basil of Baker Street, The Great Mouse Detective is a smartly sketched blend of comedy, action, adolescent drama and mystery which marks the directing debut of now legendary filmmakers Ron Clements and John Musker, important creative forces behind such Disney animated blockbusters as The Princess and the Frog, as well as the aforementioned The Little Mermaid andDetective is a smartly sketched blend of comedy, action, adolescent drama and mystery which marks the directing debut of now legendary filmmakers Ron Clements and John Musker, important creative forces behind such Disney animated blockbusters as The Princess and the Frog, as well as the aforementioned The Little Mermaid and Aladdin.

Cast: Keanu Reeves as Detective Tom Ludlow Forest Whitaker as Captain Jack Wander Hugh Laurie as Captain James Biggs Chris Evans as Detective Paul Diskant Cedric the Entertainer as Scribble Jay Mohr as Sgt. Mike Clady Terry Crews as Detective Terrence Washington Naomie Harris as Linda Washington Martha Higareda as Grace Garcia John Corbett as Detective Dante Demille Amaury Nolasco as Detective Cosmo Santos Common as Coates Cle Shaheed Sloan as Fremont The Game as Grill

Who can forget the shock of Jack Nicholson, as detective Jake Gittes, when client Faye Dunaway confesses that her sister is her daughter by an incestuous father, played to the glorious hilt by John Huston.

Not to be confused with the 1998 movie of the same name featuring Denzel Washington as homicide detective John Hobbes, the 2016 version of Fallen is a British, Australian and American hybrid production based on Lauren Kate's Fallen novels.

«Sherlock,» which premiered in 2010, stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Arthur Conan Doyle's detective and «The Hobbit» actor Martin Freeman as Sherlock's sidekick John Watson.

The city of Brooklyn is shown to be a place of great opportunity, but Hornby and director John Crowley (True Detective season 2) also make it clear that there is much to be lost in Ireland as well.

Mr. John Loder as the detective is unconvincing, and as for Master Desmond Tester's prep.

In THE FROZEN GROUND they both return to form as Cage excels in the detective role of Jack Holcombe and John Cusack as silent, calculating killer Robert Hansen.

Dashiell Hammett's supreme hard - boiled detective novel, with Humphrey Bogart as private eye Sam Spade, and an unbeatable supporting cast that includes femme fatale Mary Astor, genial fat man Sydney Greenstreet, perfumed crook Peter Lorre, patsy Elisha Cook Jr., and tough cops Ward Bond and Barton MacLane — all turned by writer - director John Huston into «the stuff that dreams are made of.»

STARRING Reese Witherspoon as COOPER Sofia Vergara as DANIELLA RIVA Matthew Del Negro as DETECTIVE HAUSER Michael Mosley as DETECTIVE DIXON Robert Kazinsky as RANDY Richard T. Jones as DETECTIVE JACKSON Joaquin Cosio as VINCENTE CORTEZ John Carroll Lynch as CAPTAIN EMMETT

In an attempt to save their favorite detective from failing to find the murderer at large, Scotland Yard puts «John Kildare» (Bill Nighy) on the case as a scapegoat in order to save face.

The two detectives on the case Remy Bressant (Ed Harris) and Nick Poole (John Ashton) reluctantly play along as well, but information Kenzie got off the street hints that Helene might not be as innocent as she appears on television.

Sticking close to detectives David Mills (Brad Pitt) and almost - retired William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) on the trail of John Doe, a murderer who plans his kills around the seven deadly sins, the film allows us to watch Somerset teach a still - naive Mills valuable life lessons around the case, which has morally charged outcomes aimed at such victims as a gluttonous man and a greedy attorney.

Jordan Peele, Jason Blum and Spike Lee are teaming up for «BlacKkKlansman,» a film that stars John David Washington as real - life Colorado Springs detective Ron Stallworth, the first African - American police officer who went undercover to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.

What It Is: A comic take on the Sherlock Holmes stories, starring Will Ferrell as the genius detective and John C. Reilly as his sidekick John Watson.