Acting
Lou Beatty Jr.
Lou Beatty Jr. (Lou Roy Beatty Jr., born 2 August 1945, Detroit, Michigan) is an American film and television actor, active since 1988. He grew up in Detroit's North End and attended St. Emma Military Academy in Powhatan County, Virginia — a historic school established for African American students — before studying at Fisk University, where he played football. He moved to California in the late 1980s and has two children. He is best known for his recurring role as Rudy Richards in the final season of Dynasty (1988–89), Judge Gordon Kolodny in Boston Legal (2004–05), and Walter Howard in A Million Little Things (2018–2023). His most notable screen roles include Cop at Marla's Building in Fight Club (1999) (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton), General Manager in The Kid (2000) (Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin), Bus Driver in The Whole Ten Yards (2004) (Bruce Willis, Adam Sandler), Judge in Fast & Furious (2009) (Paul Walker, Vin Diesel), Janitor in Ford v Ferrari (2019) (Matt Damon, Christian Bale), and Earl in Novocaine (2025). He also appeared in Some Guy Who Kills People (2011) (Illeana Douglas, Michael C. Hall) and Comet (2014) (Megan Fox, Chris Evans).
Filmography
Novocaine
Film · 2025
The Warrant: Breaker's Law
Film · 2023
Twisted Metal
Series · 2023
Domino: Battle of the Bones
Film · 2021
Orpheus Star
Film · 2020
Eli
Film · 2019
Ford v Ferrari
Film · 2019
A Christmas Switch
Film · 2018
A Million Little Things
Series · 2018
9-1-1
Series · 2018
Station 19
Series · 2018
For the People
Series · 2018
The Quad
Series · 2017
The Black Dove
Film · 2016
Angie Tribeca
Series · 2016
The Atticus Institute
Film · 2015
Welcome to the Family
Film · 2015
Beyond the Farthest Star
Film · 2015
Casual
Series · 2015
Comet
Film · 2014
Finding Normal
Film · 2013
The Trials of Cate McCall
Film · 2013
3 Geezers!
Film · 2013
K-11
Film · 2013
Animal Practice
Series · 2012
Some Guy Who Kills People
Film · 2011
Me Again
Film · 2011
2 Broke Girls
Series · 2011
Raising Hope
Series · 2010
Fast & Furious
Film · 2009
Modern Family
Series · 2009
Eli Stone
Series · 2008
Welcome to Paradise
Film · 2007
Grey's Anatomy
Series · 2005
Bones
Series · 2005
The Whole Ten Yards
Film · 2004
Boston Legal
Series · 2004
NCIS
Series · 2003
Las Vegas
Series · 2003
Essence of Echoes
Film · 2002
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Film · 2002
CSI: Miami
Series · 2002
American Family
Series · 2002
Without a Trace
Series · 2002
The Kid
Film · 2000
Retiring Tatiana
Film · 2000
Fight Club
Film · 1999
The West Wing
Series · 1999
Charmed
Series · 1998
Out of the Night: The Stephen Arrington Story
Film · 1995
Without Warning
Film · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
The X-Files
Series · 1993
In My Daughter's Name
Film · 1992
Stop at Nothing
Film · 1991
Knight Rider 2000
Film · 1991
The Terror Within II
Film · 1991
Hard to Kill
Film · 1990
Capital News
Series · 1990
Matlock
Series · 1986
227
Series · 1985