Actor Rockmond Dunbar (1973)

The crime thriller film City of Lies (2018) follows the Los Angeles Police Department’s investigation into the killings of rappers Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. In 2015, investigative reporter Darius ‘Jack’ Jackson from the Los Angeles Times is assigned to cover the Notorious B.I.G.’s murder. Jackson seeks out retired and disgraced LAPD detective Russell Poole for information. Through a series of flashbacks, Poole shares his belief that Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight bribed corrupt officers to carry out Wallace’s murder and conceal it. In 1997, Poole is tasked with looking into the shooting of off-duty black officer Kevin ...

The popular American drama television series, The Mentalist (2008–2015), aired on CBS from September 2008 to February 2015, with a total of 151 episodes over seven seasons. It was created and executive produced by Bruno Heller and centers around the character Patrick Jane, an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Sacramento. Despite not being a law enforcement official, Jane utilizes his skills as a former fraudulent psychic medium to assist the CBI team in solving murders. His true motive for working with law enforcement is to seek revenge against Red John, the serial killer ...

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), an American neo-noir black comedy crime film written and directed by Shane Black, follows the story of Harry Lockhart. After showing remorse in an audition for a botched burglary, Harry unexpectedly lands a screen test in New York City. Mistaken for method acting by casting director Dabney Shaw, he is then sent to Los Angeles for another screen test. At a party in LA, Harry reunites with his childhood crush Harmony Lane and meets ‘Gay’ Perry van Shrike, a private investigator hired to help him prepare for his screen test. Meanwhile, party host Harlan Dexter has recently settled a ...