Undercover Narcotics Detective to Hollywood Actor – Jim Klock Unplugged

Jim Klock spent a decade on the police beat, including undercover narcotics work in Virginia, before moving to LA at 30 to chase Hollywood. His first role? Playing an undercover cop on HBO's The Wire while he was still actually an undercover narcotics detective back home. This week on Reza Rifts, host Keith Reza and Jim get into everything: the time he chased a violent suspect past an elementary school, working opposite Woody Harrelson on True Detective, learning craft from acting coach Jack Plotnick, the Sam Elliott "I'm the best Sam Elliott in the world" moment, his upcoming roles on Boston Blue, The Florist, and the shark movie Chum, plus Reza opens up about why he calls his Aspergers a superpower.

Guest Info

Jim Klock is a Virginia-born American actor, writer, director, and former law-enforcement officer. After a decorated 10-year career as a police officer and undercover narcotics detective complete with private-sector dignitary-protection work to fund his acting training, Klock hit Los Angeles and built a steady career playing the kind of cop, detective and morally-gray character you absolutely believe on screen. A working writer/director whose microbudget feature Red Letters he helmed himself, Jim is also part-time with the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, teaches at the law-enforcement academy, and is now gearing up to release The Florist, Chum, and a role on Boston Blue in 2026.

Notable Works:

True Detective (HBO) — Season 1
The Wire (HBO) — first acting role, undercover cop
Criminal Minds — SWAT team leader
Scream Queens — recurring
Like Father Like Son — opposite Dermot Mulroney
The Burial (2023)
NCIS (Season 23)
Deepwater Horizon (2016)
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire
Red Letters — writer / director / star
Boston Blue — upcoming
The Florist — upcoming
Chum — upcoming shark feature

Guest Social Links

Follow Jim:

🌐 Official Site: https://jimklock.com/
📸 Instagram: @jimdklock … https://www.instagram.com/jimdklock/
🐦 X / Twitter: @jimdklock … https://x.com/jimdklock
📘 Facebook: Jim Klock … https://www.facebook.com/jimdklock/
▶️ YouTube: @code3comedy … https://www.youtube.com/@code3comedy
🎬 IMDb: ihttps://m.imdb.com/name/nm1145617/

Chapters

00:00 Welcome — Subscribe, Rate, Review, Tell a Friend 01:00 Guest Introduction: Jim Klock 03:40 Reza's $500 John Cusack Cameo Victory 07:50 "Little Miracles" — Reza's Mentor Donna Wright Sheldrick 11:40 Harrison Ford's Hollywood Bus Story + NYPD Blue 15:00 10 Years of Law Enforcement & Dignitary Protection 18:50 Booking The Wire — Still an Active Undercover Cop 23:10 Jack Plotnick — "Anxiety Only Comes From Results" 27:30 Tom Hanks Playbook / Robert Downey Jr. 70-30 / Sam Elliott 31:00 True Detective — Woody Harrelson's "They're All Great, Baby" 35:20 The Movie Reza Hated — With Dennis Quaid 38:30 The Alexandria Chase — Suspect Past the Elementary School 41:40 Officer Friendly / Aspergers as a Superpower 43:00 The Florist, Chum & Boston Blue 44:15 Closing — Subscribe, Rate, Review

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