Jermaine Crawford (born October 28, 1992) is an actor best known for appearing on the HBO original series The Wire as Dukie Weems.^[1] He is a second cousin to fellow The Wire cast member and actor Tristan Wilds.^[2]

Crawford started performing at the age of three. He has had prominent roles in the theatrical productions of Children of Eden at the Ford Theatre directed by David Bell; Carousel and The Miracle Worker at the Olney Theatre, as directed by Bill Pasquanti; and, A Midsummer Night's Dream at the historic Shakespeare Theatre Company, as directed by Mark Lamos. He was also a youth spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association.

Crawford starred in the 2009 film adaptation of the Alvin Moore Jr. stage play A Mother's Prayer, which also features Johnny Gill, Robin Givens and Shirley Murdock,^[3] and more recently in the 2010 Joel Schumacher film Twelve.