James Huey

James Huey
Occupation	Chicago Police Department Detective
Nationality	African-American
Actor	Tony Craig

James Huey is an African-American police officer from Chicago, Illinois. He works as a detective for the Chicago Police Department's 27th district where he was first paired with Detective Louis Gardino. Nicknamed the "Duck Boys" by their colleague Ray Vecchio as a reference to their slick interrogation style ("nothing sticks to their feathers,") Huey and Gardino often clash and compete with Vecchio, yet manage to collaborate and enjoy a game of cards during a stakeout.

Detective Huey shows a strong sense of justice, but tends to jump to conclusions when a tricky case comes along, expressing impatience towards Constable Benton Fraser who sometimes insists on digging deeper or arranging for a suspect to be released when new evidence reveals his innocence. Huey loses his partner Gardino in February 1996 in a car bomb explosion meant for Ray Vecchio. He then works solo, sometimes joining Vecchio and Fraser on their investigations. He is later paired to his new partner Thomas Dewey with whom he starts a stand-up comedy act.

James Huey was portrayed by Trinidadian actor and musician Tony Craig.

Appearances

• Free Willie

• They Eat Horses, Don't They?

• Chinatown

• Chicago Holiday, Part 1

• Gift of the Wheelman

• You Must Remember This

• An Eye for An Eye

• The Man Who Knew Too Little

• The Blue Line

• The Deal

• Heaven and Earth

• Victoria's Secret, Part 1

• Victoria's Secret, Part 2

• Letting Go

• The Witness

• The Promise

• Juliet is Bleeding

• We Are The Eggmen

• White Men Can't Jump to Conclusions 

• Body Language

• The Duel

• Burning Down the House

• Eclipse

• I Coulda Been a Defendant

• Strange Bedfellows

• Seeing Is Believing

• The Bounty Hunter

• Mountie and Soul

• Asylum

• Perfect Strangers

• Dead Guy Running 

• Mountie on the Bounty, Part 1

• Easy Money

• The Ladies' Man 

• Mojo Rising

• Dead Men Don't Throw Rice

• Odds 

• Mountie Sings the Blues

• Good For The Soul

• A Likely Story 

• Call of the Wild, Part 1

• Call of the Wild, Part 2