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Mekhi Phifer

Actor, Producer, Director

Born December 29, 1974 in New York City, New York, USA

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Mekhi Thira Phifer (born December 29, 1974) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his multi-year role as Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and his co-starring role opposite Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile. He was a regular on the Fox crime show Lie to Me portraying the role of Ben Reynolds, before season 3. He was born in in Harlem, New York City, the son of Rhoda Phifer, a high school teacher; he grew up in a single-parent household with his mother. His acting career began in 1995, when Phifer attended an open casting call for director Spike Lee’s Clockers, beating over a thousand others to get the lead role as a narcotics dealer embroiled in a murder cover-up. He followed that role with another in the comedy spoof feature High School High (which also starred his former wife Malinda Williams) and continued by co-starring in the fright flick I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze, Jr. Among Phifer’s other big-screen credits are Soul Food, The Biography of Spud Webb, Hell’s Kitchen, NYC, Tears of a Clown, O (as the titular character Odin a.k.a. O), and the thriller Uninvited Guest (as Silk). He appeared in Impostor as well as Paid in Full, 8 Mile, opposite Eminem and Dawn of the Dead. Phifer has a son, Omikaye, with his ex-wife, actress Malinda Williams. His second son, Mekhi Thira Phifer Jr., was born to his girlfriend Oni Souratha in Los Angeles on October 30, 2007.

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THE SUSPECT Movie Trailer

Nora Hair Salon 2

Living High Trailer

Honey Official Trailer #1 - Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer Movie (2003) HD

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Filmography

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156

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Year

Lights Out Poster

Lights Out Feature Film2024Max Bomer

Long Gone Heroes Poster

Long Gone Heroes Feature Film2024Moreau

The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards Poster

The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards TV Special2024Self - Presenter

The Silent Hour Poster

The Silent Hour Feature Film2024Lynch

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat Poster

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat Feature Film2024James

MTV 90s - Top 50 Girl-Power Hits! TV Special2022Boyfriend

MTV 90s - Top 50 Unstoppable 90s Wonder Women! TV Special2022Boyfriend

MTV 90s - Top 50 1995-1999: Back 2 the Hits! TV Special2021Boyfriend

GMA3: What You Need to Know Poster

GMA3: What You Need to Know TV Series2020Self

Love, Victor Poster

Love, Victor TV Series2020Harold Brooks

Obsession Poster

Obsession Feature Film2019Sonny

Truth Be Told Poster

Truth Be Told TV Series2019Markus Knox

A Talent for Trouble Poster

A Talent for Trouble Feature Film2018Mekhi Phifer

Canal Street Poster

Canal Street Feature Film2018Prosecutor A.J Canton

The Bobby Brown Story Poster

The Bobby Brown Story TV Series2018Tommy Brown

Chocolate City: Vegas Poster

Chocolate City: Vegas Feature Film2017Best Valentine

Hollywood First Look Features Poster

Hollywood First Look Features TV Series2017Self

Kiki Mobile Poster

Kiki Mobile TV Series2017Self

Allegiant Poster

Allegiant Feature Film2016Max

Frequency Poster

Frequency TV Series2016Satch Reyna

Match Game Poster

Match Game TV Series2016Self - Celebrity Panelist

Pandemic Poster

Pandemic Feature Film2016Gunner

Roots Mini-Series2016Jerusalem

Secret City Poster

Secret City TV Series2016Ambassador Moreton

Hollywood Today Live Poster

Hollywood Today Live TV Series2015Self

The Divergent Series: Insurgent Poster

The Divergent Series: Insurgent Feature Film2015Max

The Divergent Series: Insurgent - Shatter Reality Poster

The Divergent Series: Insurgent - Shatter Reality Video Game2015Max

Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race TV Short2015Self

A Day Late and a Dollar Short Poster

A Day Late and a Dollar Short TV Movie2014Lewis

Bringing 'Divergent' to Life Documentary2014

Chicago P.D. Poster

Chicago P.D. TV Series2014Joe Baker

Divergent Poster

Divergent Feature Film2014Max

Divergent: Faction Before Blood Documentary2014Self

Karel: Life in Segments Poster

Karel: Life in Segments TV Series20141 episode, 2015

Beat Bobby Flay Poster

Beat Bobby Flay TV Series2013Self - Celebrity Judge

Hollywood Game Night Poster

Hollywood Game Night TV Series2013Self - Celebrity Guest

The Arsenio Hall Show Poster

The Arsenio Hall Show TV Series2013Self - Guest

The Love Section Poster

The Love Section Feature Film2013James Johnson

The Queen Latifah Show Poster

The Queen Latifah Show TV Series2013Self

The Real Poster

The Real TV Series2013Self

The Suspect Poster

The Suspect Feature Film2013The Suspect

Home & Family Poster

Home & Family TV Series2012Self

House of Lies Poster

House of Lies TV Series2012Dre Collins

Key and Peele Poster

Key and Peele TV Series2012Cousin

Larry King Now Poster

Larry King Now TV Series2012Self - Guest

1st Look TV Series2011Self - Interviewee

Business as Usual: The Exploitation of Hip Hop Poster

Business as Usual: The Exploitation of Hip Hop Documentary2011Documentary host

Flypaper Poster

Flypaper Feature Film2011Darrien

Husbands Poster

Husbands TV Series2011Mark

Last Man Standing Poster

Last Man Standing TV Movie2011Jeremy Davis

The Chew Poster

The Chew TV Series2011Self

41st NAACP Image Awards Poster

41st NAACP Image Awards TV Special2010Self

Access Daily Poster

Access Daily TV Series2010Self

GeekRockTV TV Series2010Self - Special Guest

Janela Indiscreta Poster

Janela Indiscreta TV Series2010Self

Tenement Poster

Tenement Feature Film2010Tyrese Harris

The Talk Poster

The Talk TV Series2010Self - Guest

A Day in the Life Poster

A Day in the Life Feature Film2009King Khi

Lie to Me Poster

Lie to Me TV Series2009Ben Reynolds

Previously on: E.R. Documentary2009Self

Red Carpet Report Poster

Red Carpet Report TV Series2009Self

Talk Stoop Poster

Talk Stoop TV Series2009Self

The 7th Annual TV Land Awards Poster

The 7th Annual TV Land Awards TV Special2009Self

White Collar Poster

White Collar TV Series2009Kyle Collins

Black Poker Stars Invitational Poster

Black Poker Stars Invitational TV Series2008Player

Nora's Hair Salon II Poster

Nora's Hair Salon II Feature Film2008Dr. Terry

Stand Up to Cancer Poster

Stand Up to Cancer TV Special2008Self

The Bonnie Hunt Show Poster

The Bonnie Hunt Show TV Series2008Self

The Wendy Williams Show Poster

The Wendy Williams Show TV Series2008Self

2007 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Poster

2007 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards TV Special2007Self

Chelsea Lately Poster

Chelsea Lately TV Series2007Self - Guest

This Christmas Poster

This Christmas Feature Film2007Gérald

Up Close with Carrie Keagan Poster

Up Close with Carrie Keagan TV Series2007Self

Psych TV Series2006Drake

Puff, Puff, Pass Poster

Puff, Puff, Pass Feature Film2006Big Daddy

Torchwood Poster

Torchwood TV Series2006Agent Rex Matheson

36th NAACP Image Awards Poster

36th NAACP Image Awards TV Special2005Self

ER: The Game Poster

ER: The Game Video Game2005Dr. Gregory Pratt

In the Cutz Poster

In the Cutz TV Series20051 episode, 2006

Made in Hollywood Poster

Made in Hollywood TV Series2005Self

Slow Burn Poster

Slow Burn Feature Film2005Isaac Duperde

The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 TV Special2005Self - Presenter

The MC: Why We Do It Poster

The MC: Why We Do It Documentary2005Narrator

100 Proof TV Series2004Self

4th Annual BET Awards Poster

4th Annual BET Awards TV Special2004Self

Attack of the Living Dead Documentary2004Andre

Dawn of the Dead Poster

Dawn of the Dead Feature Film2004Andre

G-Phoria 2004 Documentary2004Self - Presenter

Inside Dish with Rachael Ray Poster

Inside Dish with Rachael Ray TV Series2004Self

Jessica's Crush TV Series2004Self

Miss USA Poster

Miss USA TV Special2004Self - Celebrity Judge

On-Air with Ryan Seacrest Poster

On-Air with Ryan Seacrest TV Series2004Self

Tavis Smiley Poster

Tavis Smiley TV Series2004Self

The 2004 BET Source Hip Hop Music Awards TV Special2004Self

The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards TV Special2004Self - Presenter

The 2nd Annual Vibe Awards Poster

The 2nd Annual Vibe Awards TV Special2004Self

With All Deliberate Speed Poster

With All Deliberate Speed Documentary2004Self

2003 Much Music Video Music Awards TV Special2003Self

34th NAACP Image Awards Poster

34th NAACP Image Awards TV Special2003Self

Battle Rhyme for Reel Time Documentary2003Self

Celebrity Poker Showdown Poster

Celebrity Poker Showdown TV Series2003Self

Honey Feature Film2003Chaz

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Series2003Self

Miss USA TV Special2003Self - Celebrity Judge

Punk'd TV Series2003Self

Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic Poster

Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic Video2003Self

The 30th Annual American Music Awards Poster

The 30th Annual American Music Awards TV Special2003Self - Presenter

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV Series2003Self

The Making of '8 Mile' Poster

The Making of '8 Mile' Documentary2003Self

The Sharon Osbourne Show Poster

The Sharon Osbourne Show TV Series2003Self

Vibe Awards TV Special2003Self

World Poker Tour Poster

World Poker Tour TV Series2003Self

8 Mile Feature Film2002Future

Last Call with Carson Daly Poster

Last Call with Carson Daly TV Series2002Self

NBC 75th Anniversary Special Poster

NBC 75th Anniversary Special TV Special2002Self

Paid in Full Poster

Paid in Full Feature Film2002Mitch

The Other Brother Poster

The Other Brother Feature Film2002Martin

Tinseltown TV Poster

Tinseltown TV TV Series2002Self

Brian's Song Poster

Brian's Song TV Movie2001Gale Sayers

Carmen: A Hip Hopera Poster

Carmen: A Hip Hopera TV Movie2001Hill

Head Games Feature Film2001John Ambrose, Jr. 'John John'

Impostor Poster

Impostor Feature Film2001Cale

O Feature Film2001Odin James

Curb Your Enthusiasm Poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm TV Series2000Omar Jones

Shaft Feature Film2000Trey Howard

A Lesson Before Dying Poster

A Lesson Before Dying TV Movie1999Jefferson

Celebrity Profile TV Series1999Self

Making the Video Poster

Making the Video TV Series1999Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn TV Series1999Self

Uninvited Guest Poster

Uninvited Guest Feature Film1999Silk

4th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards Poster

4th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards TV Special1998Self

Hell's Kitchen Poster

Hell's Kitchen Feature Film1998Johnny

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Poster

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Feature Film1998Tyrell

Save Our History Poster

Save Our History TV Series1998Self - Host

12th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards Poster

12th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards TV Special1997Self - Presenter

Hav Plenty Poster

Hav Plenty Feature Film1997Harold

Soul Food Poster

Soul Food Feature Film1997Lem

SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground Poster

SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground TV Movie1997Man in Hallway

The View Poster

The View TV Series1997Self

Girl 6 Feature Film1996Self

High School High Poster

High School High Feature Film1996Griff McReynolds

Sureshot Feature Film1996

The Daily Show Poster

The Daily Show TV Series1996Self

Clockers Poster

Clockers Feature Film1995Strike

Lauren Hutton and... Poster

Lauren Hutton and... TV Series1995Self

MADtv TV Series1995Self

The Tuskegee Airmen Poster

The Tuskegee Airmen TV Movie1995Lewis Johns

ER TV Series1994Gregory Pratt

HBO First Look Poster

HBO First Look TV Series1994Self - 'Max'

Models Inc. Poster

Models Inc. TV Series1994Model #2

New York Undercover Poster

New York Undercover TV Series1994Dion Broat

Sidewalks Entertainment Poster

Sidewalks Entertainment TV Series1994Self - Guest

Homicide: Life on the Street Poster

Homicide: Life on the Street TV Series1993Nathaniel Lee 'Junior Bunk' Mahoney

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV Series1993Self - Guest

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV Series1992Self

10-13 Feature FilmDave Harris

Producer

5

Type

Year

The Suspect Poster

The Suspect Feature Film2013

Business as Usual: The Exploitation of Hip Hop Poster

Business as Usual: The Exploitation of Hip Hop Documentary2011

Nora's Hair Salon II Poster

Nora's Hair Salon II Feature Film2008

This Christmas Poster

This Christmas Feature Film2007

Puff, Puff, Pass Poster

Puff, Puff, Pass Feature Film2006

Director

1

Puff, Puff, Pass Poster

Puff, Puff, Pass Feature Film2006

Thanks

1

Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show Poster

Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show Documentary2014

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