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.
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119676
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Filmography (Movies)
The Silent Hour
Character:Mason Lynch
Release Date:03/10/2024
Long Gone Heroes
Character:Moreao
Release Date:12/09/2024
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Character:James Henry
Release Date:07/08/2024
Lights Out
Character:Max Bomer
Release Date:16/02/2024
Obsession
Character:Sonny
Release Date:27/09/2019
Canal Street
Character:Prosecutor A.J. Canton
Release Date:18/01/2019
A Talent For Trouble
Character:Mekhi Phifer
Release Date:06/04/2018
Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
Character:Best Valentine
Release Date:04/07/2016
Allegiant
Character:Max
Release Date:09/03/2016
Pandemic
Character:Gunner
Release Date:26/02/2016
Insurgent
Character:Max
Release Date:18/03/2015
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Character:Lewis
Release Date:19/04/2014
Divergent
Character:Max
Release Date:14/03/2014
The Love Section
Character:James Johnson
Release Date:01/02/2013
The Suspect
Character:The Suspect
Release Date:23/01/2013
Flypaper
Character:Darrien
Release Date:19/08/2011
Last Man Standing
Character:Jeremy Davis
Release Date:07/06/2011
A Day in the Life
Character:King Khi
Release Date:07/07/2009
Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above
Character:Maxwell Terry
Release Date:13/05/2008
This Christmas
Character:Gerald
Release Date:27/11/2007
Puff, Puff, Pass
Character:Big Daddy
Release Date:09/05/2006
Slow Burn
Character:Isaac Duperde
Release Date:12/09/2005
Dawn of the Dead
Character:Andre
Release Date:19/03/2004
Honey
Character:Chaz
Release Date:05/12/2003
The Making of '8 Mile'
Character:Self
Release Date:18/03/2003
8 Mile
Character:Future
Release Date:08/11/2002
Paid in Full
Character:Mitch
Release Date:25/10/2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2002
The Other Brother
Character:Martin
Release Date:26/04/2002
Impostor
Character:Cale
Release Date:03/12/2001
Brian's Song
Character:Gale Sayers
Release Date:02/12/2001
O
Character:Odin James
Release Date:31/08/2001
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Character:Hill
Release Date:08/05/2001
Shaft
Character:Trey Howard
Release Date:15/06/2000
Uninvited Guest
Character:Silk
Release Date:01/06/1999
A Lesson Before Dying
Character:Jefferson
Release Date:22/05/1999
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Character:Tyrell
Release Date:13/11/1998
Hell's Kitchen
Character:Johnny Miles
Release Date:11/09/1998
Soul Food
Character:Lem
Release Date:26/09/1997
Hav Plenty
Character:Harold
Release Date:11/09/1997
Subway Stories
Character:Man in Hallway (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")
Release Date:24/07/1997
High School High
Character:Griff McReynolds
Release Date:25/10/1996
Girl 6
Character:Himself (cameo) (uncredited)
Release Date:22/03/1996
Clockers
Character:Ronald 'Strike' Dunham
Release Date:15/09/1995
The Tuskegee Airmen
Character:Lewis Johns
Release Date:25/08/1995
Television Appearances
High Potential
Character:Arthur Ellis
Love, Victor
Character:Harold Brooks
Truth Be Told
Character:Markus Killebrew
The Bobby Brown Story
Character:Tommy Brown
Frequency
Character:Satch Reyna
Match Game
Character:Self - Panelist
Secret City
Character:Ambassador Moreton
Roots
Character:Jerusalem
Chicago P.D.
Character:Joe Baker
Beat Bobby Flay
Character:Self
Hollywood Game Night
Character:Self
Key & Peele
Character:Cousin
White Collar
Character:Kyle Collins
Lie to Me
Character:Ben Reynolds
Torchwood
Character:Rex Matheson
Psych
Character:Drake
Best Week Ever
Character:
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Punk'd
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Omar Jones
The View
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
ER
Character:Greg Pratt
New York Undercover
Character:Sekou
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Homicide: Life on the Street
Character:Nathaniel Lee 'Junior Bunk' Mahoney
Law & Order
Character:Lyman Ross
Miss USA
Character:Judge
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