Malcolm-Jamal Warner (August 18, 1970 – July 20, 2025) was an American actor, musician, and poet. He rose to prominence for his role as Theodore "Theo" Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992), which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner (August 18, 1970 – July 20, 2025) was an American actor, musician, and poet. He rose to prominence for his role as Theodore "Theo" Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992), which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards.
His other starring television roles include Malcolm McGee in the UPN sitcom Malcolm & Eddie (1996–2000), Kurdy Malloy in Jeremiah (2002–2004), Dr. Alex Reed in the sitcom Reed Between the Lines (2011–2015), and Dr. AJ Austin in the Fox medical drama The Resident (2018–2023). Warner also had recurring roles in many shows including The Magic School Bus (1994–1997), Community (2011–2012), Major Crimes (2013–2016), Sons of Anarchy (2014), American Horror Story (2014–2015), Suits (2016–2017), Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2017–2018), Sneaky Pete (2017–2019), and 9-1-1 (2024). He occasionally acted in films such as Drop Zone (1994), Restaurant (1998), and Fool's Gold (2008).
Outside of acting, Warner was a vocalist and bass guitarist. He won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance for his contribution to a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Jesus Children of America" and was nominated for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album in 2022.
Warner died in a drowning accident in July 2025, aged 54.
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Filmography (Movies)
Shot
Character:EMT Jones
Release Date:22/09/2017
Megachurch Murder
Character:Hamilton Spears
Release Date:07/02/2015
King of the Underground
Character:Malcom
Release Date:27/03/2011
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:03/08/2010
Fool's Gold
Character:Cordell
Release Date:07/02/2008
The List
Character:Randy
Release Date:05/05/2007
My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage
Character:Self
Release Date:03/04/2006
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Character:Self
Release Date:07/10/2004
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Character:Self / Theo Huxtable (archive footage)
Release Date:19/05/2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2002
The Legend of the Candy Cane
Character:Rusty (voice)
Release Date:01/06/2001
Restaurant
Character:Steven
Release Date:28/01/2000
A Fare to Remember
Character:Winter Valen
Release Date:11/03/1999
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Character:Theo Huxtable
Release Date:01/01/1998
The Tuskegee Airmen
Character:Leroy Cappy
Release Date:25/08/1995
Tyson
Character:Rory Holloway
Release Date:29/04/1995
Drop Zone
Character:Terry Nessip
Release Date:08/12/1994
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Character:Self(segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Release Date:29/10/1993
The Real Malcolm X
Character:
Release Date:18/11/1992
Surviving A Break-Up
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/1992
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Character:Self
Release Date:10/09/1992
The Earth Day Special
Character:Theo Huxtable
Release Date:22/04/1990
The Real Story of Itsy Bitsy Spider
Character:Spinner (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1990
Mother's Day
Character:Cullen Sturgis
Release Date:13/05/1989
The Father Clements Story
Character:
Release Date:13/12/1987
A Desperate Exit
Character:Charlie Curtis
Release Date:19/09/1986
Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/1986
Show Off! How to Be Cool at Parties
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1986
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa
Character:Self
Release Date:20/12/1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Character:
Release Date:16/09/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
Television Appearances
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Character:Self
Murder in a Small Town
Character:Richard Bannister
Carol & the End of the World
Character:(voice)
The Irrational
Character:Dustin Atwood
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
Character:Chief Inspector Bill Houston
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
The Wonder Years
Character:Melvin
The Resident
Character:AJ Austin
grown-ish
Character:Darnell
9-1-1
Character:Amir Casey
White Famous
Character:Nelson Youngblood
Ten Days in the Valley
Character:Matt Walker
Lethal Weapon
Character:David Reed
American Crime Story
Character:Al Cowlings
Sneaky Pete
Character:James Bagwell
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
Character:Darrell
The Michael J. Fox Show
Character:Russell
Major Crimes
Character:Lt. Chuck Cooper
Key & Peele
Character:Dad #3
Key & Peele
Character:Arthur Washington
Reed Between the Lines
Character:Alex Reed
American Horror Story
Character:Angus T. Jefferson
Suits
Character:Julius Rowe
Sherri
Character:Kevin
Community
Character:Andre Bennett
Hawthorne
Character:
Sons of Anarchy
Character:Sticky
The Cleaner
Character:
The Wendy Williams Show
Character:
Secret Talents of the Stars
Character:Contestant
Dexter
Character:Rita's Lawyer
100 Greatest Kid Stars
Character:
The Search for the Funniest Mom in America
Character:
Listen Up!
Character:Bernie Widmer
Jeremiah
Character:Kurdy
Good Day Live
Character:Self
Static Shock
Character:Lester Biggs (voice)
Where Are They Now?
Character:Self
Hollywood Squares
Character:Self - Panelist
The View
Character:Self
Malcolm & Eddie
Character:Malcolm McGee
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
Sliders
Character:R.J.
Touched by an Angel
Character:Zack
The Magic School Bus
Character:The Producer (voice)
All That
Character:Self
Here and Now
Character:Alexander 'A.J.' James
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Character:Eric Sanders
A Different World
Character:Theo Huxtable
Tour of Duty
Character:SPC Ben Sweet
Matlock
Character:Malcolm-Jamal Warner
CBS Storybreak
Character:Host
The Cosby Show
Character:Theo Huxtable
Matt Houston
Character:
Battle of the Network Stars
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Host
ABC Afterschool Special
Character:Charlie Curtis
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Accepting Award
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