Acting
Mekhi Phifer
Born Dec 29, 1974 · New York City, New York, USA
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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Acting
Be Happy
2026
Romance · Drama
Mary J. Blige Presents Be Happy
2026
Romance · Drama · TV Movie
Labyrinth
2025
Action · Horror
The Silent Hour
2024
Crime · Thriller · Action
High Potential
2024
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Long Gone Heroes
2024
Action · War · Crime
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2024
Comedy · Drama
Lights Out
2024
Action · Thriller
Love, Victor
2020
Comedy · Drama
Truth Be Told
2019
Drama · Mystery
Obsession
2019
Thriller
Canal Street
2019
Drama · Thriller
The Bobby Brown Story
2018
Drama
A Talent For Trouble
2018
Comedy
Frequency
2016
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
2016
Drama
Secret City
2016
Drama · War & Politics
Roots
2016
Drama · Action & Adventure
Allegiant
2016
Adventure · Science Fiction · Action
Pandemic
2016
Action · Science Fiction · Horror
Insurgent
2015
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
2014
Drama
Divergent
2014
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Chicago P.D.
2014
Crime · Drama
The Love Section
2013
Comedy · Drama
The Suspect
2013
Thriller
Key & Peele
2012
Comedy
House of Lies
2012
Comedy · Drama
Flypaper
2011
Mystery · Comedy · Crime
Last Man Standing
2011
Action · Thriller · TV Movie
White Collar
2009
Crime · Drama · Mystery
A Day in the Life
2009
Crime · Music
Lie to Me
2009
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above
2008
Comedy
This Christmas
2007
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Torchwood
2006
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Psych
2006
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Puff, Puff, Pass
2006
Comedy
Slow Burn
2005
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Dawn of the Dead
2004
Horror · Action
Best Week Ever
2004
Comedy · Talk
Honey
2003
Music · Drama · Romance
The Making of '8 Mile'
2003
Documentary
8 Mile
2002
Drama · Music
Paid in Full
2002
Action · Crime · Drama
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
TV Movie · Documentary
The Other Brother
2002
Comedy
Impostor
2001
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller
Brian's Song
2001
Drama · TV Movie
O
2001
Drama · Romance · Thriller
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
2001
Drama · Music · Romance
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Comedy
Shaft
2000
Action · Adventure · Crime
Uninvited Guest
1999
Thriller
A Lesson Before Dying
1999
Drama
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1998
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Hell's Kitchen
1998
Crime · Drama
Soul Food
1997
Comedy · Drama
Hav Plenty
1997
Comedy · Romance
Subway Stories
1997
TV Movie · Comedy · Drama
High School High
1996
Comedy · Crime · Romance
Girl 6
1996
Comedy · Drama
Clockers
1995
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Tuskegee Airmen
1995
War · History · Drama
ER
1994
Drama
New York Undercover
1994
Drama · Crime
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Law & Order
1990
Crime · Drama
Directed
Puff, Puff, Pass
2006
Comedy