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Mekhi Phifer

General Information (Mekhi Phifer)

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Mostly Credited As:

Mekhi Phifer

Birth Name:

Mekhi Thira Phifer

Date Of Birth:

December 29, 1974 (Age 34)

Country Of Birth:

USA

Birth Place:

Harlem, New York City, New York

Height:

5' 10 ½" (1.79 m)

Spouse
Malinda Williams	1999 - 2003	(divorced) (1 child)

This intense, charismatic young actor lived out the classic overnight success scenario by beating out approximately 1,000 other candidates to win the starring role in Spike Lee's feature "Clockers" (1995). With no previous acting experience, Phifer was so green that he had his head shots taken at a Woolworth booth, just before attending the open casting call audition. Like his character, street-level ghetto crack dealer Strike, Phifer was a 19-year-old young Black male from the inner city. The Harlem native received mostly raves for his searing debut performance. The success of that assignment led to a supporting role in the made for cable TV-movie "The Tuskegee Airmen" (HBO, 1995) starring Laurence Fishburne as well as roles in "Soul Food" (1997), "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" (1998), and in the remake of "Shaft" (2000). One of his most powerful performances was as the lead character Odin in "O," the Othello-inspired high school drama. In 2002, Phifer was cast as Cale
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Mekhi Phifer TV Appearances

Main cast

Show: Lie to Me(2009)	As: Ben Reynolds (S02-; recurring previously)
Show: Black Poker Stars Invitational(2008)	As: Himself (Player)
Show: ER(1994)	As: Dr. Gregory Pratt (Episodes 180–310, recurring previously)

Episode Cast Credits

Show: Lie to Me (2009)
	• Sacrifice	01x13: (May/13/2009)	As	Special Agent Ben Reynolds
	• Blinded	01x12: (May/06/2009)	As	Special Agent Ben Reynolds
Show: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) • 5 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Wednesday December 15th, 2004) Show all 5 episode cast credits
	• Candice Bergen, Mekhi Phifer	03x153: (May/04/2006)	As	Himself
	• Patricia Arquette, Mekhi Phifer	03x81: (Jan/09/2006)	As	Himself
	• Marg Helgenberger, Mekhi Phifer	03x68: (Dec/07/2005)	As	Himself
	• Paris Hilton/Kathy Hilton/Mekhi Phifer/ Rhoda Phifer	02x155: (May/06/2005)	As	Himself
Show: Last Call with Carson Daly (2002)
	• Mekhi Phifer, Ben Harper	05x61: (May/03/2006)	As	Himself
	• Mekhi Phifer, Natasha Bedingfield, Joe Firstman	05x08: (Jan/19/2006)	As	Himself
	• Sandra Bernhard, Mekhi Phifer, Reggie McFadden, The Zutons	04x13: (Feb/11/2005)	As	Himself
Show: Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
	• The End	05x10: (Dec/04/2005)	As	Omar Jones
	• The Ski Lift	05x08: (Nov/20/2005)	As	Omar Jones
	• Lewis Needs A Kidney	05x05: (Oct/30/2005)	As	Omar Jones
	• The Bowtie	05x02: (Oct/02/2005)	As	Omar Jones
Show: Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
	• Mekhi Phifer, Nancy Grace, & Ying Yang Twins	03x80: (Jun/20/2005)	As	Himself
Show: World Poker Tour (2003)
	• Hollywood Home Game 6	03x02: (Feb/20/2005)	As	Himself
Show: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
	• Donald Trump, Mekhi Phifer, Demetri Martin	12x72: (Feb/02/2005)	As	Himself
	• Alan Cumming, Mekhi Phifer, Bone Crusher	10x115: (May/06/2003)	As	Himself
Show: The View (1997)
	• Phifer/Richie	08x107: (Feb/02/2005)	As	Himself
	• Mekhi Phifer, Jean Louisa Kelly	06x161: (May/06/2003)	As	Himself
Show: Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003)
	• Tournament 4 Championship Game	04x06: (Nov/21/2004)	As	Himself
	• Tournament 4 Game 5	04x05: (Nov/14/2004)	As	Himself
Show: Punk'd (2003)
	• COPS: Mike Shinoda, Brandy, Mekhi Phifer	03x06: (May/30/2004)	As	Himself
Show: Best Week Ever (2004)
	• Rock Hall Of Fame, St. Pat's Day and more	01x09: (Mar/19/2004)	As	Himself
Show: The Daily Show (1996)
	• Mekhi Phifer	08x116: (Mar/17/2004)	As	Himself
Show: The Sharon Osbourne Show (US) (2003)
	• Episode 12	01x12: (Sep/30/2003)	As	Himself
Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
	• Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne, Mekhi Phifer	11x102: (Nov/20/2002)	As	Himself
Show: Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
	• Fallen Heroes (1)	06x22: (May/01/1998)	As	Junior Bunk
	• Control	05x09: (Dec/06/1996)	As	Nathaniel Lee Mahoney
Show: New York Undercover (1994)
	• Tough Love	03x03: (Sep/12/1996)	As	Dion Broat
	• The Smoking Section	01x15: (Jan/19/1995)	As	Sekou