Mekhi Phifer

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1974-12-29 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Mekhi Phifer

Biography

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 rol...

Acting

2002

8 Mile

as Future

2004

2024

The Silent Hour

as Mason Lynch

2003

Honey

as Chaz

2001

O

as Odin James

1995

Clockers

as Ronald 'Strike' Dunham

2009

1995

The Tuskegee Airmen

as Lewis Johns

2006

Puff, Puff, Pass

as Big Daddy

1996

High School High

as Griff McReynolds

2002

Paid in Full

as Mitch

1999

1997

Soul Food

as Lem

2011

Flypaper

as Darrien

1998

Hell's Kitchen

as Johnny Miles

2005

Slow Burn

as Isaac Duperde

1999

2024

Lights Out

as Max Bomer

2011

Last Man Standing

as Jeremy Davis

1997

Hav Plenty

as Harold

2002

2014

Divergent

as Max

2013

The Love Section

as James Johnson

2013

The Suspect

as The Suspect

2015

Insurgent

as Max

2001

Impostor

as Cale

2016

Pandemic

as Gunner

2024

2016

Allegiant

as Max

2001

Brian's Song

as Gale Sayers

2018

A Talent For Trouble

as Mekhi Phifer

2016

2007

2019

Canal Street

as Prosecutor A.J. Canton

1996

Girl 6

as Himself (cameo) (uncredited)

2000

Shaft

as Trey Howard

2019

Obsession

as Sonny

1997

Subway Stories

as Man in Hallway (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

Production

2006

Puff, Puff, Pass

as Director

2008

2024

Lights Out

as Co-Executive Producer

2006

Puff, Puff, Pass

as Producer

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