Mekhi Phifer

Personal Info

Birthday

December 29, 1974

(50 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Mekhi Thira Phifer

مکی فایفر

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.

Known For

Law & Order

Chicago P.D.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Psych

White Collar

Lie to Me

Torchwood

Filmography

2024
The Silent Hour
as Mason Lynch
Long Gone Heroes
as Moreao
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
as James Henry
Lights Out
as Max Bomer
2019
Obsession
as Sonny
Canal Street
as Prosecutor A.J. Canton
2018
A Talent For Trouble
as Mekhi Phifer
2016
Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
as Best Valentine
Allegiant
as Max
Pandemic
as Gunner
2015
Insurgent
as Max
2014
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
as Lewis
Divergent
as Max
2013
The Love Section
as James Johnson
The Suspect
as The Suspect
2011
Flypaper
as Darrien
Last Man Standing
as Jeremy Davis
2009
A Day in the Life
as King Khi
2008
Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above
as Maxwell Terry
2007
This Christmas
as Gerald
2006
Puff, Puff, Pass
as Big Daddy
2005
Slow Burn
as Isaac Duperde
2004
Dawn of the Dead
as Andre
2003
Honey
as Chaz
The Making of '8 Mile'
as Self
2002
8 Mile
as Future
Paid in Full
as Mitch
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
The Other Brother
as Martin
2001
Impostor
as Cale
Brian's Song
as Gale Sayers
O
as Odin James
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
as Hill
2000
Shaft
as Trey Howard
1999
Uninvited Guest
as Silk
A Lesson Before Dying
as Jefferson
1998
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
as Tyrell
Hell's Kitchen
as Johnny Miles
1997
Soul Food
as Lem
Hav Plenty
as Harold
Subway Stories
as Man in Hallway (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")
1996
High School High
as Griff McReynolds
Girl 6
as Himself (cameo) (uncredited)
1995
Clockers
as Ronald 'Strike' Dunham
The Tuskegee Airmen
as Lewis Johns