Mekhi Phifer
Mekhi Phifer
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Brad Anderson
Writers: Dan Hall,
Cast: Anthony Grant, Djinda Kane, Joel Kinnaman, Jonathan Koensgen, Mark Strong, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Eklund, Mike Parish, Sandra Mae Frank, Seán James Sutton,
Director: Christian Sesma
Writers: Chad Law,
Cast: Amaury Nolasco, Dermot Mulroney, Donald Cerrone, Frank Grillo, Jaime King, JuJu Chan, Justin Furstenfeld, Mekhi Phifer, Paul Sloan, Scott Adkins,
Director: Rob Minkoff
Writers: Scott Moore,
Cast: Ashley Judd, Curtis Armstrong, Jeffrey Tambor, John Ventimiglia, Matt Ryan, Mekhi Phifer, Patrick Dempsey, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Rob Huebel, Tim Blake Nelson,
Director: Zack Snyder
Writers: James Gunn,
Cast: Jake Weber, Jayne Eastwood, Kevin Zegers, Lindy Booth, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Barry, Michael Kelly, Sarah Polley, Ty Burrell, Ving Rhames,
Director: Bille Woodruff
Writers: Alonzo Brown,
Cast: Al Shearer, Christian Monzon, David Moscow, Jessica Alba, Joy Bryant, Jull Weber, Lonette McKee, Mekhi Phifer, Romeo, Zachary Isaiah Williams,
Director: Curtis Hanson
Writers: Scott Silver,
Cast: Brittany Murphy, De'Angelo Wilson, Eminem, Eugene Byrd, Evan Jones, Kim Basinger, Larry Hudson, Mekhi Phifer, Omar Benson Miller, Taryn Manning,
Director: Charles Stone III
Writers: Thulani Davis,
Cast: Cam'ron, Chi McBride, Cynthia Martells, Elise Neal, Esai Morales, Kevin Carroll, Mekhi Phifer, Regina Hall, Ron Cephas Jones, Wood Harris,
Director: Gary Fleder
Writers: David Twohy,
Cast: Burt Bulos, D-Teflon, Gary Dourdan, Gary Sinise, Ivana Mili?evi?, Madeleine Stowe, Mekhi Phifer, Tim Guinee, Tony Shalhoub, Vincent D'Onofrio,
Director: Tim Blake Nelson
Writers: Brad Kaaya,
Cast: Andrew Keegan, Anthony Johnson, Chris Freihofer, Elden Henson, John Heard, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Martin Sheen, Mekhi Phifer, Rain Phoenix,
Director: Spike Lee
Writers: Richard Price,
Cast: Delroy Lindo, Harvey Keitel, Isaiah Washington, John Turturro, Keith David, Mekhi Phifer, Peewee Love, Regina Taylor, Sticky Fingaz, Thomas Jefferson Byrd,
