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 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.
Filmography
all 72
Movies 47
TV Shows 25
self 13
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![Lights Out](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/697937-lights-out.jpg)
Lights Out (2024)
![Love, Victor](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/370318-love-victor.jpg)
Love, Victor (2020)
![Truth Be Told](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/186311-truth-be-told.jpg)
Truth Be Told (2019)
![Canal Street](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/217549-canal-street.jpg)
Canal Street (2019)
![The Bobby Brown Story](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/193046-the-bobby-brown-story.jpg)
The Bobby Brown Story (2018)
![A Talent For Trouble](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/451711-a-talent-for-trouble.jpg)
A Talent For Trouble (2018)
![Frequency](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/19417-frequency.jpg)
Frequency (2016)
![Chocolate City: Vegas Strip](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/44904-chocolate-city-vegas-strip.jpg)
Chocolate City: Vegas Strip (2016)
![Match Game](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/129922-match-game.jpg)
Match Game (2016)
![Secret City](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/62224-secret-city.jpg)
Secret City (2016)
![Roots](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/29188-roots.jpg)
Roots (2016)
![Pandemic](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/16913-pandemic.jpg)
Pandemic (2016)
![Chicago P.D.](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18072-chicago-p-d.jpg)
Chicago P.D. (2014)
![The Love Section](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15543-the-love-section.jpg)
The Love Section (2013)
![The Suspect](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/17785-the-suspect.jpg)
The Suspect (2013)
![Flypaper](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/20467-flypaper.jpg)
Flypaper (2011)
![Last Man Standing](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/19284-last-man-standing.jpg)
Last Man Standing (2011)
![White Collar](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27436-white-collar.jpg)
White Collar (2009)
![A Day in the Life](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18005-a-day-in-the-life.jpg)
A Day in the Life (2009)
![Lie to Me](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13203-lie-to-me.jpg)
Lie to Me (2009)
![Torchwood](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7402-torchwood.jpg)
Torchwood (2006)
![Psych](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18064-psych.jpg)
Psych (2006)
![Puff, Puff, Pass](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/17714-puff-puff-pass.jpg)
Puff, Puff, Pass (2006)
![Slow Burn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/37765-slow-burn.jpg)
Slow Burn (2005)
![The MC: Why We Do It](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/110880-the-mc-why-we-do-it.jpg)
The MC: Why We Do It (2005)
![8 Mile](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9824-8-mile.jpg)
8 Mile (2002)
![Brian's Song](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/101040-brian-s-song.jpg)
Brian's Song (2001)
![O](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/23385-o.jpg)
O (2001)
![Curb Your Enthusiasm](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8049-curb-your-enthusiasm.jpg)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
![Shaft](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1877-shaft.jpg)
Shaft (2000)
![A Lesson Before Dying](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/35022-a-lesson-before-dying.jpg)
A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
![Hav Plenty](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59279-hav-plenty.jpg)
Hav Plenty (1997)
![Subway Stories](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/41454-subway-stories-tales-from-the-underground.jpg)
Subway Stories (1997)
![High School High](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/43839-high-school-high.jpg)
High School High (1996)
![Girl 6](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9548-girl-6.jpg)
Girl 6 (1996)
![Clockers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10668-clockers.jpg)
Clockers (1995)
![The Tuskegee Airmen](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/29463-the-tuskegee-airmen.jpg)
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
![ER](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11120-er.jpg)
ER (1994)
![Late Night with Conan O'Brien](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15714-late-night-with-conan-o-brien.jpg)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
![Land of Grace](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1085199-land-of-grace.jpg)
Land of Grace
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1974-12-29 (49 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
RelationshipsMalinda Williams (1999-01-01 - 2003-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsMekhi Thira Phifer
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