Mekhi Phifer

About

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...

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Law & OrderSeries • 1990TorchwoodSeries • 2006Chicago P.D.Series • 2014PsychSeries • 2006Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000ERSeries • 1994High PotentialSeries • 2024White CollarSeries • 2009Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries • 1993Lie to MeSeries • 2009Key & PeeleSeries • 2012New York UndercoverSeries • 1994InsurgentMovie • 2015House of LiesSeries • 2012Truth Be ToldSeries • 2019DivergentMovie • 2014Love, VictorSeries • 20208 MileMovie • 2002AllegiantMovie • 2016Dawn of the DeadMovie • 2004FrequencySeries • 2016I Still Know What You Did Last SummerMovie • 1998RootsSeries • 2016Secret CitySeries • 2016