Mekhi Phifer: movies and TV shows
Mekhi Phifer has 82 credits in the archive: 52 films and 30 TV series, from 1963 to 2026. Highest rated: On Air with Ryan Seacrest (9.5/10).
Career timeline
1963 – 2026 · busiest year: 2016 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mary J. Blige Presents Be Happy | Peter Mosley | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 2026 | Be Happy | Peter Mosley | Film | 7.7 | 51 |
| 2024 | High Potential | Arthur Ellis | TV | 8.2 | 49 |
| 2024 | Lights Out | Max Bomer | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 2024 | Lights Out | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 2024 | Long Gone Heroes | Moreao | Film | 5.4 | 49 |
| 2024 | The Silent Hour | Mason Lynch | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 2024 | The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat | James Henry | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 2020 | Love, Victor | Harold Brooks | TV | 8.6 | 45 |
| 2019 | Truth Be Told | Markus Killebrew | TV | 7.1 | 44 |
| 2019 | Obsession | Sonny | Film | 5.2 | 44 |
| 2019 | Canal Street | Prosecutor A.J. Canton | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2018 | A Talent For Trouble | Mekhi Phifer | Film | 1.0 | 43 |
| 2018 | The Bobby Brown Story | Tommy Brown | TV | 6.8 | 43 |
| 2016 | Match Game | Self - Panelist | TV | 6.4 | 41 |
| 2016 | Allegiant | Max | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 2016 | Frequency | Satch Reyna | TV | 7.1 | 41 |
| 2016 | Roots | Jerusalem | TV | 6.9 | 41 |
| 2016 | Secret City | Ambassador Moreton | TV | 6.6 | 41 |
| 2016 | Pandemic | Gunner | Film | 5.1 | 41 |
| 2016 | Chocolate City: Vegas Strip | Best Valentine | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 2015 | Insurgent | Max | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. | Joe Baker | TV | 8.4 | 39 |
| 2014 | Divergent | Max | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 2014 | A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Lewis | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 2013 | Beat Bobby Flay | Self | TV | 6.2 | 38 |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night | Self | TV | 6.5 | 38 |
| 2013 | The Suspect | The Suspect | Film | 5.3 | 38 |
| 2013 | The Love Section | James Johnson | Film | 2.0 | 38 |
| 2012 | Key & Peele | Cousin | TV | 7.7 | 37 |
| 2011 | Flypaper | Darrien | Film | 6.4 | 36 |
| 2011 | Last Man Standing | Jeremy Davis | Film | 4.5 | 36 |
| 2009 | White Collar | Kyle Collins | TV | 8.2 | 34 |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Ben Reynolds | TV | 7.9 | 34 |
| 2009 | A Day in the Life | King Khi | Film | 5.8 | 34 |
| 2008 | Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above | Maxwell Terry | Film | 5.2 | 33 |
| 2008 | Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above | Film | 5.2 | 33 | |
| 2007 | This Christmas | Gerald | Film | 6.6 | 32 |
| 2006 | Psych | Drake | TV | 7.9 | 31 |
| 2006 | Torchwood | Rex Matheson | TV | 7.3 | 31 |
| 2006 | Puff, Puff, Pass | Big Daddy | Film | 5.7 | 31 |
| 2006 | Puff, Puff, Pass | Film | 5.7 | 31 | |
| 2006 | Puff, Puff, Pass | Film | 5.7 | 31 | |
| 2005 | Slow Burn | Isaac Duperde | Film | 5.3 | 30 |
| 2004 | Best Week Ever | TV | 5.9 | 29 | |
| 2004 | On Air with Ryan Seacrest | Self | TV | 9.5 | 29 |
| 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | Andre | Film | 7.1 | 29 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 28 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 28 |
| 2003 | Punk'd | Self | TV | 5.1 | 28 |
| 2003 | Honey | Chaz | Film | 6.4 | 28 |
| 2003 | The Making of '8 Mile' | Self | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 2002 | 8 Mile | Future | Film | 7.1 | 27 |
| 2002 | Paid in Full | Mitch | Film | 6.8 | 27 |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 2002 | The Other Brother | Martin | Film | 4.8 | 27 |
| 2001 | Carmen: A Hip Hopera | Hill | Film | 6.4 | 26 |
| 2001 | Impostor | Cale | Film | 6.1 | 26 |
| 2001 | O | Odin James | Film | 5.9 | 26 |
| 2001 | Brian's Song | Gale Sayers | Film | 6.4 | 26 |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Omar Jones | TV | 8.0 | 25 |
| 2000 | Shaft | Trey Howard | Film | 6.0 | 25 |
| 1999 | Uninvited Guest | Silk | Film | 5.4 | 24 |
| 1999 | A Lesson Before Dying | Jefferson | Film | 5.0 | 24 |
| 1998 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | Tyrell | Film | 5.4 | 23 |
| 1998 | Hell's Kitchen | Johnny Miles | Film | 5.1 | 23 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 22 |
| 1997 | Subway Stories | Man in Hallway (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness") | Film | 5.6 | 22 |
| 1997 | Soul Food | Lem | Film | 6.3 | 22 |
| 1997 | Hav Plenty | Harold | Film | 5.8 | 22 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 21 |
| 1996 | Girl 6 | Self (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 21 |
| 1996 | High School High | Griff McReynolds | Film | 5.5 | 21 |
| 1995 | Clockers | Ronald 'Strike' Dunham | Film | 6.7 | 20 |
| 1995 | The Tuskegee Airmen | Lewis Johns | Film | 7.1 | 20 |
| 1994 | ER | Greg Pratt | TV | 7.8 | 19 |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | Sekou | TV | 7.3 | 19 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 18 |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Nathaniel Lee 'Junior Bunk' Mahoney | TV | 8.1 | 18 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Lyman Ross | TV | 7.3 | 15 |
| 1963 | Miss USA | Self - Judge | TV | 6.0 | 11 |
| Marx | Axel Marx | Film | — | — |