Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/29/1974
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Mekhi Thira Phiferمکی 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. His acting career began in 1995, when Phifer attended an open casting call for director Spike Lee’s Clockers, ...
Known For
Allegiant
as Max
Soul Food
as Lem
Shaft
as Trey Howard
This Christmas
as Gerald
Divergent
as Max
Honey
as Chaz
Lights Out
as Max Bomer
Impostor
as Cale
8 Mile
as Future
Slow Burn
as Isaac Duperde
Insurgent
as Max
Girl 6
as Himself (cameo) (uncredited)
The Silent Hour
as Mason Lynch
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
as James Henry
Hav Plenty
as Harold
Pandemic
as Gunner
Dawn of the Dead
as Andre
Subway Stories
as Man in Hallway (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")
Clockers
as Ronald 'Strike' Dunham
Obsession
as Sonny