Mekhi Phifer
Biography
Mekhi Phifer is an American actor who broke through in the mid-1990s after winning a casting call for Spike Lee's Clockers (1995) while he was studying electrical engineering at Columbia University. In the years that followed he appeared in Soul Food (1997), the comedy spoof High School High (1996), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), the title role of O (2001), Paid in Full (2002) and 8 Mile (2002) opposite Eminem. His best known television part is Dr. Greg Pratt on ER, which he played from 2002 to 2008 and which brought him two NAACP Image Award nominations, and he earned another for the TV film A Lesson Before Dying. Later credits include Rex Matheson in Torchwood: Miracle Day, a recurring role on House of Lies, Broadway's Stick Fly and the film Long Gone Heroes (2024).
51years old
Turns 52 on December 29in 48 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 29
- Career span
- 29 years1995 to 2024
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Behind the camera
Phifer launched Third Reel Films in January 2011, a company meant to give filmmakers a place to show their work to entertainment representatives and acquisition executives.
Mekhi Phifer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Hassan Johnson appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Hassan Johnson's page
Ving Rhames's page
Vivica A. Fox's page
Frank Grillo's page
Also two films together18 more actors
- Ashley JuddDivergent (2014) and Flypaper (2011)
- Delroy LindoThis Christmas (2007) and Clockers (1995)
- Tony GoldwynInsurgent (2015) and Divergent (2014)
- Ray StevensonInsurgent (2015) and Divergent (2014)
- Zoë KravitzInsurgent (2015) and Divergent (2014)
- Maggie QInsurgent (2015) and Divergent (2014)
- Shailene WoodleyInsurgent (2015) and Divergent (2014)
- Jai CourtneyInsurgent (2015) and Divergent (2014)
- Miles TellerInsurgent (2015) and Divergent (2014)
- Theo JamesInsurgent (2015) and Divergent (2014)
- Joy BryantHoney (2003) and Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)
- Sticky FingazA Day in the Life (2009) and Clockers (1995)
- Ansel ElgortInsurgent (2015) and Divergent (2014)
- Ben Lloyd-HughesInsurgent (2015) and Divergent (2014)
- Fredro StarrA Day in the Life (2009) and Clockers (1995)
- Malinda WilliamsUninvited Guest (1999) and High School High (1996)
- Mel JacksonUninvited Guest (1999) and Soul Food (1997)
- Ronnie WarnerThis Christmas (2007) and Puff, Puff, Pass (2006)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Mekhi Phifer's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.1 billion
15 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 29 films: 15 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 6 figure not found.
- 15Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 6Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$297M25.9% of the total
- 2$289M25.2% of the total
- 3$243M21.2% of the total
- 4$102M8.9% of the total
- 5$84M7.3% of the total
- 6$63M5.5% of the total
- 7$21M1.9% of the total
- 8$16M1.4% of the total
$29.8 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
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