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Mekhi Phifer

Raised by his mother, Rhoda, a high school teacher. Phifer's acting career began when he auditioned at an open casting call for director Spike Lee's Clockers and was selected for the leading role. Working alongside Harvey Keitel and Delroy Lindo, he garnered critical acclaim for his compelling performance as Strike, a young New Jersey drug dealer involved in a murder cover-up. Following his impressive screen debut, he appeared in the comedy spoof High School High.

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Filmography

Insurgent

2015
as Max

8 Mile

2002
as David "Future" Porter

Allegiant

2016
as Max

Divergent

2014
as Max

Honey

2003
as Chaz

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

1998
as Tyrell

Dawn of the Dead

2004
as Andre

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

2014
as Lewis

Impostor

2001
as Cale

Last Man Standing

2011
as Jeremy Davis

With All Deliberate Speed

2004
as Mekhi Phifer

Canal Street

2019
as Prosecutor A.J. Canton

O

2001
as Odin James

Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground

1997

Flypaper

2011
as Darrien

The Tuskegee Airmen

1995
as Lewis Johns

A Day In The Life

2009
as King Khi

This Christmas

2007
as Gerald

The MC: Why We Do It

2005
as Narrator

Chocolate City: Vegas Strip

2016
as Best Valentine

Lights Out

2024
as Max Bomer

The Suspect

2013
as The Suspect

Clockers

1995
as Ronald 'Strike' Dunham

Brian's Song

2001
as Gale Sayers

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

2001
as Hill

Slow Burn

2005
as Isaac Duperde

The Love Section

2013
as James Johnson

Hell's Kitchen

1998
as Johnny Miles

Uninvited Guest

1999
as Silk

Pandemic

2016
as Gunner

The Other Brother

2002
as Martin

High School High

1996
as Griff McReynolds

Paid in Full

2002
as Mitch

Puff, Puff, Pass

2006
as Big Daddy

Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above

2008
as Dr. Terry

Obsession

2019
as Sonny

Soul Food

1997
as Lem

A Lesson Before Dying

1999
as Jefferson

The Silent Hour

2024
as Lynch

The Hollow

Director

Movie Puff, Puff, Pass 2006

Producer

Movie Business as Usual: The Exploitation of Hip Hop 2011
Movie Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above 2008

Crew

Movie Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above 2008