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Although he had almost no prior acting experience, Mekhi Phifer made a highly auspicious screen debut as Strike, a 19-year-old petty drug dealer in Spike Lee's gritty urban drama Clockers (1995). A veteran of the Harlem streets, Phifer got his break when he attended an open casting call with only photo booth pictures of himself to give to interviewers. Displaying a rare charisma and intensity that was perfect for the role of Lee's ambitious protagonist, the novice actor beat the considerable odds against him and out-acted nearly 1,000 other applicants for the part.
Following the success surrounding his Clockers debut, Phifer appeared in The Tuskegee Airmen, a powerful drama starring Laurence Fishburne that first aired on the HBO cable network. In 1997, Phifer made another strong impression playing the volatile but good-hearted Lem in George Tillman Jr.'s comedy drama Soul Food. The following year, he took part in the rage of teen horror films as one of the stars of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and further established himself as one of Hollywood's more photogenic up-and-comers by starring alongside Julia Stiles and Josh Hartnett in O (2000), a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello that saw Phifer as a high-school basketball star betrayed by his jealous best friend.
Though a well-known performer, Phifer didn't have a bona fide hit until 2002 when he played Future alongside hip-hop star Eminem in the urban drama 8 Mile. That same year, Phifer found success on the small screen as well, joining the cast of NBC's long-running hit medical series ER.
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Last Man Standing
Actor |
2011 | |||
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Lie to Me: Season 01
Actor |
2009 | |||
Lie to Me: Season 02
Actor |
2009 | |||
A Day in the Life
Actor |
2007 | |||
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ER: Season 14
Actor |
2007 | |||
Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above
Actor, Producer |
2007 | |||
Slow Burn
Actor |
2007 | |||
This Christmas
Actor, Executive Producer |
2007 | |||
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ER: Season 13
Actor |
2006 | |||
Puff, Puff, Pass
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2006 | |||
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2005 | |||
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ER: Season 12
Actor |
2005 | |||
Dawn of the Dead
Actor |
2004 | |||
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ER: Season 11
Actor |
2004 | |||
The MC: Why We Do It
Voice |
2004 | |||
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2004 | |||
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ER: Season 10
Actor |
2003 | |||
Honey
Actor |
2003 | |||
8 Mile
Actor |
2002 | |||
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ER: Season 09
Actor |
2002 | |||
Paid in Full
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2002 | |||
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Brian's Song
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2001 | |||
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Actor |
2001 | |||
O
Actor |
2001 | |||
The Other Brother
Actor |
2001 | |||
Impostor
Actor |
2000 | |||
Shaft
Actor |
2000 | |||
A Lesson Before Dying
Actor |
1999 | |||
The Source: 1999 Hip-Hop Music Awards
Performance |
1999 | |||
Uninvited Guest
Actor |
1999 | |||
Hell's Kitchen N.Y.C.
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1998 | |||
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1998 | |||
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1998 | |||
Hav Plenty
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1997 | |||
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1997 | |||
Soul Food
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1997 | |||
High School High
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1996 | |||
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1996 | |||
Clockers
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1995 |
