Portrait of Mekhi Phifer

Acting

Mekhi Phifer

Career

Active from 1995 to 2026, busiest in 2001 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Torchwood
Torchwood
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mekhi Phifer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Historical
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Crime Drama 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Urban Crime Drama 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Brotherhood and Betrayal 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Urban Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Moon People
Moon People

as Captain Josh Briley

Marx
Marx

as Axel Marx

2020s

8 titles ยท average score 60
Be Happy
Be Happy (2026)

as Peter Mosley

Mary J. Blige Presents Be Happy
Mary J. Blige Presents Be Happy (2026)

as Peter Mosley

The Silent Hour
The Silent Hour (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mason Lynch

Lights Out
Lights Out (2024)
GoodWatch score 38

as Max Bomer

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

as James Henry

High Potential
High Potential (2024)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Arthur Ellis

Long Gone Heroes
Long Gone Heroes (2024)
GoodWatch score 41

as Moreao

Love, Victor
Love, Victor (2020)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Harold Brooks

2010s

21 titles ยท average score 57
Truth Be Told
Truth Be Told (2019)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as Markus Killebrew

Obsession
Obsession (2019)
GoodWatch score 41

as Sonny

The Bobby Brown Story
The Bobby Brown Story (2018)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Tommy Brown

Frequency
Frequency (2016)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Satch Reyna

Pandemic
Pandemic (2016)
GoodWatch score 48

as Gunner

A Day Late and a Dollar Short
A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lewis

Chicago P.D.
Chicago P.D. (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Joe Baker

Divergent
Divergent (2014)
GoodWatch score 54

as Max

The Suspect
The Suspect (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

as The Suspect

The Love Section
The Love Section (2013)
GoodWatch score 34

as James Johnson

Flypaper
Flypaper (2011)
GoodWatch score 42

as Darrien

Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing (2011)
GoodWatch score 44

as Jeremy Davis

2000s

21 titles ยท average score 64
Lie to Me
Lie to Me (2009)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Ben Reynolds

Torchwood
Torchwood (2006)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Rex Matheson

Puff, Puff, Pass
Puff, Puff, Pass (2006)
GoodWatch score 55

as Big Daddy

Slow Burn
Slow Burn (2005)
GoodWatch score 31

as Isaac Duperde

Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
GoodWatch score 70

as Andre

Honey
Honey (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

as Chaz

8 Mile
8 Mile (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

as Future

Paid in Full
Paid in Full (2002)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mitch

Impostor
Impostor (2001)
GoodWatch score 43

as Cale

O
O (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

as Odin James

Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)
GoodWatch score 55

as Hill

Brian's Song
Brian's Song (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gale Sayers

1990s

14 titles ยท average score 64
Uninvited Guest
Uninvited Guest (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

as Silk

A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

as Jefferson

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
GoodWatch score 31

as Tyrell

Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen (1998)
GoodWatch score 42

as Johnny Miles

Soul Food
Soul Food (1997)
GoodWatch score 73

as Lem

High School High
High School High (1996)
GoodWatch score 40

as Griff McReynolds

Clockers
Clockers (1995)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ronald 'Strike' Dunham

The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
GoodWatch score 80

as Lewis Johns

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Greg Pratt

New York Undercover
New York Undercover (1994)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Sekou

Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Nathaniel Lee 'Junior Bunk' Mahoney

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Lyman Ross