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Mekhi Phifer Biography

Birth Name:Mekhi Thira Phifer

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Director

Fast Facts

  • Is chairman of the board of trustees of The Vine Group USA, which provides educational resources to African universities
  • Started his acting career by beating out a thousand hopefuls for the lead role of a narcotics dealer in an open casting call for "Clockers․"
  • On the big screen, he has acted in a number of dramas and teen thrillers
  • Known for his role as Dr․ Greg Pratt on the medical drama "ER․"
  • Plays poker in a number of venues and won the 2004 Celebrity Poker Showdown Championship
  • Launched thirdREEl, a pay-per-view distribution company for feature, short and documentary films

Awards

  • 1996CFCA Award-Most Promising Actor: nominated
  • 2000Black Reel-Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 2000Image Award-Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie/Miniseries/Dramatic Special: nominated
  • 2002Black Reel-Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2003Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2004Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2004Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Chemistry: nominated
  • 2004Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor - Drama/Action Adventure: nominated
  • 2004Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actor - Drama/Action Adventure: nominated
  • 2004Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Liplock: nominated
  • 2005Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2006Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2008Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2009Icon Award-: winner
  • 2010Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2013Best Performance by an Actor-: nominated
  • 2015Black Reel-Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series: nominated
  • 2015Image Award-Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: nominated