Mekhi Phifer (/mɛˌkaɪ ˈfaɪfər/; born December 29, 1974) is an
American actor. He portrayed Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running
medical drama ER and had a co-starring role opposite Eminem in the
feature film 8 Mile. He was a recurring cast member on the Fox crime
show Lie to Me in the role of Ben Reynolds before season three, and
also starred as CIA agent Rex Matheson in Torchwood: Miracle
Day.Phifer was born in Harlem, New York City and grew up in a
single-parent household with his mother, Rhoda Phifer, a high-school
teacher.In 1994, Phifer attended an open-casting call for director
Spike Lee's Clockers, beating over a thousand others to get the lead
role as a narcotics dealer embroiled in a murder cover-up. He followed
that role with another in the comedy spoof feature High School High
(which also starred his former wife Malinda Williams) and continued by
co-starring in the horror film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer,
starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr.. He also starred
in the film “Paid in Full†in 2003.
American actor. He portrayed Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running
medical drama ER and had a co-starring role opposite Eminem in the
feature film 8 Mile. He was a recurring cast member on the Fox crime
show Lie to Me in the role of Ben Reynolds before season three, and
also starred as CIA agent Rex Matheson in Torchwood: Miracle
Day.Phifer was born in Harlem, New York City and grew up in a
single-parent household with his mother, Rhoda Phifer, a high-school
teacher.In 1994, Phifer attended an open-casting call for director
Spike Lee's Clockers, beating over a thousand others to get the lead
role as a narcotics dealer embroiled in a murder cover-up. He followed
that role with another in the comedy spoof feature High School High
(which also starred his former wife Malinda Williams) and continued by
co-starring in the horror film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer,
starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr.. He also starred
in the film “Paid in Full†in 2003.
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