Honey is a 2003 American dance film directed by Billie Woodruff. It stars Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer, Romeo Miller, Joy Bryant, and David Moscow, with a cameo by Missy Elliott and featured performances by Tweet, Jadakiss, Ginuwine, and Blaque.
Carmen: A Hip Hopera is a 2001 American musical romantic drama television film produced by MTV and directed by Robert Townsend. Starring Beyoncé Knowles in her debut acting role along with Mekhi Phifer, Mos Def, Rah Digga, Wyclef Jean, Da Brat, Joy Bryant, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow, it is based upon the 1875 opera Carmen by Georges Bizet, Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac, but set in modern-day Philadelphia and Los Angeles and featuring a mostly original hip-hop/R&B score in place of Bizet's opera.
O is a 2001 American romantic thriller film, and a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, set in an American high school. It stars Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, and Josh Hartnett. It was directed by Tim Blake Nelson and written by Brad Kaaya. The film contains many different styles of music, ranging from rap to opera. It was filmed in Charleston, South Carolina in the spring of 1999. Originally intended for release for October 17, 1999, it was shelved following the Columbine High School massacre; O was finally released on August 31, 2001. The film grossed $16 million at the United States box office, which was seen by distributor Lions Gate Films as a "box office success".
Mekhi Phifer is an American actor. He portrayed Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER from 2002 to 2008, and had a co-starring role opposite rapper Eminem in the 2002 feature film 8 Mile. He was a recurring cast member on the Showtime drama House of Lies, and also starred as CIA officer Rex Matheson in Torchwood: Miracle Day. Phifer is also known for his appearance in the music video for "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica.
Jeffrey Matthew Settle is an American actor. He is known for playing Captain Ronald Speirs on the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and Rufus Humphrey on the CW teen drama series Gossip Girl.
Impostor is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film based upon the 1953 short story "Impostor" by Philip K. Dick. The film starred Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Mekhi Phifer and was directed by Gary Fleder.
Clockers is a 1995 American crime drama film directed by Spike Lee. It is an adaptation of the 1992 novel of the same name by Richard Price, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Lee. The film stars Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, and Mekhi Phifer in his debut film role. Set in New York City, Clockers tells the story of Strike (Phifer), a street-level drug dealer who becomes entangled in a murder investigation.
Puff, Puff, Pass is a 2006 comedy crime film, also known as Living High, directed by Mekhi Phifer.
Ronnie Warner is an American actor, writer, producer and director. He is best known for his roles as Rico in the stoner comedy Puff, Puff, Pass and the gangster, Dude, in This Christmas.
Hell's Kitchen is a 1998 film starring Rosanna Arquette, William Forsythe, Angelina Jolie, Mekhi Phifer, and Johnny Whitworth. The film was written and directed by Tony Cinciripini. The film had a budget of $6,000,000 but grossed only $4,322 on its opening weekend.
A Lesson Before Dying is a 1999 American made-for-television drama film adapted from the 1993 Ernest J. Gaines novel of the same name. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie and a Peabody Award.
Brian's Song is the 2001 American remake of the 1971 television film Brian's Song, telling the story of Brian Piccolo, a white running back who meets, clashes with and befriends fellow Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers. The movie was adapted from Sayers' own words in his 1970 autobiography, I Am Third. The television movie, produced by Columbia TriStar Television, was first broadcast in the United States on The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC on December 2, 2001.
Agent Rex Matheson, portrayed by Mekhi Phifer, is a fictional character in the BBC television programme Torchwood, a spin-off from the long-running series Doctor Who. Phifer was one of three American actors to join Torchwood in its fourth series, Torchwood: Miracle Day (2011), as part of a then-new co-production between Torchwood's British network, BBC One, and its American financiers on US premium television network Starz.
Phifer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Chocolate City: Vegas Strip is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed and written by filmmaker Jean-Claude La Marre. The film stars Michael Jai White, Robert Ri'chard, Michael Bolwaire, Ginuwine, Mekhi Phifer, Darrin Henson, Mel B and Vivica A. Fox. It is the sequel to the 2015 film Chocolate City.
M. E. Holland is an American writer, director, producer, and actor. He owns a production company, DelFlix Pictures. He wrote and directed his first film The Other Brother (2001). In 2007, he wrote the screenplay for Love and Other Four Letter Words. Holland's work covers controversial issues such as sexual abuse, toxic masculinity, American misogyny, and morality in the African American community.
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat is an upcoming American drama film directed by Tina Mabry and written by Mabry and Cee Marcellus. Based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Edward Kelsey Moore, it stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan, Uzo Aduba, Mekhi Phifer, Julian McMahon, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Russell Hornsby.
Lights Out is a 2024 American action thriller film directed by Christian Sesma and starring Frank Grillo, Mekhi Phifer, Jaime King, with Dermot Mulroney, and Scott Adkins.
The Other Brother is a 2002 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Mandel Holland and starring Mekhi Phifer, Andre Blake, Michele Morgan and Tangi Miller.
The Silent Hour is an upcoming American crime thriller film written by Dan Hall, directed by Brad Anderson and starring Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong.
