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Omar Epps

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jul 20, 1973 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Omar Hashim Epps (born July 20, 1973) is an American actor, rapper, and producer. Epps's film roles include Juice, Higher Learning, The Wood, In Too Deep, and Love & Basketball. His television work includes the role of Dr Dennis Gant in the medical drama series ER, J. Martin Bellamy in Resurrection, Dr Eric Foreman on the Fox medical drama series House from 2004 to 2012, Isaac Johnson in the TV series Shooter from 2016 to 2018, and Detective Malcolm Howard on the Starz crime drama Power Book III: Raising Kanan. He has been awarded nine NAACP Image Awards, two Teen Choice Awards, one MTV Movie Award, one Black Reel Award, and one Screen Actors Guild Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Omar Epps, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2026Moses the BlackMalik
2025Everybody Wants to Be Gen XSelf
2024The DeliveranceMelvin
2022The Devil You KnowMarcus Cowans
2022The Crew Has It
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest
2021Power Book III: Raising KananMalcolm Howard
2021Name That TuneSelf - Contestant
2020Fatal AffairDavid Hammond
2019TrickDetective Mike Denver
20193022Captain John Laine
2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
2018TraffikJohn
2016Almost ChristmasMalachi
2016ShooterIsaac Johnson
2016This Is UsDarnell Hodges
2014ResurrectionJ. Martin Bellamy
2012House: Swan Song奥马尔·埃普斯
2012House M.D.: The Doctor Directs
2009A Day in the LifeO
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - Guest
2004Against the RopesLuther Shaw
2004AlfieMarlon
2004HouseEric Foreman
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2002Big TroubleSeitz
2002ConvictionCarl Upchurch
2001PerfumeJ.B.
2001MTV 20: Jams
2000BrotherDenny
2000Dracula 2000Marcus
2000Love & BasketballQuincy McCall
1999In Too DeepJeff Cole / J. Reid
1999The WoodMike
1999The Mod SquadLincoln Hayes
1999Breakfast of ChampionsWayne Hoobler
1997First Time FelonGreg Yance
1997Scream 2Phil Stevens
1997The ViewSelf
1996Deadly VoyageKingsley
1996Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the HoodMalik
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1995Higher LearningMalik Williams
1994Major League IIWillie Mays Hayes
1994ERDennis Gant
1993DaybreakHunter
1993The ProgramDarnell Jefferson
1992JuiceQuincy 'Q' Powell
1992Here and NowCurtis
1991In The Shadow Of Love: A Teen AIDS StoryDeron
1991Street JusticeClint
1988The Green FlashCharlie
-Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”Self
Production
2026Moses the BlackExecutive Producer
2025Red ClayExecutive Producer
Writing
2025Red ClayScreenplay