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name: "Mekhi Phifer"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 December 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-17T01:21:03.731447+00:00"
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# Mekhi Phifer

Actor. Born 29 December 1974 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 December 1974, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1994–2006
- **Also known as:** Mekhi Thira Phifer

## Biography

Mekhi Phifer, also credited as Mekhi Thira Phifer, is an American actor. Born on 29 December 1974 in New York City, he began his career in 1995 after attending an open casting call for Spike Lee's *Clockers*, securing the lead role.

Phifer is best known for portraying Dr Greg Pratt on the NBC series *ER* from 2002 to 2008. He later appeared as Rex Matheson in the 2011 *Torchwood* miniseries *Miracle Day*. Other notable film roles include Future in *8 Mile* (2002), Andre in *Dawn of the Dead* (2004), and Max in the *Divergent* series (2014–2016).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Torchwood* (2006), Fi1m 73, as Rex Matheson — [page](https://film.one/tv/torchwood.md)
- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, as Greg Pratt — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)

## Also known for

- *Divergent* (2014), Max
- *Insurgent* (2015), Max
- *8 Mile* (2002), Future
- *Allegiant* (2016), Max
- *Dawn of the Dead* (2004), Andre
- *Chicago P.D.* (2014), Joe Baker
- *I Still Know What You Did Last Summer* (1998), Tyrell
- *Lie to Me* (2009), Ben Reynolds

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