# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mekhi-phifer
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:21:51.605Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mekhi-phifer"
name: "Mekhi Phifer"
slug: "mekhi-phifer"
description: "Mekhi Phifer is an American actor. Beginning his career in the mid-1990s, Phifer was known for a few notable roles in films including Clockers, Soul Food, High School High and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. He also appeared in the 1998 music video for \"The Boy Is Mine\" by Brandy and Monica. In 2002, he had a co-starring role opposite rapper Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile. His most notable television role is that of Dr. Greg Pratt, whom he portrayed from 2002 to 2008 on NBC's long-running medical drama ER (1994–2009). From July to October 2011, he played the role of CIA officer Rex Matheson in the British–American science fiction television show, Torchwood: Miracle Day. In 2013, he became a recurring cast member during season three on the Showtime drama House of Lies. Phifer starred in the action feature film Long Gone Heroes, with Frank Grillo and Andy Garcia, in 2024."
tagline: "American actor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mekhi_Phifer_at_2011_Comic-Con_International_(5983164175)_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1974-12-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           58.2
  momentum:             1.000731127764577
  historical:           24.39440933333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/MekhiPhifer"
    handle:    "MekhiPhifer"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001616/"
    handle:    "nm0001616"
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    title: "Discogs"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Մեքայ Ֆայֆեր"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Mekhi Phifer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "메키 파이퍼"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Mekhi Phifer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Mekhi Phifer"
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  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekhi_Phifer"
    title: "Mekhi Phifer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekhi_Phifer"
    title: "Mekhi Phifer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Файфер, Мекай"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Мекај Фајфер"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Mekhi Phifer"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump