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Mario Van Peebles

American actor and producer · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1957 · age 69

Mario Cain Van Peebles is a Mexican-born American actor and director. He is the son of Melvin Van Peebles, whom he played in the 2003 biopic Baadasssss!, which he also co-wrote, produced, and directed.

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2026NemesisSeries, Director, Producer2025Breakdown: 1975Film2020SeizedFilm, Mzamo2018A Million Little ThingsSeries, RonaldArmedFilm, 2018Director, Writer2014Chicago P.D.Series, DirectorDrumline: A New BeatFilm, 2014Mr. Bolton2012NashvilleSeries, Director2011All Things Fall ApartFilm, Director2008Sons of AnarchySeries, Director2007SharpshooterFilm, Flick2005Carlito's Way: Rise to PowerFilm, Earl2004LostSeries, Director2001AliFilm, Malcolm X1999Judgment DayFilm, Producer1998Martial LawSeries, Jake Cord1996SoloFilm, Solo1995The Outer LimitsSeries, Captain William Clark1994Highlander III: The SorcererFilm, Kane1991New Jack CityFilm, Director198721 Jump StreetSeries, Director19863:15 the Moment of TruthFilm, Whisperer1984The Cosby ShowSeries, Garvin1971Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss SongFilm, Young Sweetback1957Born15 January 1957

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Known for

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  • Heartbreak Ridge 1986
  • Run the Race 2019
  • Drumline: A New Beat 2014
  • Seized 2020
  • Ali 2001

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Filmography 40

178 credits on file

Television 24

Media & music

About this person

He also starred in Heartbreak Ridge (1986), New Jack City (1991), and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016), the latter two of which he had directed.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
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Born 1957 · age 69

In the same film or series as Mario

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