Omar Epps
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
Prominent works featuring Omar Epps
House
Scream 2
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Daily Show
This Is Us
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
ER
The View
Alfie
Shooter
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (60 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Moses the Black | Malik | Movie | 2026 |
| Moses the Black | Executive Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Everybody Wants to Be Gen X | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | Red Clay | Screenplay | Movie | 2025 |
| Red Clay | Executive Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Deliverance | Melvin | Movie | 2024 |
 | Hollywood Black | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Crew Has It | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Devil You Know | Marcus Cowans | Movie | 2022 |
 | Power Book III: Raising Kanan | Malcolm Howard | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Name That Tune | Self - Contestant | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Fatal Affair | David Hammond | Movie | 2020 |
 | 3022 | Captain John Laine | Movie | 2019 |
 | Trick | Detective Mike Denver | Movie | 2019 |
 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Traffik | John | Movie | 2018 |
 | Shooter | Isaac Johnson | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Almost Christmas | Malachi | Movie | 2016 |
 | This Is Us | Darnell Hodges | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Resurrection | J. Martin Bellamy | TV Series | 2014 |
 | House M.D.: The Doctor Directs | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2012 |
 | House: Swan Song | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2009 |
 | A Day in the Life | O | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Megan Mullally Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2006 |
 | House | Eric Foreman | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Alfie | Marlon | Movie | 2004 |
 | Against the Ropes | Luther Shaw | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Conviction | Carl | Movie | 2002 |
 | Big Trouble | Seitz | Movie | 2002 |
| MTV 20: Jams | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 | |
 | Perfume | J.B. | Movie | 2001 |
 | Dracula 2000 | Marcus | Movie | 2000 |
 | Brother | Denny | Movie | 2000 |
 | Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | Love & Basketball | Quincy McCall | Movie | 2000 |
 | In Too Deep | Jeff Cole / J. Reid | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Wood | Mike | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Mod Squad | Lincoln Hayes | Movie | 1999 |
 | Breakfast of Champions | Wayne Hoobler | Movie | 1999 |
 | Scream 2 | Phil | Movie | 1997 |
 | First Time Felon | Greg Yance | Movie | 1997 |
 | The View | Self | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Daily Show | Self | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Deadly Voyage | Kingsley | Movie | 1996 |
 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | Malik | Movie | 1996 |
 | Higher Learning | Malik Williams | Movie | 1995 |
 | ER | Dennis Gant | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Major League II | Willie Mays Hayes | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Program | Darnell Jefferson | Movie | 1993 |
 | Daybreak | Hunter | Movie | 1993 |
 | Here and Now | Curtis | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Juice | Quincy 'Q' Powell | Movie | 1992 |
 | Street Justice | Clint | TV Series | 1991 |
 | In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story | Deron | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Green Flash | Charlie | Movie | 1988 |
 | Screen Two | Kingsley | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball” | Self | Movie | — |