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Method Man

Acting

Born March 2, 1971 · Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Cliff 'Method Man' Smith · Clifford Smith · Wu-Tang Clan

Biography

Clifford Smith (born April 1, 1971 in Staten Island, New York), better known by his stage name Method Man or Meth is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man & Redman along with fellow rapper Redman. He won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" with Mary J. Blige. He appeared in the motion pictures Belly, How High, Garden State as well as a minor role in The Wackness. On television, he and hip-hop collaborator Redman co-starred on the short-lived Fox sitcom Method & Red, and he had a recurring role as Calvin "Cheese" Wagstaff on the acclaimed HBO drama series The Wire. Description above from the Wikipedia article Method Man, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography50+ titles

The Wire

2002as Melvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff

Power Book II: Ghost

2020as Davis Maclean

Scorpion

2014as Lucky the King

Godfather of Harlem

2019as Sam Christian

Oz

1997as Carlton 'Tug' Daniels

First Wives Club

2019as Beast

Wild 'N Out

2005

Impractical Jokers

2011

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Dennis King

Third Watch

1999as C-Note

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014as Self

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1993

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self

Teenage Bounty Hunters

2020as Terrance Coin

The Deuce

2017as Rodney

The Good Wife

2009as Young Boxer

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Drops

Martin

1992as Method Man

Poker Face

2023as Frank "Brick" Bricatino

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023as Torg (voice)

The Masked Singer

2019as Self - Stud Muffin

30 for 30

2009as Himself

Burn Notice

2007as Valentine

How Music Got Free

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men

2019as Self

Secret History of Comics

2017as Self

The Good Guys

2010as Kenny

Paterson

2016as Method Man

Garden State

2004as Diego

Rhyme & Reason

1997as Self

Mad TV

1995as Gentry Abrams

Luke Cage

2016as Cliff 'Method Man' Smith

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Comic Book Men

2012as Self

Cop Land

1997as Shondel

The Jamie Foxx Show

1996as Method Man

Bad Shabbos

2024as Jordan

Peppermint

2018as Narcotics Detective Barker

One Eight Seven

1997as Dennis Broadway

Mary J Blige's My Life

2021as Self

Red Tails

2012as Sticks

Brown Sugar

2002as Self

Shaft

2019as Freddie P.

You're Watching Video Music Box

2021as Self (archive footage)

The Wackness

2008as Percy

How High

2001as Silas P. Silas

The Daily Show

1996as Self

Shadow Force

2025as Unc

Bupkis

2023as Carnival Worker

Magnum Dopus

2020as Self