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Omar Epps

Acting

Born July 20, 1973 · New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Omar Hashim 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.

Filmography41 titles

Hollywood Black

2024as Self

House

2004as Eric Foreman

This Is Us

2016as Darnell Hodges

Power Book III: Raising Kanan

2021as Malcolm Howard

ER

1994as Dennis Gant

Resurrection

2013as J. Martin Bellamy

Love & Basketball

2000as Quincy McCall

Shooter

2016as Isaac Johnson

Juice

1992as Quincy 'Q' Powell

Brother

2000as Denny

Name That Tune

as Self - Contestant

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

1996as Malik

The Devil You Know

2022as Marcus Cowans

The Wood

1999as Mike

In Too Deep

1999as Jeff Cole / J. Reid

Scream 2

1997as Phil Stevens

The Program

1993as Darnell Jefferson

The Daily Show

1996as Self

Higher Learning

1995as Malik Williams

Traffik

2018as John

Big Trouble

2002as Seitz

The Deliverance

2024as Melvin

Almost Christmas

2016as Malachi

Alfie

2004as Marlon

A Day in the Life

2009as O

Fatal Affair

2020as David Hammond

Trick

2019as Detective Mike Denver

Major League II

1994as Willie Mays Hayes

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003as Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self - Guest

3022

2019as Captain John Laine

Daybreak

1993as Hunter

Dracula 2000

2000as Marcus

Against the Ropes

2004as Luther Shaw

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009as Self - Guest

Breakfast of Champions

1999as Wayne Hoobler

Perfume

2001as J.B.

Tamron Hall

2019as Self - Guest

Moses the Black

2026as Malik

The Mod Squad

1999as Lincoln Hayes

The View

1997as Self