Mekhi Phifer

Mekhi Phifer: Biography in Details

Who is Mekhi Phifer?

Mekhi Phifer is an American actor who has also achieved considerable fame as a director, producer, and rapper.

In fact, Mekhi Phifer was a regular on the Fox crime show Lie to Me in the role of Ben Reynolds before season three, and also starred as CIA agent Rex Matheson in Torchwood: Miracle Day.

How old is Mekhi Phifer?

Mekhi Phifer was born in Harlem, New York City, New York, the United States on December 29, 1974, and he is currently 45 years old.

His father’s name is unknown and his mother’s name is Rhoda Phifer (schoolteacher), she took care of the boy as a single parent. She was a very committed mother and it never affected Mekhi that he could never meet his father.

He has a brother named, Fernando Cameron. Mekhi holds American citizenship and mixed (African-American) ethnicity. His birth sign is Capricorn.

Education, School/ College University

Mekhi Phifer completed his high school graduation from the Lincoln Square Auxiliary Services High School with good grades. Then, he enrolled in the electrical engineering program at the reputed State University of New York in New Paltz, New York City.

Mekhi Phifer: Professional Life, Career

On talking about his profession, during 1994, Mekhi Phifer attended an open casting call for director Spike Lee’s Clockers, beating over a thousand others to get the lead role as a narcotics dealer embroiled in a murder cover-up.

He followed that role with another in the comedy spoof feature High School High and continued by co-starring in the horror film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, starring with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze, Jr.

Unfortunately, Phifer left the show in September 2008, in the first episode of Season 15. Additionally, he also received additional notice for his performance opposite singer Beyoncé Knowles (from Destiny’s Child) on MTV’s alternative take on the Carmen legend with the movie Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001). During 2009, Phifer began a guest-starring arc on the Fox drama Lie to Me.

During 2011, Phifer also starred alongside John Barrowman and Eve Myles as CIA agent Rex Matheson in Torchwood: Miracle Day, the fourth series of the BBC/Starz Entertainment television show Torchwood.

Besides that, Mekhi Phifer starred as Agent Collins in the fourth season of White Collar. Hence, Phifer also made a guest appearance on the sitcom series Husbands in its second season. In fall 2016, he joined the TV series Frequency as a series regular.

Awards, Nomination

He has won Black Reel Award for Network/Cable – Best Supporting Actor for A Lesson Before Dying (1999). Similarly, Mekhi Phifer has won the Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for ER (1994).

How much is the net worth of Mekhi Phifer?

There is no information regarding his income, salary. But his net worth is estimated at around $8 million as of 2023.

Mekhi Phifer: Rumors and Controversy/ Scandal

This actor hasn’t been linked to any known controversy, rumors, and legal issues. He is far from rumors and controversies.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Mekhi Phifer has a height of  5 feet 10 inches. Additionally, he weighs 82 Kg. His hair color is black and his eye color is brown.

Social Media

Mekhi Phifer has around 65.4K followers on Twitter, around 139K followers on Instagram. But he is not active on Facebook.

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