Actor profile

Omar Epps

20th July 1973 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

36 Movies 19 TV Shows 57 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Moses the Black poster

Moses the Black 30th January 2026 as Malik

Everybody Wants to Be Gen X poster

Everybody Wants to Be Gen X 2nd December 2025 as Self

The Deliverance poster

The Deliverance 16th August 2024 as Melvin

The Devil You Know poster

The Devil You Know 1st April 2022 as Marcus Cowans

Fatal Affair poster

Fatal Affair 16th July 2020 as David Hammond

3022 poster

3022 22nd November 2019 as Captain John Laine

Trick poster

Trick 18th October 2019 as Detective Mike Denver

Traffik poster

Traffik 20th April 2018 as John

Almost Christmas poster

Almost Christmas 11th November 2016 as Malachi

House M.D.: The Doctor Directs poster

House M.D.: The Doctor Directs 21st August 2012

House: Swan Song poster

House: Swan Song 21st May 2012 as Self

A Day in the Life poster

A Day in the Life 7th July 2009 as O

Alfie poster

Alfie 22nd October 2004 as Marlon

Against the Ropes poster

Against the Ropes 20th February 2004 as Luther Shaw

Conviction poster

Conviction 29th September 2002 as Carl

Big Trouble poster

Big Trouble 5th April 2002 as Seitz

Perfume poster

Perfume 8th April 2001 as J.B.

Dracula 2000 poster

Dracula 2000 22nd December 2000 as Marcus

Brother poster

Brother 13th December 2000 as Denny

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano poster

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano 5th May 2000 as Self

Love & Basketball poster

Love & Basketball 21st April 2000 as Quincy McCall

In Too Deep poster

In Too Deep 25th August 1999 as Jeff Cole / J. Reid

The Wood poster

The Wood 16th July 1999 as Mike

The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad 26th March 1999 as Lincoln Hayes

Breakfast of Champions poster

Breakfast of Champions 18th February 1999 as Wayne Hoobler

Scream 2 poster

Scream 2 12th December 1997 as Phil

First Time Felon poster

First Time Felon 6th September 1997 as Greg Yance

Deadly Voyage poster

Deadly Voyage 14th June 1996 as Kingsley

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

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood 12th January 1996 as Malik

Higher Learning poster

Higher Learning 11th January 1995 as Malik Williams

Major League II poster

Major League II 30th March 1994 as Willie Mays Hayes

The Program poster

The Program 24th September 1993 as Darnell Jefferson

Daybreak poster

Daybreak 8th May 1993 as Hunter

Juice poster

Juice 17th January 1992 as Quincy 'Q' Powell

In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story poster

In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story 18th September 1991 as Deron

The Green Flash poster

The Green Flash 24th October 1988 as Charlie

Hollywood Black poster

Hollywood Black 11th August 2024 as Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

The Crew Has It poster

The Crew Has It 4th May 2022

Power Book III: Raising Kanan poster

Power Book III: Raising Kanan 18th July 2021 as Malcolm Howard

Name That Tune poster

Name That Tune 6th January 2021 as Self - Contestant

Tamron Hall poster

Tamron Hall 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

Shooter poster

Shooter 15th November 2016 as Isaac Johnson

This Is Us poster

This Is Us 20th September 2016 as Darnell Hodges

Resurrection poster

Resurrection 15th May 2014 as J. Martin Bellamy

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

The Megan Mullally Show poster

The Megan Mullally Show 18th September 2006 as Self - Guest

House poster

House 16th November 2004 as Eric Foreman

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show 22nd July 1996 as Self

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Dennis Gant

Here and Now poster

Here and Now 19th September 1992 as Curtis

Street Justice poster

Street Justice 29th September 1991 as Clint

Screen Two poster

Screen Two 6th January 1985 as Kingsley