Mekhi Phifer
Mekhi Phifer
Mekhi Phifer is an American actor. He portrayed Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and had a co-starring role opposite Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile. He 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth29 December 1974
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
When break dancing was out, I break danced. When rapping was the thing, I freestyled rap on the street and battled and all that kind of stuff.
I tend to play more true-to-life characters in real situations.
When you're working and making money, that's all good, but there has to be something that provides a substance, I think.
With my first son I cut his umbilical cord and everything, so I'm a hands-on father, to say the least.
I don't really like hospitals that much. People are sick; sometimes it can be depressing. There's people going through a lot of pain in there. It has that funny smell.
I know a lot of people who are weak, who are in a perpetual cycle of poverty and being locked up. There are guys from my neighborhood who are in jail or who are dead. It does take a certain strength to know your environment and say, 'I can grow beyond it.'
I love working with Sally Field, and Steve Buscemi is one of the most giving, talented actors I've ever worked with.
I love kids, outings, camping, sports, Legoland, all the Daddy stuff. I love it. I wish I could just do that, but I have to work, too.
I'm a soccer dad at heart. I want five kids, and I want to get married. I want to coach Little League.
I'm an avid watcher of the Nat Geo channel, where I watch shows about how the planets are formed, and shows about moons, quasars, black holes.
Once or twice a week, I try to do some kind of boxing. I'm hitting the bags and jumping rope - all that stuff.
I always try to bring a certain masculine presence to what I do. That is part of the dynamic.
It's called 'Easier, Softer Way,' ... It's a comedy starring Danny Masterson, Ronnie Warner, John C. McGinley. I have a small part in it.
It's always a pleasure when you get to work with people that you actually really like.