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Omar Epps

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

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.

Movies with Omar Epps

• Scream 2 (1997) — Phil
• Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) — Malik
• The Deliverance (2024) — Melvin
• Brother (2000) — Denny
• Dracula 2000 (2000) — Marcus
• Almost Christmas (2016) — Malachi
• Juice (1992) — Quincy 'Q' Powell
• Big Trouble (2002) — Seitz
• Higher Learning (1995) — Malik Williams
• Major League II (1994) — Willie Mays Hayes
• In Too Deep (1999) — Jeff Cole / J. Reid
• Trick (2019) — Detective Mike Denver

TV shows with Omar Epps

• House (2004) — Eric Foreman
• ER (1994) — Dennis Gant
• Shooter (2016) — Isaac Johnson
• Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021) — Malcolm Howard
• Resurrection (2014) — J. Martin Bellamy