World Poker Tour

Mekhi Phifer

Birthplace
Harlem, New York

Birthday
December 29

Total Winnings
$10,000

Mekhi Phifer burst onto the film scene with his riveting performance in Spike Lee's Clockers, opposite Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, and Delroy Lindo, amazingly having won the lead role in an open casting call. This product of Harlem, NY, never slowed down, moving on to major studio films I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Soul Food, and 8 Mile, opposite Eminem and Kim Basinger. Now known to TV audiences as Dr. Gregory Pratt in the long running hit, ER, Mekhi (pronounced Mek-high) has already notched a number of milestones in a career that is still on the upswing. He received an NAACP Image Award nom for his performance in the Emmy award-winning HBO Original Movie, A Lesson Before Dying. On the green felt, he's a formidable foe with a winning smile...