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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 20, 1973 (53)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 36 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Known for
What are Omar Epps' films like?
Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 24
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 7 · Dark 15
Grounded 18 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 14
Steady 9 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 2
Casual 9 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 8
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 9 of 20 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Q in Juice (1992)
- Allyas Hunter in Daybreak (1993)
- Heroas Darnell Jefferson in The Program (1993)
- Tricksteras Willie Mays Hayes in Major League II (1994)
- Heroas Greg Yance in First Time Felon (1997)
- Heroas Linc in The Mod Squad (1999)
- Heroas Mike in The Wood (1999)
- Heroas Quincy McCall in Love & Basketball (2000)
- Threshold guardianas Marcus in Dracula 2000 (2000)
- Allyas Denny in Brother (2000)
- Allyas Luther Shaw in Against the Ropes (2004)
- Shadowas Dr. Eric Foreman in House (2004)
- Heraldas J. Martin Bellamy in Resurrection (2013)
- Shadowas Isaac Johnson in Shooter (2016)
- Allyas John in Traffik (2018)
- Heroas John Laine in 3022 (2019)
- Heroas Det. Mike Denver in Trick (2019)
- Shadowas David Hammond in Fatal Affair (2020)
- Heroas Marcus Cowans in The Devil You Know (2022)
- Shadowas Malik in Moses the Black (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet17
- Ambiguous7
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Omar Epps' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
Subscription and free streaming for Omar Epps' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
46 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Moses the Black(2026)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Red Clay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Deliverance(2024)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Crew Has It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Devil You Know(2022)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Fatal Affair(2020)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
3022(2019)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Trick(2019)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Traffik(2018)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Shooter(2016)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Almost Christmas(2016)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
This Is Us(2016)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Resurrection(2013)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Day in the Life(2009)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
House(2004)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Alfie(2004)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Against the Ropes(2004)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Tupac: Resurrection(2003)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Conviction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Big Trouble(2002)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all filmsMTV 20: Jams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Perfume(2001)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Dracula 2000(2000)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Brother(2000)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Love & Basketball(2000)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
In Too Deep(1999)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Wood(1999)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Mod Squad(1999)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Breakfast of Champions(1999)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Scream 2(1997)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
First Time Felon(1997)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Deadly Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Higher Learning(1995)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
ER(1994)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Major League II(1994)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Program(1993)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Daybreak(1993)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Here and Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Juice(1992)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Street Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Green Flash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles from 1985 to 2026; peak year 2000.
Film career
Peak 2000 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 21 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1992Screen debut· Juice
- 1992First top-billed film· Juice
- 2004Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· House
- 2014Career best· Resurrection
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2009, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Omar Epps' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
15 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser15
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Omar Epps' work okay for kids?
Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Omar Epps work with?
People who share at least 2 of Omar Epps' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nia Long shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Patrick LussierShared titles: Trick (2019), Dracula 2000 (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Patrick Lussier
- Charles S. DuttonShared titles: Against the Ropes (2004), First Time Felon (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Charles S. Dutton
- Michael RymerShared titles: Perfume (2001), In Too Deep (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Rymer
- David S. WardShared titles: Major League II (1994), The Program (1993)See all 2 shared titles with David S. Ward
Actors
- Nia LongShared titles: Fatal Affair (2020), Alfie (2004), In Too Deep (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Nia Long
- Gabrielle UnionShared titles: Hollywood Black (2024), Almost Christmas (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Gabrielle Union
- Mo'NiqueShared titles: The Deliverance (2024), Almost Christmas (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Mo'Nique
- Michael RapaportShared titles: A Day in the Life (2009), Higher Learning (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Rapaport
Composers and editors
- Michel ColombierShared titles: Major League II (1994), Daybreak (1993), The Program (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Michel Colombier
- Dany CooperShared titles: Perfume (2001), In Too Deep (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Dany Cooper
- Kimberly RayShared titles: Major League II (1994), The Program (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Kimberly Ray
- Paul SeydorShared titles: Major League II (1994), The Program (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Seydor
Producers
- Preston L. HolmesShared titles: Almost Christmas (2016), Tupac: Resurrection (2003), Juice (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Preston L. Holmes
- Luke TaylorShared titles: The Devil You Know (2022), 3022 (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Luke Taylor
- Matthew HeldermanShared titles: The Devil You Know (2022), 3022 (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Helderman
- Diana PhillipsShared titles: Alfie (2004), Daybreak (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Diana Phillips