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Eddie Griffin

Eddie Griffin

Actor and writer, also producer · Born July 15, 1968 (58) · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Edward "Eddie" Griffin  (born July 15, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He's best known for his sitcom, Malcolm & Eddie, along with co-star, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and his role in the 2002 comedy film, Undercover Brother as the film’s title character. He also made headlines in 2007 for crashing a Ferrari Enzo. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eddie Griffin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 15, 1968 (58)
From
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor and writer, also producer
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Eddie Griffin's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
20%
Morality
17%
Society
11%
Ideas
7%
Survival
6%
Power
6%
Family bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 24 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 11 · Charged 15 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 4

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 22

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 5

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 27 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 21 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 21
Ally
4 of 21
Trickster
3 of 21
Shapeshifter
3 of 21
Shadow
3 of 21
Herald
1 of 21
Threshold guardian
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
19
Joyful
16
Tense
11
Thrilling
7
Manic
5
Other
26

How their films linger

Fun24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical2

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 Eddie Griffin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eddie Griffin's 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

59 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Raging Midlife(2025)

    as El Duque

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • All You Need Is Blood(2023)

    as Detective Moses T. Swan

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Def comedy Jam - All stars 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The Comeback Trail(2020)

    as Devon

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Bad President(2021)

    Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Woke(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as 40 oz Bottle (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • A Star Is Born(2018)

    as Pastor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Eddie Griffin: Undeniable(2018)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Self

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Comedy Get Down(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Eddie Griffin

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • All About the Money(2017)

    as Christopher Jefferson Johnson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Hollywont (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • American Hero(2015)

    as Lucille

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Going to America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Fumnanya

  • How Sweet It Is(2013)

    as Ronnie

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Highway(2012)

    Producer · as Redneck Trucker

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • ATypical Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sweet Jimmy

  • David E. Talbert Presents: A Fool and His Money(2012)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Eddie Griffin: You Can Tell 'Em I Said It!(2011)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Beethoven's Big Break(2008)

    as Stanley

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Eddie Griffin: Freedom of Speech (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer · as Self

  • Urban Justice(2007)

    as Armand Tucker

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Redline(2007)

    as Infamous

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Norbit(2007)

    as Pope Sweet Jesus

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Year Without a Santa Claus(2006)

    as Jingle

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Who Made the Potatoe Salad?(2006)

    as Malik

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Date Movie(2006)

    as Frank Jones

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Irish Jam(2006)

    as Jimmy McDevitt

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo(2005)

    as T.J. Hicks

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Wendell Baker Story(2005)

    as McTeague

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Afronaut

  • Blast(2004)

    as Lamont Dixon

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • My Baby's Daddy(2004)

    Producer · Writer · as Lonnie

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Scary Movie 3(2003)

    as Orpheus

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • DysFunktional Family(2003)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Chappelle's Show(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Undercover Brother(2002)

    as Undercover Brother

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The New Guy(2002)

    as Luther

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • John Q(2002)

    as Lester Matthews

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Double Take(2001)

    as Freddy Tiffany

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Picking Up the Pieces(2000)

    as Sediento

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo(1999)

    as Tiberius Jefferson "T.J." Hicks

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Foolish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Miles 'Foolish' Waise

  • The Mod Squad(1999)

    as Sonny

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Armageddon(1998)

    as Bike Messenger

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Eddie Griffin: Voodoo Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Writer · as Self

  • Malcolm & Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 89 episodes · Director · Writer · as Eddie Sherman

  • The Walking Dead(1995)

    as Pvt. Hoover Brache

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Eddie Griffin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer · as Self

  • Jason's Lyric(1994)

    as Rat

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • House Party 3(1994)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • HBO Comedy Half-Hour(1994)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Meteor Man(1993)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Coneheads(1993)

    as Customer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Brain Donors(1992)

    as Messenger

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Last Boy Scout(1991)

    as M.C.

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Roc(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Al

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Andrew Dice Clay: Dice Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Gas Station Attendent

  • One Night Stand(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Motion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles, 57 of them dated from 1989 to 2025; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office

Norbit (2007)

$160M worldwide

Highest rated

Bad President (2021)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Norbit (2007)

Film career

19892025

Peak 2003 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 13 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting52 of 58: 50 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score26thDirecting1 of 58: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting8 of 58: 6 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 58: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s16 · 14 acting · 3 crew2000s22 · 20 acting · 3 crew2010s12 · 10 acting · 2 crew2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 21% of 29 roles
92970207

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.

How do Eddie Griffin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 47 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · actor

How Sweet It Is (2013)

97th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Star Is Born (2018)

Midcredits 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 34. 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 Eddie Griffin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles31–65 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles27–80 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles48–80 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles23–52 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 39

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 Eddie Griffin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eddie Griffin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Lister Jr. shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles