Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born August 18, 1970) was an American actor, musician, and poet. He rose to prominence for his role as Theodore "Theo" Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992), which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards. His other starring television roles include Malcolm McGee in the UPN sitcom Malcolm & Eddie (1996–2000), Kurdy Malloy in Jeremiah (2002–2004), Dr. Alex Reed in the sitcom Reed Between the Lines (2011–2015), and Dr. AJ Austin in the Fox medical drama The Resident (2018–2023). Warner also had recurring roles in many shows including The Magic School Bus (1994–1997), Community (2011–2012), Major Crimes (2013–2016), Sons of Anarchy (2014), American Horror Story (2014–2015), Suits (2016–2017), Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2017–2018), Sneaky Pete (2017–2019), and 9-1-1 (2024). He occasionally acted in films such as Drop Zone (1994), Restaurant (1998), and Fool's Gold (2008). Outside of acting, Warner was a vocalist and bass guitarist. He won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance for his contribution to a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Jesus Children of America" and was nominated for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album in 2022.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 18, 1970
- July 20, 2025 (aged 54)
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Actor, also director
- 49 on MovieCove · 76 credits in all
What are Malcolm-Jamal Warner's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 0 · Earnest 9
Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 4
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 3
Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Mentoras Winter in A Fare to Remember (1999)
- Tricksteras Winter in A Fare to Remember (1999)
- Allyas Kurdy in Jeremiah (2002)
- Heroas Alex Reed in Reed Between the Lines (2011)
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical1
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 Malcolm-Jamal Warner's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (11).
- Sons of Anarchy (2008) · actor
- Community (2009) · actor
- American Crime Story (2016) · actor
- The Resident (2018) · actor, director
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) · actor, director
- American Horror Story (2011) · actor
- 9-1-1 (2018) · actor
- Grown-ish (2018) · actor
- Murder in a Small Town (2024) · actor
- The Wonder Years (2021) · actor
- Alert (2023) · actor
Subscription and free streaming for Malcolm-Jamal Warner'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
76 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Murder in a Small Town(2024)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
The Irrational(2023)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Alert(2023)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
The Wonder Years(2021)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
The Resident(2018)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
9-1-1(2018)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Grown-ish(2018)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
White Famous(2017)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Ten Days in the Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Shot(2017)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Detroiters(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Lethal Weapon(2016)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
American Crime Story(2016)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Sneaky Pete(2015)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Megachurch Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
The Michael J. Fox Show(2013)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Major Crimes(2012)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Key and Peele(2012)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
House of Lies(2012)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Reed Between the Lines(2011)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
American Horror Story(2011)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Suits(2011)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
King of the Underground(2011)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Sherri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Community(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Hawthorne(2009)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Sons of Anarchy(2008)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Cleaner(2008)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
The Wendy Williams Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Secret Talents of the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Fool's Gold(2008)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Dexter(2006)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows100 Greatest Kid Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Search for the Funniest Mom in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Listen Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Jeremiah(2002)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
The Legend of the Candy Cane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Static Shock(2000)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
A Fare to Remember(1999)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Malcolm & Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Kenan & Kel(1996)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
The Tuskegee Airmen(1995)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Tyson(1995)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Sliders(1995)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Drop Zone(1994)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Touched by an Angel(1994)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
The Magic School Bus(1994)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
All That(1994)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
The Real Malcolm X(1992)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Here and Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Earth Day Special(1990)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Real Story of Itsy Bitsy Spider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Mother's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
A Different World(1987)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Tour of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
A Desperate Exit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Matlock(1986)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Show Off! How to Be Cool at Parties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Motown Returns to the Apollo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
CBS Storybreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
The Cosby Show(1984)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Matt Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Battle of the Network Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 76 titles from 1972 to 2024; peak year 1994.
Film career
Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 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.
- 1984Screen debut· The Cosby Show
- 1994First film· Drop Zone
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.
How do Malcolm-Jamal Warner's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up18
- 50th to 74th13
- 25th to 49th14
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
24 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved7
- Divisive4
- Cult Classic5
- Crowd Pleaser24
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 53. 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 Malcolm-Jamal Warner's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 4 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all 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 Malcolm-Jamal Warner work with?
People who share at least 2 of Malcolm-Jamal Warner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tracee Ellis Ross shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Tracee Ellis RossShared titles: Reed Between the Lines (2011), A Fare to Remember (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Tracee Ellis Ross
- Luke PerryShared titles: Jeremiah (2002), Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS, and You (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Luke Perry
- Wesley SnipesShared titles: Drop Zone (1994), The Real Malcolm X (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Wesley Snipes
