Acting credits
84
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 30Series: 55Crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 40259
IMDb ID: nm0912528
Known for: Acting
Born: August 18, 1970
Died: July 20, 2025
Age: 54
Place of birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2025
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 7.14
Wikidata: Q1349215
Also known as
M.J. Warner • Malcolm Jamal Warner • Malcom Jamal Warner
Other jobs
Director (7)
Biography
Malcolm-Jamal Warner (August 18, 1970 – July 20, 2025) 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. Warner died in a drowning accident in July 2025, aged 54.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
7.4
Shot
as EMT Jones
2017 Movie
5.5
Megachurch Murder
as Hamilton Spears
2015 Movie
5.7
King of the Underground
as Malcom
2011 Movie
6.1
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
2010 Movie
5.8
Fool's Gold
as Cordell
2008 Movie
3.5
The List
as Randy
2007 Movie
My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage
as Self
2006 Movie
7.3
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
as Self
2004 Movie
7.4
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
as Self / Theo Huxtable (archive footage)
2002 Movie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002 Movie
The Legend of the Candy Cane
as Rusty (voice)
2001 Movie
4.8
Restaurant
as Steven
2000 Movie
4.0
A Fare to Remember
as Winter Valen
1999 Movie
7.7
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
as Theo Huxtable
1998 Movie
7.1
The Tuskegee Airmen
as Leroy Cappy
1995 Movie
6.0
Tyson
as Rory Holloway
1995 Movie
5.7
Drop Zone
as Terry Nessip
1994 Movie
6.0
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
1993 Movie
The Real Malcolm X
1992 Movie
3.9
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
as Self
1992 Movie
6.3
The Earth Day Special
as Theo Huxtable
1990 Movie
The Real Story of Itsy Bitsy Spider
as Spinner (voice)
1990 Movie
7.0
Mother's Day
as Cullen Sturgis
1989 Movie
The Father Clements Story
1987 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
2.3
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.8
Murder in a Small Town
as Richard Bannister • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.4
Carol & the End of the World
as (voice) • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.6
The Irrational
as Dustin Atwood • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.5
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
as Chief Inspector Bill Houston • 3 eps
2023 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2022 Series
7.0
The Wonder Years
as Melvin • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.4
The Resident
as AJ Austin • 96 eps
2018 Series
8.2
9-1-1
as Amir Casey • 4 eps
2018 Series
7.9
grown-ish
as Darnell • 1 eps
2018 Series
4.4
White Famous
as Nelson Youngblood • 1 eps
2017 Series
5.6
Ten Days in the Valley
as Matt Walker • 10 eps
2017 Series
7.3
Lethal Weapon
as David Reed • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.6
American Crime Story
as Al Cowlings • 4 eps
2016 Series
7.5
Sneaky Pete
as James Bagwell • 6 eps
2015 Series
5.6
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
as Darrell • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Michael J. Fox Show
as Russell • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.4
Major Crimes
as Lt. Chuck Cooper • 2 eps
2012 Series
7.6
Key & Peele
as Dad #3 • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.6
Reed Between the Lines
as Alex Reed • 33 eps
2011 Series
8.1
American Horror Story
as Angus T. Jefferson • 3 eps
2011 Series
8.2
Suits
as Julius Rowe • 6 eps
2011 Series
5.5
Sherri
as Kevin • 13 eps
2009 Series
8.0
Community
as Andre Bennett • 4 eps
2009 Series