Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Fame aside, Malcolm-Jamal Warner is above all a career actor with a filmography that reaches back further than most viewers remember. 51 credits across 41 years is a rate most careers never reach. On television, 'Suits' is the work that stuck — Julius Rowe, specifically. 'The Resident' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. He started at 15. By genre, drama dominates the list.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
11 Movies
40 Series
Fame aside, Malcolm-Jamal Warner is above all a career actor with a filmography that reaches back further than most viewers remember. 51 credits across 41 years is a rate most careers never reach. On television, 'Suits' is the work that stuck — Julius Rowe, specifically. 'The Resident' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. He started at 15. By genre, drama dominates the list.
Movies
Plays Cordell
Fool's Gold
2008
Plays Terry Nessip
Drop Zone
1994
Plays EMT Jones
Shot
2017
Plays Rory Holloway
Tyson
1995
Plays Randy
The List
2007
Plays Winter Valen
A Fare to Remember
1999
Plays Malcom
King of the Underground
2011
Plays Steven
Restaurant
1999
Plays Hamilton Spears
Megachurch Murder
2015
TV Shows
Director
Plays Theo Huxtable
The Cosby Show
1984
Director
Plays AJ Austin
The Resident
2018
Director
Plays Malcolm McGee
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
Plays The Producer (voice)
The Magic School Bus
1994
Plays Kurdy
Jeremiah
2002
Plays Alex Reed
Reed Between the Lines
2011
Plays Bernie Widmer
Listen Up!
2004
Plays Host
CBS Storybreak
1985
Plays Alexander 'A.J.' James
Here and Now
1992
Plays Kevin
Sherri
2009
Plays Self - Panelist
Hollywood Squares
1998
Plays Matt Walker
Ten Days in the Valley
2017
Plays Julius Rowe
Suits
2011
Plays James Bagwell
Sneaky Pete
2015
Plays Andre Bennett
Community
2009
Plays Al Cowlings
American Crime Story
2016
Plays Amir Casey
9-1-1
2018
Plays Sticky
Sons of Anarchy
2008
Plays Angus T. Jefferson
American Horror Story
2011
Plays Chief Inspector Bill Houston
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
2023
Plays Theo Huxtable
A Different World
1987
Director
Plays Eric Sanders
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Plays Lt. Chuck Cooper
Major Crimes
2012
Plays Lester Biggs (voice)
Static Shock
2000
Plays Zack
Touched by an Angel
1994
Plays Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Matlock
1986
Plays SPC Ben Sweet
Tour of Duty
1987
Plays Rita's Lawyer
Dexter
2006
Plays David Reed
Lethal Weapon
2016
Plays (voice)
Carol & the End of the World
2023
Latest Trailers
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Shot
Full Filmography
Murder in a Small Town
Richard Bannister · 1 episode
2024–
TV
Carol & the End of the World
(voice) · 1 episode
2023–
TV
The Irrational
Dustin Atwood · 1 episode
2023–
TV
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
Chief Inspector Bill Houston · 3 episodes
2023–
TV
The Wonder Years
Melvin · 1 episode
2021–
TV
The Resident
AJ Austin · 96 episodes
2018–
TV
grown-ish
Darnell · 1 episode
2018–
TV
9-1-1
Amir Casey · 4 episodes
2018–
TV
Ten Days in the Valley
Matt Walker · 10 episodes
2017
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Malcolm-Jamal Warner still alive?
Malcolm-Jamal Warner passed away on July 20, 2025 at age 54.
What are the most famous roles of Malcolm-Jamal Warner?
Malcolm-Jamal Warner is best known for roles in Fool's Gold, Drop Zone, The Tuskegee Airmen.
How many movies has Malcolm-Jamal Warner been in?
Over a 40-year career (since 1985), Malcolm-Jamal Warner has appeared in 11 movies and 38 TV shows.
What was Malcolm-Jamal Warner's first movie?
The career of Malcolm-Jamal Warner began with Night of 100 Stars II (1985).
What is Malcolm-Jamal Warner's most recent movie or series?
Malcolm-Jamal Warner's most recent release is Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television, which premiered on September 9, 2025.
What TV shows has Malcolm-Jamal Warner appeared in?
On television, Malcolm-Jamal Warner has appeared in American Horror Story, Suits, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
1970-08-18 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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.