Malcolm-Jamal Warner
- Acting
- August 18, 1970 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- July 20, 2025
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television · Self
- Murder in a Small Town · Richard Bannister
- Carol & the End of the World · Voice
- The Irrational · Dustin Atwood
- Alert: Missing Persons Unit · Chief Inspector Bill Houston
- Sherri · Self
- The Wonder Years · Melvin
- The Resident · AJ Austin, Director
- grown-ish · Darnell
- 9-1-1 · Amir Casey
- White Famous · Nelson Youngblood
- Ten Days in the Valley · Matt Walker
- Shot · EMT Jones
- Detroiters · Sebastian
- Lethal Weapon · David Reed
- American Crime Story · Al Cowlings
- Sneaky Pete · James Bagwell
- Megachurch Murder · Hamilton Spears
- Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce · Darrell
- The Michael J. Fox Show · Russell
- Major Crimes · Lt. Chuck Cooper
- Key & Peele · Dad #3, Arthur Washington
- House of Lies · Yurgen Celebi
- Reed Between the Lines · Alex Reed
- American Horror Story · Angus T. Jefferson
- Suits · Julius Rowe
- King of the Underground · Malcom
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift · (archive footage)
- Sherri · Kevin
- Community · Andre Bennett
- Hawthorne
- Sons of Anarchy · Sticky
- The Cleaner
- The Wendy Williams Show
- Secret Talents of the Stars · Contestant
- Fool's Gold · Cordell
- The List · Randy
- Dexter · Rita's Lawyer
- My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage · Self
- 100 Greatest Kid Stars
- The Search for the Funniest Mom in America
- Genius. A Night for Ray Charles · Self
- Listen Up! · Bernie Widmer
- The Cosby Show: A Look Back · Self / Theo Huxtable (archive footage)
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special · Self
- Jeremiah · Kurdy
- Good Day Live · Self
- The Legend of the Candy Cane · Rusty (Voice)
- Static Shock · Lester Biggs (Voice)
- Restaurant · Steven
- Where Are They Now? · Self
- A Fare to Remember · Winter Valen
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman · Theo Huxtable
- The View · Self
- Malcolm & Eddie · Malcolm McGee, Director
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Kenan & Kel · Director
- The Tuskegee Airmen · Leroy Cappy
- Tyson · Rory Holloway
- Sliders · R.J.
- Drop Zone · Terry Nessip
- Touched by an Angel · Zack
- The Magic School Bus · The Producer (Voice)
- All That · Self, Director
- Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration · Self
- The Real Malcolm X
- Surviving a Break-Up · Self
- Here and Now · Alexander 'A.J.' James
- Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You · Self, Director
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air · Eric Sanders, Director
- The Word
- The Earth Day Special · Theo Huxtable
- The Real Story of Itsy Bitsy Spider · Spinner (Voice)
- Mother's Day · Cullen Sturgis
- The Father Clements Story
- A Different World · Theo Huxtable
- Tour of Duty · SPC Ben Sweet
- Home Alone: A Kid's Guide to Playing It Safe When on Your Own · Self
- A Desperate Exit · Charlie Curtis