Malik Yoba
Malik Yoba | |
|---|---|
| Born | Abdul-Malik Kashie Yoba |
| Spouse | Cat Wilson |
Malik Yoba (born September 17, 1967) is an American actor and occasional singer. He is known for his role as the star of the popular Fox Television police drama New York Undercover from 1994 to 1998, and has also appeared in films such as Cool Runnings and Criminal. He has made appearances on the Fox television series Arrested Development as Ice, a bounty hunter whose real love is party planning. He has also been a recurring character, Brock Harris, on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. Yoba also appeared in the FX Networks crime drama Thief. In 2007, he appeared in NBC's crime drama Raines alongside Jeff Goldblum.
Yoba, the fourth of six children,[1] was born Abdul-Malik Kashie Yoba[2] in Bronx, New York, the son of Mahmoudah Young (née Lanier) and Abdullah Yoba.[3][2] Yoba was born a Muslim and is now "Theoretically... a Christian" and "philosophically... a Buddhist".[4]
Filmography
- Why Did I Get Married? ... Gavin
- Rockaway (2007) (post-production) .... Case
- Caught on Tape (2006) (post-production) .... Detective Roberts
- That's So Raven
- "Checkin' Out" (2006) .... Judge
- Oh Happy Day (2004) ....
- Thief (2006) .... Elmo "Mo" Jones
- They're Just My Friends (2006) .... Pat Black Sr.
- Kids in America (2005) .... Will Drucker
- Slur (2005) .... Jordan
- Girlfriends (2005) .... Brock
- Arrested Development (2004) .... Ice
- Oh Happy Day (2004) .... Moses Jackson
- The Days (2004) .... Gib Taylor
- Criminal (2004) .... Frank Hill
- The Twilight Zone
- "Developing" (2003) TV Episode .... Shawn
- Vote for Me (2003) .... The Professor
- Kingpin (2003) (mini) TV Series .... Bobby Curtis
- Violation (2003) (TV) .... Patrick Matthews
- Dreaming in Black and White (2002) .... Chris Jones
- Bull (2000) .... Corey Granville
- His Woman, His Wife (2000) (V) .... Stuart Banks
- Harlem Aria (1999) .... Luke
- Trinity
- "Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down" (1999) .... Sam Davis
- "Having Trouble with the Language" (1999) .... Sam Davis
- Personals (1999) .... Keith Parker
- For Your Love
- "Divorce-i-versary" (1998) .... Keith
- Ride (1998) .... Poppa
- Black Jaq (1998) .... Gregory 'Greg' Franklin
- Soul Food (1997) .... Studio Engineer
- Cop Land (1997) .... Detective Carson
- New York Undercover .... Det. J.C. Williams (1994-1998)
- A Woman Like That (1997)
- Blue in the Face (1995) .... Watch Man
- Smoke (1995) .... The Creeper
- Law & Order
- "Wager" (1994) .... Pat Williams
- Cool Runnings (1993) .... Yul Brenner
Yoba was recently in the hit Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? He is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.
References
External links
- Malik Yoba at IMDb
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