Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Skuespiller, Instruktør, Producer
18. august 1970 — 20. juli 2025 (54 år)
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.
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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Filmography
| 2024 | Murder in a Small Town (2024) · as Richard Bannister |
| 2023 | Carol & the End of the World · as (voice) |
| 2023 | The Irrational · as Dustin Atwood |
| 2023 | Accused (US) · as Kendall Gomillion |
| 2023 | Alert: Missing Persons Unit · as Chief Inspector Bill Houston |
| 2021 | The Wonder Years (2021) · as Melvin |
| 2021 | The Chicken Squad · as Lieutenant Scruffy |
| 2018 | The Resident · as Aj Austin |
| 2018 | grown-ish · as Darnell |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 · as Amir Casey |
| 2017 | White Famous · as Nelson YoungbloodPå Plex |
| 2017 | Ten Days in the Valley · as Matt Walker |
| 2017 | Shot · as Emt Jones |
| 2017 | Puppy Dog Pals · as Floyd |
| 2017 | Detroiters · as Sebastian |
| 2016 | Lethal Weapon · as David Reed |
| 2016 | American Crime Story · as Al Cowlings |
| 2016 | Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson - American Crime Story · as Al Cowlings |
| 2015 | Sneaky Pete · as James Bagwell |
| 2015 | Megachurch Murder · as Hamilton SpearsPå Plex |
| 2014 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce · as Darrell |
| 2013 | The Michael J. Fox Show · as RussellPå Plex |
| 2012 | Major Crimes · as Lt. Chuck Cooper |
| 2012 | Key & Peele · as Arthur Washington |
| 2012 | House of Lies · as Yurgen Celebi |
| 2011 | Reed Between the Lines · as Alex Reed |
| 2011 | American Horror Story · as Angus T. Jefferson |
| 2011 | Suits · as Julius Rowe |
| 2011 | King of the Underground · as Malcom |
| 2010 | Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story · as Theo Huxtable |
| 2010 | 2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift · as (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | True Blue · as Walker Mcrae |
| 2009 | Sherri · as Kevin |
| 2009 | Community · as Andre Bennett |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Contradictions of the Heart · as Miles Long Band |
| 2009 | Special Agent Oso · as Additional Voices |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy · as Sticky |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Fool's Gold · as Cordell |
| 2007 | The List · as Randy |
| 2006 | Dexter · as Rita's Lawyer |
| 2004 | Listen Up · as Bernie Widmer |
| 2003 | Stripperella · as Robber |
| 2002 | Jeremiah · as KurdyPå Plex |
| 2001 | Legend of the Candy Cane · as Rusty (voice) |
| 2001 | 15 Minutes · as Cast |
| 2000 | Static Shock · as Lester Biggs (voice) |
| 2000 | Ennis' Gift · as Theo Huxtable |
| 1999 | A Fare to Remember · as Winter Valen |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman · as Theo Huxtable |
| 1998 | Restaurant · as StevenPå Plex |
| 1996 | Moloney · as Frank Preston |
| 1996 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues · as Henry |
| 1996 | Malcolm & Eddie · as Malcolm Mcgee |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | The Tuskegee Airmen · as Leroy Cappy |
| 1995 | Tyson · as Rory Holloway |
| 1995 | Sliders · as R.j. |
| 1994 | Drop Zone · as Terry Nessip |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel · as Zack |
| 1994 | The Magic School Bus · as The Producer (voice) |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Here and Now · as Alexander 'a.j.' James |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air · as Eric Sanders |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special · as Theo Huxtable |
| 1989 | Mother's Day · as Cullen Sturgis |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty · as Spc Ben Sweet |
| 1987 | A Different World (1987) · as Theo Huxtable |
| 1985 | |
| 1984 | CBS Storybreak · as Host |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show · as Theo Huxtable |
| 1984 | Call to Glory · as Cast |
| 1982 | |
| 1982 | Fame · as Lucas Boyd |
| 1976 | |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special · as Charlie Curtis |
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| 1996 | Malcolm & Eddie · as Supervising Producer |
| 1996 | Malcolm & Eddie · as Story By |