Born in Mexico City to filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles and Maria Marx, he completed secondary studies at St. Thomas More School before earning a BA from Columbia University, later returning as the Class Day speaker in 2021. Early screen work began with a 1968 appearance on One Life to Live and a child role in his father’s landmark 1971 film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song. After a series of support… Read more
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Known for Blindspot 2015 Ali 2001 Jaws: The Revenge 1987 Heartbreak Ridge 1986 Series ★ 8 Living Single 1993
Series ★ 7.7 Deception 2018
Bruce Conners Series ★ 7.7 The Outer Limits 1995
Captain William Clark Series ★ 7.5 Damages 2007
Agent Randall Harrison Series ★ 7.2 A Million Little Things 2018
Ronald Series ★ 7.1 Martial Law 1998
Jake Cord Series ★ 7 L.A. Law 1986
Andrew Taylor ★ 6.8 Run the Race 2019
Pastor Baker ★ 6.8 Drumline: A New Beat 2014
Mr. Bolton ★ 6.7 Seized 2020
Mzamo ★ 6.7 New Jack City 1991
Stone ★ 6.6 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out 2003
Henry Jones ★ 6.5 Baadasssss! 2004
Melvin Van Peebles ★ 6.5 The Cotton Club 1984
Dancer ★ 6.3 Panther 1995
Stokely Carmichael Series ★ 5.9 Superstition 2017
Isaac Hastings ★ 5.8 All Things Fall Apart 2011
Eric ★ 5.8 3:15 the Moment of Truth 1986
Whisperer ★ 5.5 Hard Luck 2006
Captain Davis ★ 5.5 The Hebrew Hammer 2003
Mohammed Ali Paula Abdul Rahim ★ 5.5 Posse 1993
Jesse Lee ★ 5.3 Gang of Roses 2003
Jessie Lee ★ 5.1 Judgment Day 1999
Thomas Payne ★ 5.1 Full Eclipse 1993
Max Dire ★ 5.1 Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song 1971
Young Sweetback ★ 5 Solo 1996
Solo ★ 5 Gunmen 1993
Cole Parker ★ 4.9 Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright 2010
Agent Hobbs ★ 4.8 Carlito's Way: Rise to Power 2005
Earl ★ 4.7 Mantervention 2014
Steve ★ 4.6 Sharpshooter 2007
Flick ★ 4.4 Submerged 2016
Hector ★ 4.4 Red Sky 2014
Jason Zimmerman ★ 4.3 Armed 2018
Chief ★ 4.3 Crazy Six 1997
Dirty Mao ★ 4.1 Exterminator 2 1984
X ★ 3.7 Last Resort 1986
Pino ★ 3.6 American Warships 2012
Captain Winston Also behind the camera The films and series they directed.
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