Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Acting

Born 1970-08-18 Died 2025-07-20 Jersey City, New Jersey, USA 93 credits Grammy Awards 1 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 3 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 1 TV Land Award 1

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award

Primetime Emmy Awards 1 nominated

1986 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated The Cosby Show

Grammy Awards 1 won · 1 nominated

2022 Best Spoken Word Poetry Album Nominated
2015 Best Traditional R&B Performance Won Jesus Children

Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 3 won

1990 Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor Won The Cosby Show
1989 Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor Won The Cosby Show
1985 Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor Won The Cosby Show

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 1 won · 1 nominated

2012 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Won Reed Between the Lines
2001 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Malcolm & Eddie

TV Land Award 1 won · 1 nominated

2011 TV Land Award Won
2006 TV Land Award Nominated The Cosby Show

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 1 nominated

1996 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated Touched by an Angel

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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.