CineScope
Malcolm-Jamal Warner picture

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Acting
Known For

54 Years Old

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.

Born

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA on 18th August 1970

Died

20th July 2025

All Credits

Dexter Image
Dexter
Rita's Lawyer
Suits Image
Suits
Julius Rowe
American Horror Story Image
American Horror Story
Angus T. Jefferson
9-1-1 Image
9-1-1
Amir Casey
Sons of Anarchy Image
Sons of Anarchy
Sticky
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Accepting Award
The Resident Image
The Resident
AJ Austin
The View Image
The View
Self
Community Image
Community
Andre Bennett
Sherri Image
Sherri
Self - Guest
Hollywood Squares Image
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
The Cosby Show Image
The Cosby Show
Theo Huxtable
Lethal Weapon Image
Lethal Weapon
David Reed
American Crime Story Image
American Crime Story
Al Cowlings
Matlock Image
Matlock
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Touched by an Angel Image
Touched by an Angel
Zack
Sliders Image
Sliders
R.J.
No Image
Good Day Live
Self
Sneaky Pete Image
Sneaky Pete
James Bagwell
Key & Peele Image
Key & Peele
Arthur Washington
Key & Peele Image
Key & Peele
Dad #3
Major Crimes Image
Major Crimes
Lt. Chuck Cooper
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Image
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Eric Sanders
Tour of Duty Image
Tour of Duty
SPC Ben Sweet
grown-ish Image
grown-ish
Darnell
ABC Afterschool Special Image
ABC Afterschool Special
Charlie Curtis
A Different World Image
A Different World
Theo Huxtable
People's Choice Awards Image
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
All That Image
All That
Self
The Irrational Image
The Irrational
Dustin Atwood
Murder in a Small Town Image
Murder in a Small Town
Richard Bannister
Alert: Missing Persons Unit Image
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
Chief Inspector Bill Houston
Static Shock Image
Static Shock
Lester Biggs (voice)
Matt Houston Image
Matt Houston
The Magic School Bus Image
The Magic School Bus
The Producer (voice)
The Wendy Williams Show Image
The Wendy Williams Show
Where Are They Now? Image
Where Are They Now?
Self
Malcolm & Eddie Image
Malcolm & Eddie
Malcolm McGee
The Michael J. Fox Show Image
The Michael J. Fox Show
Russell
Carol & the End of the World Image
Carol & the End of the World
(voice)
Battle of the Network Stars Image
Battle of the Network Stars
Hawthorne Image
Hawthorne
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Image
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
Darrell
The Wonder Years Image
The Wonder Years
Melvin
Jeremiah Image
Jeremiah
Kurdy
Mother's Day Image
Mother's Day
Cullen Sturgis
CBS Storybreak Image
CBS Storybreak
Host
Fool's Gold Image
Fool's Gold
Cordell
Restaurant Image
Restaurant
Steven
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift Image
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
The Cleaner Image
The Cleaner
Listen Up! Image
Listen Up!
Bernie Widmer
King of the Underground Image
King of the Underground
Malcom
Shot Image
Shot
EMT Jones
Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party Image
Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party
Self
Ten Days in the Valley Image
Ten Days in the Valley
Matt Walker
White Famous Image
White Famous
Nelson Youngblood
Here and Now Image
Here and Now
Alexander 'A.J.' James
The Real Malcolm X Image
The Real Malcolm X
Drop Zone Image
Drop Zone
Terry Nessip
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa Image
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa
Self
No Image
The Search for the Funniest Mom in America
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television Image
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Self
E! True Hollywood Story Image
E! True Hollywood Story
The Tuskegee Airmen Image
The Tuskegee Airmen
Leroy Cappy
Reed Between the Lines Image
Reed Between the Lines
Alex Reed
Night of 100 Stars II Image
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Tyson Image
Tyson
Rory Holloway
The Earth Day Special Image
The Earth Day Special
Theo Huxtable
Sherri Image
Sherri
Kevin
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman Image
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Theo Huxtable
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You Image
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Self
No Image
100 Greatest Kid Stars
No Image
Secret Talents of the Stars
Contestant
NBC 75th Anniversary Special Image
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Show Off! How to Be Cool at Parties Image
Show Off! How to Be Cool at Parties
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration Image
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
The List Image
The List
Randy
Home Alone: A Kid's Guide to Playing It Safe When on Your Own Image
Home Alone: A Kid's Guide to Playing It Safe When on Your Own
Self
Megachurch Murder Image
Megachurch Murder
Hamilton Spears
A Fare to Remember Image
A Fare to Remember
Winter Valen
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles Image
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There Image
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
The Father Clements Story Image
The Father Clements Story
The Cosby Show: A Look Back Image
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Self / Theo Huxtable (archive footage)
The Legend of the Candy Cane Image
The Legend of the Candy Cane
Rusty (voice)
No Image
Surviving A Break-Up
Self
No Image
A Desperate Exit
Charlie Curtis
My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage Image
My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage
Self
The Real Story of Itsy Bitsy Spider Image
The Real Story of Itsy Bitsy Spider
Spinner (voice)