Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Elliot "Mike" Epps (born November 18, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, film producer, writer, singer, musician, and rapper, best known for playing Day-Day Jones in Next Friday and the sequel-to-the-sequel, Friday After Next, and also starring alongside Ice Cube in All About The Benjamins. He is known as the new voice of Boog in Open Season 2 and Open Season 3. As of 2010, Epps was the executive producer on a documentary about the lif...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Trouble Man!
2025
Jaxen, a former cop turned Atlanta PI, is hired to find missing R&B star Jahari. His investigation uncovers her disappearance is connected to a larger...

Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
2024
as Self
"Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central" features the greatest assemblage of all-star musical talent in Detroit since the legendary Motown...

Mike Epps: Ready to Sell Out
2024
as Self
Mike Epps keeps it real as he riffs on poor personal hygiene, failing at infidelity and waging war on work husbands in this stand-up comedy special.

Mike Epps: Ready to Sell Out
2024
Writer
Mike Epps keeps it real as he riffs on poor personal hygiene, failing at infidelity and waging war on work husbands in this stand-up comedy special.

Madame Web
2024
as O'Neil
Forced to confront revelations about her past, paramedic Cassandra Webb forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures...i...

The Underdoggs
2024
as Kareem
Jaycen 'Two Js' Jennings is a washed-up former pro football star who has hit rock bottom. When sentenced to community service coaching the Underdoggs,...

Young. Wild. Free.
2023
as Lamont
High school senior Brandon is drowning in responsibilities when his world is turned upside down after being robbed at gunpoint by the girl of his drea...

You People
2023
as Uncle EJ
A new couple and their families reckon with modern love amid culture clashes, societal expectations and generational differences.

On the Come Up
2022
as DJ Hype
Sixteen-year-old Brianna Jackson is a gifted rapper who plans to take the battle rap scene by storm to lift up her family and do right by the legacy o...

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022
as Self
Top stand-ups and rising stars sound off on sex, parenting, politics, pettiness and more in these highlights from the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festiva...

Snoop Dogg's F*cn Around Comedy Special
2022
as Self
Snoop Dogg hosts a night of music and stand-up as he welcomes his friends — including legendary comedians Katt Williams and Mike Epps — to the stage.

Mike Epps: Indiana Mike
2022
as Self
Filmed at the Walker Theatre in his hometown of Indianapolis, with an audience that includes the Mayor, the Indiana Pacers, and his criminal lawyer si...

Mike Epps: Indiana Mike
2022
Writer
Filmed at the Walker Theatre in his hometown of Indianapolis, with an audience that includes the Mayor, the Indiana Pacers, and his criminal lawyer si...

The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2
2021
as Carl Black
Bestselling author Carl Black moves his family back to his childhood home, he must team up with oddball neighbors to do battle with a pimp, who may or...

The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2
2021
Producer
Bestselling author Carl Black moves his family back to his childhood home, he must team up with oddball neighbors to do battle with a pimp, who may or...

DeMarcus Cousins Presents Boogie's Comedy Slam
2020
as Self - Host
DeMarcus Cousins Presents Boogie's Comedy Slam hosted by Mike Epps featuring Gary Owen, Karlous Miller, Tony Roberts and Red Grant

DeMarcus Cousins Presents Boogie's Comedy Slam
2020
Executive Producer
DeMarcus Cousins Presents Boogie's Comedy Slam hosted by Mike Epps featuring Gary Owen, Karlous Miller, Tony Roberts and Red Grant

Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self
All-star comics perform in support of Feeding America.

This Is Stand-Up
2020
as Self
An intimate and revealing insight into the work and lives of Stand-Up Comedians. Some of the biggest names in the game reveal what it's like to pursue...

A Compton Story
2020
as Narrator (voice)
A comedic journey follows Problem as he risks life and limb in hopes that at least one good deed goes unpunished. Based on events that could be from ...

The Cat and the Moon
2019
as Cal
Nick comes to New York to temporarily live with a jazz musician friend of his late father's named Cal while his mom is in rehab. During his time in th...

Dolemite Is My Name
2019
as Jimmy Lynch
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

How High 2
2019
as Baby Powder
When two jobless friends discover a hidden weed bible and the ultimate bud, they think that they’ve got it made…with 'seed' money to start a new snack...

Napoleon: Life of an Outlaw
2019
as Mike Epps
Mutah Beale, better known as Napoleon of Tupac Shakur's infamous rap group "The Outlawz" goes through an emotional roller coaster since birth. From wi...

Mike Epps: Only One Mike
2019
as Himself
In a raw stand-up comedy special, Mike Epps mixes it up as he tackles sexual misconduct, special ed, aging body parts and much more.

Mike Epps: Only One Mike
2019
Screenplay
In a raw stand-up comedy special, Mike Epps mixes it up as he tackles sexual misconduct, special ed, aging body parts and much more.

The Last Black Man in San Francisco
2019
as Bobby
Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont,...

The Trap
2019
as Dutch
A man returns home to Atlanta to help and turn around his family's struggling restaurant with the help of a new chicken recipe.

I Am Richard Pryor
2019
as Self - Actor and Comedian
The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his ho...

Troop Zero
2019
as Dwayne Champaign
In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. When a national competition offers her a chance at her dream, to be recorded on NA...

Love Jacked
2018
as Uncle Rufus
Maya, a headstrong 28-year-old with artistic ambitions – a strong contrast to what her father Ed wants: a dutiful daughter to run the family store. Ed...

Uncle Drew
2018
as Louis
Uncle Drew recruits a squad of older basketball players to return to the court to compete in a tournament.

Don't Get Caught
2018
as The Next Door Neighbor
Dre & Icy, two friends who, while on their annual road trip, make a wrong turn and discover a marijuana farm run by an old ruthless hillbilly. Thinkin...

Supercon
2018
as Gil Bartell
A ragtag group of former TV stars and comic book artists who make their living working at conventions decide to steal the loot from a crooked promoter...

Supercon
2018
Producer
A ragtag group of former TV stars and comic book artists who make their living working at conventions decide to steal the loot from a crooked promoter...

Death Wish
2018
as Dr. Chris Salgado
A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.

Acts of Violence
2018
as Max Livingston
When his fiancee is kidnapped by human traffickers, Roman and his ex-military brothers set out to track her down and save her before it is too late. A...

Where's the Money
2017
as Ray
A quick witted young man from the streets of South Central must rush a lily-white USC fraternity to recover a stash of stolen money.

Girls Trip
2017
as Absinthe Dealer
Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterh...

Dying Laughing
2017
as Self
The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.

Term Life
2016
as Darryl Mosley
If Nick Barrow can stay alive for 21 days, he'll die happy. Everyone Nick knows wants him dead; Mob bosses, contract killers, and dirty cops. Performi...

Nina
2016
as Richard Pryor
The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.

Stealing Cars
2016
as Sheriff Emmit Till
A rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system.

Meet the Blacks
2016
as Carl Black
As Carl Black gets the opportunity to move his family out of Chicago in hope of a better life, their arrival in Beverly Hills is timed with that city'...

Fifty Shades of Black
2016
as Ron
An inexperienced college student meets a wealthy businessman whose sexual practices put a strain on their relationship.

Mike Epps: Don't Take It Personal
2015
as Himself
Mike Epps wastes no time bringing his unapologetic and raunchy swagger to a howling live audience at the historic Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles.

Mike Epps: Don't Take It Personal
2015
Writer
Mike Epps wastes no time bringing his unapologetic and raunchy swagger to a howling live audience at the historic Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles.

Bessie
2015
as Richard
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

Sneakerheadz
2015
as Self
To Rock or Stock? That is the question. Sneakerheads will do almost anything to get their hands on a unique pair of kicks, going to such extreme lengt...

School Dance
2014
as Principal Rogers
High schooler Jason has found his dream girl—the gorgeous Anastacia. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t know he exists. If he can win a spot on the...

Repentance
2014
as Ben
An earnest life-coach/author, Thomas Carter, is mysteriously abducted by a deranged client, Angel Sanchez, who delves into Thomas' teachings and uses ...

The Hangover Part III
2013
as Black Doug
This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self
Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.

Sparkle
2012
as Satin
Musical prodigy, Sparkle struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daugh...

Mac & Devin Go to High School
2012
as Mr. Armstrong
A comedy that follows two high school students -- one overachiever struggling to write his valedictorian speech, the other a senior now going on his 1...

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012
as Self
I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU is a documentary tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in underground Chicago comedy clubs to the Big Screen in H...

35 and Ticking
2011
as Harold
Victoria, Zenobia, Cleavon, and Phil are all friends approaching the age of 35 and struggling to build the families they've always dreamed of. While Z...

35 and Ticking
2011
Executive Producer
Victoria, Zenobia, Cleavon, and Phil are all friends approaching the age of 35 and struggling to build the families they've always dreamed of. While Z...

Jumping the Broom
2011
as Willie Earl
Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.

Faster
2010
as Roy Grone
After 10 years in prison, Driver is now a free man with a single focus - hunting down the people responsible for brutally murdering his brother.

Katt Williams: 9 Lives
2010
as Self
From Lord Have Mercy to A Pimp Named Slickback, original comedy freak Katt Williams has made his mark inhabiting a hustler's gallery of fast-and-loose...

Mike Epps Presents: Live from Club Nokia
2010
as Self
Mike Epps is back and funnier than ever as he hosts Mike Epps Presents: Live From Club Nokia. Mike Epps delivers in this stand up special and has hand...

Lottery Ticket
2010
as Reverend Taylor
Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he's holding a wi...

Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed
2010
as Black
Love Chronicles, a romantic “dramedy”, is set at Los Angeles radio station KLUV, where callers air their dirty laundry over the airwaves for all to he...

Mike Epps: Under Rated & Never Faded
2009
as Himself
Stand-up performance filmed at the historic Fox Theatre in Detroit, MI., Epps gets the house rocking with his unique and hilarious observations of mar...

Mike Epps: Under Rated & Never Faded
2009
Writer
Stand-up performance filmed at the historic Fox Theatre in Detroit, MI., Epps gets the house rocking with his unique and hilarious observations of mar...

Janky Promoters
2009
as Jellyroll
Two shady concert promoters get into hot water when their chance to book a superstar rapper goes awry.

The Hangover
2009
as Black Doug
When three friends finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But th...

Mike Epps: Funny Bidness
2009
as Self
Just whose bidness is it if Mike Epps wants to get up on stage and work blue? It's your bidness, if you want to see a raw, raunchy, and riotous comedy...

Next Day Air
2009
as Brody
Two inept criminals are mistakenly delivered a package of cocaine and think they've hit the jackpot, triggering a series of events that changes ten pe...

Soul Men
2008
as Duane Henderson
Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country togethe...

Open Season 2
2008
as Boog (Voice)
After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampe...

Bigg Snoop Dogg Presents: The Adventures of Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
2008
as (voice)
Bigg Snoop Dogg takes you into is his Snoopadelic world in this creative animated film. Ride with him as he rolls through the streets of Long Beach in...

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008
as Reggie
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!

Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse
2007
as Self
The making of "Resident Evil: Apocalypse."

Resident Evil: Extinction
2007
as L.J.
Years after the Racoon City catastrophe, survivors travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska. Alice joins the caravan and their fig...

Talk to Me
2007
as Milo Hughes
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s...

The Grand
2007
as Reggie Marshall
The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poke...
Def Comedy Jam Classics: Volume Two
2006
as Self
Long before Hollywood came calling with films such as Johnson Family Vacation, Steve Harvey was slaying audiences at comedy clubs. This collection of ...

Mike Epps: Inappropriate Behavior
2006
as Himself
Mike Epps is the hottest, most coveted and brightest new star in the world of comedy. He has already starred in numerous cult films including The Frid...

Mike Epps: Inappropriate Behavior
2006
Writer
Mike Epps is the hottest, most coveted and brightest new star in the world of comedy. He has already starred in numerous cult films including The Frid...

Something New
2006
as Walter
Kenya McQueen, a corporate lawyer, finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with Brian Kelly, a sexy and free-spi...

Roll Bounce
2005
as Byron
In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to vis...

The Honeymooners
2005
as Ed Norton
Working class New York bus driver Ralph Kramden is always coming up with get-rich-quick schemes for him and his best friend, Ed Norton, who's always a...

Letter to the President
2005
as Self
Feature documentary that showcases the close-knit ties between the Hip Hop Music community and America's social and political policy in the last 30 ye...

Guess Who
2005
as The Cab Driver
When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.

Game Babes
2004
as Self
Resident Evil: Apocalypse featurette.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004
as L.J.
As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice finds out that the people that died from the previous incident at the Umbrella Corporation have tur...

Still 'Bout It
2004
as Bobby Ray
Still’ Bout It picks up where the classic ‘Bout It left off, following the adventures of the legendary Pistol P (Master P) and his homie Vito (Silkk t...

Laffapalooza! #2
2004
as Self
Live from Atlanta, Jamie Foxx hosts this hilarious series of comedy specials. Catch some the newest, hottest comic talent in action in this series tha...

The Fighting Temptations
2003
as Lucius
Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him...

Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
as Rap Battle Host (uncredited)
A senator arranges for his son, a rich white kid who fancies himself black, to be kidnapped by a couple of black actors pretending to be murderers to ...

Friday After Next
2002
as Day-Day / Old Man with Shotgun
Craig and his cousin Day Day have finally moved out of their parents' houses and into their own crib, working nights at a local mall as security guard...

All About the Benjamins
2002
as Reggie
Bounty hunter Bucum Jackson teams with the small-time con artist, Reggie Wright, that he is pursuing, in an attempt to locate a missing stash of diamo...

All About the Benjamins
2002
Co-Executive Producer
Bounty hunter Bucum Jackson teams with the small-time con artist, Reggie Wright, that he is pursuing, in an attempt to locate a missing stash of diamo...

How High
2001
as Baby Powder
Multi-platinum rap superstars Redman and Method Man star as Jamal and Silas, two regular guys who smoke something magical, ace their college entrance ...

Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Sonny (voice)
A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protec...

Pimps Up, Ho's Down
2000
as Self
Brent Owens directs this documentary that follows the life of several "professional gentlemen of leisure." Originally aired on HBO America Undercover ...

Bait
2000
as Stevie Sanders
Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves r...

3 Strikes
2000
as Crackhead
Brian Hooks plays a character who is just released from jail. And the state adopts a "3 strikes" rule for felons that involves serious penalties. Hook...

Next Friday
2000
as Day-Day
A streetwise man flees South Central Los Angeles, heading to the suburbs and his lottery-winner uncle and cousin, to avoid a neighborhood thug with a ...

Strays
1997
as Mike
Rick is frustrated by the repetitious grind of one-night stands and aimless hustling. Whilst looking for more to his life he meets Heather, a neighbou...

Last Friday
N/A
as Day-Day
The fourth and final installment in the 'Friday' franchise.
Forty Acres
N/A
Executive Producer
A Civil Rights attorney must fight for survival when he’s invited to join an elite black organization with a mind-blowing secret