Actor
Method Man
March 2, 1971 · Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
Clifford Smith (born April 1, 1971 in Staten Island, New York), better known by his stage name Method Man or Meth is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man & Redman along with fellow rapper Redman. He won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" with Mary J. Blige. He appeared in the motion pictures Belly, How High, Garden State as well as a minor role in The Wackness. On television, he and hip-hop collaborator Redman co-starred on the short-lived Fox sitcom Method & Red, and he had a recurring role as Calvin "Cheese" Wagstaff on the acclaimed HBO drama series The Wire.
Notable work
6Scary Movie 3 (2003)
as Method Man
8Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Dennis King
8.2Scorpion (2014)
as Lucky the King
8.6The Wire (2002)
as Melvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff
5.8Trainwreck (2015)
as Temembe
6.7Peppermint (2018)
as Narcotics Detective Barker
7.1Paterson (2016)
as Method Man
7.1Garden State (2004)
as Diego
6.9Marvel's Luke Cage (2016)
as Cliff 'Method Man' Smith
6.5Shaft (2019)
as Freddie P.
4.1Meet the Spartans (2008)
as Persian Emissary
6.8Cop Land (1997)
as Shondel
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