The best Omar Epps movies and TV shows include long-running medical, crime, and fantasy genres, and he also has some great work on the big screen as well. Epps was born in Brooklyn and attended a high school that specialized in performing arts before he started working in both music and acting. He then had a huge opportunity when he made his film debut in Juice, which got a lot of attention since it was also the film acting debut of rap legend Tupac Shakur. That was just the start.

Epps had a lot of success on the big screen, but he became a star thanks to his work on television. After a small recurring role in the medical drama ER, he exploded in popularity when he was cast as Dr. Eric Foreman in the medical drama series House. The actor earned several awards nominations for this role and then...