Malik Barnhardt

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Malik Barnhardt, who hails from the East Coast, got his big break when he arrived on the set of a music video as an extra and was discovered by actor Mekhi Phifer. Phifer, who took to Barnhardt, hired him as production assistant and later helped him launch his own acting career. Now Barnhardt, an accomplished actor, writer, producer and director, has carved his own niche in the entertainment industry as a very prominent one to watch.Barnhardt, who you remember from such films as "Get Rich or Die Try... more

Malik Barnhardt, who hails from the East Coast, got his big break when he arrived on the set of a music video as an extra and was discovered by actor Mekhi Phifer. Phifer, who took to Barnhardt, hired him as production assistant and later helped him launch his own acting career. Now Barnhardt, an accomplished actor, writer, producer and director, has carved his own niche in the entertainment industry as a very prominent one to watch.Barnhardt, who you remember from such films as "Get Rich or Die Tryin," "Woman Thou Art Loosed," "8 Mile," "Pastor Jones," "Jada," and "A Day in the Life" has just wrapped Ice Cube's new film "Janky Promoters" and will later be co-starring in the soon to be released Benny Boom film "Next Day Air." Barnhardt, has had numerous guest starring roles in the television series "The Cell," "Law and Order," and "Arrest and Trial."