Method Man

Acting

Method Man

Born March 2, 1971Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA158 credits

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Method Man, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Relationship Goals
2026Relationship Goals
as Jarrett RoyMovie
Poetic License
2025Poetic License
as James CassidyMovie
Trouble Man
2025Trouble Man
as MoneyMovie
Bad Shabbos
2025Bad Shabbos
as JordanMovie
Shadow Force
2025Shadow Force
as UncMovie
The New York Sack Exchange
2024The New York Sack Exchange
as Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Missionary
2024Missionary
as Voiceover (Voice)Movie
Fat Joe Talks
2024Fat Joe Talks
as Self - GuestTV
The 4:30 Movie
2024The 4:30 Movie
as CookieMovie
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
2024Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
as Self (archival footage)Movie
How Music Got Free
2024How Music Got Free
as Self - Narrator (voice)TV
How I Learned to Fly
2023How I Learned to Fly
as Cliff DavisMovie
Bupkis
2023Bupkis
as Carnival WorkerTV
Poker Face
2023Poker Face
as Frank "Brick" BricatinoTV
On the Come Up
2022On the Come Up
as SupremeMovie
Sherri
2022Sherri
as Self - GuestTV
Milestone Generations
2022Milestone Generations
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Last Looks
2022Last Looks
as Swag DoggggMovie
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)Movie
WWE Slammy Awards 2020
2020WWE Slammy Awards 2020
as Self - PresenterMovie
Vampires vs. the Bronx
2020Vampires vs. the Bronx
as Father JacksonMovie
Concrete Cowboy
2020Concrete Cowboy
as LeroyMovie
Power Book II: Ghost
2020Power Book II: Ghost
as Davis MacleanTV
Teenage Bounty Hunters
2020Teenage Bounty Hunters
as Terrance CoinTV
Magnum Dopus
2020Magnum Dopus
as SelfMovie
VERZUZ
2020VERZUZ
as SelfTV
Godfather of Harlem
2019Godfather of Harlem
as Sam ChristianTV
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hall
as Self - GuestTV
Shaft
2019Shaft
as Freddie P.Movie
The Masked Singer
2019The Masked Singer
as Self - Stud MuffinTV
Peppermint
2018Peppermint
as Narcotics Detective BarkerMovie
Future World
2018Future World
as Tattooed FaceMovie
The Last O.G.
2018The Last O.G.
as Green EyesTV
Drop the Mic
2017Drop the Mic
as Self - Co-HostTV
Black and Blue
2017Black and Blue
as SelfMovie
The Deuce
2017The Deuce
as RodneyTV
Paterson
2016Paterson
as Method ManMovie
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016Marvel's Luke Cage
as Cliff 'Method Man' SmithTV
Keanu
2016Keanu
as CheddarMovie
The Breaks
2016The Breaks
as Darryl Van Patten Sr.Movie
#Lucky Number
2015#Lucky Number
as Tyson 'The Saint' St. JamesMovie
Difficult People
2015Difficult People
as Method ManTV
Trainwreck
2015Trainwreck
as TemembeMovie
Seasons of Love
2014Seasons of Love
as Big RobMovie
Scorpion
2014Scorpion
as Lucky the KingTV
The Cobbler
2014The Cobbler
as Leon LudlowMovie
Red Tails
2012Red Tails
as SticksMovie
The Sitter
2011The Sitter
as JacolbyMovie
The Mortician
2011The Mortician
as The MorticianMovie
30 for 30
200930 for 30
as HimselfTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wife
as Young BoxerTV
The Wackness
2008The Wackness
as PercyMovie
Meet the Spartans
2008Meet the Spartans
as Persian EmissaryMovie
Burn Notice
2007Burn Notice
as ValentineTV
Rock the Bells
2006Rock the Bells
as HimselfMovie
Limp Bizkit - Greatest Videoz
2005Limp Bizkit - Greatest Videoz
as Method Man (segment "N 2 Gether Now")Movie
Venom
2005Venom
as Deputy TurnerMovie
The Strip Game
2005The Strip Game
as SelfMovie
Garden State
2004Garden State
as DiegoMovie
Method & Red
2004Method & Red
as Method ManTV
Soul Plane
2004Soul Plane
as MuggsyMovie
My Baby's Daddy
2004My Baby's Daddy
as No Good (Randall)Movie
Wildboyz
2003Wildboyz
as SelfTV
Scary Movie 3
2003Scary Movie 3
as Method ManMovie
Brown Sugar
2002Brown Sugar
as SelfMovie
The Wire
2002The Wire
as Melvin 'Cheese' WagstaffTV
How High
2001How High
as Silas P. SilasMovie
Boston Public
2000Boston Public
as Flash Master KTV
Backstage
2000Backstage
as SelfMovie
Wonderland
2000Wonderland
as Method ManTV
Diary
2000Diary
as SelfTV
Third Watch
1999Third Watch
as C-NoteTV
Black and White
1999Black and White
as Method ManMovie
Belly
1998Belly
as ShameekMovie
Cop Land
1997Cop Land
as ShondelMovie
One Eight Seven
1997One Eight Seven
as Dennis BroadwayMovie
Oz
1997Oz
as Carlton 'Tug' DanielsTV
Rhyme & Reason
1997Rhyme & Reason
as SelfMovie
MADtv
1995MADtv
as Gentry AbramsTV
The Show
1995The Show
as SelfMovie
Martin
1992Martin
as Method ManTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)TV
S
Sunny
as RuskinMovie