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Rick Fox

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Rick Fox

Born July 24, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada28 films

Rick Fox is a Bahamian-Canadian former professional basketball player and actor. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He was the owner of the eSports franchise Echo Fox until his departure from the franchise in October 2019. (His son Kyle is an avid gamer and got his father into the eSports world.)

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He's best known, as an actor, for his roles as Ian Jackson in the Morning Show Mysteries TV movie series, Calvin Owens on The CW's iZombie, Darius Nash on the OWN Network drama series Greenleaf, a fictionalized version of himself on BET's The Game, Winston on VH1's Single Ladies, Harry in Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, Prince Tyrese in the FOX series Dirt, David Marley on UPN's sitcom Love, Inc., Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston in Holes, Chick Deagan in He Got Game, Jackson Vahue on HBO's Oz, and Terry Hastings in Eddie (title character played by Whoopi Goldberg).

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Dope posterFirst watchDope20157.0as Councilman BlackmonMalcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Holes poster6.9Holes2003He Got Game poster6.8He Got Game1998Resurrection poster6.1Resurrection1999Highest 2 Lowest poster5.5Highest 2 Lowest2025The Retirement Plan poster5.8The Retirement Plan2023Blue Chips poster6.1Blue Chips1994Meet the Browns poster6.7Meet the Browns2008Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! poster4.6Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!2015

Filmography

28 films as actor
  1. 2025Highest 2 LowestCoach Rick Fox
  2. 2024Some Other WomanSalvador Ranza
  3. 2023The Retirement PlanChristopher
  4. 2019One Fine ChristmasRoger
  5. 2019Morning Show Mysteries: Death by DesignIan Jackson
  6. 2019Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to MurderIan Jackson
  7. 2019Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in MindIan Jackson
  8. 2018A Twist of ChristmasDr. Thomas Baxter
  9. 2018Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the MenuIan Jackson
  10. 2018KrystalBo
  11. 2018Morning Show Mysteries: Mortal MishapsIan Jackson
  12. 2017Killing HasselhoffRick Fox
  13. 2017GameCoach Driscoll
  14. 2016Navy Seals vs. ZombiesVice President Bentley
  15. 2015The Christmas GiftCooper
  16. 2015Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!Rick
  17. 2015DopeCouncilman Blackmon
  18. 2015Back to School MomMatthew Kessler
  19. 2013Off Season: The Lex Morrison StoryLex Morrison
  20. 2008Meet the BrownsHarry Belton
  21. 2006Mini's First TimeFabrizio
  22. 2003HolesClyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston
  23. 1999The CollectorsRay
  24. 1999ResurrectionScholfield
  25. 1998He Got GameChick Deagan
  26. 1996EddieTerry Hastings
  27. 1996Criminal HeartsHighway Officer
  28. 1994Blue ChipsThe Texas Western Team