- Acting films
- 20
- Acting avg
- 6.38
- Peak run
- 1993’04
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Acting films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 25+ votes
Malik by the numbers
Average
6.38
14 rated films
Vote weighted
6.46
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.75
rating spread
Career
33y
1993 to 2025
Total votes
7.71K
across every film
Best
7.2
Smoke
Worst
6.8
Cop Land
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 | Jonesing: When Love Is a Habit | Uncle Eric | · | 1 |
| 2022 |  The Good Nurse | Sam Johnson | 6.9 | 1,514 |
| 2019 |  Awake | Frank Ward | 5.4 | 167 |
| 2018 |  Take Point | Gerald | 6.9 | 131 |
| 2017 |  'Til Death Do Us Part | Rob Smith | 6.1 | 46 |
| 2016 | Paradox | Mr. Landau | 4.6 | 116 |
| 2015 |  Brotherly Love | Overbrook Coach | 7.0 | 88 |
| 2013 | Caught on Tape | Detective Roberts | · | 6 |
| 2012 |  Allegiance | Staff Sergeant Hart | · | 21 |
| 2010 |  Why Did I Get Married Too? | Gavin | 6.6 | 181 |
| 2007 |  Why Did I Get Married? | Gavin | 6.6 | 180 |
| 2005 |  Kids in America | Will Drucker | 5.5 | 50 |
| 2004 | Oh Happy Day | Moses Jackson | · | 15 |
| 2004 |  Criminal | Frank Hill | 6.2 | 161 |
| 1999 | Harlem Aria | Luke | · | 9 |
| 1998 |  Ride | Poppa | · | 20 |
| 1997 |  Cop Land | Detective Carson | 6.8 | 1,893 |
| 1995 |  Blue in the Face | Watch Man | 6.5 | 192 |
| 1995 |  Smoke | The Creeper | 7.2 | 554 |
| 1993 |  Cool Runnings | Yul Brenner | 7.0 | 2,368 |
Better together?
Malik Yoba's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Tyler Perry and Malik Yoba movies
Takes