Acting credits
26
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Mel Jackson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 16Series: 10
TMDB ID: 98622
IMDb ID: nm0413852
Known for: Acting
Born: October 13, 1970
Age: 55
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1993 - 2015
Years active: 23
Average TMDB rating: 7.24
Wikidata: Q6810738
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Melton Jackson (born on October 13, 1970, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an African-American actor, producer, spoken word artist and R&B musician. Jackson made his first appearance in the 1997 film Soul Food, and since has appeared in films such as Deliver Us From Eva , The Temptations, Uninvited Guest, Motives and Flip the Script. He also appeared in the 2005 hit stage play Friends and Lovers and starred in Issue's: We've all got 'em (2006). His dulcet tenor voice has been featured on Living Single, where he played "Tripp" during the hit sitcom's final year, as well as another stage play he starred in with Canadian chanteuse Deborah Cox. Despite his vocal gifts, he has yet to issue an album.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Mel Jackson.
Civilian Life
as Commander Jamison
2015 Movie
4.0
Four Seasons
as Colin
2014 Movie
3.8
Dreams
as Mia's Father
2013 Movie
8.0
If You Really Love Me
as Charles
2012 Movie
9.5
The Marriage Chronicles
as Dr. Timothy Masters
2012 Movie
5.3
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
as Jasper King
2008 Movie
5.9
Motives 2 : Retribution
as Detective Morgan
2007 Movie
Love on Layaway
as Anthony
2005 Movie
5.1
Motives
as Detective Morgan
2004 Movie
6.4
Deliver Us from Eva
as Timothy
2003 Movie
6.4
Little Richard
as Bud Blackwell
2000 Movie
Playing with Fire
as Guy Brayson
2000 Movie
5.1
Uninvited Guest
as Howard
1999 Movie
6.2
Soul Food
as Simuel
1997 Movie
6.8
George Wallace
as Eddie
1997 Movie
6.4
To Sir, with Love II
as Tommie Rahwn (as Melton Jackson)
1996 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Mel Jackson.
8.2
Half & Half
as Roland • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.1
The Division
as Johnny • 5 eps
2001 Series
7.0
DAG
as Agent Morton • 17 eps
2000 Series
8.0
The Parkers
3 eps
1999 Series
7.9
The Temptations
as Norman Whitfield • 2 eps
1998 Series
6.9
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Kenny • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.9
The Steve Harvey Show
as Julian • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.5
In the House
1 eps
1995 Series
7.3
The Parent 'Hood
1 eps
1995 Series
8.3
Living Single
as Ira Lee "Tripp" Williams • 13 eps
1993 Series