Ephraim Benton

Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes • as Punk

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes • as Leshawn Muncie

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes • as Thug

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

Drama Series - 2001, 16 episodes • as Jeff

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.

Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes • as Grover Dawkins

Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwined several plots involving an ensemble cast.

Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes • as Ephraim

The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Thug #4 (uncredited)

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.

Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Benny

A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.

Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Resident #2

NYC 22 follows six diverse NYPD rookies as they patrol the gritty streets of upper Manhattan. With unique backgrounds, personalities and reasons for being on the force, the new cops will make their share of rookie mistakes while they figure out how to relate to their boss, each other and the people they swore to protect.

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Skinny Boy #1

In Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father, and at home she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret – she can't read.

Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Tre

Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.

Movie - 2001, 2h 15m • as Young Thug

The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life. Streetwise and jobless, he has not only fathered two children by two different women-Yvette and Peanut but still lives with his own mother. He can't seem to strike a balance or find direction in his chaotic life.

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Student

An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "favors" would be asked of him.

Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Hip Hop Dancer

Longtime collaborators Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter (co-founders of The State comedy troupe, which spawned the same-named MTV show) join forces once again for this twist on narrative and sketch comedies that features the duo as hosts of their own fictitious sketch show. Behind the scenes, viewers see the two Michaels wrestling with how best to run the show, while they simultaneously confront their own issues of insecurity and jealousy as they try to undermine each other.

Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Black Teen

When a psychotic Santa tries to destroy Chanukah by hypnotizing Jewish children with bootlegged copies of the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life," it's up to the Hebrew Hammer to save the day. Together with Mohammed, head of the Kwanzaa Liberation Front, the Hammer takes no prisoners in his quest to hunt down the renegade Santa and make the holiday season safe for all.

Movie - 2001, 2h 15m • as Rahmel

Elijah has been bounced from group home to group home throughout his turbulent young life. What has sustained him is his art. After a promised scholarship is taken away, Elijah ends up in a fight that result in the death of another boy. Now, sentenced to a minimum of fifteen years, the young man must find a way to keep his soul alive behind bars or turn into a hardened bitter criminal.

Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Young Man in Park #1

An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three year in prison to discover his wife estranged and his teenage son exploring a sexual transformation that will put the fragile bonds of their family to the test.

Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Donovan

A hard working young woman is brutally attacked after she leaves work. During the attack, she loses her memory & is hospitalized. Once she’s released from the hospital, she starts seeking revenge on the predators in the neighborhood.

Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes • as Bengy

The story of Tim Maia, from his impoverished childhood to the peak of his career, detailing the singer's turbulent lifestyle and strong personality; he died in 1998.

Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Bengy

Biopic of Brazilian singer Tim Maia, from his childhood in Rio de Janeiro until his death at age 55, including his passage by the US, where he discovers a new style of music and is arrested for theft and drug possession.

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Chris

A young man, sentenced to six months in prison, goes home for his last day of freedom to throw a birthday party for his mother and try to bring his two brothers together - and be a family.

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Paul

Six friends adopt the dubious profession of “grifting” and “scamming.” Vicky is a stripper that identifies her victims at work and devises elaborate plans with her brother Jackson to relieve them of their money and other personal possessions. High school senior Theodore “Dribbles” Johnson grapples with scamming, basketball and love. The story develops into a complexed tale when Jackson encourages “Dribbles” to engage in an armed robbery and their string of good fortune comes to a tragic end.