Born in Mexico City, Mario Van Peebles, a respected actor and director, debuted at the age of twelve in the 1971 films Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Crosscurrent, followed by a role in the TV mini series The Sophisticated Gents.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
Guest starring as Director
- Episode 3x03: Dirty Dancin' (Feb 15, 2023)
A Million Little Things (2018)
Guest starring as Ronald
(6 episodes)
- Episode 4x15: Fingers Crossed (Apr 13, 2022)
- Episode 4x14: School Ties (Apr 6, 2022)
- Episode 4x13: Fresh Start (Mar 23, 2022)
- Episode 4x12: Little White Lies (Mar 16, 2022)
- Episode 4x07: Stay (Nov 17, 2021)
- Episode 4x06: Six Months Later (Nov 3, 2021)
Deception (2018)
Guest starring as Senator Bruce Connors
- Episode 1x10: The Unseen Hand (May 13, 2018)
Superstition (2017)
Starring as Isaac Hastings
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Resurrection (Jan 18, 2018)
- Episode 1x11: Back to One (Jan 11, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: Green-on-Blue (Jan 4, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: Uncle Bubba (Dec 28, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: You're Not My Momma (Dec 21, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Echoes of My Mind (Dec 14, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Dr. Dredge M.D. (Dec 1, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Tangled Web (Nov 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: The Dredge (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 20, 2017)
The Beat with Ari Melber (2017)
Guest starring as Mario Van Peebles
- Episode 2024-03-08: Episode 46 (Mar 8, 2024)
Blindspot (2015)
Guest starring as Frank Davenport
- Episode 4x06: Ca-Ca-Candidate for Cri-Cri-Crime (Nov 16, 2018)
Z Nation (2014)
Starring as Martin Cooper
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x13: The End of Everything (Dec 28, 2018)
- Episode 5x02: A New Life (Oct 12, 2018)
- Episode 5x01: Welcome to the Newpocalypse (Oct 5, 2018)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
Guest starring as Mario Van Peebles
- Episode 2x29: Mental Health (Oct 4, 2015)
Nashville (2012)
Guest starring as Henry Benton
- Episode 3x13: I'm Lost Between Right and Wrong (Feb 18, 2015)
Hellcats (2010)
Guest starring as Michael Verdura
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x22: I'm Sick Y'all (May 17, 2011)
- Episode 1x12: Papa, Oh Papa (Jan 25, 2011)
Damages (2007)
Guest starring as Agent Randall Harrison
(11 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Uh Oh, Out Come the Skeletons (Mar 11, 2009) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x09: You Got Your Prom Date Pregnant (Mar 4, 2009) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x08: They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney (Feb 25, 2009) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x07: New York Sucks (Feb 18, 2009) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x06: A Pretty Girl in a Leotard (Feb 11, 2009) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x05: I Agree, It Wasn't Funny (Feb 4, 2009) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x03: I Knew You Were a Pig (Jan 21, 2009) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x02: Burn It, Shred It, I Don't Care (Jan 14, 2009) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x01: I Lied, Too. (Jan 7, 2009) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x13: Because I Know Patty (Oct 23, 2007) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x12: There's No 'We' Anymore (Oct 16, 2007) [Co-Star]
The Game (2006)
Guest starring as Bo
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x13: The Right to Choose (Mar 29, 2011) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x12: Death Becomes Her (Mar 22, 2011) [Special Guest Star]
The View (1997)
Guest starring as Mario Van Peebles
- Episode 27x108: Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, Mario Van Peebles (Feb 20, 2024)
The Outer Limits (1995)
Guest starring as Captain William Clark
- Episode 3x16: Bodies of Evidence (Jun 20, 1997)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Mario Van Peebles
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1996-08-21: Angie Everhart, Mario Van Peebles, Beach Boys (Aug 21, 1996)
- Episode 1995-05-01: Marilu Henner, Mario Van Peebles, The Highwaymen (May 1, 1995)
Sonny Spoon (1988)
Starring as Sonny Spoon
(15 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Diamonds Aren't Forever (Dec 16, 1988)
- Episode 2x07: Deuces Wild (Dec 9, 1988)
- Episode 2x06: Ratman Can (Dec 2, 1988)
- Episode 2x05: Papa Rozzi (Nov 4, 1988)
- Episode 2x04: Blind Justice (Oct 28, 1988)
- Episode 2x03: The Final Exam (Oct 21, 1988)
- Episode 2x02: Cheap & Chilli (Oct 14, 1988)
- Episode 2x01: Never Go to Your High School Reunion (Oct 7, 1988)
- Episode 1x07: Too Good to Be True, Too Good to Get Caught (Mar 25, 1988)
- Episode 1x06: Tough Habit (Mar 18, 1988)
- Episode 1x05: Semper Fi (Mar 11, 1988)
- Episode 1x04: Who's Got Tonsillitis? (Mar 4, 1988)
- Episode 1x03: Crimes Below the Waist (Feb 26, 1988)
- Episode 1x02: Wizard of Odds (Feb 19, 1988)
- Episode 1x01: Sam's Private Eye (Feb 12, 1988)
L.A. Law (1986)
Guest starring as Andrew Taylor
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Raiders of the Lost Bark (Nov 7, 1986)
- Episode 1x06: Slum Enchanted Evening (Oct 31, 1986)
- Episode 1x02: Those Lips, That Eye (Oct 3, 1986)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 15, 1986) [Co-Star]
All My Children (1970)
Guest starring as Samuel Woods
(43 episodes)
- Episode 2008-09-08: Ep. #9953 (Sep 8, 2008)
- Episode 2008-08-14: Ep. #9937 (Aug 14, 2008)
- Episode 2008-08-06: Ep. #9931 (Aug 6, 2008)
- Episode 2008-08-05: Ep. #9930 (Aug 5, 2008)
- Episode 2008-08-04: Ep. #9929 (Aug 4, 2008)
- Episode 2008-07-31: Ep. #9927 (Jul 31, 2008)
- Episode 2008-07-30: Ep. #9926 (Jul 30, 2008)
- Episode 2008-07-25: Ep. #9923 (Jul 25, 2008)
- Episode 2008-07-24: Ep. #9922 (Jul 24, 2008)
- Episode 2008-07-23: Ep. #9921 (Jul 23, 2008)
- Episode 2008-07-16: Ep. #9916 (Jul 16, 2008)
- Episode 2008-07-15: Ep. #9915 (Jul 15, 2008)
- Episode 2008-07-10: Ep. #9912 (Jul 10, 2008)
- Episode 2008-07-09: Ep. #9911 (Jul 9, 2008)
- Episode 2008-07-02: Ep. #9907 (Jul 2, 2008)
- Episode 2008-06-30: Ep. #9905 (Jun 30, 2008)
- Episode 2008-06-27: Ep. #9904 (Jun 27, 2008)
- Episode 2008-06-17: Ep. #9896 (Jun 17, 2008)
- Episode 2008-06-10: Ep. #9891 (Jun 10, 2008)
- Episode 2008-05-01: Ep. #9864 (May 1, 2008)
- Episode 2008-04-24: Ep. #9859 (Apr 24, 2008)
- Episode 2008-04-16: Ep. #9853 (Apr 16, 2008)
- Episode 2008-04-01: Ep. #9842 (Apr 1, 2008)
- Episode 2008-03-27: Ep. #9839 (Mar 27, 2008)
- Episode 2008-03-26: Ep. #9838 (Mar 26, 2008)
- Episode 2008-03-25: Ep. #9837 (Mar 25, 2008)
- Episode 2008-03-21: Ep. #9835 (Mar 21, 2008)
- Episode 2008-03-17: Ep. #9831 (Mar 17, 2008)
- Episode 2008-03-14: Ep. #9830 (Mar 14, 2008)
- Episode 2008-03-13: Ep. #9829 (Mar 13, 2008)
- Episode 2008-03-05: Ep. #9823 (Mar 5, 2008)
- Episode 2008-03-03: Ep. #9821 (Mar 3, 2008)
- Episode 2008-02-29: Ep. #9820 (Feb 29, 2008)
- Episode 2008-02-28: Ep. #9819 (Feb 28, 2008)
- Episode 2008-02-26: Ep. #9817 (Feb 26, 2008)
- Episode 2008-02-20: Ep. #9813 (Feb 20, 2008)
- Episode 2008-02-19: Ep. #9812 (Feb 19, 2008)
- Episode 2008-02-18: Ep. #9811 (Feb 18, 2008)
- Episode 2008-02-15: Ep. #9810 (Feb 15, 2008)
- Episode 2008-02-13: Ep. #9808 (Feb 13, 2008)
- Episode 2008-02-12: Ep. #9807 (Feb 12, 2008)
- Episode 2008-01-31: Ep. #9799 (Jan 31, 2008)
- Episode 2008-01-29: Ep. #9797 (Jan 29, 2008)
Crew Credits
Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x01: The More Things Change (Aug 14, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: Reaping and Sowing (Jul 25, 2021)
Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
Episode crew as Director
(5 episodes)
- Episode 3x03: Dirty Dancin' (Feb 15, 2023)
- Episode 3x01: I Can't Go To Sleep (Feb 15, 2023)
- Episode 2x10: As High as Wu-Tang Gets (Oct 27, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: Protect Ya Neck (Sep 29, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: Little Ghetto Boys (Sep 8, 2021)
Superstition (2017)
Show crew as Creator
Show crew as Producer
Episode crew as Director
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Resurrection (Jan 18, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: Uncle Bubba (Dec 28, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Echoes of My Mind (Dec 14, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Dr. Dredge M.D. (Dec 1, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Through the Looking Glass (Nov 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Half Truths & Half Breeds (Nov 3, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: The Dredge (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 20, 2017)
Episode crew as Writer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Dr. Dredge M.D. (Dec 1, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 20, 2017)
Empire (2015)
Episode crew as Director
(5 episodes)
- Episode 6x02: Got on My Knees to Pray (Oct 1, 2019)
- Episode 5x04: Love All, Trust a Few (Oct 17, 2018)
- Episode 3x05: One Before Another (Nov 9, 2016)
- Episode 2x06: A High Hope for a Low Heaven (Nov 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x11: Die But Once (Mar 18, 2015)
Hand of God (2014)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x01: Gathering Dust (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: One Saved Message (Sep 4, 2015)
Chicago P.D. (2014)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 2x11: We Don't Work Together Anymore (Jan 14, 2015)
Nashville (2012)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x02: How Far Down Can I Go (Oct 1, 2014)
- Episode 2x20: Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad (Apr 30, 2014)
- Episode 2x07: She's Got You (Nov 13, 2013)
Once Upon a Time (2011)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x10: Fall (Nov 30, 2014)
- Episode 4x06: Family Business (Nov 2, 2014)
- Episode 3x16: It's Not Easy Being Green (Apr 6, 2014)
Damages (2007)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x04: Hey! Mr. Pibb! (Jan 28, 2009)
- Episode 1x12: There's No 'We' Anymore (Oct 16, 2007)
- Episode 1x06: She Spat at Me (Sep 4, 2007)