Method Man
Known for Acting · 158 credits
- Born
- 1971-03-02 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Cliff 'Method Man' Smith · Clifford Smith · Wu-Tang Clan · Cliff Smith · متد من
Biography
Clifford Smith (born April 1, 1971 in Staten Island, New York), better known by his stage name Method Man or Meth is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man & Redman along with fellow rapper Redman. He won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" with Mary J. Blige.
He appeared in the motion pictures Belly, How High, Garden State as well as a minor role in The Wackness. On television, he and hip-hop collaborator Redman co-starred on the short-lived Fox sitcom Method & Red, and he had a recurring role as Calvin "Cheese" Wagstaff on the acclaimed HBO drama series The Wire.
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Known For
TV Shows (67)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dennis King
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Drops
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Good Wife
2009
as Young Boxer
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
The Wire
2002
as Melvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
Third Watch
1999
as C-Note
Scorpion
2014
as Lucky the King
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Burn Notice
2007
as Valentine
Oz
1997
as Carlton 'Tug' Daniels
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
Boston Public
2000
as Flash Master K
The Masked Singer
2019
as Self - Stud Muffin
Martin
1992
as Method Man
Godfather of Harlem
2019
as Sam Christian
Poker Face
2023
as Frank "Brick" Bricatino
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
Impractical Jokers
2011
The Twilight Zone
2002
as Kneigh
One on One
2001
as Self
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
as Cliff 'Method Man' Smith
The Deuce
2017
as Rodney
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
as Method Man
Power Book II: Ghost
2020
as Davis Maclean
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as Torg (voice)
Comic Book Men
2012
as Self
30 for 30
2009
as Himself
The Last O.G.
2018
as Green Eyes
Red Table Talk
2018
as Self
The Good Guys
2010
as Kenny
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
2021
as Clamp Champ (voice)
The Chris Rock Show
1997
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self - Co-Host
Difficult People
2015
as Method Man
Hollywood Squares
2025
as Self
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
as Team Snoop
The New Tom Green Show
2003
as Self
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
as Self
First Wives Club
2019
as Beast
Bupkis
2023
as Carnival Worker
Teenage Bounty Hunters
2020
as Terrance Coin
The BRIT Awards
1977
as Self
Diary
2000
as Self
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
2017
as Self
Wonderland
2000
as Method Man
VERZUZ
2020
as Self
Wildboyz
2003
as Self
The Crew Has It
2022
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
as Self
Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
2006
MADtv
1995
as Gentry Abrams / Self
Movies (91)
Scary Movie 3
2003
as Method Man
Shadow Force
2025
as Unc
Cop Land
1997
as Shondel
Meet the Spartans
2008
as Persian Emissary
Trainwreck
2015
as Temembe
Soul Plane
2004
as Muggsy
Peppermint
2018
as Narcotics Detective Barker
Shaft
2019
as Freddie P.
How High
2001
as Silas P. Silas
The Cobbler
2014
as Leon Ludlow
Garden State
2004
as Diego
Last Looks
2022
as Swag Dogggg
The Sitter
2011
as Jacolby
Red Tails
2012
as Sticks
Paterson
2016
as Method Man
Relationship Goals
2026
as Jarrett Roy
One Eight Seven
1997
as Dennis Broadway
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
as Self
Trouble Man
2025
as Money
Future World
2018
as Tattooed Face
Belly
1998
as Shameek
Black and White
1999
as Method Man
The Fairly OddParents: School's Out! The Musical
2005
Venom
2005
as Deputy Turner
Keanu
2016
as Cheddar
The Wackness
2008
as Percy
Brown Sugar
2002
as Self
The 4:30 Movie
2024
as Cookie
Concrete Cowboy
2020
as Leroy
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019
as Self
The Great White Hype
1996
as Self
Vampires vs. the Bronx
2020
as Father Jackson
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
as Himself
Where's the Money
2017
as Trap
Staten Island Summer
2015
as Konko
Magnum Dopus
2020
as Self
My Baby's Daddy
2004
as No Good (Randall)
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017
as Self
Love Beats Rhymes
2017
as Ref
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self
This Is the Night
2021
as Louis
The Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Sinners and Saints
2010
as Weddo
On the Come Up
2022
as Supreme
The Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self
Poetic License
2025
as James Cassidy
Milestone Generations
2022
as Narrator (voice)
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys
2024
as Self (archival footage)
Bad Shabbos
2025
as Jordan
Wu-Tang Saga
2010
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Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]
2003
as Mr. Ma
Seasons of Love
2014
as Big Rob
How I Learned to Fly
2023
as Cliff Davis
Big Pun: The Legacy
2009
as Self
Mary J. Blige's My Life
2021
as Self
The Mortician
2011
as The Mortician
Amazon Music Live: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and De La Soul's 'N.Y. State of Mind Tour'
2023
as Himself
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
as Self
Rhyme & Reason
1997
as Self
#Lucky Number
2015
as Tyson 'The Saint' St. James
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
2002
The Show
1995
as Self
How Music Got Free
2024
as Self
Backstage
2000
as Self
Rock the Bells
2006
as Himself
Missionary
2024
as Voiceover (Voice)
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
2007
as Self
The Breaks
2016
as Darryl Van Patten Sr.
A Wu-Tang Experience: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
2023
as Self
WWE Slammy Awards 2020
2020
as Self - Presenter
The Indestructible Jimmy Brown
2011
as Himself
Letter to the President
2005
as Self
Limp Bizkit: Greatest Videoz
2005
as Method Man (segment "N 2 Gether Now")
Wu-Tang Clan: Live at Montreux
2007
as himself
Boricua's Bond
2000
Wu Tang Clan: Disciples of the 36 Chambers Chapter 2
2004
Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan
2008
as Himself
Sunny
as Ruskin
Wu-Tang Clan: This Shit is from the Heart
1997
as Self
Wu Tang Clan - Da Mystery of Kung Fu
1998
as Self
The Strip Game
2005
as Self
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998
as Method Man
Black and Blue
2017
as Self
Street Life
2001
Def Jam: Survival of the Illest: Live from 125
1999
as Self
N.A.S.A.: The Spirit of Apollo
2012
Xzibit | Restless Xposed
2001
as Self
The New York Sack Exchange
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Method Man: Live from the Sunset Strip
2007
as Himself
Mother & Gun
2024
About Method Man
Clifford Smith (born April 1, 1971 in Staten Island, New York), better known by his stage name Method Man or Meth is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man & Redman along with fellow rapper Redman. He won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" with Mary J. Blige. He appeared in the… With 158 credits spanning from 1959 to 2026, Method Man has appeared in 91 films and 67 TV shows.
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- Cop Land (1997) — as Shondel
- Meet the Spartans (2008) — as Persian Emissary
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