Malcolm-Jamal Warner is an American actor who portrays Amir Casey on 9-1-1.
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Warner is known for his roles as Malcolm McGee on the UPN sitcom Malcolm & Eddie, and Dr. Alex Reed in the sitcom Reed Between the Lines.
In addition to his television credits, Warner made his feature film debut in Paramount Pictures' Drop Zone, and was also seen in Warner Bros' Pictures Fools Gold opposite Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, and Donald Sutherland. He also co-starred in the independent films Restaurant with Adrien Brody, A Fare to Remember and The List with Wayne Brady.
On stage, Warner has starred in the off-Broadway plays Three Ways Home, Cryin' Shame for which he received the NAACP Theater Award for Best Supporting Actor, Freefall at the Victory Garden Theatre in Chicago, and in A Midsummer Nights' Dream at the La Jolla Playhouse in California. Warner received critical acclaim for his West Coast debut of his one-man theatrical production of Love and Other Social Issues. He returned to the stage in September 2014, reprising Sidney Poitier's role as Dr. John Prentice in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.