Photo: Hip-Hop Theater Festival / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Malik Yoba is one of those actors whose face you recognize long before you remember his name, and that is a quiet kind of greatness. From the Bronx beat cop in New York Undercover to roles in Cool Runnings, Alphas, and Empire, he has built a career on range rather than spectacle. What I admire is his durability: decades in a brutal industry, sliding between drama and comedy, even singing along the way. He attended a performing-arts high school and never stopped working that craft. Yoba is the kind of dependable, grounded presence that holds a production together, and I respect that deeply.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Malik Yoba
- Name (Japanese)
- マリク・ヨバ
- Reading
- まりく・よば
- Born
- September 17, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
- Origin
- The Bronx, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / singer / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Talent Unlimited High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Malik Yoba born?
Born September 17, 1967 (age 58).
Where is Malik Yoba from?
Malik Yoba is from The Bronx, New York, United States.
What does Malik Yoba do?
Malik Yoba works as television actor, film actor, singer, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.