Cast & creator
Marlon Wayans
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Marlon Lamont Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for his work with his brother Shawn Wayans on The WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. (1995–1999) and the comedy films Don't Be a Menace (1996), Scary Movie (2000), Scary Movie 2 (2001), White Chicks (2004), Little Man (2006), and Dance Flick (2009). Wayans' other film credits include Above the Rim (1994), The 6th Man (1997), Norbit (2007), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), The Heat (2013), A Haunted House (2013) and its sequel A Haunted House 2 (2014), Naked (2017), Fifty Shades of Black (2016), Sextuplets (2019), and On the Rocks (2020). He also had several dramatic roles, including the psychological drama film Requiem for a Dream (2000). Wayans partnered with Randy Adams to create What the Funny, an online destination for urban comedy. He created the comedy competition television show Funniest Wins, which aired on TBS in 2014. In 2014, Wayans and his brothers travelled the U.S. with "The Wayans Brothers Tour". In 2017, he co-wrote and starred in the NBC sitcom Marlon, which ran for two seasons.
Also known as: Marlon Lamont Wayans, Marlon L. Wayans
97
film credits
46
television credits
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1944–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (143)
Showing 143 of 143 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
The Daily Show
Self - Guest Host
1996The Daily Show
Self
1996The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The View
Self
1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Scary Movie
Shorty / 'Joe' / 'Tiffany' / Count Brolock
2026Scary Movie
Writer
2026Scary Movie
Producer
2026Scary Movie
Characters
2026
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host
1984
Childrens Hospital
Dr. Black
2008
Last Meals
Self
2021
White Chicks
Marcus Copeland
2004White Chicks
Screenplay
2004White Chicks
Producer
2004White Chicks
Story
2004
The Challenge
Self - Guest
1998
Steve
Self
2017
Lip Sync Battle
Self
2015
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
Self
2011
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016
The Wayans Bros.
Marlon Williams
1995The Wayans Bros.
Creator
1995
Clique
Self - Guest
2013
Bel-Air
Lou Smith
2022
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Bad Bobby (voice)
1995
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025
The Word
1990
Scary Movie 2
Shorty
2001Scary Movie 2
Characters
2001Scary Movie 2
Screenplay
2001Scary Movie 2
Co-Executive Producer
2001
Scary Movie
Shorty
2000Scary Movie
Screenplay
2000Scary Movie
Producer
2000
The Parent 'Hood
1995
Drop the Mic
Self
2017
Scary Movie 3
Characters
2003
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Member of the New KKK (uncredited)
1995
Scary Movie 4
Characters
2006
Little Man
Calvin
2006Little Man
Screenplay
2006Little Man
Producer
2006
A Haunted House 2
Malcolm
2014A Haunted House 2
Writer
2014A Haunted House 2
Producer
2014
Scary Movie 5
Characters
2013
The Heat
Levy
2013
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Ripcord
2009
Marlon
Marlon Wayne
2017Marlon
Executive Producer
2017Marlon
Creator
2017
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Loc Dog
1996Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Screenplay
1996
Requiem for a Dream
Tyrone C. Love
2000
Norbit
Buster
2007
Air
George Raveling
2023
A Haunted House
Malcolm
2013A Haunted House
Producer
2013A Haunted House
Writer
2013
Poppa's House
Melvin
2024
HIM
Isaiah
2025
Deal With It
Self
2013
The Ladykillers
Gawain MacSam
2004
On the Rocks
Dean
2020
Fifty Shades of Black
Christian
2016Fifty Shades of Black
Writer
2016Fifty Shades of Black
Producer
2016
The Hollywood Puppet Show
Self
2017
Marmaduke
Lightning (voice)
2010
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
Howard Gordon
2022The Curse of Bridge Hollow
Producer
2022
Dungeons & Dragons
Snails
2000
Sextuplets
Alan / Russell / Dawn / Jasper / Ethan / Baby Pete / Lynette
2019Sextuplets
Writer
2019Sextuplets
Producer
2019
Respect
Ted White
2021
Dance Flick
Mr. Moody
2009Dance Flick
Producer
2009Dance Flick
Writer
2009
Waynehead
Blue (voice)
1996
Naked
Rob Anderson
2017Naked
Producer
2017Naked
Writer
2017
Senseless
Darryl Witherspoon
1998
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Pedestrian
1988
Second Generation Wayans
Executive Producer
2013
I Can Do That
Self - Host
2015
The 6th Man
Kenny Tyler
1997
Above the Rim
Bugaloo
1994
Mo' Money
Seymour Stewart
1992
The Real Full Monty
Self (uncredited)
2024
Back Home Again
Mr. Tortoise (voice)
2021
Living with Chucky
Self
2022
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
Louie Blue (voice)
2000
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Self
2012
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
2009
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
Dirty/Money (voice)
2006Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
Writer
2006
The Making of Requiem for a Dream
Self
2001
Tupac: Resurrection
Self (archival)
2003
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
Self
2001Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood sequel
Loc Dog
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood sequel
Writer
Behind the Smile
Danny Styles
2006
Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners
Self
2022Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners
Executive Producer
2022
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
... (voice)
2006Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
Writer
2006
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
Marlon Wayans: Good Grief
Self
2024Marlon Wayans: Good Grief
Writer
2024
Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is
Self
2021Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is
Producer
2021Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is
Director
2021Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is
Writer
2021
Marlon Wayans: God Loves Me
Self
2023Marlon Wayans: God Loves Me
Writer
2023
Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish
Self
2018Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish
Screenplay
2018
Unraveling George
Narrator (voice)
2025Unraveling George
Producer
2025Funniest Wins
Himself - Host
2014
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999White Chicks 2
Marcus Copeland
White Chicks 2
Writer
Ride or Die
Martin Banks
Ride or Die
Producer
Ride or Die
Screenplay