Rick Fox
Rick Fox (born Ulrich Alexander Fox, July 24, 1969; ht: 6'7") is a Bahamian / Canadian actor and former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He was the owner of the eSports franchise Echo Fox until his departure from the franchise in October 2019. (His son Kyle is an avid gamer and got his father into the eSports world.) He's best known, as an actor, for his roles as Ian Jackson in the Morning Show Mysteries TV movie series, Calvin Owens on The CW's iZombie, Darius Nash on the OWN Network drama series Greenleaf, a fictionalized version of himself on BET's The Game, Winston on VH1's Single Ladies, Harry in Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, Prince Tyrese in the FOX series Dirt, David Marley on UPN's sitcom Love, Inc., Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston in Holes, Chick Deagan in He Got Game, Jackson Vahue on HBO's Oz, and Terry Hastings in Eddie (title character played by Whoopi Goldberg).. He competed on season 10 of Dancing with the Stars and has played himself on a number of TV series. In 1994, he appeared in the film Blue Chips as a member of the Western University basketball team. In 2022, the Bahamian government appointed Fox as Ambassador-at-large for Sports. He has a son named Kyle, who was born in 1994 with Kari Hillsman, who he dated while playing basketball for the Boston Celtics. He was married to actress Vanessa Williams from 1999 to 2004; they have a daughter born in 2000. He dated actress Eliza Dushku from October 2009 to June 2014.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Some Other Woman as Salvador Ranza
- 2023 · Extended Family as Kevin
- 2023 · The Retirement Plan as Christopher
- 2022 · Shaq as Self
- 2022 · Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty as Self - Host
- 2021 · Harlem as Phil Joseph
- 2019 · One Fine Christmas as Roger
- 2019 · All Rise as August Fox
- 2019 · Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design as Ian Jackson
- 2019 · Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder as Ian Jackson
- 2019 · Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind as Ian Jackson
- 2018 · A Twist of Christmas as Dr. Thomas Baxter
- 2018 · The Cool Kids as Reggie
- 2018 · 25 Words or Less as
- 2018 · Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu as Ian Jackson
- 2018 · Krystal as Bo
- 2018 · Morning Show Mysteries: Mortal Mishaps as Ian Jackson
- 2017 · Killing Hasselhoff as Self
- 2017 · Game as Coach Driscoll
- 2017 · Chris Webber's Full Court Pranks as Self
- 2016 · Match Game as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · Greenleaf as Darius Nash
- 2016 · To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · Navy Seals vs. Zombies as Vice President Bentley
- 2016 · Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry as Self - Guest
- 2015 · The Christmas Gift as Cooper
- 2015 · Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! as Rick
- 2015 · Ballers as Rick Fox
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · Dope as Councilman Blackmon
- 2015 · Back to School Mom as Matthew Kessler
- 2015 · K.C. Undercover as Richard Martin
- 2014 · The McCarthys as Self
- 2014 · black-ish as Rick Fox
- 2013 · Troubled Waters as Self
- 2013 · Mom as James
- 2012 · Major Crimes as Rick Fox
- 2012 · The Eric Andre Show as Self
- 2011 · Franklin & Bash as Andre Carson
- 2011 · Body of Proof as Ted Banning
- 2011 · The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story as Self
- 2010 · The Glades as Darius Locke
- 2009 · Melrose Place as
- 2009 · Party Down as Rick Fox
- 2009 · Dollhouse as Gary Walden (uncredited)
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Judge
- 2008 · Meet the Browns as Harry Belton
- 2007 · The Big Bang Theory as Glenn
- 2007 · The Guild as Rick Fox
- 2007 · Head Case as Self
- 2006 · The Game as Rick Fox
- 2006 · Ugly Betty as Dwayne
- 2006 · Mini's First Time as Fabrizio
- 2005 · Love, Inc. as David Marley
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 2004 · Kevin Hill as Stephen Melbourne
- 2003 · One Tree Hill as Daunte Jones
- 2003 · Holes as Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston
- 2002 · Street Time as
- 2001 · 2001 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers as Self
- 2001 · The Fairly OddParents as Smooth / Flash (voice)
- 2000 · 1999-2000 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers as Self
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Edgar Goodwin
- 1999 · The Collectors as Ray
- 1999 · Resurrection as Scholfield
- 1998 · He Got Game as Chick Deagan
- 1997 · Oz as Jackson Vahue
- 1996 · Arliss as
- 1996 · Eddie as Terry Hastings
- 1996 · Criminal Hearts as Highway Officer
- 1994 · Blue Chips as The Texas Western Team