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Khalil Kain
Born
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active 1984–present
Known for Juice
Girlfriends
Spouse(s) Elise Lyon

Khalil Kain is an American actor. He is famous for playing Raheem Porter in the 1992 movie Juice. He also played Darnell Wilkes in the TV show Girlfriends from 2001 to 2008. You might also know him from the horror film Bones or for playing Tiger Woods in The Tiger Woods Story. He has been in many other movies like Love Jones and For Colored Girls.

Early Life and Education

Khalil Kain was born in Manhattan, New York City. His mother, June, has both African American and Chinese heritage. Khalil went to Hunter College High School in New York. Later, he moved to California and finished high school at Foothill High School in 1983.

Acting Career Highlights

Khalil Kain's first big role was as Raheem in the 1992 film Juice. After that, he appeared in the 1994 comedy-drama Renaissance Man. He also starred in the 1997 romantic comedy Love Jones.

Playing Famous Roles

Khalil Kain played the famous golfer Tiger Woods in the Showtime movie The Tiger Woods Story. In 2001, he worked again with the director of Juice, Ernest Dickerson, on the film Bones, which also starred Snoop Dogg. He also had a role in the 2003 movie Baadasssss!.

Television Appearances

Kain is well-known for his role as Darnell Wilkes on the TV series Girlfriends. He played the husband of Maya, a character played by Golden Brooks. He was on the show from season 2 until it ended. Khalil took over this role from his Juice co-star Flex Alexander. He has also appeared in other TV shows like Friends, Blue Bloods, and Angel. In 2010, he played Bill in the movie For Colored Girls.

Directing and Recent Work

Khalil Kain also directed a movie called The Millennial. He starred in it alongside Erica Mena, Terayle Hill, and Terri Vaughn. This movie first showed at the Hip Hop Film Festival in August 2021.

Personal Life and Hobbies

Since 1996, Khalil Kain has been very interested in martial arts. He has earned a black belt in Hapkido, which is a Korean martial art. As of 2022, he is married to an artist named Elise Lyon. They have two children together.

Filmography

Film Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Juice Raheem Porter
1994 Renaissance Man Pvt. Roosevelt Nathaniel Hobbs
1995 Zooman Zooman TV movie
In the Kingdom of the Blind Dion
Divas Monte TV movie
1997 Love Jones Marvin Cox
The Fanatics Norman
1998 The Tiger Woods Story Tiger Woods (age 21) TV movie
The Velocity of Gary Venus
Free of Eden Taurus TV movie
1999 Passing Glory Heatwave Hundley TV movie
Execution of Justice Sister Boom Boom TV movie
Intimate Betrayal Maxwell Knight TV movie
2000 Ali: An American Hero Rudy Clay/Rahman Ali TV movie
2001 Bones Patrick Peet
2002 Reality Check Swope
2003 Baadasssss! Maurice
2004 Gas Mookie
2005 Complete Guide to Guys Gene
2010 For Colored Girls Bill
2011 Paradise Broken ...
2012 Love Overboard Russell Video
2017 Misguided Behavior Michael Miller
The Fearless One Turtle
2020 Rabbit in The Tail Lights Derrick Short
Coming to Africa Buck
2021 Faceblocked OG Mally
Homegoing Senior Short
Caged Birds Guerron Lucas
2022 The Millennial Mr. Sterling
The Bricks Tomas Jeffries
2023 The Chrononaut Gary Short

Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Sirens Hektor Episode: "The First Time"
1996 Living Single Keith Recurring cast: season 3-4
Lush Life Lance Battista Main cast
Friends Cal Episode: "The One with the Race Car Bed"
1996-97 Suddenly Susan Dwight Episode: "Cold Turkey" & "With Friends Like These"
1998 Sister, Sister Aaron Episode: "Young at Heart"
Any Day Now Greg Mingo Episode: "Making Music with the Wrong Man"
1999 Moesha Jim Meadows Episode: "Mis-directed Study"
2001 Angel Gio Episode: "That Old Gang of Mine"
2001-08 Girlfriends Darnell Leroy Wilkes Recurring cast: season 2–5, main cast: season 6-8
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jerome 'The Man' Anderson Episode: "Fight Night"
2006 Ghost Whisperer Randall Fisher Episode: "Fury"
2009 Ruby & the Rockits Crayton Jones Episode: "It's My Party and I'll Lie If I Want to"
CSI: Miami Byron Pearce Episode: "In Plane Sight"
Medium Malcolm Littleton Episode: "The Future's So Bright"
2013 Elementary Benny Charles Episode: "Solve for X"
Person of Interest Officer Lin Episode: "The Crossing"
2015 Blue Bloods FBI Agent Hill Episode: "Bad Company"
2019 Bronx SIU Chief Wryles Recurring cast
2021 FBI Frank Castlewood Episode: “Unfinished Business”
TBA Privateers The Recruiter
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