Rick Fox (Born Ulrich Alexander Fox on July 24, 1969) is a Canadian actor and former basketball player.
As a basketball player, Fox was selected by the Boston Celtics as a first round draft pick (24th overall) in the 1991 NBA Draft. After being released from his contract by the Celtics following the 1996/1997 NBA season, Fox signed for the Los Angeles Lakers and became a 3-time NBA champion before retiring in 2004.
As an actor, he is best known for Oz (1997-2003), Dope (2015) and Shameless (US) (2016).
He was married to Vanessa Williams and has two children, one with Kari Hillsman and one with Williams.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1994: Blue Chips as Texas Western
- 1996: Eddie as Terry Hastings
- 1998: He Got Game as Chick Deagan
- 1999: Resurrection as Scholfield
- 1999: The Collectors as Ray
- 2003: Holes as Clyde 'Sweetfeet' Livingston
- 2006: Minis First Time as Fabrizio
- 2008: Meet The Browns as Harry
- 2013: Off Season The Lex Morrison Story as Lex Morrison
- 2015: Dope as Councilman Blackmon
- 2015: Back To School Mom as Matthew Kessler
- 2015: Hollywood Adventures as Rick Fox
- 2015: Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! as Principle SSA Webb
- 2015: Navy Seals Vs Zombies as Vice Pres. Bentley
- 2015: The Christmas Gift as Rex Cooper
- 2017: A Curry On An American Plate as Robert
- 2017: Killing Hasselhoff as Rick Fox
- 2017: Krystal as Bo
- 2018: A Twist Of Christmas as Dr. Thomas Baxter
- 2019: One Fine Christmas as Roger
- 2023: Some Other Woman as Salvator Ranza
Television Roles
- 1997: Head Over Heels as Rick Fox
- 1997-2003: Oz as Jackson Vahue (11 episodes)
- 2001: Arli SS as Rick Fox
- 2001: Max Steel as Rick Fox
- 2002: The Fairly OddParents! as Flash Williams/Smooth Daley
- 2003: Street Time as Peter Samson
- 2003: 1-800-Missing as Eric Renard
- 2005: Kevin Hill as Stephen Melbourne
- 2005-2006: Love Inc as David (6 episodes)
- 2006: Shark as Rick Fox
- 2006: One Tree Hill as Daunte Jones
- 2007: Head Case as Rick Fox
- 2007: Ugly Betty as Dwayne
- 2007-2008: Dirt as Prince Tyreese (6 episodes)
- 2009: Party Down as Rick Fox
- 2009-2010: Melrose Place as Mason (2 episodes)
- 2010: Dollhouse as Gary Walden
- 2011: The Big Bang Theory as Glenn
- 2011: The Guild as Rick Fox
- 2011: Body of Proof as Ted Banning
- 2011: House of Payne as Roland
- 2011-2012: Single Ladies as Winston (6 episodes)
- 2011-2015: Jake And Amir as Rick Fox (5 episodes)
- 2012: Franklin & Bash as Andre Carson
- 2012-2013: Mr Box Office as Andrew Thompson (13 episodes)
- 2013: The Glades as Darius Locke
- 2013-2016: Hit The Floor as Chase Vincent (9 episodes)
- 2014: Mom as James
- 2014: The McCarthys as Rick Fox
- 2015: Sin City Saints as Sam Johnson
- 2015: Herman The Monkey as Rick Fox (also producer)
- 2015: IZombie as Calvin Owens
- 2016: Shameless (US) as Gareth
- 2016: Shoot The Messenger as Anthony Telpher
- 2016-2017: K.C. Undercover as Richard Martin (5 episodes)
- 2017: Criminal Minds as Brian Stoll
- 2017: Major Crimes as Rick Fox
- 2017: blackâ˘ish as Rick Fox
- 2017-2020: Greenleaf as Darius Nash (30 episodes)
- 2018-2019: Morning Show Mysteries as Ian Jackson
- 2019: The Cool Kids as Reggie
- 2019: Ballers as Rick Fox
- 2020: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Edgar Goodwin
- 2020-2021: Twenties as Richard (2 episodes)
- 2021: All Rise as August Fox
- 2022: The Game as Rick Fox
- 2023: Harlem as Phil Joseph
Shorts
- 2016: NBA 2 K Road To The Finals Championship as Player Intros
- 2017: Game as Coach
Producer
- 2010: Hysteria
- 2017: H 1 Z 1 Fight For The Crown
