Sep 17, 1967

Bronx, New York, USA

Malik Yoba (born September 17, 1967) is an American actor and occasional singer. He is known for his role as the star of the popular Fox Television police drama New York Undercover from 1994 to 1998, and has also appeared in films such as Cool Runnings and Criminal. He has made appearances on the Fox television series Arrested Development as Ice, a bounty hunter and party planner. He has also been a recurring character, Brock Harris, on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. Yoba also appeared in the FX Ne... ... (read more...) tworks crime drama Thief. In 2007, he appeared in NBC's crime drama Raines alongside Jeff Goldblum.<br/><br/>

Yoba, the fourth of six children, was born Abdul-Malik Kashie Yoba in Bronx, New York, the son of Mahmoudah Young (née Lanier) and Abdullah Yoba.Yoba was born a Muslim and is now "Theoretically... a Christian" and "philosophically... a Buddhist".<br/><br/>