Omar Epps (as Dr. Eric Foreman)
Dr. Eric Foreman Character Biography
Dr. Eric Foreman is a neurologist on Dr. Gregory House's diagnostic team at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Though he renounces his mentor's abrasive, whatever-it-takes attitude toward patients, he's more like House than he'd like to admit. Foreman briefly tried out a sunny and optimistic disposition following a near-death experience, but it didn't take. When he thinks he's right about a diagnosis - particularly if it also means House is wrong - he won't rest until he can prove it.
Foreman and his brother, Marcus, led a misspent youth, but while Foreman went straight after some minor juvenile arrests, Marcus spent several years in prison. Their father is deeply religious, and their mother passed away after struggling with Alzheimer's disease.
Foreman has had various opportunities to lead the team, most recently when House was awaiting renewal of his medical license after his psychiatric break. Foreman's leadership style received mixed reviews from the other team members, however, and in a misguided attempt to reconcile work with his personal life, he fired his then-girlfriend, Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley.
Foreman cuts his normally dispassionate demeanor with spikes of surliness; a fellow team member, Dr. Robert Chase, says that Foreman is brimming with repressed rage. Dr. Chris Taub moved into Foreman's apartment following a separation from his wife, and though Foreman struggled with the adjustment, he eventually admitted that after a long time spent alone, the company might do him some good.
Omar Epps Biography
For his role on House, Omar Epps won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in both 2007 and 2008 and received nominations in the same category in 2005 and 2006. He was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series in 2006 and 2009 for this role as well.
Epps was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Best Actor for his performance in the December original cable movie Conviction. Epps has starred in three original cable movies, First Time Felon, Daybreak and Deadly Voyage produced by Danny Glover.
Epps made his film debut in 1992 in the drama Juice. He went on to star in the college cult classic The Program alongside Halle Berry, and in the acclaimed film Higher Learning. From here, Epps also starred in The Wood, In Too Deep with LL Cool J, and in the cult classic Love And Basketball.
Epps' other credits include Alfie, Against The Ropes, Brother, The Mod Squad, Breakfast For Champions and Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood.
Epps' production company BrooklynWorks Films has produced the musical feature film You, Me & The Circus. In addition, he has several other film and television projects in various stages of development, some of which he has written and will direct.
Epps began writing at the age of ten and attended the prestigious LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts in New York. He is very passionate about education and writing and continues to give back in these forums. In addition, Epps is launching the BrooklynWorks Foundation which will ultimately be an arts based non-profit organization that will work with under-privileged kids. He also serves on the advisory board of The Creative Coalition.
Epps lives in Los Angeles.
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