Editing Method Man (section)

==Acting career==
In the late 1990s, Method Man began a career in acting. He has had recurring roles in critically acclaimed television shows such as [[HBO]]'s ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'' as [[Tug Daniels]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Oz (TV Series 1997-2003) - Method man as Carlton 'Tug' Daniels |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118421/characters/nm0541218 |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref> HBO's ''[[The Wire]]'' as [[Proposition Joe|Prop Joe]]'s nephew [[Cheese Wagstaff|Cheese]],<ref name="Wire">{{cite web |title=The Wire (TV Series 2002-2008) - Method man as Melvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306414/characters/nm0541218 |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref> ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', and ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', in which Method Man portrays Drops, a wealthy Las Vegas party promoter who clashes with the CSI team (specifically investigator [[Nick Stokes]]) in their investigations involving Drops' clubs or entourage, in the episodes "Poppin' Tags" (2006), "Big Shots" (2007), and "Drops Out" (2008).<ref name="IMDB">{{cite web |title=Method Man |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0541218/ |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>

Method Man and Redman hosted a pilot on [[MTV]] called ''Stung''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Storm |first1=Mason |title=MTV Launch's "Stung" by Meth, Red |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.628/title.mtv-launchs-stung-by-meth-red |access-date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=HipHopDX.com |date=January 7, 2002}}</ref> Additionally, Method Man has made numerous appearances as himself on TV shows such as ''[[Mind of Mencia]]''<ref>{{cite web |title="Mind of Mencia" Episode #1.6 (TV Episode 2005) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0648585/ |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref> and ''[[Chappelle's Show]]''.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

His first prominent role came in with the film ''[[Belly (film)|Belly]]'' (1998), along with fellow rappers [[Nas]] and DMX. Method Man has since added many credits to his name, including roles in the films ''[[Garden State (film)|Garden State]]'', ''[[One Eight Seven]]'', and many others,<ref name="IMDB" /> with starring roles in feature films such as ''How High'' and ''[[Soul Plane]]''. Method Man had a cameo in the horror movie ''[[Venom (2005 film)|Venom]]'' (2005), where he played a deputy who is killed shortly into the movie. On March 27, 2007, Redman confirmed on [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]'s show ''[[Rap City (BET program)|Rap City]]'' that the sequel to ''[[How High]]'' was being written; the script for ''[[How High 2]]'' is being written by [[Dustin Lee Abraham]] of ''CSI'', who also wrote the first movie. Method Man also appeared in the 2008 movies ''[[The Wackness]]'' (2008)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Wackness (2008) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082886/ |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref> and ''[[Meet the Spartans]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Spartans (2008) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073498/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>

Method Man starred in the ''[[Law & Order SVU]]'' episode "Snitch" as the main antagonist. The episode was first broadcast December 4, 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title="Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" Snithc (TV Episode 2007) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1015432/ |access-date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=IMDB}}</ref>

Method Man appeared in the ''Def Jam'' series of video games.<ref name="defjam">{{cite news |last1=Trapp |first1=Malcolm |title=Top 16 Hip Hop video games of all time |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2023-11-06/335917/16-best-hip-hop-video-games-of-all-time |access-date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=Revolt.tv |date=November 6, 2023}}</ref> In ''[[Def Jam: Fight for NY|Fight for NY]]'' he voiced Blaze, one of the main characters.<ref name="defjam" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Reid |first1=Shaheem |title=Alicia Keys Gets Method man For 'If I Ain't Got You' Video |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/23zcwr/alicia-keys-gets-method-man-for-if-i-aint-got-you-video |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816230231/https://www.mtv.com/news/23zcwr/alicia-keys-gets-method-man-for-if-i-aint-got-you-video |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |access-date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=MTV |date=January 22, 2004}}</ref> In ''[[Def Jam: Icon|Icon]]'', he voiced Gooch, a major character in the storyline. In ''Underground'', he voiced Meth, one of the major characters.

He made a guest appearance in the music video for "[[If I Ain't Got You]]" (2003) by [[Alicia Keys]], where he played the role of her boyfriend.<ref name="IMDB" /> He also appeared in [[Beanie Sigel]]'s music video "[[Feel It in the Air]]", where Method Man played an undercover cop leading an operation against Sigel.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Dana |title=In 2005, Beanie Sigel Teamed With Method Man & Heavy D For 1 of His Realest Releases (Video) |url=https://ambrosiaforheads.com/2018/06/beanie-sigel-feel-it-in-air-video/ |access-date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=Ambrosia for Heads |date=June 28, 2018}}</ref>

Method Man played the main antagonist, an arsonist wealthy executive, in an episode of the FOX TV show ''[[The Good Guys (2010 TV series)|The Good Guys]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title="The Good Guys" Old Dogs (TV Episode 2010) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1715672/ |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>

Method Man appears as Valentine, a hip hop business mogul, in the episode ''Bad Blood'' in season 2 of ''[[Burn Notice]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title="Burn Notice" Bad Blood (TV Episode) - Method Man as Valentine |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082944/characters/nm0541218 |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>

Method Man had a cameo appearance in the film ''[[Cop Land]]'' (1997), as a violent criminal who, while fleeing, throws [[Peter Berg]]'s character off of a New York rooftop. Method Man has also appeared in the TV drama ''[[Wonderland (American TV series)|Wonderland]]'', as a patient in a mental hospital.<ref name="IMDB" />

Method Man has a small role in the film ''[[The Sitter]]'' (2011), starring [[Jonah Hill]].<ref name="IMDB" /> He also played crewman "Sticks" in the [[George Lucas]] movie ''[[Red Tails]]'' (2012), about the [[Tuskegee Airmen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Tails (2012) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485985/ |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>

Method Man played the leads in the films ''The Mortician'' (2011) and ''#Lucky Number'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web |title=The Mortician |website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1211353 |access-date=January 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=#Lucky Number |publisher=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2538204 |access-date=January 22, 2019}}</ref>

In 2014, he voiced Phantasm, the primary antagonist on the FX animated comedy ''[[Chozen]]''.<ref name="IMDB" />

In 2016, he played himself in ''[[Difficult People]]'', ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]'', and ''[[Paterson (film)|Paterson]]''.<ref name="IMDB" /> Also that year, he portrayed "Cheddar" in the film ''[[Keanu (film)|Keanu]]''.<ref name="IMDB" />

In 2017, he became the host of the TBS series ''[[Drop the Mic]]'', based on the popular recurring segment on ''[[The Late Late Show with James Corden]]''.

Method Man played a recurring character in the HBO show ''[[The Deuce (TV series)|The Deuce]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2017/07/method-man-stars-in-hbo-deuce-trailer|title=Method Man Appears in the First Trailer for HBO's New Series 'The Deuce'|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=May 16, 2018}}</ref>

In 2019, Method Man voiced [[Ben Urich]] in the scripted podcast ''[[Marvels]]''. He also appeared in ''[[Shaft (2019 film)|Shaft]]'' as Freddie P, an acquaintance of John Shaft ([[Samuel L. Jackson]]).

In 2020, Method Man appeared as a recurring character in the Netflix original series ''[[Teenage Bounty Hunters]]'' as Terrance Coin, Bowser's rival bounty hunter.

He also starred in the 2020 film ''[[Concrete Cowboy]]'', an adaptation of the book Ghetto Cowboy.

In 2020, Method Man also starred as Father Jackson in Netflix film ''[[Vampires vs. the Bronx]]''.

In 2021, he made appearances as [[Samuel Christian]] in Season 2 of the MGM+ series, ''[[Godfather of Harlem]]''.

He starred in the [[50 Cent]]-produced series ''[[Power Book II: Ghost]]'' as Davis MacLean, Tasha's Lawyer.