
Geoffrey Owens
Department: Acting
Biography
Geoffrey Owens (born March 18, 1961) is an actor and director. He is best known for his role as Elvin Tibideaux on The Cosby Show (1985–1992). He also had recurring roles in shows such as It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2007 - 2021), Power (2020 - 2022), The Good Fight (2021), and All Rise (2022 - 2023). He is the son of the United States Congressman Major Owens.
Known For

Somewhere in Queens
2023

Hide and Seek
2021

Susie Searches
2023

Taxon
2024

I'll Be Right There
2024

Play the Game
2009

Ezra
2024

Romeo and Juliet
2014

Dreams
2013

The Paper
1994

Fatale
2020

Impossible Monsters
2019

Victor in Paradise
2020

The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002

Mr. Santa: A Christmas Extravaganza
2024

Stood Up!
1990

Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
2025

Nonnas
2025

Nonnas
2025

Divine Direction
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A Merry Little Ex-Mas
2025

Wilde Salomé
2013

Medium
2005

The Cosby Show
1984

Las Vegas
2003

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Without a Trace
2002

Journeyman
2007

That's So Raven
2003

The Wedding Bells
2007

Built to Last
1997

The Good Fight
2017

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005

Murdoch Mysteries
2008

Power Book II: Ghost
2020

FlashForward
2009

The Rookie
2018

The Blacklist
2013

Blue Bloods
2010

Law & Order
1990

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005

New Amsterdam
2018

All Rise
2019

Ghosts
2021

On Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019

NCIS: New Orleans
2014

The Leftovers
2014

Mythic Quest
2020

Elementary
2012

Bless This Mess
2019

Divorce
2016

Lucifer
2016

The Slap
2015

Poppa's House
2024

The Night Agent
2023

Boston Legal
2004

The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008

The Affair
2014

Billions
2016