Marlon Lamont Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for his work with his brother Shawn Wayans on The WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. (1995–1999) and the comedy films Don't Be a Menace (1996), Scary Movie (2000), Scary Movie 2 (2001), White Chicks (2004), Little Man (2006), and Dance Flick (2009).
Wayans' other film credits include Above the Rim (1994), The 6th Man (1997), Norbit (2007), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), The Heat (2013), A Haunted House (2013) and its sequel A Haunted House 2 (2014), Naked (2017), Fifty Shades of Black (2016), Sextuplets (2019), and On the Rocks (2020). He also had several dramatic roles, including the psychological drama film Requiem for a Dream (2000).
Wayans partnered with Randy Adams to create What the Funny, an online destination for urban comedy. He created the comedy competition television show Funniest Wins, which aired on TBS in 2014. In 2014, Wayans and his brothers travelled the U.S. with "The Wayans Brothers Tour". In 2017, he co-wrote and starred in the NBC sitcom Marlon, which ran for two seasons.
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Primarily2026 Scary Movie as Shorty Meeks Writer, Producer
2025 HIM as Isaiah White
2025 Ride or Die as Martin Banks Producer, Screenplay
2025 White Chicks 2 as Marcus Copeland Writer
2024 The Real Full Monty as Self (uncredited)
2024 Marlon Wayans: Good Grief as Self Writer
2023 Air as George Raveling
2023 Marlon Wayans: God Loves Me as Self Writer
2022 The Curse of Bridge Hollow as Howard Gordon Producer
2022 Living with Chucky as Self
2022 Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners as Self Executive Producer
2021 Back Home Again as Mr. Tortoise (voice)
2021 Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is as Self Producer, Director, Writer
2021 Respect as Ted White
2020 On the Rocks as Dean
2020 Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
2019 Sextuplets as Alan / Russell / Dawn / Jasper / Ethan / Baby Pete / Lynette Writer, Producer
2018 Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish as Himself Screenplay
2017 Naked as Rob Anderson Producer, Writer
2016 Fifty Shades of Black as Christian Writer, Producer
2014 A Haunted House 2 as Malcolm Writer, Producer
2013 The Heat as Levy
2013 Scary Movie 5 Characters
2013 A Haunted House as Malcolm Producer, Writer
2012 FOX 25th Anniversary Special as Self
2010 Marmaduke as Lightning (voice)
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as Ripcord
2009 Dance Flick as Mr. Moody Producer, Writer
2009 Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy as Self
2007 Norbit as Buster
2006 Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street as Dirty/Money (voice) Creator, Writer
2006 Little Man as Calvin Screenplay, Producer
2006 Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness as ... (voice) Writer
2006 Scary Movie 4 Characters
2006 Behind the Smile as Danny Styles
2004 White Chicks as Marcus Copeland Screenplay, Producer, Story
2004 The Ladykillers as Gawain MacSam
2003 Tupac: Resurrection as Self (archival)
2003 Scary Movie 3 Characters
2001 Scary Movie 2 as Shorty Meeks Screenplay, Co-Executive Producer, Characters
2001 The Making of Requiem for a Dream as Self
2001 The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" as Self
2000 Dungeons & Dragons as Snails
2000 The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! as Louie Blue (voice)
2000 Requiem for a Dream as Tyrone C. Love
2000 Scary Movie as Shorty Meeks Screenplay, Producer
1998 Senseless as Darryl Witherspoon
1997 The 6th Man as Kenny Tyler
1996 Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood as Loc Dog Screenplay
1994 Above the Rim as Bugaloo
1992 Mo' Money as Seymour Stewart
1989 Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Pedestrian