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.

Filmography

• 2026Divine Direction — Charles Moorer Sr.
• Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed — Darrell Whipple
• 2025A Merry Little Ex-Mas — Daryl
• 2025Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP — Walter White (voice)
• 2025Nonnas — Phil
• The Pitt — Dr. Clay Barrett
• 2024Ezra — Robert Segal
• 2024I'll Be Right There — Dr. Sherman
• 2024Mr. Santa: A Christmas Extravaganza — Mr. Santa
• Poppa's House — JJ
• 2024Taxon — Ray
• 2023Somewhere in Queens — Scotty
• 2023Susie Searches — President Andrews
• The Night Agent — Patrick Knox
• Abbott Elementary — Derek Collins
• Ghosts — Gene
• 2021Hide and Seek — Lyle
• 2020Fatale — Bill Cranepool
• Mythic Quest — Tom
• Power Book II: Ghost — Daniel Warren
• 2020Victor in Paradise — Simon
• All Rise — Carl Brewer
• Bless This Mess — Pastor Paul
• 2019Impossible Monsters — Det. Jacobs
• On Becoming a God in Central Florida — Pastor Steve
• New Amsterdam — Chris / Santa
• The Rookie — Graham Scott, Piper's Dad
• The Good Fight — Daniel
• 2017Youth in Oregon — Dr. Roma
• Billions — Abington
• Divorce — Gerald
• Lucifer — Assistant Dean
• The Slap — Dr. Fletcher
• NCIS: New Orleans — Calvin Atkins
• 2014Romeo and Juliet — Prince Escalus
• The Affair — Victor
• The Leftovers — Kind Man
• 2013Dreams — Mr. Welch
• The Blacklist — Dresner
• Elementary — Vernon Fisk
• Blue Bloods — Sergant Weller
• FlashForward — Dr. Julian Ebbing
• 2009Play the Game — Rob Marcus
• Murdoch Mysteries — President Theodore Roosevelt
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager — Mediator / Judge
• Journeyman
• The Wedding Bells — Dr. Harris
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Middle Aged Guy - Donovan McNabb imposter, Fake Tiger Woods, Don Cheadle
• Medium — Unemployment Evaluator
• Boston Legal — Dr. Mitch Norris
• Las Vegas — Dr. Eric Haber
• That's So Raven — Michael Thomas
• Without a Trace — Jay Costas
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Dr. Constantino
• Built to Last — Robert Watkins
• 1994The Paper — Lou
• 1994UpsideDown — Director
• Law & Order — Langer
• 1990Stood Up! — Mr. Singer
• The Cosby Show — Elvin Tibideaux
• Subversion — Javier Alvarez

Appearances as themselves (3)

• Steve — Self
• 2013Wilde Salomé — Self / Tigellinus
• 2002The Cosby Show: A Look Back — Self / Elvin Tibideaux (archive footage)