
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.

Scary Movie
2026 · as Shorty Meeks

White Chicks
2004 · as Marcus Anthony Copeland II / Tiffany Wilson

Scary Movie
2000 · as Shorty Meeks

Scary Movie 2
2001 · as Shorty Meeks

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009 · as Ripcord

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1996 · as Loc Dog

Little Man
2006 · as Calvin

Norbit
2007 · as Buster

A Haunted House 2
2014 · as Malcolm

A Haunted House
2013 · as Malcolm

HIM
2025 · as Isaiah

Requiem for a Dream
2000 · as Tyrone C. Love

Air
2023 · as George Raveling

The Heat
2013 · as Levy

Naked
2017 · as Rob Anderson

Dungeons & Dragons
2000 · as Snails

Senseless
1998 · as Darryl Witherspoon

Sextuplets
2019 · as Alan / Russell / Dawn / Jasper / Ethan / Baby Pete / Lynette