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((Short description|American poet and actor (1968–2021)))
((more citations needed|biography|date=March 2021))

((Infobox person
|birth_name= Craig O'Neil Grant
|other_names= Craig muMs Grant
|image=
|caption=
|years_active= 1996–2021
|birth_date= ((birth date|1968|12|18))
|birth_place= [[New York City, New York]], U.S.
|death_date= ((death date and given age|2021|3|24|52))
|death_place= [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], U.S.
|occupation= Actor, poet
))

'''Craig O'Neil Grant''' (December 18, 1968 – March 24, 2021), also known as '''Craig muMs Grant''' and '''muMs the Schemer''', was an American poet and actor best known for his role as [[Arnold "Poet" Jackson]] on the HBO series ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]''.<ref>Collins-Hughes, Laura. "Versifying Above the Footlights". ''The New York Times''. September 14, 2014. p. AR6.</ref>

==Life and career==
Grant was born in New York City and raised in [[the Bronx]].<ref name="Sucker-Emcee">((cite news |last1=Soloski |first1=Alexis |title='A Sucker Emcee,' a Rhyming Autobiography |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/theater/a-sucker-emcee-a-rhyming-autobiography.html |access-date=10 July 2021 |work=The New York Times |date= September 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924173749/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/theater/a-sucker-emcee-a-rhyming-autobiography.html |archive-date=September 24, 2014))</ref> His father, Samuel, was a locksmith and carpenter at [[Montefiore Medical Center|Montefiore Hospital]], and his mother, Theresa (née Maxwell), was a teacher.<ref name="nytimes">((cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/27/arts/television/craig-mums-grant-actor-and-slam-poet-dies-at-52.html|title=Craig muMs Grant, Actor and Slam Poet, Dies at 52|first=Neil|last=Genzlinger|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 27, 2021|accessdate=March 29, 2021))</ref> He attended Mount St. Michael Academy High School, [[Bronx, New York]]. He
first gained widespread attention as a poet and performer when he was featured in the documentary ''[[SlamNation]]'', which followed him and the other poets of 1996 [[Nuyorican]] Poetry Slam Team ([[Saul Williams]], [[Beau Sia]] and [[Jessica Care Moore]]) as they competed at the 1996 [[National Poetry Slam]].<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1415104/Craig-muMs-Grant-muMs-da-Schemer-dead-Oz-poet-cause-of-death-health-news-latest|title=Craig 'muMs' Grant dead: How did the Oz actor and poet die?|author=Fay Watson|work=[[The Daily Express]]|date=March 26, 2021|accessdate=May 12, 2021))</ref>

Grant took the name "muMs" when he was 20 and performing in a rap group. Due to retaining traces of a childhood lisp, a friend suggested he call himself “Mumbles”, which Grant shortened to "muMs", as an acronym for "manipulator under Manipulation shhhhhhh!"<ref name="nytimes"/>

In ''Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam'', author [[Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz]] wrote of Grant's time in slam poetry, noting his writing "was street poetry at its purest. Thoughtful, precise but not without humor, his work spoke honestly about the life he and his friends and family lived and the city that he loved."<ref name="wiyf">Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. (2008). ''Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam.'' [[Soft Skull Press]], pg. 135; ((ISBN|1-933368-82-9))</ref>

muMs performed his poetry on seasons 2, 3 and 4 of HBO's ''[[Def Poetry Jam]]'', and was a member of New York City's [[LAByrinth Theater Company]]. In October 2007, muMs played a role in ''A View from 151st Street'', a play about people trying to reconstruct their lives after gunfire.<ref>Isherwood, Charles. "A Shot in the Night and Its Aftermath". ''The New York Times''. pg. E3</ref>

In September 2014, muMs wrote and performed "A Sucker Emcee", hip-hop and slam poetry, based on his personal recollections.<ref>Kozinn, Allan. "Craig Grant Show Opens Labyrinth Season". ''The New York Times''. July 26, 2014, pg. C2</ref>

In February 2015, muMs' play, titled ''Paradox of the Urban Cliché'', about a young couple living in Harlem, was performed at the Wild Project as part of the Poetic Theater Productions's Poetic License festival.<ref>Collins-Hughes, Laura. "After Poetic Confessions, Resenting the Applause", ''The New York Times''. February 17, 2015. pg. C3</ref>

In February 2015, muMs played a role in ''The Insurgents'', a play about rage among the free, brave, and disenfranchised, produced by LAByrinth Theater Company.<ref>Brantley, Ben. "Returning Home Is No Escape". ''The New York Times''. February 24, 2015. pg. C1</ref>

Grant guest-starred in the 2016 Netflix series ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]'' as Reggie "Squabbles", and was featured as a recurring character, Ricardo, on three episodes of [[Louis C.K.]]'s web series ''[[Horace and Pete]]''.((citation needed|date=March 2021)) He appeared in two films by [[Steven Soderbergh]], and had supporting roles in films including ''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]'', ''[[Bamboozled]]'', ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman]]'', and ''[[Good Time (film)|Good Time]]''.

===Death===
Grant died in [[Wilmington, North Carolina]] on March 24, 2021, aged 52. His manager, Sekka Scher, said the cause was complications of diabetes.<ref name="nytimes"/><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/craig-mums-grant-actor-who-played-poet-on-oz-dies-at-52|title=Craig MuMs Grant, Actor Who Played Poet on 'Oz,' Dies at 52|first=Mike|last=Barnes|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 27, 2021|accessdate=March 29, 2021))</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]''
| Voice in Crowd
| 
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Bamboozled]]''
| Mau Mau: Hard Blak
| 
|-
| 2002
| ''Morning Breath''
| Grant 
| Short
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Everyday People (film)|Everyday People]]''
| Ali
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2005
| ''[[Dark Water (2005 film)|Dark Water]]''
| Platzer's Backseat Client
|
|-
| ''On the One''
| Sharif 
|
|-
| ''Winning Yesterday''
| Delivery Man
| Short
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007 
| ''[[Interview (2007 film)|Interview]]''
| Cab Driver
| 
|-
| ''Rhyme Animal''
| Shiva
| Short
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2008
| ''Asylum''
| -
| Short
|-
| ''[[Ball Don't Lie]]''
| Fat Chuck
|
|-
| ''Showdown of the Godz''
| Bernard 
| Short
|-
| ''[[The Brooklyn Heist]]''
| Moose
| 
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2009
| ''[[An Englishman in New York (film)|An Englishman in New York]]''
| DJ 
| 
|-
| ''[[The Good Heart]]''
| Judge 
|
|-
| ''[[Breaking Point (2009 film)|Breaking Point]]''
| Buster Biggs
| 
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Identical (2011 film)|Identical]]''
| Chief Grant
| 
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2013 
| ''[[Side Effects (2013 film)|Side Effects]]''
| Wards Island Orderly
| 
|-
| ''Heads Up''
| Foster
| Short
|-
| ''Ice''
| Doughboy
| Short
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2014
| ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman]]''
| Broadway Man
| 
|-
| ''Lazarus''
| Rusty
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2016
| ''A Northern Star''
| Edna's Nurse
| Short
|-
| ''Invisible''
| Museum Guard
| Short
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2017
| ''[[The Price (2017 film)|The Price]]''
| Iji Upla
| 
|-
| ''[[Good Time (film)|Good Time]]''
| Denny
| 
|-
| ''Sketch''
| Delivery Man
| Short
|-
| ''The Middlegame''
| Jonathan
| Short
|-
| ''[[Love Beats Rhymes]]''
| MuMs da Schemer
| 
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2018
| ''[[Monsters and Men]]''
| Uncle Bobby
| 
|-
| ''Love Magical''
| Loan Officer
| 
|-
| ''[[The Great Pretender (film)|The Great Pretender]]''
| Barry
| 
|-
| ''[[BlacKkKlansman]]''
| Jabbo 
| 
|-
| ''Hover''
| John
| 
|-
| 2020
| ''The Whistler''
| Coach Keickman
| Short
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2021
| ''No Longer Suitable for Use''
| -
| Short
|-
| ''[[No Sudden Move]]''
| Jimmy
| 
|-
| ''The Scrapper''
| Leon
| 
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2022
| ''Life After You''
| Terry Wright
| 
|-
| ''Bitcon''
| -
| 
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1997–2003
| ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]''
| [[Arnold "Poet" Jackson]]
| Recurring Cast
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Hack (TV series)|Hack]]''
| Omar 
| Episode: "My Brother's Keeper"
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Chappelle's Show]]''
| Lysol 
| Episode: "Mad Real World & Ask A Gay Dude" 
|-
| 2003–05
| ''[[Def Poetry Jam]]''
| Himself
| Recurring Guest
|-
| 2004
| ''[[The Jury (TV series)|The Jury]]''
| Curtice Redding 
| Episode: "Last Rites" 
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2006
| ''[[The Sopranos]]''
| Mop
| Episode: "[[The Fleshy Part of the Thigh]]"
|-
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
| Cousin Chet
| Episode: "To the Bone"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007
| ''Honesty''
| Mailman
| Episode: "Black Mailman"
|-
| ''[[Boston Legal]]''
| Joseph Washington
| Recurring Cast: Season 4
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
| Freddie 
| Episode: "Challenged"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Cold Case]]''
| Zeb 'Zen' Edwards '09
| Episode: "Read Between the Lines"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2013
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Eddie Baker
| Episode: "Beautiful Frame"
|-
| ''[[East Willy B]]''
| Ray
| Episode: "Operation Strike Team"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2014
| ''[[The Knick]]''
| Hernia Patient
| Episode: "The Busy Flea"
|-
| ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''
| Leon Bendix
| Episode: "Under the Gun"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Nurse Jackie]]''
| Wayne
| Episode: "Deal"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2016
| ''[[Horace and Pete]]''
| Ricardo
| Recurring Cast
|-
| ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]''
| Reggie "Squabbles"
| Episode: "Step in the Arena"
|-
| 2017–19
| ''[[She's Gotta Have It (TV series)|She's Gotta Have It]]''
| Cash Jackson 
| Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2019
| ''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]''
| Larry
| Episode: "Reckoning"
|-
| ''[[City on a Hill (TV series)|City on a Hill]]''
| Truancy Officer
| Episode: "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2020
| ''[[High Maintenance]]''
| Cedric
| Episode: "Screen"
|-
| ''[[Bull (2016 TV series)|Bull]]''
| Walter Mora
| Episode: "Off the Rails"
|-
| ''[[The Last O.G.]]''
| Reggie
| Episode: "Warning"
|-
| 2020–21
| ''[[Hightown (TV series)|Hightown]]''
| Wayne Grasa
| Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2
|-
| 2021
| ''[[All the Queen's Men (TV series)|All the Queen's Men]]''
| Paul Harold
| Recurring Cast: Season 1
|}

===Video Games===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Warriors (video game)|The Warriors]]''
| Additional Soldier 
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008
| ''[[Midnight Club: Los Angeles]]''
| Ian
|-
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''
| The Crowd of Liberty City
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned]]''
| DeSean
|}

===Documentary===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 1998
| ''[[SlamNation]]''
| Himself
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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