Omar Epps played Dr. Eric Foreman, one of House’s original diagnostic-team doctors, in House M.D.
Foreman is a neurologist whose intelligence, ambition, and caution often put him at odds with House. He is part of the original team alongside Robert Chase and Allison Cameron, and his career develops from fellow to senior physician and hospital leader.
Foreman’s background and professional identity receive substantial attention in the series. His medical specialty helps the team handle neurological symptoms, while his concern about House’s methods creates an important ethical and procedural counterweight.
Omar Epps was already an established film and television actor before House M.D. He later became one of the show’s longest-serving performers. The character is named Eric Foreman, not “Ethan Foreman,” a mix-up that can arise from the series’ many rotating doctors.