Mekki Leeper

Mekki Leeper (born September 9, 1994) is a Moroccan-American writer, actor, and stand-up comedian. He is known for his roles on The Sex Lives of College Girls (2021–2022), Jury Duty, and St. Denis Medical (2024–present). For Jury Duty, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. His stand-up comedy has been featured on Comedy Central and The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Life and career Leeper attended Temple University from 2013 until 2017 when he left to pursue his career.

In 2017, Leeper wrote for the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

In 2019, Leeper received coverage from Time and an ensuing slew of other news media outlets for a fictitious business he created for a Comedy Central special titled 'Control Room'. Posing as 'Oliver Niessen', he claimed to be the CEO of 'Vaev', a parody of an alternative medicine company, which claimed to sell used tissues from someone who was ill for the recipient to breathe in, supposedly inoculating them from illness.

Leeper currently stars on NBC's hit comedy, St. Denis Medical. The show was renewed for a third season in February 2026.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2023 Fintech Sean Short film; also writer, director, and executive producer 2025 Lurker Moderator Famous

Television Year Title Role Notes 2018 New Girl Waiter Episode: "Tuesday Meeting" Resolutions Mekki Television miniseries; also writer and director 2019 Control Room with Mekki Leeper Himself Television special 2019–2020 Crank Yankers 16 episodes; writer 2020 Two Joysticks and Couch Various Web series; also writer 2021–2022 The Sex Lives of College Girls Eric Miller 15 episodes 2023 Jury Duty Noah Price 8 episodes; also writer 2024–present St. Denis Medical Matt Pearson Main role

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Jury Duty (for "Ineffective Assistance") Independent Spirit Awards Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series Jury Duty Writers Guild of America Awards Television: Comedy Series Television: New Series