Samuel Monroe Jr. (November 28, 1973 – August 26, 2026) was an American actor and rapper under the name Caffeine.
Career Monroe acted in numerous films including Menace II Society (1993), Tales from the Hood (1995), Set It Off (1996), and The Players Club (1998), and appeared in television series including Out All Night (1993), and NYPD Blue (1996).
Monroe was also a rapper and performed as Caffeine. He was a part of the group Da Hoodstas alongside Drano and Lil D with whom he released an album called "Hoodsta Madness" in 1994 under Strictly Lethal Records. In 2000, he released his only solo album Things In The Game Done Changed, under Jive Records, Zomba Records and Goodfellas Entertainment. The album featured many notable artists including Kurupt, Noreaga and Too Short, as well as production from Battlecat and Jazze Pha among others.
Death On April 27, 2026, Monroe's family reported he was on life support due to meningitis. On August 27, his mother, Joyce Patton, announced that he died the previous day after being hospitalized at the Providence Saint Joseph Burbank Medical Center. He was 52.
Filmography Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1993Menace II SocietyIlena's Cousin1995Tales from the HoodBulldog1996Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the HoodSamSet It OffLorenz1998The Players ClubJunior2004Choices 2AC2005County GeneralT-Bone2006Detroit G CodeRay2012What Goes Around Comes AroundStan2014Behind De PoleJames2017The Fighters PrayerJohnsonHogan20197th and Westlake: Nino's RevengeAKI Got the Hook Up 2PonchoThe Lick MovieKiloPayment ReceivedWhite Masked Killer / Cashier2020She BallKill Bill2021Lockdown 2025The IntruderBlood SacrificeTrusted2022Shine KingsZero
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1992, 1993Out All NightDion2 episodes1995Murder OneTreyEpisode: "Chapter Seven"1996NYPD BlueBrother #3 / Punk #22 episodes1997Smart GuyWarrenEpisode: "Lab Rats"1998The Steve Harvey ShowBackup singerEpisode: "White Men Can Funk"2003The Lyon's DenManEpisode: "Hubris"2012SouthlandTankEpisode: "God's Work"2015Mann and WifeSlim SauceEpisode: "Mann's Payback"2019Black JesusParolee #3 / Nutty2 episodes
Discography
Studio Albums
Hoodstas Madness with Da Hoodstas (1994) Things In The Game Done Changed (2000)
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