Terrence Howard
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Acting Credits
Biography
Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor. Having his first major roles in the 1995 films Dead Presidents and Mr. Holland's Opus, Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of television and cinema roles between 2004 and 2006. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Hustle & Flow. Howard has had prominent roles in many other movies, including Winnie Mandela, Ray, Lackawanna Blues, Crash, Four Brothers, Big Momma's House, Get Rich or ...
Known For
Filmography
BFFs
2025
Shirley
2024
as Arthur Hardwick Jr.
A Look Through His Lens
2024
as Self
Skeletons in the Closet
2024
as Mark
Crescent City
2024
as Brian Sutter
Showdown at the Grand
2023
as George Fuller
The Walk
2022
as Lamont Robbins
The System
2022
as Bones
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022
as Quentin
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Flowstate: The FPV Drone Documentary
2021
Gully
2021
as Mr. Christmas
Triumph
2021
as Coach Cutting
Cut Throat City
2020
as The Saint
Las increíbles aventuras de un Hada Madrina
2020
as Genio
Terrence Howard's Fright Club
2018
Miracle on 42nd Street
2017
as Self
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
as George
Beat Shazam
2017
as Self
Term Life
2016
as Sheriff Braydon
Cardboard Boxer
2016
as Pope
Fairy Godmother
2016
as Genio
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
Empire
2015
as Lucious Lyon
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
as Himself - Host
Wayward Pines
2015
as Sheriff Pope
Sabotage
2014
as Julius "Sugar" Edmonds
St. Vincent
2014
as Zucko
Lullaby
2014
as Dr. Crier
Take Me to the River
2014
as Himself - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Movie 43
2013
as Coach Jackson (segment "Victory's Glory")
Dead Man Down
2013
as Alphonse
Prisoners
2013
as Franklin Birch
The Best Man Holiday
2013
as Quentin
The Butler
2013
as Howard
House of Bodies
2013
as Starks
Red Tails
2012
as Col. A.J. Bullard
On the Road
2012
as Walter
The Company You Keep
2012
as FBI Agent Cornelius
Croom
2012
as Narrator (voice)
The Ledge
2011
as Hollis Lucetti
Winnie Mandela
2011
as Nelson Mandela
Little Murder
2011
as Drag Hammerman
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
2011
as Self
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
2010
as Self
Law & Order: LA
2010
as Jonah Dekker
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Billy
The Princess and the Frog
2009
as James (voice)
Fighting
2009
as Harvey Boarden
B.B. King | Live
2009
as Self
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Iron Man
2008
as Rhodey
2008 Philadelphia Phillies: The Official World Series Film
2008
as narrator
The Brave One
2007
as Detective Mercer
The Hunting Party
2007
as Duck
August Rush
2007
as Richard Jeffries
Awake
2007
as Dr. Jack Harper
Pride
2007
as Jim Ellis
Motherland Afghanistan
2007
as Narrator
The Perfect Holiday
2007
as Bah Humbug
Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita
2007
as Self
Idlewild
2006
as Trumpy
Crash
2005
as Cameron Thayer
Animal
2005
as Darius Allen
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005
as Bama
Hustle & Flow
2005
as Djay
Four Brothers
2005
as Lt. Green
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
as Amos Hicks
The Salon
2005
as Patrick
Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Bill Crosby
Ray
2004
as Gossie McGee
Love Chronicles
2003
as T-Roy
Biker Boyz
2003
as Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Soundstage
2003
as Self
Hart's War
2002
as Lt. Lincoln A. Scott
Intimate Affairs
2002
as Lorenz
Fastlane
2002
as Alton White
Live from E!
2002
as Self
Street Time
2002
as Lucius Mosley
Glitter
2001
as Timothy Walker
Angel Eyes
2001
as Robby
Boycott
2001
as Ralph Abernathy
Big Momma's House
2000
as Lester Vesco
Muhammad Ali: King of the World
2000
as Cassius Clay
Love Beat the Hell Outta Me
2000
as Chris
Soul Food
2000
as Benny Jones
The Best Man
1999
as Quentin
Best Laid Plans
1999
as Jimmy
Valerie Flake
1999
as Hitchhiker
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Jonah Dekker
The Players Club
1998
as K.C.
Butter
1998
as Dexter Banks
Spark
1998
as Byron
Mama Flora's Family
1998
as Lincoln
Double Tap
1997
as Ulysses
Sunset Park
1996
as Spaceman
Johns
1996
as Jimmy the Warlock
Sparks
1996
as Greg Sparks
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995
as Louis Russ
The O.J. Simpson Story
1995
as Young A.C.
Dead Presidents
1995
as Cowboy
Lotto Land
1995
as Warren
New York Undercover
1994
Who's the Man?
1993
as Customer
Living Single
1993
as Brendan
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Tall Hopes
1993
as Chester Harris
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992
as Jackie Jackson (adult)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Guest
Family Matters
1989
as John
Coach
1989
as Johnny Williams
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Today
1952
as Self