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