Terrence Howard
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,...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2024
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
As: Richard 'Cadillac' Wheeler
- 2024
Crescent City
As: Brian Sutter
- 2024
Shirley
As: Arthur Hardwick Jr.
- 2024
Skeletons in the Closet
As: Mark
- 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
Gully
As: Mr. Christmas
- 2021
Triumph
As: Coach Cutting
- 2020
Las increíbles aventuras de un Hada Madrina
As: Genio
- 2020
Cut Throat City
As: The Saint
- 2017
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
As: George
- 2016
Cardboard Boxer
As: Pope
- 2016
Term Life
As: Sheriff Braydon
- 2015
Wayward Pines
As: Sheriff Pope
- 2015
Empire
As: Lucious Lyon
- 2014
St. Vincent
As: Zucko
- 2014
Lullaby
As: Dr. Crier
- 2014
Sabotage
As: Julius 'Sugar' Edmonds
- 2013
The Best Man Holiday
As: Quentin
- 2013
Prisoners
As: Franklin Birch
- 2013
The Butler
As: Howard
- 2013
House of Bodies
As: Starks
- 2013
Dead Man Down
As: Alphonse
- 2013
Movie 43
As: Coach Jackson (segment "Victory's Glory")
- 2012
The Company You Keep
As: FBI Agent Cornelius
- 2012
On the Road
As: Walter
- 2012
Red Tails
As: Col. A.J. Bullard
- 2011
Winnie Mandela
As: Nelson Mandela
- 2011
The Ledge
As: Hollis Lucetti
- 2011
Little Murder
As: Drag Hammerman
- 2010
Law & Order: LA
As: Jonah Dekker
- 2010
Hawaii Five-0
As: Billy
- 2009
The Princess and the Frog
As: James (voice)
- 2009
Fighting
As: Harvey Boarden
- 2008
2008 Philadelphia Phillies: The Official World Series Film
As: narrator
- 2008
Iron Man
As: Rhodey
- 2007
The Perfect Holiday
As: Bah Humbug
- 2007
Awake
As: Dr. Jack Harper
- 2007
August Rush
As: Richard Jeffries
- 2007
The Brave One
As: Detective Mercer
- 2007
The Hunting Party
As: Duck
- 2007
Pride
As: Jim Ellis
- 2007
Motherland Afghanistan
As: Narrator
- 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
Their Eyes Were Watching God
As: Amos Hicks
- 2005
Lackawanna Blues
As: Bill Crosby
- 2005
The Salon
As: Patrick
- 2004
Ray
As: Gossie McGee
- 2003
Love Chronicles
As: T-Roy
- 2003
Biker Boyz
As: Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
- 2002
Fastlane
As: Alton White
- 2002
Street Time
As: Lucius Mosley
- 2002
Intimate Affairs
As: Lorenz
- 2002
Hart's War
As: Lt. Lincoln A. Scott
- 2001
Glitter
As: Timothy Walker
- 2001
Angel Eyes
As: Robby
- 2001
Boycott
As: Ralph Abernathy
- 2000
Love Beat the Hell Outta Me
As: Chris
- 2000
Soul Food
As: Benny Jones
- 2000
Big Momma's House
As: Lester Vesco
- 2000
Muhammad Ali: King of the World
As: Cassius Clay
- 1999
The Best Man
As: Quentin
- 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Jonah Dekker
- 1999
Best Laid Plans
As: Jimmy
- 1999
Valerie Flake
As: Hitchhiker
- 1998
Butter
As: Dexter Banks (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
- 1998
The Players Club
As: K.C.
- 1998
Spark
As: Byron
- 1997
Double Tap
As: Ulysses
- 1996
Johns
As: Jimmy the Warlock
- 1996
Sunset Park
As: Spaceman
- 1995
Mr. Holland's Opus
As: Louis Russ
- 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)
- 1989
Coach
As: Johnny Williams