Acting
Terrence Howard
Born 1969-03-11
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Department: Acting
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 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
Prominent works featuring Terrence Howard
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Iron Man
2008
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Prisoners
2013
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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The Princess and the Frog
2009
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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Crash
2005
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The Butler
2013
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Hawaii Five-0
2010
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August Rush
2007
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (132 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BFFs | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | Crescent City | Brian Sutter | Movie | 2024 |
 | Shirley | Arthur Hardwick Jr. | Movie | 2024 |
 | Skeletons in the Closet | Mark | Movie | 2024 |
| Skeletons in the Closet | Writer | Movie | 2024 |
| A Look Through His Lens | Self | Movie | 2024 | |
 | Showdown at the Grand | George Fuller | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Best Man: The Final Chapters | Quentin | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The System | Bones | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Walk | Lamont Robbins | Movie | 2022 |
 | Flowstate: The FPV Drone Documentary | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2021 |
 | Gully | Mr. Christmas | Movie | 2021 |
 | Triumph | Coach Cutting | Movie | 2021 |
| Triumph | Executive Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Las increíbles aventuras de un Hada Madrina | Genio | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Cut Throat City | The Saint | Movie | 2020 |
 | Terrence Howard's Fright Club | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2018 |
 | Miracle on 42nd Street | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | George | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Beat Shazam | Self | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Fairy Godmother | Genio | Movie | 2016 |
 | Cardboard Boxer | Pope | Movie | 2016 |
 | Term Life | Sheriff Braydon | Movie | 2016 |
 | Taraji's White Hot Holidays | Himself - Host | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Wayward Pines | Sheriff Pope | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Lip Sync Battle | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Empire | Lucious Lyon | TV Series | 2015 |
 | St. Vincent | Zucko | Movie | 2014 |
 | Lullaby | Dr. Crier | Movie | 2014 |
 | Sabotage | Julius "Sugar" Edmonds | Movie | 2014 |
 | Take Me to the River | Himself - Host | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Best Man Holiday | Quentin | Movie | 2013 |
 | Prisoners | Franklin Birch | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Butler | Howard | Movie | 2013 |
 | House of Bodies | Starks | Movie | 2013 |
 | Dead Man Down | Alphonse | Movie | 2013 |
 | Movie 43 | Coach Jackson (segment "Victory's Glory") | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Company You Keep | FBI Agent Cornelius | Movie | 2012 |
 | Croom | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2012 |
 | On the Road | Walter | Movie | 2012 |
 | Red Tails | Col. A.J. Bullard | Movie | 2012 |
 | Bob Ross: The Happy Painter | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | Winnie Mandela | Nelson Mandela | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Ledge | Hollis Lucetti | Movie | 2011 |
 | Little Murder | Drag Hammerman | Movie | 2011 |
 | Law & Order: LA | Jonah Dekker | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Hawaii Five-0 | Billy | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Princess and the Frog | James (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Jay Leno Show | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Fighting | Harvey Boarden | Movie | 2009 |
 | B.B. King | Live | Self | Movie | 2009 |
| 2008 Philadelphia Phillies: The Official World Series Film | narrator | Movie | 2008 | |
 | Iron Man | Rhodey | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Perfect Holiday | Bah Humbug | Movie | 2007 |
 | Awake | Dr. Jack Harper | Movie | 2007 |
 | August Rush | Richard Jeffries | Movie | 2007 |
 | Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Brave One | Detective Mercer | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Hunting Party | Duck | Movie | 2007 |
 | Pride | Jim Ellis | Movie | 2007 |
 | Motherland Afghanistan | Narrator | Movie | 2007 |
 | Idlewild | Trumpy | Movie | 2006 |
 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Bama | Movie | 2005 |
 | Four Brothers | Lt. Green | Movie | 2005 |
 | Hustle & Flow | Djay | Movie | 2005 |
 | Crash | Cameron Thayer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Animal | Darius Allen | Movie | 2005 |
 | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Amos Hicks | Movie | 2005 |
 | Lackawanna Blues | Bill Crosby | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Salon | Patrick | Movie | 2005 |
 | Ray | Gossie McGee | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Love Chronicles | T-Roy | Movie | 2003 |
 | Soundstage | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Biker Boyz | Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard) | Movie | 2003 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Fastlane | Alton White | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Street Time | Lucius Mosley | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Intimate Affairs | Lorenz | Movie | 2002 |
 | Hart's War | Lt. Lincoln A. Scott | Movie | 2002 |
 | Live from E! | Self | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Glitter | Timothy Walker | Movie | 2001 |
 | Angel Eyes | Robby | Movie | 2001 |
 | Boycott | Ralph Abernathy | Movie | 2001 |
 | Love Beat the Hell Outta Me | Chris | Movie | 2000 |
| Love Beat the Hell Outta Me | Executive Producer | Movie | 2000 |
 | Soul Food | Benny Jones | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Big Momma's House | Lester Vesco | Movie | 2000 |
 | Muhammad Ali: King of the World | Cassius Clay | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Best Man | Quentin | Movie | 1999 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jonah Dekker | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Best Laid Plans | Jimmy | Movie | 1999 |
 | Valerie Flake | Hitchhiker | Movie | 1999 |
 | Mama Flora's Family | Lincoln | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Butter | Dexter Banks | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Players Club | K.C. | Movie | 1998 |
 | Spark | Byron | Movie | 1998 |
 | Double Tap | Ulysses | Movie | 1997 |
 | Johns | Jimmy the Warlock | Movie | 1996 |
 | Sparks | Greg Sparks | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Sunset Park | Spaceman | Movie | 1996 |
 | Mr. Holland's Opus | Louis Russ | Movie | 1995 |
 | Dead Presidents | Cowboy | Movie | 1995 |
 | Lotto Land | Warren | Movie | 1995 |
 | The O.J. Simpson Story | Young A.C. | Movie | 1995 |
 | New York Undercover | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Living Single | Brendan | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Tall Hopes | Chester Harris | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Who's the Man? | Customer | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Jacksons: An American Dream | Jackie Jackson (adult) | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self | TV Series | 1992 |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Family Matters | John | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Coach | Johnny Williams | TV Series | 1989 |
 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self | TV Series | 1988 |
| LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1988 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Today | Self | TV Series | 1952 |
| The Movers | Robert Hartley | Movie | — | |
| Selfie | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
 | Miami Nights | David Wolfe | Movie | — |
| Turnbuckle | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Broken Ones | Benjamin Drake | Movie | — | |
 | Unsung Hollywood | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |
| Turnbuckle | Executive Producer | Movie | — |