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, 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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Hawaii Five-0

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

All Movies (89)

• Turnbuckle2026
• BFFs2025
• Crescent City2024 · as Brian Sutter
• Shirley2024 · as Arthur Hardwick Jr.
• Skeletons in the Closet2024 · as Mark
• A Look Through His Lens2024 · as Self
• Showdown at the Grand2023 · as George Fuller
• The System2022 · as Bones
• The Walk2022 · as Lamont Robbins
• Flowstate: The FPV Drone Documentary2021
• Gully2021 · as Mr. Christmas
• Triumph2021 · as Coach Cutting
• Cut Throat City2020 · as The Saint
• Terrence Howard's Fright Club2018
• Miracle on 42nd Street2017 · as Self
• Fairy Godmother2016 · as Genio
• Cardboard Boxer2016 · as Pope
• Term Life2016 · as Sheriff Braydon
• St. Vincent2014 · as Zucko
• Lullaby2014 · as Dr. Crier
• Sabotage2014 · as Julius "Sugar" Edmonds
• Take Me to the River2014 · as Himself - Host
• The Best Man Holiday2013 · as Quentin
• Prisoners2013 · as Franklin Birch
• The Butler2013 · as Howard
• House of Bodies2013 · as Starks
• Dead Man Down2013 · as Alphonse
• Movie 432013 · as Coach Jackson (segment "Victory's Glory")
• The Company You Keep2012 · as FBI Agent Cornelius
• Croom2012 · as Narrator (voice)
• On the Road2012 · as Walter
• Red Tails2012 · as Col. A.J. Bullard
• Bob Ross: The Happy Painter2011 · as Self
• Winnie Mandela2011 · as Nelson Mandela
• The Ledge2011 · as Hollis Lucetti
• Little Murder2011 · as Drag Hammerman
• Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess2010 · as Self
• The Princess and the Frog2009 · as James (voice)
• Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation2009
• Fighting2009 · as Harvey Boarden
• B.B. King | Live2009 · as Self
• 2008 Philadelphia Phillies: The Official World Series Film2008 · as narrator
• I Am 'Iron Man'2008 · as Self
• Iron Man2008 · as Rhodey
• The Perfect Holiday2007 · as Bah Humbug
• Awake2007 · as Dr. Jack Harper
• August Rush2007 · as Richard Jeffries
• Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita2007 · as Self
• The Brave One2007 · as Detective Mercer
• The Hunting Party2007 · as Duck
• Pride2007 · as Jim Ellis
• Motherland Afghanistan2007 · as Narrator
• Idlewild2006 · as Trumpy
• Get Rich or Die Tryin'2005 · as Bama
• Four Brothers2005 · as Lt. Green
• Hustle & Flow2005 · as Djay
• Crash2005 · as Cameron Thayer
• Animal2005 · as Darius Allen
• Their Eyes Were Watching God2005 · as Amos Hicks
• Lackawanna Blues2005 · as Bill Crosby
• The Salon2005 · as Patrick
• Ray2004 · as Gossie McGee
• Love Chronicles2003 · as T-Roy
• Biker Boyz2003 · as Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
• Intimate Affairs2002 · as Lorenz
• Hart's War2002 · as Lt. Lincoln A. Scott
• Glitter2001 · as Timothy Walker
• Angel Eyes2001 · as Robby
• Boycott2001 · as Ralph Abernathy
• Love Beat the Hell Outta Me2000 · as Chris
• Big Momma's House2000 · as Lester Vesco
• Muhammad Ali: King of the World2000 · as Cassius Clay
• The Best Man1999 · as Quentin
• Best Laid Plans1999 · as Jimmy
• Valerie Flake1999 · as Hitchhiker
• Butter1998 · as Dexter Banks
• The Players Club1998 · as K.C.
• Spark1998 · as Byron
• Double Tap1997 · as Ulysses
• Johns1996 · as Jimmy the Warlock
• Sunset Park1996 · as Spaceman
• Mr. Holland's Opus1995 · as Louis Russ
• Dead Presidents1995 · as Cowboy
• Lotto Land1995 · as Warren
• The O.J. Simpson Story1995 · as Young A.C.
• Who's the Man?1993 · as Customer
• The Movers— · as Robert Hartley
• Selfie—
• Miami Nights— · as David Wolfe

All TV Shows (39)

• The Best Man: The Final Chapters2022 · as Quentin
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
• Las increíbles aventuras de un Hada Madrina2020 · as Genio
• Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams2017 · as George
• Beat Shazam2017 · as Self
• Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party2016
• Taraji's White Hot Holidays2015 · as Himself - Host
• Celebrity Family Feud2015 · as Self
• Wayward Pines2015 · as Sheriff Pope
• Lip Sync Battle2015 · as Self
• Empire2015 · as Lucious Lyon
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Law & Order: LA2010 · as Jonah Dekker
• Hawaii Five-02010 · as Billy
• The Jay Leno Show2009 · as Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Soundstage2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Fastlane2002 · as Alton White
• Street Time2002 · as Lucius Mosley
• Live from E!2002 · as Self
• Soul Food2000 · as Benny Jones
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Jonah Dekker
• Mama Flora's Family1998 · as Lincoln
• Sparks1996 · as Greg Sparks
• New York Undercover1994
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Living Single1993 · as Brendan
• Tall Hopes1993 · as Chester Harris
• The Jacksons: An American Dream1992 · as Jackie Jackson (adult)
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
• Family Matters1989 · as John
• Coach1989 · as Johnny Williams
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Today1952 · as Self
• Unsung Hollywood—