Terry Crews

Biography

Terrence Alan Crews Jr. (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, activist, artist, bodybuilder and former professional football player. Crews played Julius Rock on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. He hosted the U.S. version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and starred in the BET reality series The Family Crews. He appeared in films such as Friday After Next (2002), White Chicks (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Blended (2014), and the Expendables series. Since 2013, he has played NYPD Lieutenant Terry Jeffords in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He began hosting America's Got Talent in 2019, following his involvement in the same role for the program's spin-off series, America's Got Talent: The Champions. Crews played as a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, and Washington Redskins, as well as in the World League of American Football (WLAF) with the Rhein Fire, and college football at Western Michigan University. Crews, a public advocate for women's rights and activist against sexism, has shared stories of the abuse his family endured at the hands of his violent father. He was included among the group of people named as Time Person of the Year in 2017 for going public with stories of sexual assault.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

American Dad!

American Dad!

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Daily Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

All Movies (68)

• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie2026 · as (voice)
• The Killer's Game2024 · as Creighton Lovedahl
• 2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson2022 · as Self
• Halloween in Hollywood2022 · as Self
• Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine2022 · as Self
• Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers2021 · as Self - Commentator
• Rumble2021 · as Tentacular (voice)
• The Willoughbys2020 · as Commander Melanoff (voice)
• LA Originals2020 · as Self
• John Henry2020 · as John Henry
• Red Nose Day 20192019 · as Host
• Man Made2019 · as Themself
• A Very Terry Christmas: Get Cozy With Terry Crews2018 · as Self
• Once Upon a Deadpool2018 · as Bedlam
• Sorry to Bother You2018 · as Sergio
• Deadpool 22018 · as Bedlam
• Where's the Money2017 · as Leon
• Sandy Wexler2017 · as 'Bedtime' Bobby Barnes
• The Ridiculous 62015 · as Chico
• The Expendables 32014 · as Hale Caesar
• VeggieTales: Celery Night Fever2014 · as Bruce Onion / Terry Turnip (Voice)
• Blended2014 · as Nickens
• Draft Day2014 · as Earl Jennings
• Reach Me2014 · as Wilson
• The Single Moms Club2014 · as Branson
• Earl Scouts2013 · as Earl (voice)
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 22013 · as Earl Devereaux (voice)
• Scary Movie 52013 · as Martin Jacobs
• Aztec Warrior2013 · as Juan Claudio
• Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes2012 · as Self
• The Expendables 22012 · as Hale Caesar
• Bridesmaids2011 · as Boot Camp Instructor
• Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'2010 · as Self
• Lottery Ticket2010 · as Jimmy the Driver
• The Expendables2010 · as Hale Caesar
• Gamer2009 · as Hackman
• Terminator Salvation2009 · as Captain Jericho
• Middle Men2009 · as James
• Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control2008 · as Agent 91
• Get Smart2008 · as Agent 91
• Street Kings2008 · as Detective Terrence Washington
• Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'2007
• Balls of Fury2007 · as Freddy
• Who's Your Caddy?2007 · as Tank
• Norbit2007 · as Big Jack Latimore
• How to Rob a Bank2007 · as Officer DeGepse
• Inland Empire2006 · as Street Person #3
• Idiocracy2006 · as President Camacho
• Click2006 · as Singing Driver (uncredited)
• Puff, Puff, Pass2006 · as Cold Crush
• The Benchwarmers2006 · as Poker Guy #1
• Behind the Smile2006 · as Big James
• The Alibi2006 · as Crazy Eight
• Harsh Times2005 · as Darrell
• The Longest Yard2005 · as Cheeseburger Eddy
• White Chicks2004 · as Latrell Spencer
• Baadasssss!2004 · as Big T
• Soul Plane2004 · as Thug (Flight Attendant)
• Starsky & Hutch2004 · as Porter
• Malibu's Most Wanted2003 · as 8 Ball
• Deliver Us from Eva2003 · as Big Bartender
• Friday After Next2002 · as Damon
• Serving Sara2002 · as Vernon
• Training Day2001 · as Gang Member (uncredited)
• The 6th Day2000 · as Vincent
• Motion—
• Inauguration Day— · as Anthony
• CREWS CONTROL— · as Himself

All TV Shows (83)

• 100 Cooks2026 · as Host - Self
• Is It Cake? Holiday2024 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Everybody Still Hates Chris2024 · as Julius (voice)
• Dinner Time Live with David Chang2024 · as Self
• After Midnight2024 · as Self - Guest
• America's Got Talent: Fantasy League2024 · as Self - Host
• The Ultimate Improv Show2023 · as Monologist
• America's Got Talent: All-Stars2023 · as Self - Host
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• Tales of the Walking Dead2022 · as Joe
• America's Got Talent: Extreme2022 · as Self - Host
• About Last Night2022 · as Self
• That's My Jam2021 · as Self - Guest
• Space Force2020 · as General Neyman Aggroad
• Celebrity IOU2020 · as Self
• LEGO Masters2020 · as Self
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh2019 · as Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Food Fears2019 · as Self - Guest
• America's Got Talent: The Champions2019
• Craig of the Creek2018 · as Duane (voice)
• Craig of the Creek2018 · as Duane / Kit's Dad (voice)
• Craig of the Creek2018 · as Duane / Bobby Bodega (voice)
• GQ Presents: Iconic Characters2018 · as Self
• What the Fit2018 · as Self
• Do You Want to See a Dead Body?2017
• Drop the Mic2017 · as Self
• Steve2017 · as Self
• The Hollywood Puppet Show2017 · as Self
• Ultimate Beastmaster2017 · as Host - US
• Terry Crews Saves Christmas2016 · as Self
• A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus2016 · as Self
• The $100,000 Pyramid2016 · as Self
• Taraji's White Hot Holidays2015 · as Self
• CelebriD&D2015 · as Thodak the Blacksmith
• Jay Leno's Garage2015 · as Self
• Celebrity Family Feud2015 · as Self
• StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson2015 · as Self
• Lip Sync Battle2015 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• World's Funniest Fails2015 · as Host
• Running Wild with Bear Grylls2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine2013 · as Terry Jeffords
• Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.2013 · as Blade (voice)
• Hollywood Game Night2013 · as Self
• Drunk History2013 · as Donald 'Cinque' DeFreeze
• Drunk History2013 · as Joe Louis
• Studio C2012 · as Self - Special Guest
• The Newsroom2012 · as Lonny Church
• Good Mythical Morning2012 · as Self
• Conan2010 · as Self - Guest
• Regular Show2010 · as Broc Stettman (voice)
• Are We There Yet?2010 · as Nick Persons
• The Family Crews2010
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• America's Got Talent2006 · as Self - Host
• Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up2006
• The Boondocks2005
• Everybody Hates Chris2005 · as Julius
• Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out2005
• American Dad!2005 · as Heinrich Brown (voice)
• American Dad!2005 · as (voice)
• Arrested Development2003 · as Herbert Love
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• CSI: Miami2002 · as Craig Waters
• The Bachelor2002 · as Self
• My Wife and Kids2001
• The Early Show1999 · as Self
• Battle Dome1999 · as T-Money
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self - Presenter
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• MTV Europe Music Awards1994 · as Self - Announcer
• MTV Europe Music Awards1994 · as Self - Presenter
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!1992 · as Self
• The Grammys1959 · as Self