Actor profile

Terrence Howard

11th March 1969 Chicago, Illinois, USA Acting

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.

88 Movies 38 TV Shows 1 In Production 127 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

BFFs poster

BFFs 26th September 2025

Crescent City poster

Crescent City 16th August 2024 as Brian Sutter

Shirley poster

Shirley 15th March 2024 as Arthur Hardwick Jr.

Skeletons in the Closet poster

Skeletons in the Closet 24th January 2024 as Mark

A Look Through His Lens 6th January 2024 as Self

Showdown at the Grand poster

Showdown at the Grand 3rd November 2023 as George Fuller

The System poster

The System 28th October 2022 as Bones

The Walk poster

The Walk 10th June 2022 as Lamont Robbins

Flowstate: The FPV Drone Documentary poster

Flowstate: The FPV Drone Documentary 16th September 2021

Gully poster

Gully 4th June 2021 as Mr. Christmas

Triumph poster

Triumph 30th April 2021 as Coach Cutting

Cut Throat City poster

Cut Throat City 31st July 2020 as The Saint

Terrence Howard's Fright Club poster

Terrence Howard's Fright Club 24th May 2018

Miracle on 42nd Street poster

Miracle on 42nd Street 11th November 2017 as Self

Fairy Godmother poster

Fairy Godmother 5th October 2016 as Genio

Cardboard Boxer poster

Cardboard Boxer 16th September 2016 as Pope

Term Life poster

Term Life 29th April 2016 as Sheriff Braydon

St. Vincent poster

St. Vincent 9th October 2014 as Zucko

Lullaby poster

Lullaby 13th June 2014 as Dr. Crier

Sabotage poster

Sabotage 28th March 2014 as Julius "Sugar" Edmonds

Take Me to the River poster

Take Me to the River 11th March 2014 as Himself - Host

The Best Man Holiday poster

The Best Man Holiday 15th November 2013 as Quentin

Prisoners poster

Prisoners 19th September 2013 as Franklin Birch

The Butler poster

The Butler 16th August 2013 as Howard

House of Bodies poster

House of Bodies 19th April 2013 as Starks

Dead Man Down poster

Dead Man Down 8th March 2013 as Alphonse

Movie 43 poster

Movie 43 24th January 2013 as Coach Jackson (segment "Victory's Glory")

The Company You Keep poster

The Company You Keep 20th December 2012 as FBI Agent Cornelius

Croom poster

Croom 25th September 2012 as Narrator (voice)

On the Road poster

On the Road 22nd May 2012 as Walter

Red Tails poster

Red Tails 19th January 2012 as Col. A.J. Bullard

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter poster

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter 3rd December 2011 as Self

Winnie Mandela poster

Winnie Mandela 16th September 2011 as Nelson Mandela

The Ledge poster

The Ledge 6th May 2011 as Hollis Lucetti

Little Murder poster

Little Murder 8th January 2011 as Drag Hammerman

Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess poster

Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess 10th March 2010 as Self

The Princess and the Frog poster

The Princess and the Frog 8th December 2009 as James (voice)

Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation poster

Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation 4th December 2009

Fighting poster

Fighting 24th April 2009 as Harvey Boarden

B.B. King | Live poster

B.B. King | Live 29th January 2009 as Self

2008 Philadelphia Phillies: The Official World Series Film 16th December 2008 as narrator

I Am 'Iron Man' poster

I Am 'Iron Man' 1st October 2008 as Self

Iron Man poster

Iron Man 30th April 2008 as Rhodey

The Perfect Holiday poster

The Perfect Holiday 12th December 2007 as Bah Humbug

Awake poster

Awake 28th November 2007 as Dr. Jack Harper

August Rush poster

August Rush 21st November 2007 as Richard Jeffries

Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita poster

Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita 1st October 2007 as Self

The Brave One poster

The Brave One 12th September 2007 as Detective Mercer

The Hunting Party poster

The Hunting Party 3rd September 2007 as Duck

Pride poster

Pride 23rd March 2007 as Jim Ellis

Motherland Afghanistan poster

Motherland Afghanistan 14th February 2007 as Narrator

Idlewild poster

Idlewild 25th August 2006 as Trumpy

Get Rich or Die Tryin' poster

Get Rich or Die Tryin' 9th November 2005 as Bama

Four Brothers poster

Four Brothers 11th August 2005 as Lt. Green

Hustle & Flow poster

Hustle & Flow 22nd July 2005 as Djay

Crash poster

Crash 6th May 2005 as Cameron Thayer

Animal poster

Animal 1st May 2005 as Darius Allen

Their Eyes Were Watching God poster

Their Eyes Were Watching God 6th March 2005 as Amos Hicks

Lackawanna Blues poster

Lackawanna Blues 26th January 2005 as Bill Crosby

The Salon poster

The Salon 13th January 2005 as Patrick

Ray poster

Ray 29th October 2004 as Gossie McGee

Love Chronicles poster

Love Chronicles 30th June 2003 as T-Roy

Biker Boyz poster

Biker Boyz 31st January 2003 as Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard)

Intimate Affairs poster

Intimate Affairs 18th April 2002 as Lorenz

Hart's War poster

Hart's War 15th February 2002 as Lt. Lincoln A. Scott

Glitter poster

Glitter 21st September 2001 as Timothy Walker

Angel Eyes poster

Angel Eyes 18th May 2001 as Robby

Boycott poster

Boycott 24th February 2001 as Ralph Abernathy

Love Beat the Hell Outta Me poster

Love Beat the Hell Outta Me 30th June 2000 as Chris

Big Momma's House poster

Big Momma's House 31st May 2000 as Lester Vesco

Muhammad Ali: King of the World poster

Muhammad Ali: King of the World 10th January 2000 as Cassius Clay

The Best Man poster

The Best Man 22nd October 1999 as Quentin

Best Laid Plans poster

Best Laid Plans 9th April 1999 as Jimmy

Valerie Flake poster

Valerie Flake 22nd January 1999 as Hitchhiker

Butter poster

Butter 13th October 1998 as Dexter Banks (as Terrence Dashon Howard)

The Players Club poster

The Players Club 8th April 1998 as K.C.

Spark poster

Spark 16th January 1998 as Byron

Double Tap poster

Double Tap 5th September 1997 as Ulysses

Johns poster

Johns 10th December 1996 as Jimmy the Warlock

Sunset Park poster

Sunset Park 26th April 1996 as Spaceman

Mr. Holland's Opus poster

Mr. Holland's Opus 29th December 1995 as Louis Russ

Dead Presidents poster

Dead Presidents 29th September 1995 as Cowboy

Lotto Land poster

Lotto Land 1st June 1995 as Warren

The O.J. Simpson Story poster

The O.J. Simpson Story 31st January 1995 as Young A.C.

Who's the Man? poster

Who's the Man? 23rd April 1993 as Customer

Miami Nights poster

Miami Nights as David Wolfe

Selfie

The Movers

The Best Man: The Final Chapters poster

The Best Man: The Final Chapters 22nd December 2022 as Quentin

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022 as Self

Las increíbles aventuras de un Hada Madrina poster

Las increíbles aventuras de un Hada Madrina 20th December 2020 as Genio

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams poster

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams 17th September 2017 as George

Beat Shazam poster

Beat Shazam 25th May 2017 as Self

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party poster

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party 7th November 2016

Taraji's White Hot Holidays poster

Taraji's White Hot Holidays 9th December 2015 as Himself - Host

Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud 21st June 2015 as Self

Wayward Pines poster

Wayward Pines 14th May 2015 as Sheriff Pope

Lip Sync Battle poster

Lip Sync Battle 2nd April 2015 as Self

Empire poster

Empire 7th January 2015 as Lucious Lyon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

Law & Order: LA poster

Law & Order: LA 29th September 2010 as Jonah Dekker

Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0 20th September 2010 as Billy

The Jay Leno Show poster

The Jay Leno Show 14th September 2009 as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

Soundstage poster

Soundstage 3rd June 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

Fastlane poster

Fastlane 18th September 2002 as Alton White

Street Time poster

Street Time 23rd June 2002 as Lucius Mosley

Live from E! poster

Live from E! 13th January 2002 as Self

Soul Food poster

Soul Food 28th June 2000 as Benny Jones

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Jonah Dekker

Mama Flora's Family 8th November 1998 as Lincoln

Sparks poster

Sparks 26th August 1996 as Greg Sparks

New York Undercover poster

New York Undercover 8th September 1994

Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien 13th September 1993 as Self - Guest

Living Single poster

Living Single 29th August 1993 as Brendan

Tall Hopes poster

Tall Hopes 25th August 1993 as Chester Harris

The Jacksons: An American Dream poster

The Jacksons: An American Dream 15th November 1992 as Jackie Jackson (adult)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 25th May 1992 as Self

Family Matters poster

Family Matters 22nd September 1989 as John

Coach poster

Coach 28th February 1989 as Johnny Williams

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self

Today poster

Today 14th January 1952 as Self

Unsung Hollywood poster

Unsung Hollywood

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