Roger Guenveur Smith: movies and TV shows
Roger Guenveur Smith has 96 credits in the archive: 83 films and 13 TV series, from 1987 to 2025. Highest rated: Oz (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1987 – 2025 · busiest year: 2017 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Riff Raff | Sandy's Father | Film | 5.8 | 69 |
| 2025 | Guns & Moses | Film | 5.6 | 69 | |
| 2025 | Space to Breathe | Storian | Film | 6.0 | 69 |
| 2025 | Space to Breathe | Film | 6.0 | 69 | |
| 2025 | Heaven is Nobody's | Big Man | Film | — | 69 |
| 2024 | Mind Games | Film | — | 68 | |
| 2023 | Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between | Self | Film | — | 67 |
| 2022 | Till | Dr. T.R.M. Howard | Film | 7.3 | 66 |
| 2021 | Real Talk | Oliver James / King Of Diamonds | Film | 8.7 | 65 |
| 2020 | Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker | Booker T. Washington | TV | 7.5 | 64 |
| 2020 | The Available Wife | Walter | Film | 2.4 | 64 |
| 2020 | The Business of Christmas | Oscar Franklin | Film | — | 64 |
| 2020 | Influence | Bradley Hudson | Film | 4.3 | 64 |
| 2020 | The Five Rules Of Success | Santos | Film | 4.0 | 64 |
| 2019 | All Rise | Thomas Marshall | TV | 7.4 | 63 |
| 2019 | Hollow Point | Detective Chuck Bryant | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 2019 | It's Not About Jimmy Keene | Bukka LaRocke | Film | — | 63 |
| 2019 | It's Not About Jimmy Keene | Film | — | 63 | |
| 2019 | I’ll See You Around | Michael Gomez | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 2018 | The Clapper | Dr. Rogers B Hay | Film | 4.9 | 62 |
| 2018 | The Queen of Hollywood Blvd | Duke | Film | 4.9 | 62 |
| 2018 | Burning Shadow | Mr. Jones | Film | 6.1 | 62 |
| 2018 | Behind the Movement | Raymond | Film | — | 62 |
| 2018 | The Other Side | Martin | Film | 1.8 | 62 |
| 2017 | Marshall | Walter White | Film | 7.2 | 61 |
| 2017 | Bitch | Steven Sheriff | Film | 5.3 | 61 |
| 2017 | Exhortation | Film | — | 61 | |
| 2017 | Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks | Paul Sydney | Film | 2.0 | 61 |
| 2017 | Rodney King | Rodney King | Film | 5.1 | 61 |
| 2017 | Rodney King | Film | 5.1 | 61 | |
| 2016 | The Birth of a Nation | Isaiah | Film | 6.6 | 60 |
| 2016 | Where is Rocky II? | Museum Director (segment: "Monument One") | Film | 5.0 | 60 |
| 2016 | Dirty | Detective Berg | Film | 4.3 | 60 |
| 2015 | Dope | Austin Jacoby | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq | Red, White, and Blue Insurance Salesman | Film | 5.7 | 59 |
| 2015 | Supermodel | Max | Film | 3.5 | 59 |
| 2013 | Empire State | Agent Marichal | Film | 5.4 | 57 |
| 2013 | They Die by Dawn | Jourdon Anderson | Film | 2.7 | 57 |
| 2013 | Better Mus' Come | Prime Minister | Film | 4.6 | 57 |
| 2012 | In the Hive | Paris | Film | 4.8 | 56 |
| 2012 | In Sickness and in Health | Calvin | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 2011 | Eagleheart | Vargas | TV | 6.8 | 55 |
| 2011 | Abduction | Mr. Miles | Film | 5.8 | 55 |
| 2011 | The Son of No One | Hanky | Film | 5.1 | 55 |
| 2011 | CornerStore | Earl | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 2011 | Joy Road | Charles Blocker | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 2010 | Page 36 | Avoe Vullaley | Film | — | 54 |
| 2010 | Salvation Road | The Man | Film | — | 54 |
| 2009 | Kings | Belial | TV | 7.6 | 53 |
| 2009 | Fighting | Jack Dancing | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2009 | Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later | Self | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Sac Federici | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 2007 | American Gangster | Nate | Film | 7.6 | 51 |
| 2007 | Fist of the Warrior | Det. Craig Barnes | Film | 4.2 | 51 |
| 2007 | I Believe in America | Cesar | Film | 10.0 | 51 |
| 2007 | Cover | Kevin Parker | Film | 5.1 | 51 |
| 2006 | Mercenary for Justice | Anthony Chapel | Film | 4.4 | 50 |
| 2006 | Fatwa | Samir Al-Faied | Film | 2.9 | 50 |
| 2006 | Confessions | Father Jeffrey | Film | 1.7 | 50 |
| 2006 | God's Waiting List | Solomon Corbin | Film | 4.3 | 50 |
| 2004 | Justice | Carter | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2003 | K Street | Francisco Dupré | TV | 4.9 | 47 |
| 2003 | Shade | Marlo | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Film | 5.2 | 47 | |
| 2002 | All About the Benjamins | Julian | Film | 5.9 | 46 |
| 2001 | The Guardian | Reginald Harris | TV | 7.1 | 45 |
| 2001 | Baby Boy | Home Invasion Victim (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 45 |
| 2001 | A Huey P. Newton Story | Huey P. Newton | Film | 5.4 | 45 |
| 2001 | A Huey P. Newton Story | Film | 5.4 | 45 | |
| 2001 | The Warden | Napoliano | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 2000 | Final Destination | Agent Schreck | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 2000 | Hamlet | Laertes | Film | 4.4 | 44 |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Off. Ty Davis Sr. | TV | 7.9 | 43 |
| 1999 | Summer of Sam | Detective Curt Atwater | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1999 | The Color of Courage | Mac McGhee | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1999 | Facade | Henson | Film | 3.9 | 43 |
| 1999 | Incognito | Quinn Mathis | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1998 | He Got Game | Big Time Willie | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1997 | Oz | Huseni Mershah | TV | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1997 | Eve's Bayou | Lenny Mereaux | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1996 | Get on the Bus | Gary Rivers | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1995 | Panther | Pruitt | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1995 | Tales from the Hood | Rhodie (segment "KKK Comeuppance") | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1995 | The O.J. Simpson Story | Professor Ford | Film | 3.4 | 39 |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | TV | 7.3 | 38 | |
| 1994 | Cosmic Slop | Dr. Erik Fanon (segment 'Space Traders') | Film | 5.3 | 38 |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Johnny Truelove | TV | 6.6 | 37 |
| 1993 | Poetic Justice | Heywood | Film | 6.7 | 37 |
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Rudy | Film | 7.6 | 36 |
| 1992 | Deep Cover | Eddie | Film | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1990 | King of New York | Tanner | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1989 | Do the Right Thing | Smiley | Film | 7.8 | 33 |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | TV | 6.4 | 32 | |
| 1988 | School Daze | Gammite Yoda | Film | 5.7 | 32 |
| 1987 | A Different World | Prof. Howard Randolph | TV | 7.1 | 31 |
| God with Us | Boozer | Film | — | — |