Terrence Howard
Biography
Terrence Dashon Howard is an American actor born on March 11, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois. Known primarily for his work in acting, he has accumulated 128 known credits on the platform. His early major film roles occurred in the 1995 films Dead Presidents and Mr. Holland's Opus, followed by a mainstream breakthrough through various television and cinema roles between 2004 and 2006. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in Hustle and Flow. His extensive filmography features prominent roles in movies such as 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, Prisoners, and the first Iron Man film where he played James Rhodey Rhodes, as well as a starring television role as Lucious Lyon.
Career overview
Terrence Dashon Howard is an American actor born on March 11, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois. He secured his first major film roles in 1995 with appearances in Dead Presidents and Mr. Holland's Opus. Between 2004 and 2006, he broke into the mainstream through a succession of television and cinema roles, which included a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Hustle & Flow.
Throughout his career, Howard has held prominent roles in numerous other films. His cinematic credits include 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. Additionally, he played the character James Rhodey Rhodes in the first Iron Man film and starred as the lead character Lucious Lyon in television.
With 128 known acting credits recorded on the Movie Database, Howard continues to be recognized in the entertainment industry. He is also known by the names Terence Howard and Conte.
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- BFFs (2025)
- Crescent City (2024) as Brian Sutter
- Shirley (2024) as Arthur Hardwick Jr.
- A Look Through His Lens (2024) as Self
- Skeletons in the Closet (2024) as Mark
- Skeletons in the Closet (2024) Writer
- Showdown at the Grand (2023) as George Fuller
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
- The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022) as Quentin
- The System (2022) as Bones
- The Walk (2022) as Lamont Robbins
- Triumph (2021) as Coach Cutting
- Triumph (2021) Executive Producer
- Gully (2021) as Mr. Christmas
- Flowstate: The FPV Drone Documentary (2021)
- Cut Throat City (2020) as The Saint
- Las increíbles aventuras de un Hada Madrina (2020) as Genio
- Terrence Howard's Fright Club (2018)
- Beat Shazam (2017) as Self
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (2017) as George
- Miracle on 42nd Street (2017) as Self
- Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party (2016)
- Cardboard Boxer (2016) as Pope
- Term Life (2016) as Sheriff Braydon
- Fairy Godmother (2016) as Genio
- Empire (2015) as Lucious Lyon
- Celebrity Family Feud (2015) as Self
- Lip Sync Battle (2015) as Self
- Wayward Pines (2015) as Sheriff Pope
- Taraji's White Hot Holidays (2015) as Himself - Host
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- St. Vincent (2014) as Zucko
- Sabotage (2014) as Julius "Sugar" Edmonds
- Take Me to the River (2014) as Himself - Host
- Lullaby (2014) as Dr. Crier
- Prisoners (2013) as Franklin Birch
- Movie 43 (2013) as Coach Jackson (segment "Victory's Glory")
- The Butler (2013) as Howard
- Dead Man Down (2013) as Alphonse
- The Best Man Holiday (2013) as Quentin
- House of Bodies (2013) as Starks
- Red Tails (2012) as Col. A.J. Bullard
- On the Road (2012) as Walter
- The Company You Keep (2012) as FBI Agent Cornelius
- Croom (2012) as Narrator (voice)
- The Ledge (2011) as Hollis Lucetti
- Winnie Mandela (2011) as Nelson Mandela
- Little Murder (2011) as Drag Hammerman
- Bob Ross: The Happy Painter (2011) as Self
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Billy
- Law & Order: LA (2010) as Jonah Dekker
- Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess (2010) as Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- The Princess and the Frog (2009) as James (voice)
- The Jay Leno Show (2009) as Self
- Fighting (2009) as Harvey Boarden
- B.B. King | Live (2009) as Self
- Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation (2009)
- Iron Man (2008) as Rhodey
- I Am 'Iron Man' (2008) as Self
- 2008 Philadelphia Phillies: The Official World Series Film (2008) as narrator
- Awake (2007) as Dr. Jack Harper
- August Rush (2007) as Richard Jeffries
- The Brave One (2007) as Detective Mercer
- The Hunting Party (2007) as Duck
- Pride (2007) as Jim Ellis
- The Perfect Holiday (2007) as Bah Humbug
- Motherland Afghanistan (2007) as Narrator
- Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita (2007) as Self
- Idlewild (2006) as Trumpy
- Crash (2005) as Cameron Thayer
- Four Brothers (2005) as Lt. Green
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) as Bama
- Hustle & Flow (2005) as Djay
- Animal (2005) as Darius Allen
- Lackawanna Blues (2005) as Bill Crosby
- Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) as Amos Hicks
- The Salon (2005) as Patrick
- Ray (2004) as Gossie McGee
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Soundstage (2003) as Self
- Biker Boyz (2003) as Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
- Love Chronicles (2003) as T-Roy
- Street Time (2002) as Lucius Mosley
- Live from E! (2002) as Self
- Fastlane (2002) as Alton White
- Hart's War (2002) as Lt. Lincoln A. Scott
- Intimate Affairs (2002) as Lorenz
- Angel Eyes (2001) as Robby
- Glitter (2001) as Timothy Walker
- Boycott (2001) as Ralph Abernathy
- Big Momma's House (2000) as Lester Vesco
- Soul Food (2000) as Benny Jones
- Muhammad Ali: King of the World (2000) as Cassius Clay
- Love Beat the Hell Outta Me (2000) as Chris
- Love Beat the Hell Outta Me (2000) Executive Producer
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Jonah Dekker
- Valerie Flake (1999) as Hitchhiker
- The Best Man (1999) as Quentin
- Best Laid Plans (1999) as Jimmy
- Mama Flora's Family (1998) as Lincoln
- Butter (1998) as Dexter Banks
- The Players Club (1998) as K.C.
- Spark (1998) as Byron
- Double Tap (1997) as Ulysses
- Sparks (1996) as Greg Sparks
- Sunset Park (1996) as Spaceman
- Johns (1996) as Jimmy the Warlock
- Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) as Louis Russ
- Dead Presidents (1995) as Cowboy
- Lotto Land (1995) as Warren
- The O.J. Simpson Story (1995) as Young A.C.
- New York Undercover (1994)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Living Single (1993) as Brendan
- Who's the Man? (1993) as Customer
- Tall Hopes (1993) as Chester Harris
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self - Guest
- The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) as Jackie Jackson (adult)
- Coach (1989) as Johnny Williams
- Family Matters (1989) as John
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Today (1952) as Self
- Turnbuckle
- Turnbuckle Executive Producer
- Unsung Hollywood
- Miami Nights as David Wolfe
- Selfie
- The Movers as Robert Hartley
- Broken Ones as Benjamin Drake