Terrence Howard
Known for Acting · 127 credits
- Born
- 1969-03-11 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Terence Howard · Terrence Dashon 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (38)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Jonah Dekker
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Billy
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self / Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Coach
1989
as Johnny Williams
Empire
2015
as Lucious Lyon
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Family Matters
1989
as John
New York Undercover
1994
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Law & Order: LA
2010
as Jonah Dekker
Wayward Pines
2015
as Sheriff Pope
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992
as Jackie Jackson (adult)
Living Single
1993
as Brendan
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
Fastlane
2002
as Alton White
Today
1952
as Self
Live from E!
2002
as Self
Street Time
2002
as Lucius Mosley
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
as George
Beat Shazam
2017
as Self
Soul Food
2000
as Benny Jones
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
Sparks
1996
as Greg Sparks
Soundstage
2003
as Self
Mama Flora's Family
1998
as Lincoln
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
as Himself - Host
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022
as Quentin
Unsung Hollywood
Tall Hopes
1993
as Chester Harris
Las increíbles aventuras de un Hada Madrina
2020
as Genio
Movies (89)
Iron Man
2008
as Rhodey
The Princess and the Frog
2009
as James (voice)
Prisoners
2013
as Franklin Birch
Movie 43
2013
as Coach Jackson (segment "Victory's Glory")
Crash
2005
as Cameron Thayer
Big Momma's House
2000
as Lester Vesco
August Rush
2007
as Richard Jeffries
St. Vincent
2014
as Zucko
Ray
2004
as Gossie McGee
Four Brothers
2005
as Lt. Green
The Butler
2013
as Howard
Angel Eyes
2001
as Robby
Awake
2007
as Dr. Jack Harper
Dead Presidents
1995
as Cowboy
Sabotage
2014
as Julius "Sugar" Edmonds
The Company You Keep
2012
as FBI Agent Cornelius
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005
as Bama
The Brave One
2007
as Detective Mercer
Hustle & Flow
2005
as Djay
Biker Boyz
2003
as Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
The System
2022
as Bones
Dead Man Down
2013
as Alphonse
Red Tails
2012
as Col. A.J. Bullard
Hart's War
2002
as Lt. Lincoln A. Scott
Fighting
2009
as Harvey Boarden
Shirley
2024
as Arthur Hardwick Jr.
On the Road
2012
as Walter
The Ledge
2011
as Hollis Lucetti
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995
as Louis Russ
Cardboard Boxer
2016
as Pope
Gully
2021
as Mr. Christmas
Boycott
2001
as Ralph Abernathy
Sunset Park
1996
as Spaceman
Cut Throat City
2020
as The Saint
Crescent City
2024
as Brian Sutter
Term Life
2016
as Sheriff Braydon
Butter
1998
as Dexter Banks (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Glitter
2001
as Timothy Walker
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
2011
as Self
The Best Man
1999
as Quentin
Idlewild
2006
as Trumpy
Spark
1998
as Byron
Lullaby
2014
as Dr. Crier
The Movers
as Robert Hartley
Double Tap
1997
as Ulysses
The Hunting Party
2007
as Duck
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
as Amos Hicks
Little Murder
2011
as Drag Hammerman
Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Bill Crosby
The Best Man Holiday
2013
as Quentin
Animal
2005
as Darius Allen
Intimate Affairs
2002
as Lorenz
The Salon
2005
as Patrick
Winnie Mandela
2011
as Nelson Mandela
Pride
2007
as Jim Ellis
Turnbuckle
2026
A Look Through His Lens
2024
as Self
Best Laid Plans
1999
as Jimmy
The Players Club
1998
as K.C.
Who's the Man?
1993
as Customer
Johns
1996
as Jimmy the Warlock
Triumph
2021
as Coach Cutting
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
2010
as Self
The O.J. Simpson Story
1995
as Young A.C.
The Perfect Holiday
2007
as Bah Humbug
Showdown at the Grand
2023
as George Fuller
Skeletons in the Closet
2024
as Mark
The Walk
2022
as Lamont Robbins
BFFs
2025
Miracle on 42nd Street
2017
as Self
House of Bodies
2013
as Starks
Selfie
Valerie Flake
1999
as Hitchhiker
Flowstate: The FPV Drone Documentary
2021
Love Chronicles
2003
as T-Roy
Muhammad Ali: King of the World
2000
as Cassius Clay
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009
Fairy Godmother
2016
as Genio
I Am 'Iron Man'
2008
as Self
Motherland Afghanistan
2007
as Narrator
Love Beat the Hell Outta Me
2000
as Chris
Take Me to the River
2014
as Himself - Host
Miami Nights
as David Wolfe
B.B. King | Live
2009
as Self
Terrence Howard's Fright Club
2018
Croom
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Lotto Land
1995
as Warren
Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita
2007
as Self
2008 Philadelphia Phillies: The Official World Series Film
2008
as narrator
About Terrence Howard
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… With 127 credits spanning from 1952 to 2026, Terrence Howard has appeared in 89 films and 38 TV shows.
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- Iron Man (2008) — as Rhodey
- The Princess and the Frog (2009) — as James (voice)
- Prisoners (2013) — as Franklin Birch
- Movie 43 (2013) — as Coach Jackson (segment "Victory's Glory")
- Crash (2005) — as Cameron Thayer
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