
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

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Billy

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self / Self - Guest

Coach
1989
as Johnny Williams

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self

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

Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self

New York Undercover
1994

Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self

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

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Wayward Pines
2015
as Sheriff Pope

Law & Order: LA
2010
as Jonah Dekker

Living Single
1993
as Brendan

Fastlane
2002
as Alton White

Today
1952
as Self

The Jay Leno Show
2009
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")

Big Momma's House
2000
as Lester Vesco

Crash
2005
as Cameron Thayer

August Rush
2007
as Richard Jeffries

Ray
2004
as Gossie McGee

Four Brothers
2005
as Lt. Green

St. Vincent
2014
as Zucko

Awake
2007
as Dr. Jack Harper

Angel Eyes
2001
as Robby

The Butler
2013
as Howard

Sabotage
2014
as Julius "Sugar" Edmonds

Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005
as Bama

Dead Presidents
1995
as Cowboy

The Brave One
2007
as Detective Mercer

The Company You Keep
2012
as FBI Agent Cornelius

Mr. Holland's Opus
1995
as Louis Russ

Hustle & Flow
2005
as Djay

Biker Boyz
2003
as Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard)

Dead Man Down
2013
as Alphonse

Fighting
2009
as Harvey Boarden

Hart's War
2002
as Lt. Lincoln A. Scott

Red Tails
2012
as Col. A.J. Bullard

The Ledge
2011
as Hollis Lucetti

The System
2022
as Bones

Shirley
2024
as Arthur Hardwick Jr.

On the Road
2012
as Walter

Gully
2021
as Mr. Christmas

Boycott
2001
as Ralph Abernathy

Cut Throat City
2020
as The Saint

Term Life
2016
as Sheriff Braydon

Glitter
2001
as Timothy Walker

Sunset Park
1996
as Spaceman

Cardboard Boxer
2016
as Pope

The Hunting Party
2007
as Duck

Crescent City
2024
as Brian Sutter

The Best Man
1999
as Quentin

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
2011
as Self

Intimate Affairs
2002
as Lorenz

Butter
1998
as Dexter Banks (as Terrence Dashon Howard)

Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Bill Crosby

Animal
2005
as Darius Allen

Winnie Mandela
2011
as Nelson Mandela

Pride
2007
as Jim Ellis

Double Tap
1997
as Ulysses
The Movers
as Robert Hartley

The Best Man Holiday
2013
as Quentin

Idlewild
2006
as Trumpy

Little Murder
2011
as Drag Hammerman

Spark
1998
as Byron

Lullaby
2014
as Dr. Crier
Turnbuckle
2026

Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
as Amos Hicks

Who's the Man?
1993
as Customer

Best Laid Plans
1999
as Jimmy

The Players Club
1998
as K.C.

The Salon
2005
as Patrick

Triumph
2021
as Coach Cutting
A Look Through His Lens
2024
as Self

Johns
1996
as Jimmy the Warlock

The Perfect Holiday
2007
as Bah Humbug

Showdown at the Grand
2023
as George Fuller

Skeletons in the Closet
2024
as Mark

The O.J. Simpson Story
1995
as Young A.C.

Miracle on 42nd Street
2017
as Self

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

The Walk
2022
as Lamont Robbins

BFFs
2025

Motherland Afghanistan
2007
as Narrator
Selfie

Fairy Godmother
2016
as Genio

Flowstate: The FPV Drone Documentary
2021

House of Bodies
2013
as Starks

Love Beat the Hell Outta Me
2000
as Chris

Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009

Valerie Flake
1999
as Hitchhiker

Muhammad Ali: King of the World
2000
as Cassius Clay

I Am 'Iron Man'
2008
as Self

Love Chronicles
2003
as T-Roy

Miami Nights
as David Wolfe

Terrence Howard's Fright Club
2018

Croom
2012
as Narrator (voice)

Take Me to the River
2014
as Himself - Host

B.B. King | Live
2009
as Self

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")
- Big Momma's House (2000) — as Lester Vesco
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