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
Living Single
1993
as Brendan
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992
as Jackie Jackson (adult)
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
Fastlane
2002
as Alton White
Today
1952
as Self
Live from E!
2002
as Self
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
as George
Street Time
2002
as Lucius Mosley
Beat Shazam
2017
as Self
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
Soul Food
2000
as Benny Jones
Sparks
1996
as Greg Sparks
Soundstage
2003
as Self
Mama Flora's Family
1998
as Lincoln
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022
as Quentin
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
as Himself - Host
Las increíbles aventuras de un Hada Madrina
2020
as Genio
Unsung Hollywood
Tall Hopes
1993
as Chester Harris
Movies (89)
Iron Man
2008
as Rhodey
Prisoners
2013
as Franklin Birch
The Princess and the Frog
2009
as James (voice)
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
Ray
2004
as Gossie McGee
Awake
2007
as Dr. Jack Harper
The Butler
2013
as Howard
Four Brothers
2005
as Lt. Green
St. Vincent
2014
as Zucko
Angel Eyes
2001
as Robby
Dead Presidents
1995
as Cowboy
Sabotage
2014
as Julius "Sugar" Edmonds
The Brave One
2007
as Detective Mercer
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005
as Bama
The Company You Keep
2012
as FBI Agent Cornelius
Fighting
2009
as Harvey Boarden
The System
2022
as Bones
Red Tails
2012
as Col. A.J. Bullard
Hart's War
2002
as Lt. Lincoln A. Scott
Hustle & Flow
2005
as Djay
Dead Man Down
2013
as Alphonse
Shirley
2024
as Arthur Hardwick Jr.
Biker Boyz
2003
as Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995
as Louis Russ
Gully
2021
as Mr. Christmas
The Ledge
2011
as Hollis Lucetti
On the Road
2012
as Walter
Boycott
2001
as Ralph Abernathy
Crescent City
2024
as Brian Sutter
Glitter
2001
as Timothy Walker
Cardboard Boxer
2016
as Pope
Sunset Park
1996
as Spaceman
Cut Throat City
2020
as The Saint
The Hunting Party
2007
as Duck
Term Life
2016
as Sheriff Braydon
The Movers
as Robert Hartley
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
2011
as Self
Double Tap
1997
as Ulysses
The Best Man
1999
as Quentin
Little Murder
2011
as Drag Hammerman
Animal
2005
as Darius Allen
Butter
1998
as Dexter Banks (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Bill Crosby
The Best Man Holiday
2013
as Quentin
Pride
2007
as Jim Ellis
Lullaby
2014
as Dr. Crier
Intimate Affairs
2002
as Lorenz
Winnie Mandela
2011
as Nelson Mandela
Spark
1998
as Byron
Idlewild
2006
as Trumpy
Best Laid Plans
1999
as Jimmy
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
as Amos Hicks
The Salon
2005
as Patrick
Johns
1996
as Jimmy the Warlock
A Look Through His Lens
2024
as Self
Turnbuckle
2026
Who's the Man?
1993
as Customer
The Players Club
1998
as K.C.
Triumph
2021
as Coach Cutting
Skeletons in the Closet
2024
as Mark
The O.J. Simpson Story
1995
as Young A.C.
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
2010
as Self
Showdown at the Grand
2023
as George Fuller
The Perfect Holiday
2007
as Bah Humbug
The Walk
2022
as Lamont Robbins
Miracle on 42nd Street
2017
as Self
BFFs
2025
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009
Valerie Flake
1999
as Hitchhiker
I Am 'Iron Man'
2008
as Self
House of Bodies
2013
as Starks
Love Chronicles
2003
as T-Roy
Muhammad Ali: King of the World
2000
as Cassius Clay
Flowstate: The FPV Drone Documentary
2021
Selfie
Lotto Land
1995
as Warren
Take Me to the River
2014
as Himself - Host
Love Beat the Hell Outta Me
2000
as Chris
Croom
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Fairy Godmother
2016
as Genio
B.B. King | Live
2009
as Self
Terrence Howard's Fright Club
2018
Motherland Afghanistan
2007
as Narrator
Miami Nights
as David Wolfe
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
- Prisoners (2013) — as Franklin Birch
- The Princess and the Frog (2009) — as James (voice)
- Movie 43 (2013) — as Coach Jackson (segment "Victory's Glory")
- Crash (2005) — as Cameron Thayer
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