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Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Acting

Born: March 11, 1969Chicago, Illinois, USA

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. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Terrence Howard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography

Turnbuckle

2026
BFFs

BFFs

2025
Crescent City

Crescent City

Brian Sutter

2024
Shirley

Shirley

Arthur Hardwick Jr.

2024
Skeletons in the Closet

Skeletons in the Closet

Mark

2024

A Look Through His Lens

Self

2024
Showdown at the Grand

Showdown at the Grand

George Fuller

2023
The System

The System

Bones

2022
The Walk

The Walk

Lamont Robbins

2022
Flowstate: The FPV Drone Documentary

Flowstate: The FPV Drone Documentary

2021
Gully

Gully

Mr. Christmas

2021
Triumph

Triumph

Coach Cutting

2021
Cut Throat City

Cut Throat City

The Saint

2020
Terrence Howard's Fright Club

Terrence Howard's Fright Club

2018
Miracle on 42nd Street

Miracle on 42nd Street

Self

2017
Fairy Godmother

Fairy Godmother

Genio

2016
Cardboard Boxer

Cardboard Boxer

Pope

2016
Term Life

Term Life

Sheriff Braydon

2016
St. Vincent

St. Vincent

Zucko

2014
Lullaby

Lullaby

Dr. Crier

2014
Sabotage

Sabotage

Julius "Sugar" Edmonds

2014
Take Me to the River

Take Me to the River

Himself - Host

2014
The Best Man Holiday

The Best Man Holiday

Quentin

2013
Prisoners

Prisoners

Franklin Birch

2013
The Butler

The Butler

Howard

2013
House of Bodies

House of Bodies

Starks

2013
Dead Man Down

Dead Man Down

Alphonse

2013
Movie 43

Movie 43

Coach Jackson (segment "Victory's Glory")

2013
The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

FBI Agent Cornelius

2012
Croom

Croom

Narrator (voice)

2012
On the Road

On the Road

Walter

2012
Red Tails

Red Tails

Col. A.J. Bullard

2012
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

Self

2011
Winnie Mandela

Winnie Mandela

Nelson Mandela

2011
The Ledge

The Ledge

Hollis Lucetti

2011
Little Murder

Little Murder

Drag Hammerman

2011
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess

Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess

Self

2010
The Princess and the Frog

The Princess and the Frog

James (voice)

2009
Fighting

Fighting

Harvey Boarden

2009
B.B. King | Live

B.B. King | Live

Self

2009

2008 Philadelphia Phillies: The Official World Series Film

narrator

2008
Iron Man

Iron Man

Rhodey

2008
The Perfect Holiday

The Perfect Holiday

Bah Humbug

2007
Awake

Awake

Dr. Jack Harper

2007
August Rush

August Rush

Richard Jeffries

2007
Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita

Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita

Self

2007
The Brave One

The Brave One

Detective Mercer

2007
The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party

Duck

2007
Pride

Pride

Jim Ellis

2007
Motherland Afghanistan

Motherland Afghanistan

Narrator

2007
Idlewild

Idlewild

Trumpy

2006
Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Bama

2005
Four Brothers

Four Brothers

Lt. Green

2005
Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow

Djay

2005
Crash

Crash

Cameron Thayer

2005
Animal

Animal

Darius Allen

2005
Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Amos Hicks

2005
Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

Bill Crosby

2005
The Salon

The Salon

Patrick

2005
Ray

Ray

Gossie McGee

2004
Love Chronicles

Love Chronicles

T-Roy

2003
Biker Boyz

Biker Boyz

Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard)

2003
Intimate Affairs

Intimate Affairs

Lorenz

2002
Hart's War

Hart's War

Lt. Lincoln A. Scott

2002
Glitter

Glitter

Timothy Walker

2001
Angel Eyes

Angel Eyes

Robby

2001
Boycott

Boycott

Ralph Abernathy

2001
Love Beat the Hell Outta Me

Love Beat the Hell Outta Me

Chris

2000
Big Momma's House

Big Momma's House

Lester Vesco

2000
Muhammad Ali: King of the World

Muhammad Ali: King of the World

Cassius Clay

2000
The Best Man

The Best Man

Quentin

1999
Best Laid Plans

Best Laid Plans

Jimmy

1999
Valerie Flake

Valerie Flake

Hitchhiker

1999
Butter

Butter

Dexter Banks (as Terrence Dashon Howard)

1998
The Players Club

The Players Club

K.C.

1998
Spark

Spark

Byron

1998
Double Tap

Double Tap

Ulysses

1997
Johns

Johns

Jimmy the Warlock

1996
Sunset Park

Sunset Park

Spaceman

1996
Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus

Louis Russ

1995
Dead Presidents

Dead Presidents

Cowboy

1995
Lotto Land

Lotto Land

Warren

1995
The O.J. Simpson Story

The O.J. Simpson Story

Young A.C.

1995
Who's the Man?

Who's the Man?

Customer

1993