
Terrence Howard
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 11, 1969
- Birthplace
- Chicago, 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.
Filmography
- Broken Ones
Broken Ones TBA
as Benjamin Drake
- Turnbuckle
Turnbuckle TBA
Actor, Executive Producer

Miami Nights TBA
as David Wolfe
- Selfie
Selfie TBA
Actor

The Movers TBA
as Robert Hartley

A Good Hand Wasted 2026
as Marcus

BFFs 2025
Actor

Crescent City 2024
as Brian Sutter

Shirley 2024
as Arthur Hardwick Jr.

Skeletons in the Closet 2024
as Mark, Writer
- A Look Through His Lens
A Look Through His Lens 2024
as Self

Showdown at the Grand 2023
as George Fuller

The System 2022
as Bones

The Walk 2022
as Lamont Robbins

Flowstate: The FPV Drone Documentary 2021
Actor

Gully 2021
as Mr. Christmas

Triumph 2021
as Coach Cutting, Executive Producer

Cut Throat City 2020
as The Saint

Terrence Howard's Fright Club 2018
Actor

Miracle on 42nd Street 2017
as Self

Fairy Godmother 2016
as Genio

Cardboard Boxer 2016
as Pope

Term Life 2016
as Sheriff Braydon

St. Vincent 2014
as Zucko

Lullaby 2014
as Dr. Crier

Sabotage 2014
as Julius "Sugar" Edmonds

Take Me to the River 2014
as Himself - Host

The Best Man Holiday 2013
as Quentin

Prisoners 2013
as Franklin Birch

The Butler 2013
as Howard

House of Bodies 2013
as Starks

Dead Man Down 2013
as Alphonse

Movie 43 2013
as Coach Jackson (segment "Victory's Glory")

The Company You Keep 2012
as FBI Agent Cornelius

Croom 2012
as Narrator (voice)

On the Road 2012
as Walter

Red Tails 2012
as Col. A.J. Bullard

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter 2011
as Self

Winnie Mandela 2011
as Nelson Mandela

The Ledge 2011
as Hollis Lucetti

Little Murder 2011
as Drag Hammerman

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

The Princess and the Frog 2009
as James (voice)

Fighting 2009
as Harvey Boarden

B.B. King | Live 2009
as Self
- 2008 Philadelphia Phillies: The Official World Series Film
2008 Philadelphia Phillies: The Official World Series Film 2008
as narrator

Iron Man 2008
as Rhodey

The Perfect Holiday 2007
as Bah Humbug

Awake 2007
as Dr. Jack Harper

August Rush 2007
as Richard Jeffries

Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita 2007
as Self

The Brave One 2007
as Detective Mercer

The Hunting Party 2007
as Duck

Pride 2007
as Jim Ellis

Motherland Afghanistan 2007
as Narrator

Idlewild 2006
as Trumpy

Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2005
as Bama

Four Brothers 2005
as Lt. Green

Hustle & Flow 2005
as Djay

Crash 2005
as Cameron Thayer

Animal 2005
as Darius Allen

Their Eyes Were Watching God 2005
as Amos Hicks

Lackawanna Blues 2005
as Bill Crosby

The Salon 2005
as Patrick

Ray 2004
as Gossie McGee

Love Chronicles 2003
as T-Roy

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

Intimate Affairs 2002
as Lorenz

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

Glitter 2001
as Timothy Walker

Angel Eyes 2001
as Robby

Boycott 2001
as Ralph Abernathy

Love Beat the Hell Outta Me 2000
as Chris, Executive Producer

Big Momma's House 2000
as Lester Vesco

Muhammad Ali: King of the World 2000
as Cassius Clay

The Best Man 1999
as Quentin

Best Laid Plans 1999
as Jimmy

Valerie Flake 1999
as Hitchhiker

Butter 1998
as Dexter Banks

The Players Club 1998
as K.C.

Spark 1998
as Byron

Double Tap 1997
as Ulysses

Johns 1996
as Jimmy the Warlock

Sunset Park 1996
as Spaceman

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.

Who's the Man? 1993
as Customer
Credits from TMDB.