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Terrence Howard

Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. Having his first major role in the 1995 film Mr. Holland's Opus, which subsequently led to a number of roles in films and high visibility among African American audiences. Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of well-reviewed television and film roles between 2004 and 2006. Among his roles in movies includes Ray, Lackawanna Blues, Crash, Four Brothers, Hustle & Flow, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Idlewild, The Brave One. Howard co-starred in Iron Man and reprised the role in the video game adaption. He was replaced in this role in the sequel Iron Man 2, by Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle (his Crash co-star). Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. At 18, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. He had auditioned for The Cosby Show and was cast in the role and later, Howard had a principal role in a short-lived CBS sitcom, Tall Hopes. He went on to portray Jackie Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream, an ABC miniseries. Three years later, he made his big film break in 1995's Mr. Holland's Opus. He continued with television and movie roles and co-starred as Greg Sparks in the late-1990s television series Sparks. Howard also appeared in The Best Man in 1999, in Ashanti's music video for her 2002 single "Foolish", and in Mary J. Blige's video for "Be Without You". Howard also made an appearance on the TV series Family Matters. Howard has also worked as a film producer for the movie Pride. In 2008, Howard hosted the PBS' series Independent Lens. Also in 2008, he made his Broadway debut, playing Brick in an all-African-American production of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Debbie Allen. Later that year, Howard made a guest appearance in the short film For All Mankind directed by Daniel L. Clifton and in 2009, he starred in the movie Fighting. In 2010, Howard joined the cast of the new Law & Order: Los Angeles installment of the Law & Order franchise, wherein he will play Deputy District Attorney Joe Dekker. Terrence ventured into the music industry with his debut pop album, Shine through It, heavily inspired by popular soul singers such as Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield, was released in September 2008. Howard, who lives outside Philadelphia in Lafayette Hill, He has three children from a previous marriage: two daughters (Aubrey and Heaven) and a son (Hunter).


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Born:
Mar 11, 1969 In Chicago, Illinois, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
98
First Appeared:
In the movie Giving Thanks
Latest Project:
Movie Selfie 2025
Known For
Poster of Soundstage
Filmography
Movie Giving Thanks Calvin Turner 2025
Movie Selfie 2025
Movie A Look Through His Lens Self 2024-01-06
Movie Shirley Arthur Hardwick Jr. 2024-03-15
Series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Richard 'Cadillac' Wheeler 2024-09-05
Movie Triumph Coach Cutting 2021-04-30
Movie Gully Mr. Christmas 2021-06-04
Series Las increíbles aventuras de un Hada Madrina Genio 2020-12-20
Movie Cut Throat City The Saint 2020-07-31
Movie Terrence Howard's Fright Club 2018-05-24
Movie Miracle on 42nd Street self 2017-11-11
Series Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams 2017-09-17
Movie Cardboard Boxer Pope 2016-09-16
Movie Term Life Sheriff Braydon 2016-04-29
Series Wayward Pines Arnold Pope 2015-05-14
Series Empire Lucious Lyon 2015-01-07
Series Lip Sync Battle Himself 2015-04-02
Movie Take Me to the River Himself - Host 2014-03-11
Movie Lullaby Dr. Crier 2014-06-13
Movie Sabotage Julius 'Sugar' Edmonds 2014-03-28
Movie St. Vincent Zucko 2014-10-09
Movie Dead Man Down Alphonse 2013-03-08
Movie House of Bodies Starks 2013-04-19
Movie Movie 43 Coach Jackson (segment "Victory's Glory") 2013-01-24
Movie Prisoners Franklin Birch 2013-09-19
Movie The Butler Howard 2013-08-16
Movie The Best Man Holiday Quentin 2013-11-15
Movie Red Tails Col. A.J. Bullard 2012-01-19
Movie On the Road Walter 2012-05-22
Movie The Company You Keep FBI Agent Cornelius 2012-12-20
Movie Little Murder Drag Hammerman 2011-01-08
Movie The Ledge Hollis Lucetti 2011-05-06
Movie Winnie Mandela Nelson Mandela 2011-09-16
Movie Bob Ross: The Happy Painter Self 2011-12-03
Series Law & Order: LA Jonah Dekker 2010-09-29
Movie Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess Self 2010-03-10
Movie The Princess and the Frog James (voice) 2009-12-08
Movie Fighting Harvey Boarden 2009-04-24
Movie Iron Man Rhodey 2008-04-30
Movie 2008 Philadelphia Phillies: The Official World Series Film narrator 2008-12-16
Movie I Am Iron Man Self 2008-09-30
Movie The Perfect Holiday Bah Humbug 2007-12-12
Movie Motherland Afghanistan Narrator 2007-02-14
Movie The Hunting Party Duck 2007-09-03
Movie Pride Jim Ellis 2007-03-23
Movie The Brave One Detective Mercer 2007-09-12
Movie Awake Dr. Jack Harper 2007-11-28
Movie August Rush Richard Jeffries 2007-11-21
Movie Idlewild Trumpy 2006-08-25
Movie Lackawanna Blues Bill Crosby 2005-02-12
Movie Their Eyes Were Watching God Amos Hicks 2005-03-06
Movie The Salon Patrick 2005-01-13
Movie Get Rich or Die Tryin' Bama 2005-11-09
Movie Animal Darius Allen 2005-05-01
Movie Hustle & Flow Djay 2005-07-22
Movie Crash Cameron Thayer 2005-05-06
Movie Four Brothers Lt. Green 2005-08-11
Movie Ray Gossie McGee 2004-10-29
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Unknown 2003-01-26
Movie Biker Boyz Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard) 2003-01-31
Movie Love Chronicles T-Roy 2003-06-30
Series Soundstage Unknown 2003-06-03
Series The Ellen DeGeneres Show Unknown 2003-09-08
Series E! Live from the Red Carpet Himself 2002-01-13
Movie Hart's War Lt. Lincoln A. Scott 2002-02-15
Movie Intimate Affairs Lorenz 2002-04-18
Series Fastlane Unknown 2002-09-18
Movie Boycott Ralph Abernathy 2001-02-24
Movie Angel Eyes Robby 2001-05-18
Movie Glitter Timothy Walker 2001-09-21
Movie Muhammad Ali: King of the World Cassius Clay 2000-01-10
Movie Big Momma's House Lester Vesco 2000-05-31
Movie The Best Man Quentin 1999-10-22
Movie Valerie Flake Hitchhiker 1999-01-22
Movie Best Laid Plans Jimmy 1999-04-09
Movie Spark Byron 1998-01-16
Movie Butter Dexter Banks (as Terrence Dashon Howard) 1998-10-13
Movie The Players Club K.C. 1998-04-08
Series Mama Flora's Family Lincoln 1998-11-08
Movie Double Tap Ulysses 1997-09-05
Movie Sunset Park Spaceman 1996-04-26
Series Sparks Greg Sparks 1996-08-26
Movie Johns Jimmy the Warlock 1996-12-10
Movie The O.J. Simpson Story Young A.C. 1995-01-31
Movie Mr. Holland's Opus Louis Russ 1995-12-29
Movie Dead Presidents Cowboy 1995-09-29
Series New York Undercover Unknown 1994-09-08
Movie Who's the Man? Customer 1993-04-23
Series Living Single Unknown 1993-08-29
Series Tall Hopes Chester Harris 1993-08-25
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Unknown 1993-09-13
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Unknown 1992-05-25
Series The Jacksons: An American Dream Jackie Jackson (adult) 1992-11-15
Series Family Matters Unknown 1989-09-22
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Unknown 1988-09-05
Movie Righting Wrongs Defense Attorney 1986-11-27
Series The Oscars Terrence Howard 1953-03-19
Series Today Unknown 1952-01-14