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Terrence Howard

Acting

Born March 11, 1969 · 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. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Terrence Howard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 2006 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

BFFs

2025

Prisoners

2013as Franklin Birch

Living Single

1993as Brendan

Celebrity Family Feud

2015as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Jonah Dekker

Hawaii Five-0

2010as Billy

Iron Man

2008as Rhodey

Mama Flora's Family

as Lincoln

The Best Man: The Final Chapters

2022as Quentin

Ray

2004as Gossie McGee

August Rush

2007as Richard Jeffries

The Butler

2013as Howard

New York Undercover

1994

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

2011as Self

B.B. King | Live

2009as Self

The Princess and the Frog

2009as James (voice)

Crash

2004as Cameron Thayer

Empire

2015as Lucious Lyon

St. Vincent

2014as Zucko

Hustle & Flow

2005as Djay

The System

2022as Bones

Electric Dreams

2017as George

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995as Louis Russ

Wayward Pines

2015as Sheriff Pope

Law & Order: LA

2010as Jonah Dekker

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005as Bama

Four Brothers

2005as Lt. Green

Family Matters

1989as John

Shirley

2024as Arthur Hardwick Jr.

Triumph

2021as Coach Cutting

Pride

2007as Jim Ellis

Love Chronicles

2003as T-Roy

Boycott

2001as Ralph Abernathy

Dead Presidents

1995as Cowboy

Coach

1989as Johnny Williams

Red Tails

2012as Col. A.J. Bullard

Awake

2007as Dr. Jack Harper

The Brave One

2007as Detective Mercer

The Best Man

1999as Quentin

The Best Man Holiday

2013as Quentin

The Hunting Party

2007as Duck

Fastlane

2002as Alton White

Sunset Park

1996as Spaceman

Cut Throat City

2020as The Saint

Lip Sync Battle

2015as Self

Hart's War

2002as Lt. Lincoln A. Scott

The Players Club

1998as K.C.

Cardboard Boxer

2016as Pope

Biker Boyz

2003as Chu Chu (as Terrence Dashon Howard)

Dead Man Down

2013as Alphonse