Filmography76 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | BessieMovie | William 'Pa' Rainey | 64 |
| 2015 | The Perfect GuyMovie | Roger Vaughn | 64 |
| 2015 | A Novel RomanceMovie | Harris | 64 |
| 2014 | Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania MysteryMovie | Cookie (voice) | 63 |
| 2014 | A Very Larry ChristmasMovie | Alberic | 63 |
| 2013 | The FollowingSeries | FBI Director Tom Franklin | 62 |
| 2013 | The Monkey's PawMovie | Detective Margolis | 62 |
| 2013 | LUVMovie | Cofield | 62 |
| 2012 | LongmireSeries | — | 61 |
| 2012 | The Obama EffectMovie | John Thomas | 61 |
| 2012 | Least Among SaintsMovie | George | 61 |
| 2011 | American Horror StorySeries | Detective Granger | 60 |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LASeries | Reverend Davidson | 59 |
| 2010 | LegionMovie | Percy Walker | 59 |
| 2009 | The Good WifeSeries | Pastor Damon | 58 |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost StoriesSeries | Self | 58 |
| 2009 | FameMovie | Mr. James Dowd | 58 |
| 2008 | American VioletMovie | Reverend Sanders | 57 |
| 2008 | The ExpressMovie | Willie 'Pops' Davis | 57 |
| 2008 | The Third NailMovie | Sydney Washington | 57 |
| 2007 | HoneydripperMovie | Maceo | 56 |
| 2006 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysMovie | Boy Willie (segment "The Piano Lesson") | 55 |
| 2005 | Criminal MindsSeries | Tony Cole | 54 |
| 2005 | My Name Is EarlSeries | Reggie | 54 |
| 2005 | Sleeper CellSeries | — | 54 |
| 2004 | CSI: NYSeries | Talmadge Neville | 53 |
| 2004 | HouseSeries | Rodney Foreman | 53 |
| 2004 | Against the RopesMovie | Felix Reynolds | 53 |
| 2004 | The L WordSeries | Dr. Benjamin Bradshaw | 53 |
| 2004 | ClubhouseSeries | — | 53 |
| 2004 | Secret WindowMovie | Ken Karsch | 53 |
| 2004 | Something the Lord MadeMovie | William Thomas | 53 |
| 2003 | GothikaMovie | Douglas Grey | 52 |
| 2002 | D-ToxMovie | Detective Hendricks | 51 |
| 2002 | ConvictionMovie | Carl's Father | 51 |
| 2000 | EdSeries | Rev. Thomas Carver | 49 |
| 2000 | For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval StoryMovie | Dizzy Gillespie | 49 |
| 1999 | The SopranosSeries | Officer Wilmore | 48 |
| 1999 | Random HeartsMovie | Alcee | 48 |
| 1999 | Aftershock: Earthquake in New YorkSeries | Mayor Bruce Lincoln | 48 |
| 1998 | Black DogMovie | Ford | 47 |
| 1998 | Blind FaithMovie | Charles Williams | 47 |
| 1997 | The PracticeSeries | Leonard Marshall | 46 |
| 1997 | OzSeries | Professor Alvah Case | 46 |
| 1997 | True WomenSeries | Josiah | 46 |
| 1997 | MimicMovie | Leonard | 46 |
| 1997 | First Time FelonMovie | Inmate (uncredited) | 46 |
| 1996 | A Time to KillMovie | Ozzie Walls | 45 |
| 1996 | Jack Reed: A Killer Among UsMovie | Charles Silvera | 45 |
| 1996 | Last DanceMovie | John Henry Reese (uncredited) | 45 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries | Ol' George (voice) | 44 |
| 1995 | Se7enMovie | Cop (uncredited) | 44 |
| 1995 | Nick of TimeMovie | Hucy | 44 |
| 1995 | Jack Reed: One of Our OwnMovie | — | 44 |
| 1995 | ZoomanMovie | Emmett | 44 |
| 1995 | The Piano LessonMovie | Boy Willie | 44 |
| 1994 | Surviving the GameMovie | Cole | 43 |
| 1994 | Foreign StudentMovie | Howlin' Wolf | 43 |
| 1994 | A Low Down Dirty ShameMovie | Rothmiller | 43 |
| 1993 | RudyMovie | Fortune | 42 |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries | Elijah Sanborn | 42 |
| 1993 | A Matter of JusticeSeries | — | 42 |
| 1992 | Are You Afraid of the Dark?Series | Captain Jonas Cutter | 41 |
| 1992 | The Distinguished GentlemanMovie | Elijah Hawkins | 41 |
| 1992 | Alien³Movie | Dillon | 41 |
| 1992 | The Making of 'Alien³'Movie | Self | 41 |
| 1991 | RocSeries | Roc Emerson | 40 |
| 1990 | Q & AMovie | Sam Chapman | 39 |
| 1989 | JacknifeMovie | Jake, Veteran Encounter Group Leader | 38 |
| 1989 | A Man Called HawkSeries | — | 38 |
| 1988 | Crocodile Dundee IIMovie | Leroy Brown | 37 |
| 1988 | The Murder of Mary PhaganSeries | Jim Conley | 37 |
| 1985 | The EqualizerSeries | Abmennet | 34 |
| 1985 | Cat's EyeMovie | Dom | 34 |
| 1984 | Miami ViceSeries | Ed McCain | 33 |
| 1982 | Cagney & LaceySeries | — | 31 |