Filmography105 titles
Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bring Me the Horizon: L.I.V.E. in São PauloMovie | Self (archive footage) | 65 |
| 2025 | HavocMovie | Lawrence Beaumont | 64 |
| 2025 | The King of KingsMovie | Peter (voice) | 64 |
| 2024 | Hollywood BlackSeries | Self | 63 |
| 2023 | ExtrapolationsSeries | Auggie Bolo | 62 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeries | Self | 61 |
| 2022 | Clint Eastwood: The Last LegendMovie | Self (archive footage) | 61 |
| 2022 | Cannes FestivalSeries | Self - Guest | 61 |
| 2021 | RespectMovie | C. L. Franklin | 60 |
| 2020 | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a KingMovie | Self | 59 |
| 2020 | Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent TimesMovie | Self | 59 |
| 2019 | Godfather of HarlemSeries | Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson | 58 |
| 2018 | Black PantherMovie | Zuri | 57 |
| 2018 | City of LiesMovie | Jack Jackson | 57 |
| 2018 | Sorry to Bother YouMovie | First Equisapien / Demarius | 57 |
| 2018 | Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry WallaceMovie | Narrator (voice) | 57 |
| 2017 | SteveSeries | Self | 56 |
| 2017 | The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'Movie | Self | 56 |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryMovie | Saw Gerrera | 55 |
| 2016 | RootsSeries | Fiddler | 55 |
| 2016 | ArrivalMovie | Colonel Weber | 55 |
| 2015 | SouthpawMovie | Titus 'Tick' Wills | 54 |
| 2015 | EmpireSeries | Eddie Barker | 54 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeries | Self | 54 |
| 2014 | Star Wars RebelsSeries | Saw Gerrera (voice) | 53 |
| 2014 | Two Men in TownMovie | William Garnett | 53 |
| 2014 | Taken 3Movie | Inspector Frank Dotzler | 53 |
| 2013 | The ButlerMovie | Cecil Gaines | 52 |
| 2013 | The Last StandMovie | Agent John Bannister | 52 |
| 2013 | Out of the FurnaceMovie | Chief Wesley Barnes | 52 |
| 2012 | FreelancersMovie | Dennis Larue | 51 |
| 2011 | A Man's StoryMovie | Self | 50 |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorSeries | Sam Cooper | 50 |
| 2010 | Our Family WeddingMovie | Brad Boyd | 49 |
| 2010 | Hurricane SeasonMovie | Al Collins | 49 |
| 2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo DriftMovie | (archive footage) | 49 |
| 2010 | Repo MenMovie | Jake | 49 |
| 2010 | The ExperimentMovie | Barris | 49 |
| 2009 | Powder BlueMovie | Charlie | 48 |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things AreMovie | Ira (voice) | 48 |
| 2009 | Winged CreaturesMovie | Charlie Archenault | 48 |
| 2008 | Vantage PointMovie | Howard Lewis | 47 |
| 2008 | Street KingsMovie | Captain Jack Wander | 47 |
| 2007 | The Air I BreatheMovie | Happiness | 46 |
| 2006 | The Last King of ScotlandMovie | Idi Amin | 45 |
| 2006 | Before the Music DiesMovie | Self - Narrator (voice) | 45 |
| 2006 | Everyone's HeroMovie | Lonnie Brewster (voice) | 45 |
| 2005 | Criminal MindsSeries | Sam Cooper | 44 |
| 2005 | American Dad!Series | Turlington (voice) | 44 |
| 2005 | Jiminy Glick in LalawoodMovie | Forest Whitaker | 44 |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSeries | Self | 44 |
| 2005 | American GunMovie | Carter | 44 |
| 2005 | MaryMovie | Ted Younger | 44 |
| 2004 | First DaughterMovie | Narrator (voice) | 43 |
| 2003 | Phone BoothMovie | Captain Ramey | 42 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Self | 42 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeries | Self | 42 |
| 2002 | Panic RoomMovie | Burnham | 41 |
| 2002 | The Twilight ZoneSeries | Self - Host | 41 |
| 2002 | The ShieldSeries | Jon Kavanaugh | 41 |
| 2002 | American IdolSeries | Self | 41 |
| 2002 | Live from E!Series | Self | 41 |
| 2001 | Green DragonMovie | Addie | 40 |
| 2001 | The HireSeries | The Employer | 40 |
| 2001 | The Fourth AngelMovie | Agent Jules Bernard | 40 |
| 2001 | The FollowMovie | The Employer | 40 |
| 2001 | Feast of All SaintsMovie | Daguerreotypist Picard | 40 |
| 2000 | Battlefield EarthMovie | Ker | 39 |
| 2000 | Four Dogs Playing PokerMovie | Mr. Ellington | 39 |
| 1999 | The Early ShowSeries | Self | 38 |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now?Series | Self | 38 |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiMovie | Ghost Dog | 38 |
| 1999 | Light It UpMovie | Officer Dante Jackson | 38 |
| 1999 | Witness ProtectionMovie | Steven Beck | 38 |
| 1997 | The ViewSeries | Self | 36 |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSeries | Self | 35 |
| 1996 | PhenomenonMovie | Nate Pope | 35 |
| 1995 | SpeciesMovie | Dan Smithson, Empath | 34 |
| 1995 | SmokeMovie | Cyrus Cole | 34 |
| 1994 | ERSeries | Curtis Ames | 33 |
| 1994 | Prêt-à-PorterMovie | Cy Bianco | 33 |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors StudioSeries | Self | 33 |
| 1993 | Last LightMovie | Fred Whitmore | 32 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries | — | 31 |
| 1992 | Article 99Movie | Dr. Sid Handleman | 31 |
| 1992 | The Crying GameMovie | Jody | 31 |
| 1991 | Diary of a HitmanMovie | Dekker | 30 |
| 1990 | DowntownMovie | Dennis Curren | 29 |
| 1989 | Johnny HandsomeMovie | Dr. Steven Fisher | 28 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries | Self | 27 |
| 1988 | BloodsportMovie | Rawlins | 27 |
| 1988 | BirdMovie | Charlie 'Bird' Parker | 27 |
| 1987 | Good Morning, VietnamMovie | Edward Garlick | 26 |
| 1987 | StakeoutMovie | Det. Jack Pismo | 26 |
| 1986 | PlatoonMovie | Big Harold | 25 |
| 1986 | The Color of MoneyMovie | Amos | 25 |
| 1985 | Amazing StoriesSeries | Jerry | 24 |
| 1985 | North and SouthSeries | Cuffey | 24 |
| 1985 | Vision QuestMovie | Balldozer | 24 |
| 1982 | Cagney & LaceySeries | Night Manager | 21 |
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont HighMovie | Charles Jefferson | 21 |
| 1981 | Hill Street BluesSeries | — | 20 |
| 1978 | Diff'rent StrokesSeries | — | 17 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self - Host | 14 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self - Presenter | — |