Terrence Howard

Acting · Born 1969-03-11 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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…

Filmography

• Mr. Holland's Opus as Louis Russ
• Crash as Cameron Thayer
• The Princess and the Frog as James (voice)
• Ray as Gossie McGee
• Iron Man as Rhodey
• Hustle & Flow as Djay
• August Rush as Richard Jeffries
• Prisoners as Franklin Birch
• The Butler as Howard
• St. Vincent as Zucko

TV

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jonah Dekker
• Hawaii Five-0 as Billy
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
• Today as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
• Fastlane as Alton White
• Sparks as Greg Sparks
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
• Soul Food as Benny Jones