Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer best known for Dead Presidents, Mr. Holland's Opus and Empire. He's also known for famously playing as James Rhode in his initial appearance Iron Man (2008) AKA War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before being replaced by his successor Don Cheadle.
Film Roles
- Who's the Man? as Customer
- Lotto Land as Warren
- Dead Presidents as Cowboy
- Mr. Holland's Opus as Louis Russ
- Sunset Park as Spaceman
- Johns as Jimmy the Warlock
- The Best Man as Quentin Spivey
- Big Momma's House as Lester Vesco
- Glitter as Timothy Walker
- Hart's War as Lt. Lincoln Scott
- Crash (2004) as Cameron Thayer
- Ray as Gossie McKee
- Hustle & Flow as Djay
- Four Brothers as Lt. Green
- Get Rich Or Die Tryin' as Bama
- Idlewild as Trumpy
- Pride as Jim Ellis
- The Brave One as Detective Sean Mercer
- Awake (2007) as Dr. Harper
- Iron Man as USAF Lt. Col. James Rhodes
- Fighting (2009) as Harvey Boarden
- The Princess and the Frog as James (voice)
- The Ledge as Hollis
- Red Tails as Col. A.J. Bullard
- The Company You Keep (2012) as Cornelius
- Movie 43 as Coach
- Prisoners as Franklin Birch
- St. Vincent as Zucko
Television Roles
- Tall Hopes as Chester Harris (6 episodes)
- Family Matters as John (1 episode)
- Living Single as Brendan King (1 episode)
- Coach as Johnny Williams (1 episode)
- Getting By as Herbert (1 episode)
- The Jacksons: An American Dream as Jackie Jackson (1992, 2 episodes)
- Picket Fences as Malik (2 episode)
- NYPD Blue as A.J. Foreman/Lonnie (1998-1999, 2 episodes)
- Soul Food: The Series as Benny Jones (2 episodes)
- Street Time as Lucius Mosley (13 episodes)
- Law & Order: LA as Senior D.D.A. Jonah "Joe" Dekker
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Senior D.D.A. Jonah "Joe" Dekker (1 episode)
- Hawaii Five-0 as Billy (1 episode)
- Empire as Lucious Lyon
- Lip Sync Battle as Himself (2 episodes)
- Wayward Pines as Sheriff Arnold Pope (regular season one, recurring season two)