Terrence Howard
Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American actor . His most important films include LA Crash and Hustle & Flow .
biography
Howard took an interest in acting as a child. He could often watch his grandmother, actress Minnie Gentry, at work. He began his own acting career on the Cosby Show after he was discovered at a casting in New York . Other guest appearances soon followed, including in the series NYPD Blue .
His first major film role was Howard in 1995 in the movie Mr. Holland's Opus alongside Richard Dreyfuss . This was followed by other roles in films such as The Tribunal (2002, with Bruce Willis ) or the Oscar-winning film Ray (2004).
For his roles in the films LA Crash (2004) and Hustle & Flow (2005) Howard has been nominated for several awards (including the Golden Globe Award ) and has received several awards. In 2008 he appeared in Iron Man .
Howard is married to his fourth wife and has five children and two grandchildren.
Filmography (selection)
- 1992: The Jacksons - An American Dream ( The Jacksons: An American Dream , TV movie)
- 1993: Who's the man?
- 1995: Mr. Holland's Opus
- 1995: Dead Presidents
- 1996: Sunset Park
- 1997: Cypher (Double Tap)
- 1998: The Players Club
- 1999: Best Laid Plans
- 1999: The Best Man (The Best Man)
- 2000: Big Momma's House
- 2001: Angel Eyes
- 2001: Investigating Sex
- 2001: Glitter - shine of a star (glitter)
- 2001: Boycott (Boycott)
- 2002: The Tribunal (Hart's War)
- 2003: Biker Boyz
- 2004: Ray
- 2004: LA Crash (Crash)
- 2005: Hustle & Flow
- 2005: Animal
- 2005: Lackawanna Blues (TV movie)
- 2005: Four Brothers (Four Brothers)
- 2005: Get Rich or Die Tryin '
- 2005: The Love Never Dies (Their Eyes Were Watching God)
- 2006: Idlewild
- 2007: The Stranger Within You (The Brave One)
- 2007: Hunting Party - When the hunter becomes the hunted (The Hunting Party)
- 2007: Awake
- 2007: The Perfect Holiday
- 2007: The Sound of the Heart (August Rush)
- 2008: Iron Man
- 2009: Fighting
- 2010–2011: Law & Order: LA
- 2011: Little Murder (Little Murder)
- 2011: The Ledge - Am Abgrund (The Ledge)
- 2012: Red Tails
- 2012: On the Road
- 2012: The Company You Keep - Die Akte Grant (The Company You Keep)
- 2012: Hawaii Five-0 (TV series, one episode)
- 2013: Movie 43
- 2013: Dead Man Down
- 2013: The Butler (The Butler)
- 2013: Prisoners
- 2014: sabotage
- 2014: St. Vincent
- 2015: Wayward Pines (TV series, 6 episodes)
- since 2015: Empire (TV series)
- 2016: Term Life - Murderous Race (Term Life)
- 2017: Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (TV series, episode 1x05)
- 2019: Gully
Awards
- Best Actor (Comedy / Musical): Terrence Howard
- Best Actor (Nomination) : Hustle & Flow
- Best Actor (Drama) (Nomination)
Web links
- Terrence Howard in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Howard, Terrence |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Howard, Terrence Dashon |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois , USA |