Terrence Howard

American actor

Photo by: Frantogian · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:March 11, 1969

Age:57

Zodiac Sign:Pisces

Born in:Chicago, United States

Languages:English

Film Actor Singer Film Producer Television Actor Voice Actor Television Producer Actor

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Famous For

Movies & TV

Iron ManCrashRayPrisonersHawaii Five-0

Songs & Albums

Shine Through It

Awards

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Terrence Howard

American actor

Biography

Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor performing on film and television. He has received a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards. Howard made his film debut in a minor role in the buddy comedy Who's the Man? (1993). In 1995 he had a minor role in Mr. Holland's Opus. He later was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as a pimp and drug dealer in Hustle & Flow (2005). He played James "Rhodey" Rhodes in the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man (2008). He played Quentin Spivey in the films The Best Man (1999) and The Best Man Holiday (2013) and the miniseries The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022). On television, he portrayed Jackie Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992), Al Cowlings in The O. J. Simpson Story (1995), Cassius Clay in King of the World (2000), and Ralph Abernathy in Boycott (2001). He won an NAACP Image Award for his role in Lackawanna Blues (2005). He starred as the lead character Lucious Lyon in the Fox musical drama series Empire from 2015 to 2020. Howard made his Broadway debut playing Brick in the revival of the Tennessee Williams play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2008). His debut album, Shine Through It, was released in September 2008. In December 2022, Howard announced that he planned to retire from acting, but has since appeared in several films and television shows.

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Quotes

“I want to be the condensation on the glass. I want to be that phenomenon that takes place between hot and cold.”

— Interview with Time magazine, 2006

“He’s like Gérard Depardieu, another strong, physical man who can break your heart with sensitivity. He has this creepiness, but a sympathetic attractiveness, too.”

— Thandie Newton, Howard's co-star in Crash.

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Terrence Howard", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

Terrence Howard at the 2015 Monte-Carlo Television Festival.

U.S. Airmen eat lunch with actor Terrence Howard, second from right, in the Crosswinds dining facility at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 16, 2007. Howard is researching his role as a U.S. Airman in the film "Iron Man", which begins filming soon. VIRIN: 070316-F-1460M-004

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Dave Rose, right, deputy commander, 53rd Test and Evaluation Squadron, briefs actor Terrence Howard on the F-22 Raptor aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 16, 2007. Howard is researching his role as a U.S. Airman in the film Iron Man, which begins filming soon. VIRIN: 070316-F-1460M-002

U.S. Air Force Maj. Yonel Dorelis, left, a pilot with the 66th Rescue Squadron, briefs actor Terrence Howard on the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 16, 2007. Howard is researching his role as a U.S. Airman in the film Iron Man, which begins filming soon. VIRIN: 070316-F-1460M-003

Terrence Howard on the red carpet at the 38th People's Choice Awards on January 11, 2012, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. (JJ Duncan/ Zimbio.com)

Lt. Col. David Coppler instructs Terrence Howard on the controls of an F-16 Fighting Falcon for the film Iron Man.

Terrence Howard on the red carpet at the 38th People's Choice Awards on January 11, 2012, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. (JJ Duncan/ Zimbio.com)

Oscar-nominated actor Terrence Howard describes his experiences and impressions of the Air Force during an interview May 27 in New York. Mr. Howard visited two Air Force bases and trained with Airmen while preparing for his role as Lt. Col. James Rhodes in the movie Iron Man.