Terry Crews’ Best Movies and TV Roles
The 6th Day (2000)
His first role was playing an assassin hired to kill Arnold Schwarzenegger’s lead character.
Training Day (2001)
While visiting the film set as a guest, Crews was pulled in by director AntoineFuqua to play an extra role in this acclaimed drama, for which DenzelWashington received a Best Actor Oscar.
Friday After Next (2002)
Crews pivoted to comedy in the third installment of the Friday films playing Damon Pearly, an ex-con who threatens harm to Craig (IceCube) if he doesn’t pay his mother the rent.
White Chicks (2004)
In this Wayans brothers comedy, he plays Latrell Spencer—a role Crews calls “the biggest hit of my entire life”—who sings VanessaCarlton’s “A Thousand Miles” to his fake heiress date in a scene he did in one perfect take.
Everybody Hates Chris (2005–09)
Crews was the first actor hired for this comedy, playing Julius Rock, the father of ChrisRock’s character, for four seasons.
Idiocracy (2006)
It took five auditions for Crews to get this part in the MikeJudge comedy, but he nailed his role as Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho, a former porn star and wrestler who has been elected president of the United States.
TheExpendables (2010)
He was “heavy weapons specialist” Hale Caesar opposite BruceWillis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and JasonStatham in SylvesterStallone’s action-thriller. He reprised the role in two sequels.
Old Spice commercials (2012)
His numerous over-the-top advertising campaigns for the men’s grooming brand—including the viral hit “Terry Chest Drum,” where his bulging muscles play the drums—once scared his son, Isaiah. “I was terrified by them!” he says.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–21)
For eight seasons, Crews played the soft-hearted squad dad Lt. Terry Jeffords on this hit AndySamberg comedy series, which aired its last episode in fall 2021.
America’s Got Talent (2019– )
“I grew up on Carol Burnett and variety shows like EdSullivan, and this is the modern-day equivalent of that,” says Crews of his work hosting the talent competition show, which began with AGT: The Champions in 2019. Next, Terry Crews and Son Isaiah on Acting, Football and Family
