Terry Crews
58 movies · 20 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 30, 1968 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Flint, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Terrence Alan Crews · Squeegee Lo · Terry Alan Crews · Henry David Thoreau
Biography
Terrence Alan Crews Jr. (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, activist, artist, bodybuilder and former professional football player. Crews played Julius Rock on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. He hosted the U.S. version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and starred in the BET reality series The Family Crews. He appeared in films such as Friday After Next (2002), White Chicks (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Blended (2014), and the Expendables series. Since 2013, he has played NYPD Lieutenant Terry Jeffords in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He began hosting America's Got Talent in 2019, following his involvement in the same role for the program's spin-off series, America's Got Talent: The Champions.
Crews played as a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, and Washington Redskins, as well as in the World League of American Football (WLAF) with the Rhein Fire, and college football at Western Michigan University.
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Crews, a public advocate for women's rights and activist against sexism, has shared stories of the abuse his family endured at the hands of his violent father. He was included among the group of people named as Time Person of the Year in 2017 for going public with stories of sexual assault.
Known for
Terry Crews: movies and TV shows
Acting (77)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Inauguration Day
as Anthony
- 2026 PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
as Alistair Stonewall (voice)
- 2024
- 2024 The Killer's Game
as Creighton Lovedahl
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021 Rumble
as Tentacular (voice)
- 2020
- 2020 The Willoughbys
as Commander Melanoff (voice)
- 2020 John Henry
as John Henry
- 2019
- 2018 Once Upon a Deadpool
as Bedlam
- 2018 Sorry to Bother You
as Sergio
- 2018 Deadpool 2
as Bedlam
- 2018 Craig of the Creek · TV
as Duane (voice) / Duane / Kit's Dad (voice) / Duane / Bobby Bodega (voice) · 25 episodes
- 2017
- 2017 Where's the Money
as Leon
- 2017 Sandy Wexler
as 'Bedtime' Bobby Barnes
- 2015 The Ridiculous 6
as Chico
- 2015
- 2014 The Expendables 3
as Hale Caesar
- 2014 VeggieTales: Celery Night Fever
as Bruce Onion / Terry Turnip (Voice)
- 2014 Blended
as Nickens
- 2014 Draft Day
as Earl Jennings
- 2014 Reach Me
as Wilson
- 2014 The Single Moms Club
as Branson
- 2013 Earl Scouts
as Earl (voice)
- 2013 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
as Earl Devereaux (voice)
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013 Scary Movie 5
as Martin Jacobs
- 2013 Aztec Warrior
as Juan Claudio
- 2012 The Expendables 2
as Hale Caesar
- 2012
- 2011 Bridesmaids
as Boot Camp Instructor
- 2010
- 2010 Lottery Ticket
as Jimmy the Driver
- 2010 The Expendables
as Hale Caesar
- 2010
- 2009 Gamer
as Hackman
- 2009 Terminator Salvation
as Captain Jericho
- 2009 Middle Men
as James
- 2008 Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control
as Agent 91
- 2008 Get Smart
as Agent 91
- 2008 Street Kings
as Detective Terrence Washington
- 2007
- 2007 Balls of Fury
as Freddy
- 2007 Who's Your Caddy?
as Tank
- 2007 Norbit
as Big Jack Latimore
- 2007 How to Rob a Bank
as Officer DeGepse
- 2006 Inland Empire
as Street Person #3
- 2006 Idiocracy
as President Camacho
- 2006 Click
as Singing Driver (uncredited)
- 2006 Puff, Puff, Pass
as Cold Crush
- 2006 The Benchwarmers
as Poker Guy #1
- 2006 Behind the Smile
as Big James
- 2006 The Alibi
as Crazy Eight
- 2005 The Boondocks · TV
as Niggas (voice) / The Health Inspector/Defendant (voice) / Man in Parking Lot (voice) · 3 episodes
- 2005
- 2005 Harsh Times
as Darrell
- 2005
- 2005 The Longest Yard
as Cheeseburger Eddy
- 2005
- 2004 White Chicks
as Latrell Spencer
- 2004 Baadasssss!
as Big T
- 2004 Soul Plane
as Thug (Flight Attendant)
- 2004 Starsky & Hutch
as Porter
- 2003
- 2003 Malibu's Most Wanted
as 8 Ball
- 2003 Deliver Us from Eva
as Big Bartender
- 2002 Friday After Next
as Damon
- 2002
- 2002 Serving Sara
as Vernon
- 2001 Training Day
as Gang Member (uncredited)
- 2001
- 2000 The 6th Day
as Vincent
Behind the camera (5)
- 2024
- 2020 John Henry
Executive Producer
- 2016
- 2000 Next Friday
Security
- 1989
Talk shows and appearances (69)
- Upcoming
- 2026
- 2026 100 Cooks
9 episodes
- 2024 Is It Cake? Holiday
1 episode
- 2024 Dinner Time Live with David Chang
4 episodes
- 2024 After Midnight
1 episode
- 2024 America's Got Talent: Fantasy League
8 episodes
- 2023 America's Got Talent: All-Stars
9 episodes
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show
4 episodes
- 2022 Sherri
2 episodes
- 2022
- 2022 America's Got Talent: Extreme
4 episodes
- 2022 About Last Night
1 episode
- 2021 That's My Jam
1 episode
- 2021 Last Meals
1 episode
- 2021
- 2020 Celebrity IOU
1 episode
- 2020
- 2020 LEGO Masters
1 episode
- 2019 A Little Late with Lilly Singh
1 episode
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
4 episodes
- 2019 Food Fears
1 episode
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018
- 2018 GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
1 episode
- 2018 What the Fit
1 episode
- 2017 Drop the Mic
1 episode
- 2017 Steve
2 episodes
- 2017 The Hollywood Puppet Show
1 episode
- 2017 Ultimate Beastmaster
10 episodes
- 2016 A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus
1 episode
- 2016 The $100,000 Pyramid
2 episodes
- 2015 Taraji's White Hot Holidays
1 episode
- 2015 Jay Leno's Garage
1 episode
- 2015 Celebrity Family Feud
1 episode
- 2015 StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
1 episode
- 2015 Lip Sync Battle
1 episode
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
1 episode
- 2015 Hot Ones
1 episode
- 2015 World's Funniest Fails
18 episodes
- 2014 Running Wild with Bear Grylls
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
5 episodes
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2 episodes
- 2013 Hollywood Game Night
1 episode
- 2013 Drunk History
2 episodes
- 2012
- 2012 Studio C
1 episode
- 2012 Good Mythical Morning
1 episode
- 2010
- 2010 Conan
2 episodes
- 2010 The Talk
1 episode
- 2010 The Family Crews
22 episodes
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
3 episodes
- 2006 America's Got Talent
196 episodes
- 2006 Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
8 episodes
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
3 episodes
- 2002 The Bachelor
1 episode
- 1999 The Early Show
1 episode
- 1999 Battle Dome
44 episodes
- 1999 Teen Choice Awards
1 episode
- 1997 The View
3 episodes
- 1996 The Daily Show
1 episode
- 1994 MTV Europe Music Awards
2 episodes
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1992 Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!
1 episode
- 1959 The Grammys
1 episode