Terry Crews
Born: 1968-07-30 in Flint, Michigan, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Terrence Alan Crews (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. 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.
Filmography
2026
- PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie as (voice)
- LarryBoy: A VeggieTales Movie as Bruce Onion (voice)
2024
- The Killer's Game as Creighton Lovedahl
- After Midnight as Self
- Everybody Still Hates Chris as Julius (voice)
- Is It Cake? Holiday as Self - Guest Judge
- Dinner Time Live with David Chang as Self
- America's Got Talent: Fantasy League as Self - Host
2023
- America's Got Talent: All-Stars as Self - Host
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Tales of the Walking Dead as Joe
- Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Self
- Halloween in Hollywood as Self
- 2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson as Self
- About Last Night as Self
- America's Got Talent: Extreme as Self - Host
2021
- Rumble as Tentacular (voice)
- That's My Jam as Self - Guest
- Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers as Self - Commentator
2020
- Space Force as General Neyman Aggroad
- LEGO Masters as Self
- The Willoughbys as Commander Melanoff (voice)
- LA Originals as Self
- John Henry as John Henry
- Celebrity IOU as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- Man Made as Themself
- America's Got Talent: The Champions
- Red Nose Day 2019 as Host
2018
- Craig of the Creek as Duane (voice)
- Deadpool 2 as Bedlam
- Lie Detector as Self
- Once Upon a Deadpool as Bedlam
- Sorry to Bother You as Sergio
- GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
- What the Fit as Self
- A Very Terry Christmas: Get Cozy With Terry Crews as Self
2017
- Drop the Mic as Self
- Sandy Wexler as 'Bedtime' Bobby Barnes
- Ultimate Beastmaster as Host - US
- Where's the Money as Leon
- Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
- The Hollywood Puppet Show as Self
2016
- The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus as Self
- Terry Crews Saves Christmas as Self
2015
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones as Self
- Lip Sync Battle as Self
- Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- The Ridiculous 6 as Chico
- Jay Leno's Garage as Self
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- World's Funniest Fails as Host
- CelebriD&D as Thodak the Blacksmith
- Taraji's White Hot Holidays as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Blended as Nickens
- The Expendables 3 as Hale Caesar
- Draft Day as Earl Jennings
- Reach Me as Wilson
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
- The Single Moms Club as Branson
- VeggieTales: Celery Night Fever as Bruce Onion / Terry Turnip (Voice)
2013
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Terry Jeffords
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 as Earl Devereaux (voice)
- Drunk History as Donald 'Cinque' DeFreeze
- Scary Movie 5 as Martin Jacobs
- Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. as Blade (voice)
- Aztec Warrior as Juan Claudio
- Hollywood Game Night as Self
- Earl Scouts as Earl (voice)
2012
- Good Mythical Morning as Self
- The Newsroom as Lonny Church
- The Expendables 2 as Hale Caesar
- Studio C as Self - Special Guest
- Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes as Self
2011
- Bridesmaids as Rodney
2010
- Regular Show as Broc Stettman (voice)
- The Expendables as Hale Caesar
- Lottery Ticket as Jimmy the Driver
- Are We There Yet? as Nick Persons
- Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' as Self
- The Family Crews
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Terminator Salvation as Captain Jericho
- Gamer as Hackman
- Middle Men as James
2008
- Street Kings as Detective Terrence Washington
- Get Smart as Agent 91
- Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control as Agent 91
2007
- Norbit as Big Jack Latimore
- Balls of Fury as Freddy
- How to Rob a Bank as Officer DeGepse
- Who's Your Caddy? as Tank
2006
- America's Got Talent as Self - Host
- Idiocracy as President Camacho
- Click as Singing Driver (uncredited)
- The Benchwarmers as Poker Guy #1
- Inland Empire as Street Person #3
- Puff, Puff, Pass as Cold Crush
- Behind the Smile as Big James
- The Alibi as Crazy Eight
- Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
2005
- American Dad! as Heinrich Brown (voice)
- Everybody Hates Chris as Julius
- The Boondocks
- The Longest Yard as Cheeseburger Eddy
- Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
- Harsh Times as Darrell
2004
- White Chicks as Latrell Spencer
- Soul Plane as Thug (Flight Attendant)
- Starsky & Hutch as Porter
- Baadasssss! as Big T
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Arrested Development as Herbert Love
- Malibu's Most Wanted as 8 Ball
- Deliver Us from Eva as Big Bartender
2002
- CSI: Miami as Craig Waters
- Friday After Next as Damon
- Serving Sara as Vernon
2001
- My Wife and Kids
- Training Day as Gang Member (uncredited)
2000
- Next Friday ... (Security)
- The 6th Day as Vincent
1999
- The Early Show as Self
- Battle Dome as T-Money
- Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1997
- The View as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1994
- MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Announcer
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992
- Casseta & Planeta, Urgente! as Self
1989
- Cops ... (Executive Producer)
1959
- The Grammys as Self