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)
2024
- After Midnight as Self - Guest
- The Killer's Game as Creighton Lovedahl
- Dinner Time Live with David Chang as Self
- Everybody Still Hates Chris as Julius (voice)
- Is It Cake? Holiday as Self - Guest Judge
- 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
- About Last Night as Self
- Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Self
- Halloween in Hollywood as Self
- America's Got Talent: Extreme as Self - Host
- 2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson as Self
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
- Celebrity IOU as Self
- LEGO Masters as Self
- The Willoughbys as Commander Melanoff (voice)
- LA Originals as Self
- John Henry as John Henry
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- America's Got Talent: The Champions
- Food Fears as Self - Guest
- Man Made as Themself
- Red Nose Day 2019 as Host
2018
- Craig of the Creek as Duane (voice)
- Deadpool 2 as Bedlam
- GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
- Once Upon a Deadpool as Bedlam
- Sorry to Bother You as Sergio
- What the Fit as Self
- A Very Terry Christmas: Get Cozy With Terry Crews as Self
2017
- Drop the Mic as Self
- Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
- Ultimate Beastmaster as Host - US
- Steve as Self
- Sandy Wexler as 'Bedtime' Bobby Barnes
- The Hollywood Puppet Show as Self
- Where's the Money as Leon
2016
- The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus as Self
- Terry Crews Saves Christmas as Self
2015
- Hot Ones as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- Lip Sync Battle as Self
- Jay Leno's Garage as Self
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- The Ridiculous 6 as Chico
- World's Funniest Fails as Host
- Taraji's White Hot Holidays as Self
- CelebriD&D as Thodak the Blacksmith
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Blended as Nickens
- The Expendables 3 as Hale Caesar
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
- Draft Day as Earl Jennings
- Reach Me as Wilson
- The Single Moms Club as Branson
- VeggieTales: Celery Night Fever as Bruce Onion / Terry Turnip (Voice)
2013
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Terry Jeffords
- Drunk History as Donald 'Cinque' DeFreeze
- Scary Movie 5 as Martin Jacobs
- Hollywood Game Night as Self
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 as Earl Devereaux (voice)
- Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. as Blade (voice)
- Aztec Warrior as Juan Claudio
- Earl Scouts as Earl (voice)
2012
- The Newsroom as Lonny Church
- Good Mythical Morning as Self
- 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 Boot Camp Instructor
2010
- Regular Show as Broc Stettman (voice)
- Conan as Self - Guest
- The Expendables as Hale Caesar
- Are We There Yet? as Nick Persons
- Lottery Ticket as Jimmy the Driver
- 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
- Get Smart as Agent 91
- Street Kings as Detective Terrence Washington
- 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)
- Inland Empire as Street Person #3
- The Benchwarmers as Poker Guy #1
- The Alibi as Crazy Eight
- Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
- Puff, Puff, Pass as Cold Crush
- Behind the Smile as Big James
2005
- American Dad! as Heinrich Brown (voice)
- Everybody Hates Chris as Julius
- The Boondocks
- Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
- The Longest Yard as Cheeseburger Eddy
- 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
- Arrested Development as Herbert Love
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Malibu's Most Wanted as 8 Ball
- Deliver Us from Eva as Big Bartender
2002
- CSI: Miami as Craig Waters
- The Bachelor as Self
- Friday After Next as Damon
- Serving Sara as Vernon
2001
- My Wife and Kids
- Training Day as Gang Member (uncredited)
2000
- The 6th Day as Vincent
- Next Friday ... (Security)
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