Cast & creator
Will Smith
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Daily Show
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $10 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. Smith first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums which contained five US Billboard Hot 100-top 20 singles—"Parents Just Don't Understand", "A Nightmare on My Street", "Summertime", "Ring My Bell", and "Boom! Shake the Room" —from 1985 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), Lost and Found (2005), and Based on a True Story (2025). Two of his singles, "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West", reached number one in the US. Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalised version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1993 and 1994. He achieved wider fame as a leading manwith the film franchises Bad Boys (1995–2024) and Men in Black (1997–2012), where he respectively portrayed Mike Lowrey and Agent J. After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayals of Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001) and Chris Gardnerin The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He also starred in commercially successful films such as I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016), and Aladdin (2019). At the 94th Academy Awards, Smith slapped and shouted at presenter Chris Rock after Rock made an unscripted joke referencing Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Soon after, Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021). The incident earned substantial media coverage and criticism, with Smith ultimately resigning from the Academy and being banned from attending all its events for ten years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Willard Smith, Willard Christopher Smith, Jr.
155
film credits
94
television credits
189
1944–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (249)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
1995
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
El hormiguero
Self
2006El hormiguero
Self - Guest
2006
The One Show
Self
2006
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992
Great Performances
Self
1971The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
1998
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1956
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Cobra Kai
Executive Producer
2018Cobra Kai
Producer
2018
Top Gear
Self
2002
Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
GMTV
Self
1993
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Will Smith
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Executive Producer
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Story
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Theme Song Performance
1990The Reichen Show
Self
2005
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
Today
Self
1952
Blossom
Fresh Prince (uncredited)
1990
ABC Afterschool Special
Hawker
1972
TFI Friday
1996
Bel-Air
Will Smith
2022Bel-Air
Executive Producer
2022
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2017
The Karate Kid
Producer
2010
Parkinson
Self - Guest
2004Parkinson
Self - Guest (archive footage)
2004
Men in Black II
Jay
2002Men in Black II
Songs
2002
I Am Legend
Robert Neville
2007
Skavlan
Self - Guest
2009
Men in Black
Jay
1997Men in Black
Songs
1997
Independence Day
Capt. Steven Hiller
1996
Shark Tale
Oscar (voice)
2004
The Pursuit of Happyness
Chris Gardner
2006The Pursuit of Happyness
Producer
2006
Late Night Berlin
Self
2018
All of Us
2003All of Us
Director
2003All of Us
Executive Producer
2003All of Us
Creator
2003
I, Robot
Del Spooner
2004I, Robot
Executive Producer
2004
The Oscars
Self
1953
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Mike Lowrey
2024Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Producer
2024
Aladdin
Genie / Mariner
2019
Suicide Squad
Deadshot
2016
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025
Bad Boys for Life
Mike
2020Bad Boys for Life
Producer
2020
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Pinoak (voice)
1995Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
Self - Segment
2004
Men in Black 3
Agent J
2012
Bad Boys II
Detective Mike Lowrey
2003
Seven Pounds
Ben
2008Seven Pounds
Producer
2008
TRL
1998
Bad Boys
Mike Lowrey
1995
Rock Concert
Self
1973
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2026
Spies in Disguise
Lance Sterling (voice)
2019
Gemini Man
Henry Brogen / Junior
2019
Red Table Talk
Self
2018
Enemy of the State
Robert Clayton Dean
1998
The Shop
Self
2018
Collateral Beauty
Howard Inlet
2016
Rove
Self
1999
Hancock
John Hancock
2008Hancock
Producer
2008
Kids' Choice Awards
Host
1987
Live & Kicking
Self
1993
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
1988
King Richard
Richard Williams
2021King Richard
Producer
2021
American Chopper
2003
This Means War
Producer
2012
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self /Self - The Fresh Prince
1954
Wild Wild West
Capt. James West
1999
Domenica In
Self
1976
Emancipation
Peter
2022Emancipation
Producer
2022
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Self
2018
The Early Show
Self
1999
After Earth
Cypher Raige
2013After Earth
Story
2013After Earth
Producer
2013
The True Story of...
Self (archive footage)
2017
Focus
Nicky Spurgeon
2015
Amend: The Fight for America
Self - Host
2021Amend: The Fight for America
Executive Producer
2021
The BRIT Awards
Self
1977
Hitch
Hitch
2005Hitch
Producer
2005
Winter's Tale
Judge
2014
Annie
Producer
2014
The Oprah Conversation
Self
2020
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self
2018
Life in a Year
Executive Producer
2020
The Queen Latifah Show
Producer
2000
Bright
Daryl Ward
2017
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
ESPN Reporter
2013
One Strange Rock
Self - Host
2018Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
Self
1988
Pole to Pole with Will Smith
Self - Host
2026Pole to Pole with Will Smith
Executive Producer
2026
Welcome to Earth
Self - Host
2021
Lakeview Terrace
Producer
2008
Charm City Kings
Executive Producer
2020
This Morning
Self
1988
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
2021
Concussion
Dr. Bennet Omalu
2015
Ali
Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay
2001
The Magic Hour
Self
1998
Jersey Girl
Will Smith (uncredited)
2004
BET Awards
Self - Performer
2001
The Secret Life of Bees
Producer
2008
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Bagger Vance
2000
Showtime
Executive Producer
2002
Women of the Movement
Executive Producer
2022
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
Self (archive footage)
2021
MADtv
Self
1995
Will Smith's Bucket List
Self
2019Will Smith's Bucket List
Director
2019Will Smith's Bucket List
Creator
2019
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
Self (archive footage)
2026
Dads
Self
2019
Six Degrees of Separation
Paul
1993
Made in America
Tea Cake Walters
1993
Saving Face
Producer
2004
ATL
Producer
2006
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
Self
2020
Where the Day Takes You
Manny
1992
The Human Contract
Producer
2008
The Artist
Will Smith
2025
After Earth: A Father's Legacy
Self
2013
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Student of the Year 2
Self
2019
Welcome to Hollywood
Will Smith
2000
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
2013I Am Legend 2
Robert Neville
I Am Legend 2
Producer
Howard
Genie / Mariner (archive footage)
2018
Live 8
Self - Philadelphia
2005
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
Self
1996
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
A Man's Story
Self
2011
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1990
The Earth Day Special
Fresh Prince
1990
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Self (archive footage)
1998
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
2023
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
2004
This Joka
Self - Host
2022
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
2001
Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy
Self
2020Clean Air
Producer
Inside the Golden Statue
Self
1998
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
Executive Producer
2012
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025
The Seat Filler
Producer
2004
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
2015
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
1999
Dreams
Self
2019
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
Fresh Prince
1990
Torrance Rises
Self
1999
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2021
Lily Topples The World
Self
2021
The Making of 'Ali'
Self
2001
Quincy
Self
2018Supermax
Rex
Supermax
Producer
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Self
2016
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020
Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West
Self
1999Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
Self
2000The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self
1996
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
Self
2000I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 2: Isolation
Thanks
2008
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self (archive footage)
2012Resistor
Jon Grady
Resistor
Producer
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
Self (archive footage)
2022
Free Child
Self
2020
The Grammys
Self
1959
Quincy Jones, Music Man
Self (archive footage)
2025Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Producer
Best Shape of My Life
Self
2021Best Shape of My Life
Creator
2021
The Making of Men in Black
Self
1997
Sprinter
Executive Producer
2019
Roswell Top Secret
Self
1998
Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
Self
2002
Off Thee Leash
Producer
2022
Club Oscar
Oscar (voice)
2005
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes
Self
2002
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
Self
2007
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
Self (archive footage)
1991
Las Aventuras de Giga Doki
Creator
2022
Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
Self
2002
David Blaine: Ascension
Self (archive footage)
2020
Will Smith: Live in Concert
Self
2005
Men in Black II: MIB ADR
Self
2002After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds
Self
2013Untitled Queen Latifah Biopic
Producer
Father and Son: On Screen and Off
Self
2007
Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood
Self
2020
El cuarto round
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets
Self
1999Sugar Bandits
Producer
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
Self
1999Hormigueddon
Will Smith
2020It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
Self
1999
One Strange Rock
Self - Host (archive footage)
2018The Mark
Executive Producer
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
Producer
Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep'
Self
2019
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
Self
2000
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
Self
2002Romeo and Juliet
Producer
Listen
Producer
Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose
Producer
Blind Ref
Blind Referee
2013Blind Ref
Executive Producer
2013
Will Smith Budapest
Will Smith
Almost
Creator
MIB ADR
Self
2002The Sam Dickinson Project
Himself
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
Self
2002