Cast & creator
Roger Guenveur Smith
Best known for Third Watch, A Different World, Oz
Roger Guenveur Smith (born July 27, 1955) is an American actor and filmmaker, best known for his collaborations with director Spike Lee.
Also known as: Roger Smith
83
film credits
13
television credits
92
1987–2026 · acting roles
5.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (96)
Showing 96 of 96 credits
Third Watch
Off. Ty Davis Sr.
1999
A Different World
Prof. Howard Randolph
1987
Oz
Huseni Mershah
1997
The Guardian
Reginald Harris
2001
Murphy Brown
1988
All Rise
Thomas Marshall
2019
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Sac Federici
2008
New York Undercover
1994
Final Destination
Agent Schreck
2000
American Gangster
Nate
2007
Fallen Angels
Johnny Truelove
1993
Kings
Belial
2009
Do the Right Thing
Smiley
1989
King of New York
Tanner
1990
Eagleheart
Vargas
2011
Abduction
Mr. Miles
2011
Malcolm X
Rudy
1992
K Street
Francisco Dupré
2003
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Booker T. Washington
2020
The Birth of a Nation
Isaiah
2016
Till
Dr. T.R.M. Howard
2022
Empire State
Agent Marichal
2013
Riff Raff
Sandy's Father
2025
The Son of No One
Hanky
2011
Dope
Austin Jacoby
2015
Marshall
Walter White
2017
Deep Cover
Eddie
1992
Fighting
Jack Dancing
2009
He Got Game
Big Time Willie
1998
Shade
Marlo
2003
Summer of Sam
Detective Curt Atwater
1999
Baby Boy
Home Invasion Victim (uncredited)
2001
All About the Benjamins
Julian
2002
Poetic Justice
Heywood
1993
Eve's Bayou
Lenny Mereaux
1997
School Daze
Gammite Yoda
1988
Get on the Bus
Gary Rivers
1996
Tales from the Hood
Rhodie (segment "KKK Comeuppance")
1995
Panther
Pruitt
1995
The Clapper
Dr. Rogers B Hay
2018
Mercenary for Justice
Anthony Chapel
2006
Guns & Moses
2025
Fatwa
Samir Al-Faied
2006
Chi-Raq
Red, White, and Blue Insurance Salesman
2015
Fist of the Warrior
Det. Craig Barnes
2007
Confessions
Father Jeffrey
2006
Hollow Point
Detective Chuck Bryant
2019
Bitch
Steven Sheriff
2017
A Huey P. Newton Story
Huey P. Newton
2001A Huey P. Newton Story
Writer
2001
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Burning Shadow
Mr. Jones
2018
They Die by Dawn
Jourdon Anderson
2013
Where is Rocky II?
Museum Director (segment: "Monument One")
2016
Cover
Kevin Parker
2007
The Queen of Hollywood Blvd
Duke
2018
Mind Games
2024
CornerStore
Earl
2011
The O.J. Simpson Story
Professor Ford
1995
The Color of Courage
Mac McGhee
1999
I Believe in America
Cesar
2007
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
Self
2009
Exhortation
2017
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
Self
2023
Cosmic Slop
Dr. Erik Fanon (segment 'Space Traders')
1994
Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks
Paul Sydney
2017Justice
Carter
2004
Influence
Bradley Hudson
2020
God's Waiting List
Solomon Corbin
2006God with Us
Boozer
2026
The Five Rules Of Success
Santos
2020
It's Not About Jimmy Keene
Bukka LaRocke
2019It's Not About Jimmy Keene
Producer
2019
The Business of Christmas
Oscar Franklin
2020
In the Hive
Paris
2012
The Available Wife
Walter
2020
In Sickness and in Health
Calvin
2012
Real Talk
Oliver James / King Of Diamonds
2021
Facade
Henson
1999
Incognito
Quinn Mathis
1999
Behind the Movement
Raymond
2018
Supermodel
Max
2015
I’ll See You Around
Michael Gomez
2019
The Warden
Napoliano
2001
Salvation Road
The Man
2010
Rodney King
Rodney King
2017Rodney King
Writer
2017
Page 36
Avoe Vullaley
2010
Hamlet
Laertes
2000
Joy Road
Charles Blocker
2011
Heaven is Nobody's
Big Man
2025
Dirty
Detective Berg
2016
Better Mus' Come
Prime Minister
2013
The Other Side
Martin
2018
Space to Breathe
Storian
2025Space to Breathe
Producer
2025