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