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Director
3 credits
Actor
88 credits
The King of Kings(2025)
Peter
FilmEmperor of Ocean Park(2024)
Judge Oliver Garland
TVHollywood Black(2024)
Self - Interviewee
TVMy Generation(2024)
Narrator
TV
Big George Foreman(2023)
Doc Broadus
Film
Prophets of Change(2022)
Narrator
Film
Respect(2021)
C. L. Franklin
Film
Don't Try to Understand: A Year in the Life of Earl 'DMX' Simmons(2021)
Self
Film
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey(2020)
Jeronicus
Film
Godfather of Harlem(2019)
Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
TV
Finding Steve McQueen(2019)
Howard Lambert
Film
City of Lies(2018)
Jack Jackson
Film
Burden(2018)
Reverend Kennedy
Film
How It Ends(2018)
Tom Sutherland
FilmI Am You(2017)
Narrator
Film
The Forgiven(2017)
Desmond Tutu
Film
Triumph, the Untold Story of Perry Wallace(2017)
Narrator
Film
Roots(2016)
Fiddler
TV
Arrival(2016)
Colonel Weber
Film
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016)
Saw Gerrera
Film
Star Wars: Go Rogue(2016)
Saw Gerrera
TVSewing Hope(2015)
Narrator
Film
Southpaw(2015)
Tick Wills
FilmDrew Pearson Live(2015)
Self - Special Guest
TV
Two Men in Town(2014)
William Garnett
Film
Taken 3(2014)
Frank Dotzler
Film
Food Chains(2014)
Narrator
Film
Black Nativity(2013)
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Film
The Butler(2013)
Cecil Gaines
Film
Zulu(2013)
Ali Sokhela
Film
Producer
9 credits
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