Cuba Gooding Jr.
{{short description|American actor (born 1968)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Cuba Gooding Jr.
| image = Cuba Gooding Jr 2022 (cropped).jpg
| image_upright =
| caption = Gooding in 2022
| birth_name = Cuba Mark Gooding Jr.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|1|2}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1984–present
| parents = Cuba Gooding Sr.
Shirley Sullivan
| spouse = {{marriage|Sara Kapfer|1994|2017|reason=divorce}}
| children = 3, including Mason Gooding
| relatives = Omar Gooding (brother)
| education = Apple Valley High School
| awards = Full list
}}
Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. His accolades include an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Gooding's breakthrough was in the film Boyz n the Hood (1991). He went on to appear in the films A Few Good Men (1992), Judgment Night (1993), Lightning Jack (1994), and Jerry Maguire (1996). For playing a football star in the latter, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to star in the films As Good as It Gets (1997), Men of Honor (2000), Pearl Harbor (2001), Snow Dogs (2002), Radio (2003), Norbit (2007), Linewatch (2008), Gifted Hands (2009), in which he played Dr. Ben Carson. Alongside these projects, he also had voice-over roles in the animated films Home on the Range (2004) and The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007).
After appearing in Red Tails (2012), and The Butler (2013), Gooding collaborated with Ryan Murphy in the FX anthologies The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story and American Horror Story: Roanoke (both 2016). For his portrayal of O. J. Simpson in the former, he earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. On stage, Gooding made his Broadway debut playing Ludie Watts in the 2013 revival of the Horton Foote play The Trip to Bountiful. In 2018, he played Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago in both the West End and on Broadway.
Early life and education
Gooding was born on January 2, 1968, in the Bronx, New York City.{{Cite web|url= http://www.biography.com/people/cuba-gooding-jr-9542549|title=Cuba Gooding Jr.: Actor (1968–)|website=Biography.com|publisher=A&E Networks|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021043551/https://www.biography.com/people/cuba-gooding-jr-9542549|archive-date=October 21, 2018|url-status=dead}} His mother, Shirley Sullivan, was a singer, and his father, Cuba Gooding Sr., was the lead vocalist of soul group The Main Ingredient.{{cite web|url=http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/80-08072007-1389232.html |title=Cuba Gooding Jr. talks 'Daddy Day Camp' |date=August 7, 2008 |access-date=July 6, 2009 |work=Phillyburbs |last=Gaul |first=Lou |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220223003/http://www1.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/80-08072007-1389232.html |archive-date=February 20, 2009}}[https://archive.today/20120918033317/http://www.soulandfunkmusic.com/content/view/451/1/ "The Cuba Gooding Sr. Story is coming to film"], soulandfunkmusic.com. Gooding has three siblings: April, Omar, and Thomas.{{Cite web|date=2017-04-22|title=Inside Cuba Gooding Sr.'s Incredible Family History, Career and Love Life|url=https://www.philasun.com/entertainment/inside-cuba-gooding-sr-s-incredible-family-history-career-love-life/|access-date=2021-01-22|website=The Philadelphia Sunday Sun|language=en-US}} His paternal grandfather, Dudley MacDonald Gooding, was a native of Barbados.
His family moved from New York to Los Angeles in 1972, after his father's music group had their hit single "Everybody Plays the Fool"; two years later, the elder Gooding left the family. Gooding was raised by his mother and attended four different high schools: North Hollywood High School, Tustin High School, Apple Valley High School, and John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills in Los Angeles. Showing leadership, he served as class president in three of them.{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018797/bio |title=Cuba Gooding Jr Bio: movies.yahoo.com |publisher=Yahoo.com |access-date=June 6, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114083025/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018797/bio |archive-date=January 14, 2012}} He had become a born-again Christian at the age of 13.{{cite web|url=http://www.kamwilliams.com/2007/08/cuba-gooding-jr-daddy-day-camp.html|title=Cuba Gooding: The Daddy Day Camp Interview with Kam Williams|date=August 15, 2007|access-date=July 6, 2009|work=Kamwilliams|author=Williams, Kam}}
Career
=1984–1996: Early roles and ''Jerry Maguire'' =
File:Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. by Kozaryn.jpg
Gooding's first job as an entertainer was as a breakdancer, performing with singer Lionel Richie at the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. After high school, Gooding studied Japanese martial arts for three years before turning his focus toward acting.
Early on, he landed guest starring roles on shows such as Hill Street Blues (1987), Amen (1988) and MacGyver (1988, 1989 and 1990). He also had a small part in the popular comedy Coming to America (1988).
Gooding's first major role was the lead in John Singleton's inner-city crime drama Boyz n the Hood (1991), in which he played Tre Styles. The film was a box office surprise success and critical hit. It is now considered a modern classic.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nrTB2Uf7kEIC|title=John Singleton: Interviews|last=Barboza|first=Craigh|date=January 1, 2009|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|isbn=9781604731163|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/ebonynationalmed00grif|url-access=registration|title=Ebony|date=November 1, 1998|isbn=9780945800286|language=en}} Gooding followed this success with supporting roles in major films such as A Few Good Men and Gladiator (both 1992), Judgment Night (1993), Lightning Jack (1994), and Outbreak (1995). He played Billy Roberts in the HBO film The Tuskegee Airmen (1995).
In 1996, Gooding reached a new level of prominence when he was cast as an arrogant yet charismatic football player in Cameron Crowe's dramatic sports comedy Jerry Maguire (1996), co-starring with Tom Cruise. The film was a major critical and commercial success and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture; Gooding won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. His exuberant "Show me the money!" line in the film became a nationwide catchphrase.{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/celebs/feature.html?id=53 |title=Cuba Gooding Jr. |access-date=July 6, 2009 |work=Vibe |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430085729/http://www.vibe.com/celebs/feature.html?id=53 |archive-date=April 30, 2009 }} His Oscar acceptance speech has often been cited for its enthusiasm.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/oscars/2017/02/24/oscars-best-speeches/|date=24 February 2017|last=Nolfi|first=Joey |title=The 15 most memorable Oscar speeches since Cuba Gooding Jr.|access-date=19 April 2020|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}
=1997–2012: Established actor =
File:Cuba Gooding Jr. 2016 Daytona 500.jpg]]
In 1997, Gooding followed his breakout with a notable supporting role in the acclaimed Academy Award-winning comedy As Good as It Gets (1997). In the following years, his career was inconsistently successful. Some of his best-received performances include turns in films such as the mystical drama What Dreams May Come (1998) and the US Naval drama Men of Honor (2000), in which he played the lead role and co-starred with Robert De Niro. Gooding also received attention for his roles in the epic Pearl Harbor (2001) as Doris Miller, the ensemble farce Rat Race (2001), musical dramedy The Fighting Temptations (2003), and the football drama Radio (2003), in which he played the title role. Additionally, though not well received critically, the family comedy Snow Dogs (2002) was a commercial success. In 2002, he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Gooding starred in an online video game called "The Quest For The Code" which focuses on juvenile asthma management.{{cite news | title = Cuba Gooding Jr. | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QM40AAAAIBAJ&pg=4576,1832246| agency = Associated Press | newspaper = Lodi News-Sentinel | date = January 18, 2002 | access-date = June 5, 2011 }}
Other roles during this time include Theo Caulder in the psychological thriller Instinct (1999). He voiced Buck the Horse in the Disney animated film Home on the Range (2004). However, during this stage of his career, he appeared in a series of films that were not critically or commercially successful, such as Chill Factor (1999), Boat Trip (2002), Norbit (2007) and Daddy Day Camp (2007), all of which received extremely negative reviews and, except for Norbit, performed poorly at the box office.
Since then, in contrast to earlier stages of his acting career, Gooding has appeared in more critically ignored, direct-to-DVD films than theatrical or television releases. A well-received performance as Ben Carson in the TNT film Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009), and a small supporting role in Ridley Scott's American Gangster (2007), both proved to be exceptions to this trend.
Gooding's next major film role was in the 2012 World War II film Red Tails, produced by George Lucas. In 2012, Gooding starred in a TV pilot for Fox called Guilty, which was directed by McG. Though it was well received in screenings, it was ultimately not picked up by the network. He appeared on Channel 4's Chris Moyles' Quiz Night on August 5, 2011, closing the show in a duet, "Bad Romance", with Lulu.
= 2013–present: Broadway debut and TV roles =
In 2013, Gooding had roles in several theatrical release films, including a well-received supporting performance in Lee Daniels's The Butler and brief appearances in Don Jon and Machete Kills.
He made his Broadway theatre debut alongside Cicely Tyson and Vanessa Williams in a Tony Award-nominated production of The Trip to Bountiful.{{cite magazine|last=Busis |first=Hillary|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/12/20/cuba-gooding-jr-vanessa-williams-broadway/|title=Cuba Gooding Jr. and Vanessa Williams head to Broadway|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 20, 2012 |access-date=June 6, 2014}}
In 2014, he appeared as Civil Rights Movement attorney Fred Gray in the widely acclaimed historical drama Selma. He has since appeared more frequently in television productions, including performances as Samuel Fraunces in the miniseries The Book of Negroes, as a comedically embellished version of himself on Big Time in Hollywood, FL, and as O. J. Simpson in the anthology series American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson.
Although his performance as 'OJ' received mixed reviews,{{cite web|last1=Schilling|first1=Dave|title=The People v OJ Simpson: episode one – great casting, with one exception|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/feb/05/the-people-v-oj-simpson-casting-cuba-gooding-jr|work=The Guardian|location=London, England|date=5 February 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Starr|first1=Michael|title=Cuba Gooding Jr. has made despicable O.J. Simpson boring|url=https://nypost.com/2016/02/23/cuba-gooding-jr-has-made-despicable-o-j-simpson-boring/|newspaper=New York Post|date=February 23, 2016|access-date=April 3, 2016}}{{cite magazine|last1=McGovern|first1=Joe|title=In defense of Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. Simpson|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/09/defense-cuba-gooding-jr-oj-simpson|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 9, 2016|access-date=April 3, 2016}} he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Some reviewers criticized the nomination.{{cite web|last1=Marcus|first1=Stephanie|title=Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Emmy Nomination For Playing O.J. Simpson Is Puzzling To Say The Least|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cuba-gooding-jrs-emmy-nomination-for-playing-oj-simpson-is-puzzling_us_5787e40fe4b08608d3339db1?|website=Huffington Post|date=July 14, 2016|access-date=July 16, 2016}} In 2018, Gooding headlined the 21st anniversary revival of the musical Chicago at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End, playing Billy Flynn .
His directorial debut, Bayou Caviar, was released on October 5, 2018. On March 3, 2018, Gooding appeared as star guest announcer on the 100th episode of ITV's Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Miller|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/926771/Saturday-Night-Takeaway-Ant-and-Dec-SNUBBED-Cuba-Gooding-Jr-100th-episode|title=Saturday Night Takeaway: Ant and Dec SNUBBED by Cuba Gooding Jr. during 100th episode|newspaper=Daily Express|date=March 3, 2018}}
Personal life
= Marriage =
In 1994, Gooding married his high school sweetheart, Sara Kapfer. They had three children together: Spencer Gooding, Piper Gooding, and Mason Gooding, who followed him into acting.
Twenty years later, in 2014, Kapfer filed for legal separation from Gooding.{{cite magazine| url=http://www.people.com/article/Cuba-Gooding-Jr.-wife-sara-kapfer-separate| title=Cuba Gooding Jr. Separates from Wife| last1=Lee| first1=Ken| last2=Rouse| first2=Wade| date=April 23, 2014| magazine=People Magazine| access-date=March 27, 2015}} Gooding filed for divorce in January 2017.{{cite news|last1=Vulpo|first1=Mike|last2=Passalaqua|first2=Holly|title=Cuba Gooding Jr. Files for Divorce From His Wife Sara Kapfer After 22 Years of Marriage|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/823311/cuba-gooding-jr-files-for-divorce-from-his-wife-sara-kapfer-after-22-years-of-marriage|access-date=January 19, 2017|work=E! Online|publisher=NBCUniversal Media|location=New York City|date=January 19, 2017}}{{cite web|first=David|last=Biden|url=http://www.semesterz.com/outside-of-college/32-beautiful-interracial-celeb-couples/11/|title=Beautiful Interracial Celeb Couples|website=Semesterz|date=August 29, 2016|access-date=April 8, 2017|archive-date=November 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130122318/http://www.semesterz.com/outside-of-college/32-beautiful-interracial-celeb-couples/11/|url-status=dead}}
= Charity work =
In 2006, Gooding earned the Public Leadership in Neurology Award from the American Academy of Neurology for his work raising awareness about multiple sclerosis.{{Cite web|title=Public Leadership in Neurology Award Honors Cuba Gooding, Jr., for Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Efforts|url=https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/home/PressRelease/382|access-date=2020-11-20|website=www.aan.com}}
= Sexual misconduct allegations =
{{See also|Weinstein effect}}
On June 13, 2019, Gooding was booked on charges of misdemeanor forcible touching and sexual abuse in the third degree in New York City, relating to an incident in which he allegedly groped a woman at a bar in Times Square.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/cuba-gooding-jr-groping-charges-848434/|title=Cuba Gooding Jr. Turns Himself In on Groping Charges|last=Dickson|first=E. J.|date=June 14, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|location=New York City|language=en-US|access-date=June 15, 2019}} On October 10, he was indicted on a separate, additional sexual abuse charge.{{cite news|first=Pilar|last=Menendez|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/cuba-gooding-jr-indicted-on-new-charges-in-groping-case|title=Cuba Gooding Jr. Indicted for 'Additional Incident' in Groping Case: Prosecutors|website=Daily Beast|publisher=IAC/Daily Beast Company|location=New York City|date=October 10, 2019|access-date=October 10, 2019}} As of August 2020, 30 women have accused Gooding of unwanted sexual touching.{{cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/13/us/cuba-gooding-jr-hearing/index.html | title=Prosecutors say 30 women have come forward with groping accusations against Cuba Gooding Jr | website=CNN | date=August 13, 2020 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cuba-gooding-jr-accused-of-2013-rape-in-lawsuit|title=Cuba Gooding Jr. Accused of 2013 Rape in Lawsuit|agency=Associated Press|date=19 August 2019|access-date=18 August 2020}}[https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/13/us/cuba-gooding-jr-hearing/index.html Cuba Gooding Jr. hearing] CNN, 2020/08/13
Gooding was formally charged for three incidents, each resulting in misdemeanor charges of forcible touching and third-degree sexual abuse.{{cite news|first=Julia|last=Jacobs|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/arts/cuba-gooding-jr-third-accuser.html|title=Cuba Gooding Jr. Faces Third Set of Groping Charges|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=January 15, 2020}}
On August 19, 2020, a woman filed a lawsuit against Gooding, accusing him of raping her in 2013 in New York City.{{cite web |title=Cuba Gooding Jr accused of raping woman |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53785805|website=BBC News|publisher=BBC|location=London, England|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=August 19, 2020}}{{Cite web|agency=Reuters|title=Actor Cuba Gooding Jr accused of 2013 rape in lawsuit|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/18/actor-cuba-gooding-jr-accused-rape-lawsuit|access-date=August 31, 2020|newspaper=The Guardian|date=August 18, 2020|language=en}} The two parties came to a settlement agreement on June 6, 2023.{{Cite news |date=2023-06-06 |title=Cuba Gooding Jr settles rape lawsuit ahead of civil trial |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65825715 |access-date=2023-06-06}} As a result of the settlement, Gooding will not face trial.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/06/06/cuba-gooding-jr-rape-trial-what-to-know/70292207007/|title=Cuba Gooding Jr. settles civil rape case, avoiding New York trial|first=Ellse|last=Brisco|publisher=USA Today|date=June 6, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023}} Gooding's lawyers insisted that he and the woman had had consensual sex, saying that the woman had bragged afterwards to others that she had sex with a celebrity.
On April 12, 2022, Gooding pleaded guilty to forcibly touching a woman at a New York nightclub in 2018, telling the judge he "kissed the waitress on her lips" without her consent. He also admitted to the two other alleged incidents of non-consensual contact, which took place in October 2018 and June 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/13/entertainment/cuba-gooding-jr/index.html|title=Cuba Gooding Jr. pleads guilty to forcible touch|first1=Sonia|last1=Moghe|first2=Jennifer|last2=Henderson|first3=Allison|last3=Flexner|publisher=CNN|date=April 13, 2022|access-date=April 14, 2022}}
Gooding reached a plea deal with prosecutors that did not require time in jail. He was allowed to withdraw his misdemeanor plea and plead to the lesser violation of harassment on the condition that he continue counseling for six months.{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press|date=April 13, 2022 |title=Cuba Gooding Jr. pleads guilty in NYC groping case |url=https://abc7ny.com/cuba-gooding-jr-manhattan-trial-groping/11744528/ |access-date=April 13, 2022|website=ABC7 New York |language=en}}
On February 26, 2024, Gooding was mentioned in a sexual assault lawsuit brought against Sean Combs by music producer Rodney Jones. The lawsuit alleged that Gooding had "groped and fondled [Jones] non-consensually."{{cite news | publisher=Yahoo! News | title=Cuba Gooding Jr. mentioned in latest sexual assault lawsuit against Diddy | date=February 28, 2024 | url=https://news.yahoo.com/cuba-gooding-jr-mentioned-latest-175556261.html }} On March 26, 2024, Jones amended the lawsuit to include Gooding as a co-defendant.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/03/26/lil-rod-cuba-gooding-jr-diddy-sexual-assault-lawsuit/73102830007/|title=Sean 'Diddy' Combs accuser Lil Rod adds Cuba Gooding Jr. to sexual assault lawsuit|first=Taijuan|last=Moorman|website=USA Today|date=March 26, 2024|access-date=March 27, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/03/27/sean-diddy-combs-brendan-paul-arrest-yung-miami/73116840007/|title=Ex-Diddy associate alleges arrested Brendan Paul was mogul's drug 'mule,' Yung Miami was sex worker|first=Naledi|last=Ushe|website=USA Today|date=March 27, 2024|access-date=March 27, 2024}}
Filmography
{{BLP sources section|date=June 2018}}
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1988
| Boy Getting Haircut | |
| 1989
| Sing | Stanley | |
| 1991
| Jason "Tre" Styles III | |
| rowspan=3 | 1992
| Abraham Lincoln Haines | |
| Judgment
| Officer Alvarez | |
| {{sortname|A|Few Good Men}}
| Corporal Carl Edward Hammaker | |
| 1993
| Mike Peterson | |
| rowspan=2 | 1994
| Ben Doyle | |
| Blown Away
| Bomb Squad Class Member | Cameo |
| rowspan=2 | 1995
| Outbreak | Major Salt | |
| Losing Isaiah
| Eddie Hughes | |
| 1996
| Rod Tidwell | |
| rowspan=2 | 1997
| Liquor Store Clerk | |
| As Good as It Gets
| Frank Sachs | |
| rowspan="3" | 1998
| Albert Lewis | |
| Welcome to Hollywood
| Himself | Cameo |
| {{sortname|A|Murder of Crows|dab=film}}
| Lawson Russell | Also producer |
| rowspan=2 | 1999
| Instinct | Theo Caulder | |
| Chill Factor
| Arlo | |
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| BM2 /Chief / Senior Chief Carl Brashear | |
| The Kid
| Wedding Guest | Uncredited cameo |
| rowspan=4 | 2001
| |
| Rat Race
| Owen Templeton | |
| In the Shadows
| FBI Agent Draven | |
| Zoolander
| Himself | Cameo |
| rowspan=2 | 2002
| Theodore "Ted" Brooks | |
| Boat Trip
| Jerry Robinson | |
| rowspan=2 | 2003
| {{sortname|The|Fighting Temptations}} | Darrin Hill | |
| Radio
| James Robert "Radio" Kennedy | |
| 2004
| Buck The Domestic Horse | Voice |
| rowspan=2 | 2005
| Mikey | |
| Dirty
| Salim Adel | |
| 2006
| End Game | Alex Thomas |
| rowspan=5 | 2007
| Norbit | Deion Hughes | |
| What Love Is
| Tom | |
| Daddy Day Camp
| Charlie Hinton | |
| American Gangster
| |
| {{sortname|The|Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends}}
| Loofah The Beipiaosaurus | Voice role; direct-to-video |
| rowspan=3 | 2008
| Liam Case | Direct-to-video |
| Harold
| Cromer | Also producer |
| Linewatch
| Michael Dixon | rowspan=9 | Direct-to-video |
| rowspan=5 | 2009
| {{sortname|The|Way of War}} | David Wolfe |
| {{sortname|The|Devil's Tomb}}
| Captain Mack |
| Lies & Illusions
| Isaac |
| Hardwired
| Luke Gibson |
| Wrong Turn at Tahoe
| Joshua |
| rowspan=3 | 2011
| Lewis Hicks |
| Sacrifice
| Detective John Hebron |
| The Hit List
| Jonas Arbor |
| rowspan=2 | 2012
| Major Emanuel Stance | |
| One in the Chamber
| Ray Carver | Direct-to-video |
| rowspan=5 | 2013
| Don Jon | Hollywood Actor #2 | Cameo |
| Absolute Deception
| John Nelson | Direct-to-video |
| Life of a King
| Eugene Brown | |
| The Butler
| Carter Wilson | |
| Machete Kills
| El Chameleón 2 | |
| rowspan=2 | 2014
| Freedom | Samuel | Also executive producer |
| Selma
| |
| 2018
| Rodney Jones | Also director and co-writer |
| 2020
| Xavier | |
| 2023
| "Blue" | |
| rowspan=3 | 2024
| Andres | |
| Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
| Balthazar | |
| The Firing Squad
| Samuel Wilson |
| 2025
| Sheriff Jacobs | In post-production |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=2 | 1986
| Bully | Episode: "Wooly Bully" |
| The Dating Game
| Himself / Contestant | IDK Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/UoalNnTmnOs Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20191116164113/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoalNnTmnOs Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoalNnTmnOs| title = The Most Outrageous Game Show Moments 2 (2002) | website=YouTube| date = March 14, 2017 }}{{cbignore}} |
| 1987
| Gang member #2 / Ethan Dillon | 2 episodes |
| rowspan=2 | 1988
| Paul | Episode: "No Means No" |
| Amen
| Kenny | Episode: "Thelma's Handyman" |
| 1989–1991
| MacGyver | Billy Colton | 4 episodes |
| 1992
| Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story | Tyree | rowspan="2" | TV film |
| rowspan=2 | 1993
| Daybreak | Stephen "Torch" Tolkin |
| The Untouchables
| Tommy Taylor | Episode: "Betrayal in Black & Tan" |
| 1995
| {{sortname|The|Tuskegee Airmen}} | Billy Roberts | TV film |
| 1999
| rowspan="2" | Himself | Host; episode: "Cuba Gooding Jr./Ricky Martin" |
| 2007
| 2 episodes |
| 2009
| Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story | rowspan="2" | TV film |
| rowspan=2 | 2012
| Dwayne Johnson (DJ) |
| Guilty
| Billy Remz | Pilot |
| 2013
| Summoned | Detective Callendar | TV film |
| rowspan=4 | 2015
| Empire | Dwayne "Puma" Robinson | Episode: "The Devil Quotes Scripture" |
| The Book of Negroes
| 2 episodes |
| Big Time in Hollywood, FL
| Himself | 6 episodes |
| Forever
| Isaac Monroe | 3 episodes |
| rowspan=3 | 2016
| American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson | Miniseries; 10 episodes |
| American Horror Story: Roanoke
| Matt Miller / Dominic Banks | 5 episodes |
=Theatre=
| class="wikitable unsortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Venue ! {{Ref heading}} |
|---|
| 2013
| Ludie Watts | Stephen Sondheim Theatre, Broadway |
| rowspan=2| 2018
|rowspan=2|Chicago |rowspan=2|Billy Flynn |Phoenix Theatre, West End |
| Ambassador Theatre, Broadway |
=Video game=
| class="wikitable unsortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2002
| Cyrus | Live-action |
Awards and nominations
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{IMDb name|421|Cuba Gooding Jr.}}
- {{IBDB name}}
- [http://www.cinecon.com/interviews/cubagoodingjr.shtml Cinema Confidential interview] (January 2002)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090123081527/http://www.hollywood.com/feature/id/365876 Hollywood.com interview] (November 9, 2000)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050511112652/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_19_96/ai_57042479 Jet interview] (October 11, 1999)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051107080750/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n8_v52/ai_19448526 Ebony interview] (June 1997)
- {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130101042648/http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/G/Gooding_Jr_Cuba/1996/12/13/758649.html JAM! Movies interview]}} (December 13, 1996)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090923114907/http://www.hanes.com/backstage/ Hanes Backstage Game with Cuba Gooding Jr. & Michael Jordan] (July 2007)
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