Keith David
{{short description|American actor (born 1956)}}
{{distinguish|David Keith (actor)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Keith David
| image = Keith David 3rd Annual ICON MANN POWER 50 event - Feb 2015 (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = David in 2015
| birth_name = Keith David Williams
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|6|4}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| education = Juilliard School (BFA)
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1977–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Margit Edwards|1990|1999|reason=divorce}}
- {{marriage|Dionne Lea Williams|2001}}
}}
| children = 3
}}
Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956){{cite web|url=https://thewashingtoncitytimes.com/2021/06/05/keith-david-fans-celebrate-the-iconic-actor-on-his-65th-birthday/|title=Keith David fans celebrate the iconic actor on his 65th birthday|publisher=The Washington City Times|accessdate=February 2, 2022|archive-date=February 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203091101/https://thewashingtoncitytimes.com/2021/06/05/keith-david-fans-celebrate-the-iconic-actor-on-his-65th-birthday/|url-status=dead}} is an American actor. He is known for his deep voice and screen presence{{Cite web|title=Keith David Celebrates Decades of Voice Acting on TikTok|url=https://nerdist.com/article/keith-david-voice-acting-montage-gargoyles-spawn-princess-and-the-frog/|access-date=January 8, 2022|website=Nerdist|language=en-US}} in over 300 roles in film, stage, television, and interactive media.
He has starred in such films as The Thing (1982), Platoon (1986), They Live (1988), Men at Work (1990), Final Analysis (1992), Larger than Life (1996), Armageddon (1998), Where the Heart Is (2000), and American Fiction (2023). He starred as Elroy Patashnik in the sixth season of the NBC series Community (2015){{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/community-adds-paget-brewster-keith-747827|work=The Hollywood Reporter|title='Community' Adds Paget Brewster, Keith David to Season 6 Cast|date=November 10, 2014|access-date=September 5, 2017}} and starred as Bishop James Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama Greenleaf (2016–2020).
His Emmy-winning voice-over career includes work as the narrator of Ken Burns films such as Jazz (2001), The War (2007), and Muhammad Ali (2021). In film, characters that he has voiced include Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog (2009) and the Cat in Coraline (2009). On television, he portrayed Goliath in Gargoyles (1994–1997), Al Simmons / Spawn in Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997–1999), The Flame King in Adventure Time (2012–2017), Andre Curtis / The President in Rick and Morty (2015–present), King Andrias in Amphibia (2020–2022), Grimlock in Transformers: EarthSpark (2022-present), Dr. Tenma in Pluto (2023), Husk in Hazbin Hotel (2024–present), and Mephisto in Hit-Monkey (2024–present). Video game roles include the Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee in the Halo franchise (2004–2015), Julius Little and himself in the Saints Row series (2006–2017), Admiral Anderson in the Mass Effect series (2007–2013), Chaos in Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008), Sergeant Foley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), and Commander Zavala in Destiny 2: The Final Shape.
Early life and education
David was born June 4, 1956, in Harlem and raised in Corona, Queens, New York City. His mother, Dolores (née Dickenson), was a manager at New York Telephone, and his father, Lester Williams, worked as a director of payroll operations.{{cite news|title=Keith Williams Weds Margit Edwards|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/23/style/keith-williams-weds-margit-edwards.html|newspaper= The New York Times|date=September 23, 1990}}
He initially intended to become an actor after playing the Cowardly Lion in a school production of The Wizard of Oz and went on to study at Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts. He attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division (1975–1979, Group 8){{cite web| url= http://www.juilliard.edu/alumni/news/news_decades/2007-2008/0709/index.php|title=Alumni News|publisher=Juilliard School | website= juilliard.edu |date=September 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111111121334/http://juilliard.edu/alumni/news/news_decades/2007-2008/0709/index.php|archive-date=November 11, 2011}} where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1979.{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/17174/Keith-David/biography|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071118143627/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/17174/Keith-David/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 18, 2007 |department= Movies & TV Dept.|work= The New York Times| first= Sandra| last= Brennan|date=2007|title=Keith David biography|access-date=April 2, 2012}}
Career
=Film and television =
In 1980–81, David toured the country with John Houseman's The Acting Company in productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Less than two years later, he went on to star as Childs, opposite Kurt Russell in John Carpenter's The Thing, starting his lengthy on-screen career. In the 1980s run of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he portrayed Keith the Southwood Carpenter in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe segments. He also played Keith, the game coin collector in an episode where Rogers and a small child learn to play the arcade game Donkey Kong.
He went on to appear in films such as Platoon, They Live, Men at Work, Marked for Death, and Stars and Bars. He played Kirby in the 1995 film Dead Presidents, and he appeared in the 1995 Spike Lee film Clockers. Roles in other films followed, in Volcano, There's Something About Mary, Requiem for a Dream, Pitch Black, Barbershop, Agent Cody Banks, Head of State, Hollywood Homicide, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, The Chronicles of Riddick, Crash, ATL, Delta Farce and First Sunday.
He portrayed "Father" in the romantic comedy action film Mr. & Mrs. Smith. At the same time, he has appeared in numerous independent films including the critically acclaimed Requiem for a Dream, playing the role of Big Tim. He has also appeared extensively in television productions since the 1980s and as a regular character Lieutenant Williams on the short-lived television series The Job. He was a regular on another shoot, The Big House, made for ABC in 2004. David portrayed Detective Jim Crenshaw in the 2010 horror film Chain Letter.{{cite web| url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37495/at-last-a-poster-deon-taylors-chain-letter|title=At Last a Poster for Deon Taylor's Chain Letter|publisher= | website= dreadcentral.com |date=August 6, 2010|access-date=January 22, 2011}}
In 2010, David was cast as Max Malini for the NBC television series The Cape.{{cite magazine|title=Keith David Stars In NBC's New One-Hour Drama 'The Cape'|url=http://www.vibe.com/2011/01/keith-david-stars-nbcs-new-one-hour-drama-cape/kd3logosponsor|magazine=Vibe|date=March 29, 2012|access-date=February 14, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114239/http://www.vibe.com/2011/01/keith-david-stars-nbcs-new-one-hour-drama-cape/kd3logosponsor/|url-status=dead}} On April 18, 2011, Keith appeared in the 21st episode of season one of Hawaii Five-0 as criminal tycoon Jimmy Cannon. In 2012, he appeared in the horror film Smiley and the science-fiction drama Cloud Atlas. In 2013, David appeared in the controversial drama Boiling Pot which is based on true events of racism. In 2014, David portrayed Command Sergeant Major Donald Cody in the Fox comedy series Enlisted.{{cite web|title=Keith David Cast In Fox Pilot 'Enlisted', Jack McGee Joins CBS Comedy 'McCarthys'|url=https://deadline.com/2013/02/keith-david-cast-in-fox-pilot-enlisted-jack-mcgee-joins-cbs-comedy-mccarthys-423995/| website= Deadline.com |last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=February 6, 2013|access-date=February 14, 2016}} Later in 2014, David was cast as Elroy Patashnik in the sixth season of the sitcom Community.
In 2015, David was cast in the leading role alongside Lynn Whitfield in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Greenleaf.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/keith-david-cast-greenleaf-own-drama-series-1201513678|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904113023/http://deadline.com/2015/09/keith-david-cast-greenleaf-own-drama-series-1201513678/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2015|title=Keith David To Star In OWN Drama Series 'Greenleaf'| first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=September 3, 2015|access-date=September 3, 2015}}
=Voice acting=
David also works extensively as a voice actor. He was the voice of the Flame King in Adventure Time, King Andrias from Amphibia, Goliath from Gargoyles, the title character in the Spawn animated series, and Lemuel Kane in Archer. In the English dub of Princess Mononoke, David played the narrator and Okkoto. He played the role of Mama in the English dub of 3×3 Eyes. He provided the voice for the character Decker in the role-playing video game Fallout and the voice for the character Vhailor in Planescape: Torment. He provided the voice of the Arbiter for the video game Halo 2, released in 2004; later, he reprised that role in the Xbox 360 follow-up Halo 3. He portrayed the character again in Halo: The Master Chief Collection and also in Halo 5: Guardians, released in 2014 and 2015 respectively. He played the role of Captain David Anderson in BioWare's Mass Effect series.
David did voice work in the video game Saints Row and its sequel Saints Row II, playing gang leader of the 3rd Street Saints Julius Little, as well as voicing himself in Saints Row IV.
He is also heard on the intro of several Ice Cube projects, including Westside Connection's 2003 release Terrorist Threats, Cube's 2008 solo album Raw Footage, Cube's 2010 solo album I Am the West, and he narrated the documentary Beef II, which also featured Ice Cube.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}
He provides the voice for the UPS "What Can Brown Do for You" commercials. He did the voice of Despero in the two part episode "Hearts and Minds" of Justice League. He has done voice work for early Adult Swim commercials for Inuyasha.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGQFdjWHAfo|title=Adult Swim Inuyasha First Promo: Retro|publisher=YouTube|date=August 31, 2002|access-date=January 25, 2011}}
He has worked with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns numerous times, narrating Burns' Jazz, Mark Twain, The War, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, and Leonardo da Vinci. David won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work in The War and Unforgivable Blackness. He performs the narration duties in the BBC documentary, World War II: Behind Closed Doors.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fkx70|title=World War II: Behind Closed Doors|publisher=Bbc.co.uk|date=November 10, 2008|access-date=January 22, 2011}}
The 2004 PBS documentary Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/ancient-refuge-holy-land.html|title=Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land|date=November 23, 2004 |publisher=www.pbs.org|access-date=December 13, 2012}} and the 2005 History Channel documentary Crusades: Crescent & the Cross focusing on the medieval Crusades were both narrated by him, as well as the 2003 National Geographic documentary Inside Mecca. He later parodied his documentary work by narrating the 2012 episode of Community, "Pillows and Blankets", a mockumentary revolving around a pillow fight between rival blanket forts.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}
David has done voice-over work for many other documentaries including several for National Geographic and the documentary Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked for the History Channel. He replaced Paul Winfield as narrator for the A&E show City Confidential, taking over after Winfield's death in 2004. He voiced the trailer for the film Primeval, which was released in the United States on January 12, 2007.
David provided the voice of police detective Alex Cross for the audiobook versions of three novels by James Patterson: Cat and Mouse (1997), Pop Goes the Weasel (1999), and Roses are Red (2000). Other voice roles include Bebe Proud Clone from The Proud Family Movie, Atlas from Teen Titans, the lone renegade male gorilla Tublat in The Legend of Tarzan, and the Decepticon Barricade in Transformers: The Game.
He voiced Apollo the Sun God in Hercules, Council Member in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, the Black Cat in Coraline, Sergeant Foley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog, and Big Man in The Spectacular Spider-Man episode "Survival of the Fittest".
On May 25, 2008, he narrated Kansas City's Celebration at the Station, a Memorial Day service held annually at the World War I Memorial. During the ceremony, he announced the attendance of Frank W. Buckles, the last living veteran of World War I. He was the voice of Frederick Douglass in the third episode of the PBS documentary God in America: How Religious Liberty Shaped America in 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/view/ |title=God in America |access-date=August 1, 2017 |publisher=PBS }}
David returned to the Saints Row series in Saints Row IV, voicing a fictionalized version of himself as well as reprising Julius Little. He is the narrator of the History Channel series The Bible which premiered on March 3, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/life/tv/article_a2805d0e-82d3-11e2-9d81-001a4bcf887a.html|title=Massive miniseries takes a look at The Bible|work=East Valley Tribune|date=March 3, 2013 |publisher=10/13 Communications|access-date=March 4, 2013}}
David voiced the superhero gorilla Solovar in the two-part Gorilla City episode of The Flash.{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2017 |title=Keith David to Voice Gorilla Superhero Solovar for 'The Flash' 2-Episode Arc – TCA |url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/the-flash-keith-david-to-guest-as-gorilla-city-leader-solovar-tca-1201880889/ |website=Deadline}} Keith David also has a recurring role as the President of the United States in the adult animated series Rick and Morty.
David was the narrator of the MLB Network special Mr. Padre, the video biography of San Diego Padres Hall-of-Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn.
David has also narrated several WWE documentaries including The True Story of Wrestlemania and the 20 episodes of The Monday Night War, documenting the battle between WWE Raw and WCW Nitro.
David later recurred in Stargirl as the voice of Mister Bones.
David began voicing Commander Zavala in the Destiny franchise beginning in Destiny 2: The Final Shape, replacing Lance Reddick following his death.{{cite web |date=August 10, 2023 |title=Thank you, Commander: The Future of Zavala's Journey |url=https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/zvaa |website=Bungie}}
=Stage acting=
In 1992, David received a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for his performance in Jelly's Last Jam. David received raves for his Shakespeare work on stage in Central Park, New York City. In 1995, he played the lead as Floyd "Schoolboy" Barton in August Wilson's Seven Guitars on Broadway.{{Cite web|last=Gerard| first=Jeremy| date=March 29, 1996| title=Seven Guitars |url= https://variety.com/1996/legit/reviews/seven-guitars-3-1200445186/ |access-date=June 3, 2021| website=Variety|language=en-US}} In 1995, David acted alongside Whitney Houston, Cedric the Entertainer, and Samuel E. Wright in the 1995 Apollo revival of The Wiz. In May 2006, he appeared in the musical Hot Feet on Broadway in New York. David appeared in the 2013 revival of August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone at the Mark Taper Theater in Los Angeles. Directed by Phylicia Rashad, he played the part of innkeeper Seth Holly.{{Cite web|last=Hofler|first=Robert|date=May 9, 2013|title=Legit Review: 'Joe Turner's Come and Gone'| url= https://variety.com/2013/legit/reviews/joe-turners-come-and-gone-review-1200478453/|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}
His performance in Ebony Repertory Theatre's 2014 Paul Robeson by Phillip Hayes Dean{{cite news| url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2014-mar-27-la-et-cm-paul-robeson-review-ebony-repertory-theatre-20140325-story.html |title= In 'Paul Robeson,' an inspiring life falters in the telling | work=Los Angeles Times| first= Margaret| last= Gray |date= March 27, 2014 | url-access= subscription| access-date= February 6, 2024}} was scheduled for March 12, 2014, but was postponed due to a knee injury{{cite news| first= David|last=Ng| url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-keith-david-paul-robeson-play-20140313-story.html |title= Keith David's injury postpones Ebony Repertory's 'Paul Robeson' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 13, 2014 | url-access= subscription |access-date= February 6, 2024}} and opened on Friday, March 21, 2014.
From April 21, 2015, to May 10, 2015, Keith David starred as Dolomite in the off-Broadway play ToasT. The play (produced by Lemon Andersen and co-starred Hill Harper) was set in the Attica Prison around the time of its 1971 prison riot and told of the lives of its prisoners, using poetic prose.{{cite web| url= http://broadwayblack.com/toast-opens-public-theatre-starring-hill-harper-keith-david/ |title= ToasT Opens in Public Theatre| first= Franceli |last= Chapman| date= May 7, 2015| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904194316/http://broadwayblack.com/toast-opens-public-theatre-starring-hill-harper-keith-david/ |archivedate=September 4, 2017 | website= BroadwayBlack.com| access-date= February 6, 2024}}
Personal life
He has married twice. He has one son from his first marriage{{cite web |last1=Carreira |first1=Rui |title=Dionne Lea Williams Stepson Osei |url=https://instageeked.com/dionne-lea-williams/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116075819/https://instageeked.com/dionne-lea-williams/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |website=Instageeked |date=December 11, 2020 |access-date=December 11, 2020}} and two daughters from his second marriage.{{cite web |url=http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2009/11/16/keith-david-and-family-at-the-princess-and-the-frog-premiere/ |title=Keith David And Family At The Princess And The Frog Premiere - Black Celebrity Kids |website=Blackcelebkids.com |access-date=June 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621044310/http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2009/11/16/keith-david-and-family-at-the-princess-and-the-frog-premiere/ |archive-date=June 21, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
When asked in an interview on his narration work of The Bible if he was a religious man, he said: "I'm not a religious man. I'm a man of spirit. Religion can get political. I believe in God and spirit. I believe in church. I've been baptized. I've gone to Catholic, Baptist, Episcopal and Church of God in Christ." In the same interview, he credited his success to God's grace and said his favorite scripture is Psalm 116.{{cite web|url=http://donloeslowdown.blogspot.com/2013/03/emmy-winner-keith-david-narrates-bible.html|title=EMMY Winner Keith David Narrates 'The Bible'|website=Donloe’s Lowdown|access-date=August 16, 2023|date=March 10, 2013}}
During a live Twitter Q&A in 2017, David listed Dr. Facilier, Spawn, and Goliath as his three favorite voice roles.{{cite tweet|number=895167886851018753|user=ImKeithDavid|title=In that mix are some documentaries. However, my 3 all time favs are Dr. Facilier, Spawn and Goliath. Three of my ab… |date=August 9, 2017}}
In April 2023, David endorsed author and Democratic primary challenger Marianne Williamson for president in the 2024 elections.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKfwgNs8i0I |title=Marianne Williamson, Cornel West and MSFB at "Dept of P.E.A.C.E" Awards |author=Webber, Rod |last2=Pespisa |first2=Lauren |website=YouTube |publisher=Rod Webber's Dumpster Fire Emporium |date=April 17, 2023 |access-date=April 17, 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417212228/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKfwgNs8i0I&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1979
| Club Patron | Uncredited |
| 1982
| data-sort-value="Thing, The" | The Thing | Childs | |
| rowspan="2" | 1986
| Platoon | King | |
| data-sort-value="Whoopee Boys, The" | The Whoopee Boys
| Washington Square Peddler | |
| 1987
| Alphonso | |
| rowspan="5" | 1988
| Braddock: Missing in Action III | Embassy Gate Captain | |
| Off Limits
| Maurice | |
| Stars and Bars
| Eugene Teagarden | |
| Bird
| Buster Smith | |
| They Live
| Frank | |
| rowspan="2" | 1989
| Ernie Bass | |
| Always
| "Powerhouse" | |
| rowspan="2" | 1990
| Louis Fedders | |
| Marked for Death
| Max Keller | |
| rowspan="3" | 1992
| Detective Huggins | |
| Nails
| Noah Owens | |
| Article 99
| Luther Jermoe | |
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| Roger | |
| data-sort-value="Puppet Masters, The" | The Puppet Masters
| Alex Holland | |
| rowspan="4" | 1995
| Clockers | Trence "The Giant" Ashley | |
| Dead Presidents
| Kirby | |
| data-sort-value="Quick and the Dead, The" | The Quick and the Dead
| Sergeant Cantrell | |
| Blue in the Face
| Jackie Robinson | |
| rowspan="6" | 1996
| Stylist | |
| data-sort-value="Grave, The" | The Grave
| The Priest | |
| Eye for an Eye
| Martin | |
| Larger than Life
| Hurst | |
| Never Met Picasso
| Larry | |
| Johns
| Homeless John | |
| rowspan="4" | 1997
| Volcano | Police Lieutenant Ed Fox | |
| Hercules
| Apollo |
| Executive Target
| Lamar | |
| Flipping
| Leo Richards | |
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| General Kimsey | |
| There's Something About Mary
| Charlie | |
| 1999
| Okkoto |
| rowspan="5" | 2000
| Detective Davis | |
| Pitch Black
| Abu "Imam" Al-Walid | |
| Requiem for a Dream
| Big Tim | |
| Where the Heart Is
| Moses Whitecotten | |
| data-sort-value="Replacements, The" | The Replacements
| Lindell | |
| rowspan="3" | 2001
| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Council Member #1 |
| Novocaine
| Detective Lunt | |
| Pretty When You Cry
| Detective Charles Desett | |
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| 29 Palms | The Sheriff | |
| Barbershop
| Lester Wallace | |
| rowspan="5" | 2003
| Voxem | Voice, English dub |
| Agent Cody Banks
| CIA Director | |
| Head of State
| Bernard Cooper | |
| Hollywood Homicide
| Captain Leon | |
| data-sort-value="Hard Road, The" | The Hard Road
| Narrator | Documentary |
| rowspan="5" | 2004
| Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | CIA Director | |
| data-sort-value="Chronicles of Riddick, The" | The Chronicles of Riddick
| Imam | |
| data-sort-value="Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, The" | The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
| Imam Abu Al-Walid |
| Crash
| Lieutenant Dixon | |
| Beef II
| Narrator | Documentary |
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| Father | |
| Transporter 2
| FBI Agent Stappleton | |
| Dirty
| Captain Spain | |
| rowspan="3" | 2006
| data-sort-value="Oh in Ohio, The" | The Oh in Ohio | Coach Popovitch | |
| Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
| MCPO Scott Boytano | Direct-to-video |
| ATL
| John Garnett | |
| rowspan="3" | 2007
| If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Dad | |
| Delta Farce
| Sergeant Kilgore | |
| data-sort-value="Last Sentinel, The" | The Last Sentinel
| Colonel Norton, Gun Voice 2 |
| rowspan="8" | 2008
| Beautiful Loser | Morgan - Adult | |
| First Sunday
| Judge B. Bennet Galloway | |
| Justice League: The New Frontier
| The Centre |
| Superhero Movie
| The Chief of Police | |
| My Mom's New Boyfriend
| FBI Chief Conrad | |
| data-sort-value="Fifth Commandment, The" | The Fifth Commandment
| Max "Coolbreeze" Templeton | |
| No Bad Days
| Terrence | |
| data-sort-value="Sensei, The" | The Sensei
| The Minister | |
| rowspan="10" | 2009
| Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia | Commander Scott Boytano | Direct-to-video |
| Coraline
| The Cat |
| Against the Dark
| Lieutenant Waters | Direct-to-video |
| Charlie Valentine
| Sal | |
| Don McKay
| Otis Kent | |
| data-sort-value="Butcher, The" | The Butcher
| Larry Cobb | |
| data-sort-value="Princess and the Frog, The" | The Princess and the Frog
| Dr. Facilier |
| Gamer
| Agent Keith | |
| All About Steve
| Corbitt | |
| Pastor Brown
| Pastor Brown | |
| rowspan="7" | 2010
| Reverend Davis | |
| Lottery Ticket
| "Sweet Tee" | |
| Chasing 3000
| Officer L. | |
| Stomp the Yard: Homecoming
| Terry Harris | |
| Something Like a Business
| Sebastian | |
| Chain Letter
| Detective Jim Crenshaw | |
| Meet Monica Velour
| Claude | |
| rowspan="6" | 2011
| data-sort-value="Inheritance, The" | The Inheritance | Uncle Melvin |Also executive producer |
| No Saints for Sinners
| Victor | |
| Spork
| Coach Jenkins | |
| data-sort-value="Greening of Whitney Brown, The" | The Greening of Whitney Brown
| Clerk | |
| Snowflake, the White Gorilla
| Anvil | Voice, direct-to-video |
| Hopelessly In June
| Dalbert Myers | |
| rowspan="7" | 2012
| Kupaka, Joe Napier, An-kor Apis, Prescient | |
| Smiley
| Diamond | |
| Highway
| Mustafa | |
| Don't Pass Me By
| David Knox | |
| data-sort-value="Last Fall, The" | The Last Fall
| Sydney Bishop | |
| data-sort-value="Undershepherd, The" | The Undershepherd
| Brother Wilks | |
| Christmas in Compton
| Earl "Big Earl" | |
| rowspan="5" | 2013
| Freddy | |
| Free Birds
| Chief Broadbeak |
| data-sort-value="Frog Kingdom, The" | The Frog Kingdom
| Frog King |
| Sons of Liberty
| Nathan Reynolds | |
| H4
| Worcester | |
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| Old Judge | |
| Secrets of the Magic City
| Mr. Daniels | |
| Birds of Paradise
| Old Buzzard |
| rowspan="4" | 2015
| Barry | |
| Boiling Pot
| Agent Long | |
| Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure
| Don Alfonso |
| Union Furnace
| Pin Stripe | |
| rowspan="4" | 2016
| Range 15 | Colonel Holloway | |
| data-sort-value="Nice Guys, The" | The Nice Guys
| Older Guy | |
| Nina
| Clifton's Father | |
| Dirty Lies
| Doc | |
| 2017
| Valentine | |
| rowspan="6" | 2018
| Charlie Wild | |
| Tales from the Hood 2
| Portifoy Simms | Direct-to-video |
| Night School
| Gerald Walker | |
| You Might Be the Killer
| Sheriff James |Voice |
| Love Jacked
| Ed | |
| Sharon 1.2.3.
| Tyrone | |
| rowspan="4" | 2019
| Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror | Himself | Documentary |
| data-sort-value="Wedding Year, The" | The Wedding Year
| Preston | |
| In Search of Darkness
| Himself | Documentary |
| 21 Bridges
| Deputy Chief Spencer | |
| rowspan="3" | 2020
| Wyman | |
| In Search of Darkness: Part II
| Himself | Documentary |
| Most Guys Are Losers
| Al | |
| rowspan="4" | 2021
| data-sort-value="Seventh Day, The" | The Seventh Day | Father Louis | |
| data-sort-value="Gateway, The" | The Gateway
| Terry | |
| Black as Night
| Babineaux | |
| Pups Alone
| The Wise Bartender | |
| rowspan="6" | 2022
| Voice, direct-to-video{{cite web|date=August 17, 2021|title='Catwoman: Hunted' Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/catwoman-hunted-voice-cast-dc-1234998303/|language=en|access-date=August 17, 2021}} |
| data-sort-value="Prank, The" | The Prank
| Principal Henderson | |
| Unplugging
| T-Bone | |
| Nope
| Otis Haywood Sr. | |
| DC League of Super-Pets
| Dog-El |
| Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
| |
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| data-sort-value="Snowy Day in Oakland, A" | A Snowy Day in Oakland | Mr. Monroe | |
| American Fiction
| Willy the Wonker | Nominated – Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| rowspan="3" | 2024
| Tim Travers & The Time Traveler's Paradox | The Simulator | |
| Shelby Oaks
| Morton Jacobson | {{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/chris-stuckmann-youtube-horror-movie-shelby-oaks-cast-starts-filming-cannes-1235028907/|title=Chris Stuckmann's Kickstarter Horror Record-Breaker Shelby Oaks Begins Production, Reveals Cast — Cannes|date=May 20, 2022|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 20, 2022}} |
| Mufasa: The Lion King
| Masego | Voice |
| 2025
| Sneaks | O.G. | Voice |
| rowspan="2"| {{TableTBA}}
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" data-sort-value="Gettysburg Address, The" | The Gettysburg Address {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} | Voice, documentary; post-production |
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| TBA |
=Television=
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1983–1985
| Keith David, The Handyman | 9 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 1988
| data-sort-value="Equalizer, The" | The Equalizer | Cristo | Episode: "Sea of Fire" |
| Ladykillers
| Abe | Television film |
| Christmas in Tattertown
| Saxophone, additional characters | Voice, television film |
| 1989
| data-sort-value="Man Called Hawk, A" | A Man Called Hawk | Jesse | Episode: "Vendetta" |
| rowspan="2" | 1990
| Murder in Black and White | Martin | Television film |
| Against the Law
| Otis Turnbull | Episode: "Requiem in B Flat" |
| 1991
| 3×3 Eyes | Mama, additional characters |
| rowspan="5" | 1993
| data-sort-value="Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The" | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | King Oliver | Episode: "Mystery of the Blues" |
| TriBeCa
| The Reader | Episode: "Honor" |
| data-sort-value="Last Outlaw, The" | The Last Outlaw
| Lovecraft | Television film |
| American Playhouse
| Big Willie | Episode: "Hallelujah" |
| There Are No Children Here
| John Paul Rivers | Television film |
| 1994–1995
| Aladdin | Minos, King Zahbar | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 1994–1997
| Goliath, Thailog, Officer Morgan |
| 1995
| Voice, episode: "Prey of the Black Panther" |
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| Reverend Harris | 2 episodes |
| Timon & Pumbaa
| Mr. Pig | Voice, episode: "Animal Barn" |
| rowspan="3" | 1997
| Warren Taft | Television film |
| Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
| Algric Bartles | Television film |
| Don King: Only in America
| Television film |
| 1997–1999
| Lieutenant Colonel Al Simmons / Spawn |
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| Hercules | Apollo | Voice, 2 episodes |
| data-sort-value="Tiger Woods Story, The" | The Tiger Woods Story
| Television film |
| 1999
| A.T.F. | F.B.I. Director Richard Long | Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | The Outer Limits | Captain Ira Merit | Episode: "Abaddon" |
| data-sort-value="Race for the Poles, The" | The Race for the Poles
| Narrator | Voice, documentary |
| rowspan="6" | 2001
| John Robertson | Episode: "Bronx Cheer" |
| Semper Fi
| Gunnery Sergeant Brinkloff | Television film |
| Going to California
| Paradise | Episode: "I Know Why the Caged Rhino Sings" |
| Jazz
| Narrator | Voice, 10 episodes |
| data-sort-value="Legend of Tarzan, The" | The Legend of Tarzan
| Tublat | Voice, 3 episodes |
| House of Mouse
| Card Soldier | Voice, episode: "The Stolen Cartoons" |
| 2001–2002
| data-sort-value="Job, The" | The Job | Lieutenant Williams | 9 episodes |
| 2002
| Arliss | Cecil Pickett | Episode: "Standards and Practices" |
| rowspan="5" | 2003
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Matt Phelps | Episode: "Random Acts of Violence" |
| Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
| Agent Mosely | Voice, 2 episodes |
| Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
| Narrator | Voice, documentary |
| Justice League
| Despero |
| Inside Mecca
| Narrator | Voice, documentary |
| rowspan="3" | 2004
| data-sort-value="Big House, The" | The Big House | Clarence Cleveland | 5 episodes |
| Teen Titans
| Atlas |
| Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
| Narrator | Voice, documentary |
| 2004–2005
| Narrator | |
| rowspan="4" | 2005
| Lloyd Mackie | 2 episodes |
| Everwood
| Brian | Episode: "Pro Choice" |
| data-sort-value="Proud Family Movie, The" | The Proud Family Movie
| BeBe Clone |
| data-sort-value="Crusades: Crescent and the Cross, The" | The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross
| Narrator | Voice, documentary |
| rowspan="2" | 2006–2007
| ER | Pastor Watkins | 5 episodes |
| 7th Heaven
| Stanley Sunday | 4 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| data-sort-value="War, The" | The War | Narrator | Voice, documentary |
| After Hours with Daniel Boulud
| Self | Episode: "Ford's Filling Station" |
| rowspan="5" | 2008
| data-sort-value="Spectacular Spider-Man, The" | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Big Man | Voice, episode: "Survival of the Fittest" |
| Canterbury's Law
| Miles Grant | 2 episodes |
| World War II Behind Closed Doors
| Narrator | Voice, documentary |
| SIS
| Joseph Armstrong | Television film |
| Psych
| Mr. Guster | Episode: "Christmas Joy" |
| 2009
| Numbers | Jeremiah Miller | Episode: "Hydra" |
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| Sleeping Celebrity | Episode: "Episode Six" |
| Ken Burns' Baseball: The Tenth Inning
| Narrator | Voice; 2 episodes |
| rowspan="4" | 2011
| data-sort-value="Cape, The" | The Cape | Max Malini | 10 episodes |
| Hawaii Five-0
| Jimmy Cannon | Episode: "Ho'opa'i" |
| Allen Gregory
| Carl Trent D'Avis "Cole Train" |
| WWE The True Story of WrestleMania
| Narrator | Voice, special |
| rowspan="3" | 2012
| Various characters | Voice, episode: "Hemlock Gin and Juice" |
| WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
| Narrator | Voice, special |
| Community
| Narrator | Voice, episode: "Pillows and Blankets" |
| 2012–2017
| Flame King, Balthus |
| rowspan="5" | 2013
| Belle's | William "Big Bill" Cooper | 6 episodes |
| Young Justice
| Mongul |
| Touch
| Dutch | Episode: "Ghosts" |
| data-sort-value="Bible, The" | The Bible
| Narrator | Voice, 10 episodes |
| Once Upon a Time in Wonderland |
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight | Dean | 2 episodes |
| Enlisted
| Sergeant Major Donald Cody | 13 episodes |
| Scorpion
| Warden | Episode: "Father's Day" |
| rowspan="4" | 2015
| Archer | Lemuel Kane | Voice, episode: "The Kanes" |
| Big Time in Hollywood, FL
| Agent Everett Malloy | 6 episodes |
| Community
| 12 episodes |
| Mr. Robot
| Qwerty | Voice, episode: "eps1.3_da3m0ns.mp4" |
| 2015–present
| The President / Andre Curtis, Reverse Giraffe | Voice, 10 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| Extant | Nicholas Calderon | Episode: "Zugzwang" |
| Black Jesus
| Reverend Otis | 3 episodes |
| Uncle Grandpa
| Voice, episode: "Secret Santa" |
| 2015–2016
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Sal Commander |
| rowspan="3" | 2016
| Terence Beale | Episode: "Truth Be Told" |
| Kulipari
| Lord Marmoo | Voice, 13 episodes |
| data-sort-value="600: The History of NASCAR's Toughest Race, The" | The 600: The History of NASCAR's Toughest Race
| Narrator | Voice, documentary |
| 2016–2020
| Bishop James Greenleaf | 60 episodes |
| rowspan="8" |2017
| Streaming | Voice, episode: "A Regular Epic Final Battle" |
| OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
| Crinkly Wrinkly |
| Ben 10
| Yawk |
| BoJack Horseman
| Lion Musician | Voice, episode: "Hooray! Todd Episode" |
| Future Man
| Dr. Kronish | 5 episodes |
| We Bare Bears
| Barry's Dad | Voice, episode: "Icy Nights II" |
| Speechless
| Colonel Clements | Episode: "B-r-i-- British I-n-v-- Invasion" |
| Superior Donuts
| John | Episode: "Homeless for the Holidays" |
| 2017–2020
| data-sort-value="Flash, The" | The Flash | Solovar |
| 2017–2018
| Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters | Malcolm Kane |
| 2018–2021
| Bolo | Voice, 10 episodes |
| rowspan="4" | 2018
| Gary's Collar | Voice, episode: "Chatterbox Gary" |
| New Warriors
| Voice, pilot |
| Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
| Additional Voices | 2 episodes |
| Champaign ILL
| Lafonso | 10 episodes |
| 2018–2019
| Glossaryck | Voice, 12 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| T'Chaka |
| Fresh Off the Boat
| Clyde Roses | Episode: "Grandma's Boys" |
| Craig of the Creek
| Narrator | Voice, episode: "Craig and the Kid's Table" |
| 2019–2020
| data-sort-value="Last Kids on Earth, The" | The Last Kids on Earth | Thrull |
| 2020
| Jazz Documentary Narrator | Voice, episode: "Short Cuts" |
| rowspan="4" |2020
| Gene Holloway | 2 episodes |
| MacGyver
| Agent Burke | Episode: "Father + Son + Father + Matriarch" |
| Black-ish
| Loose Craig | Episode: "Earl, Interrupted" |
| JJ Villard's Fairy Tales
| Lionel | Voice, episode: "Rumpelstiltskin" |
| 2020–2022
| Amphibia | King Andrias Leviathan | Voice, 15 episodes{{cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Dino-Ray |title=Disney Channel Renews 'Amphibia' For Season 3; Kermit The Frog, Jenifer Lewis, George Takei And More To Guest Star On Season 2 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/disney-channel-amphibia-renew-season-3-matt-braly-brenda-song-kermit-the-frog-jenifer-lewis-george-takei-1202966693/ |website=Deadline |date=June 23, 2020}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2020
| Woke | Bible | Voice, episode: "Prayers for Kubby" |
| data-sort-value="Good Lord Bird, The" | The Good Lord Bird
| Herbert | Episode: "Meet the Lord" |
| 2020–2021
| Lithophone, Tummy | Voice, 2 episodes |
| rowspan="6" | 2021
| Campbell's Mug | Voice, episode: "Time Hooch/World's Greatest Teacher" |
| DuckTales
| Manny the Headless Man-Horse |
| Creepshow
| Mr. Murdoch | Episode: "Pesticide" |
| Central Park
| Ward Wittlinger | Voice, episode: "Of Course You Realize This Means Ward" |
| Muhammad Ali
| Narrator | Voice, documentary |
| Love Life
| Narrator | Voice, 10 episodes |
| 2021–2022
| Stargirl |
| rowspan="4" | 2022
| data-sort-value="Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, The" | The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse | Narrator | Voice, episode: "The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse" |
| Entergalactic
| Voice, television special |
| From Scratch
| Hershel Wheeler | 8 episodes |
| Leverage: Redemption
| Billy Spencer | Episode: "The Fractured Job" |
| 2022–2023
| Fire Chief | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2022–2024
| Firebuds | Manny Kablamee | Voice, 3 episodes |
| rowspan="6" | 2023
| data-sort-value="Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, The" | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | Clone BeBe | Voice, episode: "Us Again" |
| True Lies
| Albert "Al" Gibson Sr. | Episode: "Independent Dependents"{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/true-lies-series-trailer/|title='True Lies' Series Trailer Reveals a Familiar Face From the James Cameron Movie|website=Collider|first=Simbiat|last=Ayoola|date=February 2, 2023|access-date=February 21, 2023}} |
| Justified: City Primeval
| Judge Alvin Guy | Episode: "City Primeval" |
| Transformers: EarthSpark
| Grimlock | Voice, 5 episodes |
| My Dad the Bounty Hunter
| B'Caala | Voice, 3 episodes |
| Pluto
| English dub, 5 episodes |
| 2023–2025
| King Andrias Leviathan | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2023–present
| Asskill | Voice, 7 episodes |
| rowspan="5" | 2024
| Masters of the Universe: Revolution | Hordak | Voice, 3 episodes |
| Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
| Darkseid |
| Hit-Monkey
| Mephisto | Voice, Season 2{{Cite web |last=Hermanns |first=Grant |date=July 16, 2024 |title=Hit-Monkey Season 2 Creators Talk Supernatural Threats, Important New Characters & Potential Season 3 |url=https://screenrant.com/hit-monkey-season-2-creators-will-speck-josh-gordon-interview |access-date=July 16, 2024 |website=Screen Rant}} |
| Gremlins: The Wild Batch
| {{TableTBA}} | Voice{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/gremlins-the-wild-batch-season-2-simu-liu-max/|title='Gremlins: The Wild Batch' Adds Simu Liu as Series Regular, Sets Season 2 Premiere Date|website=TheWrap|first=Drew|last=Taylor|date=July 26, 2024|access-date=July 27, 2024|archive-date=July 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726230806/https://www.thewrap.com/gremlins-the-wild-batch-season-2-simu-liu-max/|url-status=live}} |
| Invincible Fight Girl
| Scouter | Voice, 5 episodes |
| 2024–2025
| Frank | 2 episodes |
| 2024–present
| Husk |
| rowspan="5" | 2025
| Captain Pacheco | Episode: "The Sauna at the End of the Stairs" |
| Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
| Voice, episode: 2 episodes |
| Family Guy
| Sergeant Bensinger | Voice, episode: "Martian Meg" |
| Duster
| Ezra |
| The Lowdown
| Marty | Upcoming series{{Cite web |last=Cobb |first=Kayla |date=2024-10-01 |title=Ethan Hawke and Sterlin Harjo Drama Picked Up to Series at FX |url=https://www.thewrap.com/ethan-hawke-sterlin-harjo-drama-ordered-fx/ |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}{{cite web |last=Maglio |first=Tony |date=May 13, 2025 |title=FX Sets Premiere Dates for ‘The Bear’ Season 4, ‘Alien: Earth’ and Sterlin Harjo’s ‘The Lowdown’ |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-bear-season-4-alien-earth-the-lowdown-release-dates-1236214736/ |accessdate=May 14, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} |
=Video games=
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1997
| Fallout | Decker |
| 1998
| Disney's Hades Challenge | Apollo | |
| 1999
| Vhailor | |
| 2003
| Lord Vekk | |
| 2004
| Halo 2 |
| 2006
| Julius Little |
| rowspan="3" | 2007 |
| Halo 3
| Arbiter Thel 'Vadam |
| Mass Effect
| David Anderson |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| Julius Little |
| Dissidia Final Fantasy
| Chaos |
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Sergeant Foley |
| data-sort-value="Princess and the Frog, The" | The Princess and the Frog
| Dr. Facilier | |
| Coraline
| Narrator, The Cat |
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| David Anderson |
| Megamind: Ultimate Showdown
| rowspan="2" | Psycho Dellic |
| Megamind: Mega Team Unite |
| 2011
| Chaos |
| 2012–2013
| David Anderson |
| rowspan="2" | 2013 |
| Saints Row IV
| Vice President Keith David |
| 2015
| Arbiter Thel 'Vadam | |
| 2019
| Moloch | |
| 2020
| Al Simmons / Spawn |
| 2022
| The President / Andre Curtis | {{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtPULGwYq40|title=POCKET MORTYS! Ricktional Mortpoon's Rickmas Mortcation – Rick and Morty |date=December 16, 2022| access-date=December 16, 2022|via=YouTube|work=Adult Swim UK}} |
| 2024
| Commander Zavala | Replaced Lance Reddick{{Cite web |title= Thank You, Commander: The Future of Zavala's Journey| date= August 10, 2023 |author= ((Destiny 2 Team)) |url= https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/zvaa |website= bungie.net| access-date= February 6, 2024}} |
=Theme parks=
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2012
| Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom | Dr. Facilier | Voice |
Theatre
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1979
| The Haggadah | Performer | Original Off-Broadway Production |
| 1980
| Oscar | Broadway |
| 1982
| Alec Wilder - Clues To A Life | rowspan="2" | Performer | Original Off-Off-Broadway Production |
| 1986
| The Tale of Madame Zora | Original Off-Off-Broadway Production |
| 1986
| Capulet | rowspan="3" | Broadway Revivals (performed in repertory) |
| 1986
| Jaques |
| 1986
| Macbeth | Macbeth (alternate) |
| 1991
| Chimney Man | World Premiere |
| 1992
| Chimney Man | Original Broadway Production |
| 1994
| Judge Brack | Broadway Revival |
| 1996
| Floyd Barton | Broadway |
| 2006
| Hot Feet | Victor | Original Broadway Production |
| 2013
| Seth Holly | Los Angeles Revival |
| 2014
| Paul Robeson |Los Angeles |
| 2015
| ToasT | Dolomite | Off-Broadway |
References
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Further reading
- Voisin, Scott. Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting. BearManor Media, 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-59393-342-5}}.
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