Will Smith

Acting • Born 1968-09-25

Acting9Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. Known for variety of roles, Smith has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and four Grammy Awards. Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996). He first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums and the US Billboard Hot 100 top 20 singles "Parents Just Don't Understand", "A Nightmare on My Street", "Summertime", "Ring My Bell", and "Boom! Shake the Room" from 1984 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), and Lost and Found (2005), which contained the US number-one singles "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West". He has received four Grammy Awards for his rap performances. Smith achieved wider fame as a leading man in films such as the action film Bad Boys (1995), its sequels Bad Boys II (2003) and Bad Boys for Life (2020), and the sci-fi comedies Men in Black (1997), Men in Black II (2002), and Men in Black 3 (2012). After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayal as Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001), and as Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He then starred in a range of commercially successful films, including I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016) and Aladdin (2019). For his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021), Smith won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor.

Filmography

174 credits

I, Robot

Movie • 2004

Del Spooner

Independence Day

Movie • 1996

Capt. Steven Hiller

The Pursuit of Happyness

Movie • 2006

Chris Gardner

Men in Black

Movie • 1997

Jay

Men in Black II

Movie • 2002

Jay

Shark Tale

Movie • 2004

Oscar (voice)

The Legend of Bagger Vance

Movie • 2000

Bagger Vance

I Am Legend

Movie • 2007

Robert Neville

Seven Pounds

Movie • 2008

Ben

Six Degrees of Separation

Movie • 1993

Paul

Hitch

Movie • 2005

Hitch

Wild Wild West

Movie • 1999

Capt. James West

Ali

Movie • 2001

Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay

Lily Topples The World

Movie • 2021

Self

Made in America

Movie • 1993

Tea Cake Walters

Bad Boys II

Movie • 2003

Detective Mike Lowrey

Hancock

Movie • 2008

John Hancock

Jersey Girl

Movie • 2004

Will Smith

Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'

Movie • 2000

Self

Enemy of the State

Movie • 1998

Robert Clayton Dean

Men in Black 3

Movie • 2012

Agent J

The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades

Movie • 1990

Fresh Prince

Bad Boys

Movie • 1995

Mike Lowrey

You're Watching Video Music Box

Movie • 2021

Self (archive footage)

After Earth

Movie • 2013

Cypher Raige

I Am Legend 2

Movie

Robert Neville

Blind Ref

Movie • 2013

Blind Referee

Winter's Tale

Movie • 2014

Judge

Inside the Golden Statue

Movie • 1998

Self

Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

Movie • 2022

Self (archive footage)

Howard

Movie • 2018

Genie / Mariner (archive footage)

Focus

Movie • 2015

Nicky Spurgeon

One Strange Rock

Movie • 2018

Self - Host (archive footage)

Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy

Movie • 2020

Self

Night of 100 Stars III

Movie • 1990

Self

Suicide Squad

Movie • 2016

Deadshot

Free Child

Movie • 2020

Self

Concussion

Movie • 2015

Dr. Bennet Omalu

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Movie • 1998

Self (archive footage)

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Movie • 2012

Self (archive footage)

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

Movie • 2023

Self

Tina Turner : Celebrate!

Movie • 1999

Self

Collateral Beauty

Movie • 2016

Howard Inlet

David Blaine: Real or Magic

Movie • 2013

Self

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Movie • 2013

ESPN Reporter

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Movie • 2005

Self (archive footage)

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

Movie • 2016

Self

Bad Boys for Life

Movie • 2020

Mike

Student of the Year 2

Movie • 2019

Cameo

Bright

Movie • 2017

Daryl Ward

Resistor

Movie

Jon Grady

Aladdin

Movie • 2019

Genie / Mariner

Gemini Man

Movie • 2019

Henry Brogen / Junior

Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'

Movie • 2000

Self

Where the Day Takes You

Movie • 1992

Manny

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Movie • 2015

Self

Torrance Rises

Movie • 1999

Self

Will Smith: Live in Concert

Movie • 2005

Self

Welcome to Hollywood

Movie • 2000

Will Smith

Live 8

Movie • 2005

Self - Philadelphia

Spies in Disguise

Movie • 2019

Lance Sterling (voice)

A Man's Story

Movie • 2011

Self

Roswell Top Secret

Movie • 1998

Self

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

Movie • 2016

Self

Quincy

Movie • 2018

Self

Club Oscar

Movie • 2005

Oscar (voice)

King Richard

Movie • 2021

Richard Williams

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

Movie • 1999

Self

Dads

Movie • 2019

Self

Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

Movie • 1996

Self

The Making of 'Independence Day'

Movie • 1996

Self

Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

Movie • 2002

Self

It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'

Movie • 1999

Self

Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'

Movie • 2002

Self

MIB ADR

Movie • 2002

Self

Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West

Movie • 1999

Self

Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets

Movie • 1999

Self

The Making of Men in Black

Movie • 1997

Self

After Earth: A Father's Legacy

Self

Fast and Loose

Movie

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Movie • 2024

Mike Lowrey

The Earth Day Special

Movie • 1990

Movie

Will Smith

Quincy Jones | Music Man

Movie • 2025

Self (archive footage)

Jackie Chan: Building an Icon

Movie • 2021

Self (archive footage)

Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary

Movie • 2025

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

Movie • 2004

Self

TV • 2003

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

TV • 1990

Will Smith

Today

TV • 1952

Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV • 1988

Domenica In

TV • 1976

Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV • 1992

Amend: The Fight for America

TV • 2021

Self - Host

The Early Show

TV • 1999

Self

American Chopper

TV • 2003

Rock Concert

TV • 1973

Self

MADtv

TV • 1995

Self

The Shop

TV • 2018

Self

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV • 1992

Welcome to Earth

TV • 2021

Self - Host

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self

GMTV

TV • 1993

Self

TV • 2018

Self

Pole to Pole with Will Smith

Self - Host

El hormiguero

Self - Performer

Bel-Air

TV • 2022

Will Smith

Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

TV • 1988

Blossom

TV • 1990

Fresh Prince (uncredited)

The BRIT Awards

TV • 1977