Terry Crews
Acting • Born 1968-07-30
Biography
Terrence Alan Crews (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
145 credits
Idiocracy
Movie • 2006
President Camacho
Harsh Times
Movie • 2005
Darrell
Puff, Puff, Pass
Movie • 2006
Cold Crush
Get Smart
Movie • 2008
Agent 91
White Chicks
Movie • 2004
Latrell Spencer
The Longest Yard
Movie • 2005
Cheeseburger Eddy
Balls of Fury
Movie • 2007
Freddy
Norbit
Movie • 2007
Big Jack Latimore
The Benchwarmers
Movie • 2006
Poker Guy #1
The Expendables
Movie • 2010
Hale Caesar
How to Rob a Bank
Movie • 2007
Officer DeGepse
Baadasssss!
Movie • 2004
Big T
Lottery Ticket
Movie • 2010
Jimmy the Driver
The Alibi
Movie • 2006
Crazy Eight
Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control
Movie • 2008
Agent 91
Gamer
Movie • 2009
Hackman
Deliver Us from Eva
Movie • 2003
Big Bartender
Bridesmaids
Movie • 2011
Boot Camp Instructor
The Expendables 2
Movie • 2012
Hale Caesar
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Movie • 2013
Earl Devereaux (voice)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Movie • 2010
Self
The Expendables 3
Movie • 2014
Hale Caesar
Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers
Movie • 2021
Self - Commentator
Draft Day
Movie • 2014
Earl Jennings
Blended
Movie • 2014
Nickens
Reach Me
Movie • 2014
Wilson
The Single Moms Club
Movie • 2014
Branson
Middle Men
Movie • 2009
James
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Movie • 2022
Self
Who's Your Caddy?
Movie • 2007
Tank
Halloween in Hollywood
Movie • 2022
Self
The Ridiculous 6
Movie • 2015
Chico
The Killer's Game
Movie • 2024
Creighton Lovedahl
Aztec Warrior
Movie • 2013
Juan Claudio
2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
Movie • 2022
Self
Inland Empire
Movie • 2006
Street Person #3
Friday After Next
Movie • 2002
Damon
Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes
Movie • 2012
Self
Sandy Wexler
Movie • 2017
'Bedtime' Bobby Barnes
Where's the Money
Movie • 2017
Leon
Starsky & Hutch
Movie • 2004
Porter
Street Kings
Movie • 2008
Detective Terrence Washington
Click
Movie • 2006
Singing Driver (uncredited)
Sorry to Bother You
Movie • 2018
Sergio
Soul Plane
Movie • 2004
Thug (Flight Attendant)
Training Day
Movie • 2001
Gang Member (uncredited)
The 6th Day
Movie • 2000
Vincent
Deadpool 2
Movie • 2018
Bedlam
Malibu's Most Wanted
Movie • 2003
8 Ball
Earl Scouts
Movie • 2013
Earl (voice)
The Willoughbys
Movie • 2020
Commander Melanoff (voice)
A Very Terry Christmas: Get Cozy With Terry Crews
Movie • 2018
Self
Once Upon a Deadpool
Movie • 2018
Bedlam
Serving Sara
Movie • 2002
Vernon
Man Made
Movie • 2019
Themself
Red Nose Day 2019
Movie • 2019
Host
VeggieTales: Celery Night Fever
Movie • 2014
Bruce Onion / Terry Turnip (Voice)
Rumble
Movie • 2021
Tentacular (voice)
John Henry
Movie • 2020
John Henry
Scary Movie 5
Movie • 2013
Martin Jacobs
Terminator Salvation
Movie • 2009
Captain Jericho
LA Originals
Movie • 2020
Self
Behind the Smile
Movie • 2006
Big James
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
Movie • 2026
(voice)
LarryBoy
Movie • 2026
Bruce Onion (voice)
Motion
Movie
Inauguration Day
Movie
Anthony
Battle Dome
TV • 1999
T-Money
Everybody Hates Chris
TV • 2005
Julius
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Craig Waters
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
TV • 2005
My Wife and Kids
TV • 2001
The Boondocks
TV • 2005
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self
Craig of the Creek
TV • 2018
Duane (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TV • 2015
Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
TV • 2014
Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV • 2019
Self
Good Mythical Morning
TV • 2012
Self
Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
TV • 2006
The Family Crews
TV • 2010
Are We There Yet?
TV • 2010
Nick Persons
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV • 2013
Terry Jeffords
CelebriD&D
TV • 2015
Thodak the Blacksmith
Lip Sync Battle
TV • 2015
Self
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Heinrich Brown (voice)
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self - Presenter
That's My Jam
TV • 2021
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Terry Crews Saves Christmas
TV • 2016
Self
America's Got Talent: Extreme
TV • 2022
Self - Host
About Last Night
TV • 2022
Self
America's Got Talent: The Champions
TV • 2019
Ultimate Beastmaster
TV • 2017
Host - US
America's Got Talent: Fantasy League
TV • 2024
Self - Host
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Space Force
TV • 2020
General Neyman Aggroad
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
The $100,000 Pyramid
TV • 2016
Self
Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
TV • 2017
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Drop the Mic
TV • 2017
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Hollywood Puppet Show
TV • 2017
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Tales of the Walking Dead
TV • 2022
Joe
A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus
TV • 2016
Self
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
TV • 2015
Self
America's Got Talent
TV • 2006
Self - Host
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Craig of the Creek
TV • 2018
Duane / Kit's Dad (voice)
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
TV • 2024
Self
The Grammys
TV • 1959
Self
Regular Show
TV • 2010
Broc Stettman (voice)
MTV Europe Music Awards
TV • 1994
Self - Announcer
MTV Europe Music Awards
TV • 1994
Self - Presenter
Celebrity Family Feud
TV • 2015
Self
Craig of the Creek
TV • 2018
Duane / Bobby Bodega (voice)
World's Funniest Fails
TV • 2015
Host
Jay Leno's Garage
TV • 2015
Self
Arrested Development
TV • 2003
Herbert Love
Celebrity IOU
TV • 2020
Self
America's Got Talent: All-Stars
TV • 2023
Self - Host
American Dad!
TV • 2005
(voice)
Drunk History
TV • 2013
Donald 'Cinque' DeFreeze
LEGO Masters
TV • 2020
Self
The Newsroom
TV • 2012
Lonny Church
After Midnight
TV • 2024
Self - Guest
Hollywood Game Night
TV • 2013
Self
Everybody Still Hates Chris
TV • 2024
Julius (voice)
Drunk History
TV • 2013
Joe Louis
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TV • 2018
Self
Is It Cake? Holiday
TV • 2024
Self - Guest Judge
Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!
TV • 1992
Self
What the Fit
TV • 2018
Self
Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
TV • 2013
Blade (voice)
Studio C
TV • 2012
Self - Special Guest
The Bachelor
TV • 2002
Self
Food Fears
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest