Terrence Howard

Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor performing on film and television. He has received a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards.

Howard made his film debut in a minor role in the buddy comedy ''Who's the Man?'' (1993). In 1995 he had a minor role in ''Mr. Holland's Opus''. He later was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as a pimp and drug dealer in ''Hustle & Flow'' (2005). He played James "Rhodey" Rhodes in the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Iron Man'' (2008).

He played Quentin Spivey in the films ''The Best Man'' (1999) and ''The Best Man Holiday'' (2013) and the miniseries ''The Best Man: The Final Chapters'' (2022). On television, he portrayed Jackie Jackson in ''The Jacksons: An American Dream'' (1992), Al Cowlings in ''The O. J. Simpson Story'' (1995), Cassius Clay in ''King of the World'' (2000), and Ralph Abernathy in ''Boycott'' (2001). He won an NAACP Image Award for his role in ''Lackawanna Blues'' (2005). He starred as the lead character Lucious Lyon in the Fox musical drama series ''Empire'' from 2015 to 2020.

Howard made his Broadway debut playing Brick in the revival of the Tennessee Williams play ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (2008). His debut album, ''Shine Through It'', was released in September 2008. In December 2022, Howard announced that he planned to retire from acting, but has since appeared in several films and television shows. Provided by Wikipedia