Will Smith filmography

A photograph of Will Smith attending the premiere of The Karate Kid in 2010
Smith at the premiere of The Karate Kid in 2010

Will Smith is an American actor and producer. His breakthrough came when he played a fictionalised version of himself in the 1990s television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.[1][2] The role brought him international recognition, and two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy.[1][3] Two years later, Smith made his film debut in the drama Where the Day Takes You where he appeared as a disabled homeless man.[4] In 1995, he starred as a police officer with Martin Lawrence in Michael Bay's Bad Boys. The following year, Smith appeared as a Marine Corps pilot with Jeff Goldblum in Roland Emmerich's science fiction film Independence Day.[5] The film grossed over $817 million at the worldwide box office and was the highest grossing of 1996.[6] In 1997, he starred as Agent J in the science fiction film Men in Black, a role he reprised in its sequels Men in Black II (2002), and Men in Black 3 (2012).

Smith portrayed heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali in the 2001 biopic Ali. For his performance he garnered nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.[3][7] In 2004, he appeared in animated film Shark Tale, and science fiction film I, Robot. The following year he starred as a professional dating consultant in the romantic comedy Hitch.[8] Smith's portrayal of stockbroker Chris Gardner in the biopic The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) earned him a second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.[9][10] Two years later, he played a vigilante superhero in Hancock (2008). The film received poor reviews but became his eighth consecutive to gross over $100 million at the North American box office and grossed a worldwide total of over $624 million.[lower-alpha 1][12][13] In 2015, Smith portrayed Nigerian-American physician Bennet Omalu in the biopic Concussion for which he garnered a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.[3]

Television

Title Year Role Network Notes Ref(s)
ABC Afterschool Special 1990 Hawker ABC Episode: "The Perfect Date"
Cameo		 [14][15]
The Earth Day Special 1990 Himself ABC [16]
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, TheThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990–96 Will Smith NBC Executive producer (24 episodes) [17][18]
Rockin' Through the Decades 1990 Host NBC Documentary of Alvin and the Chipmunks [19]
Blossom 1992 Himself NBC Cameo [20]
NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam 1992 Himself NBC [21]
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 1997 Pinocchio HBO Episode: "Pinocchio" [22]
All of Us 2003–07 Jonny UPN
The CW		 Executive producer [17][22]
BET Awards 2005 2005 Host BET [23]
Un-broke: What You Need To Know About Money 2009 Himself ABC [24]
2012 Kids' Choice Awards 2012 Host Nickelodeon [25]
The Queen Latifah Show 2013 — CBS Executive producer [26]
Top Gear 2015 Himself BBC [27]

Film

Title Year Role(s) Director(s) Notes Ref(s)
Where the Day Takes You 1992 Manny Rocco, MarcMarc Rocco [28]
Made in America 1993 Walters, T.KT.K Walters Benjamin, RichardRichard Benjamin [29]
Six Degrees of Separation 1993 Paul Schepisi, FredFred Schepisi [30]
Bad Boys 1995 Lowrey, MikeMike Lowrey Bay, MichaelMichael Bay [31]
Independence Day 1996 Hiller, Capt. StevenCapt. Steven Hiller Emmerich, RolandRoland Emmerich [5]
Men in Black 1997 James Darrell Edwards III / Agent J Sonnenfeld, BarryBarry Sonnenfeld [32]
Enemy of the State 1998 Dean, Robert ClaytonRobert Clayton Dean Scott, TonyTony Scott [33]
Wild Wild West 1999 West, Captain JamesCaptain James West Sonnenfeld, BarryBarry Sonnenfeld [34]
Legend of Bagger Vance, TheThe Legend of Bagger Vance 2000 Vance, BaggerBagger Vance Redford, RobertRobert Redford [35]
Ali 2001 Ali, MuhammadMuhammad Ali Mann, MichaelMichael Mann [36]
Showtime 2002 — Dey, TomTom Dey Executive producer [17][37]
Men in Black II 2002 James Darrell Edwards III / Agent J Sonnenfeld, BarryBarry Sonnenfeld [38]
Bad Boys II 2003 Lowrey, MikeMike Lowrey Bay, MichaelMichael Bay [39]
Ride or Die 2003 — Ross Jr., CraigCraig Ross Jr. Executive producer [17][40]
Jersey Girl 2004 Himself Smith, KevinKevin Smith Cameo [41][42]
I, Robot 2004 Spooner, Detective DelDetective Del Spooner Proyas, AlexAlex Proyas Executive producer [43]
The Seat Filler 2004 — Castle, NickNick Castle Executive producer [17][44]
Saving Face 2004 — Wu, AliceAlice Wu Producer [17][45]
Shark Tale 2004 Oscar (voice) Jenson, VickyVicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman [46]
Hitch 2005 Hitchens, Alex "Hitch"Alex "Hitch" Hitchens Tennant, AndyAndy Tennant Producer [47]
ATL 2006 — Robinson, ChrisChris Robinson Producer [17][48]
The Pursuit of Happyness 2006 Gardner, ChrisChris Gardner Muccino, GabrieleGabriele Muccino Producer [49]
I Am Legend 2007 Neville, RobertRobert Neville Lawrence, FrancisFrancis Lawrence [50]
Hancock 2008 Hancock, JohnJohn Hancock Berg, PeterPeter Berg Producer [51]
The Human Contract 2008 — Smith, Jada PinkettJada Pinkett Smith Executive producer [17][52]
The Secret Life of Bees 2008 — Prince-Bythewood, GinaGina Prince-Bythewood Producer [17][53]
Lakeview Terrace 2008 — LaBute, NeilNeil LaBute Producer [17][54]
Seven Pounds 2008 Thomas, TimTim Thomas Muccino, GabrieleGabriele Muccino Producer [55]
The Karate Kid 2010 — Zwart, HaraldHarald Zwart Producer [56]
This Means War 2012 — McG Producer [57]
Men in Black 3 2012 James Darrell Edwards III / Agent J Sonnenfeld, BarryBarry Sonnenfeld [58]
After Earth 2013 Raige, CypherCypher Raige Shyamalan, M. NightM. Night Shyamalan Writer (story), and producer [59]
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 2013 ESPN Reporter McKay, AdamAdam McKay Cameo [60]
Winter's Tale 2014 Lucifer Goldsman, AkivaAkiva Goldsman Cameo [61]
Annie 2014 — Gluck, WillWill Gluck Producer [62]
Focus 2015 Spurgeon, NickyNicky Spurgeon Ficarra, GlennGlenn Ficarra, and John Requa [63]
Concussion 2015 Omalu, BennetBennet Omalu Landesman, PeterPeter Landesman [64]
Suicide Squad 2016 Floyd Lawton / Deadshot Ayer, DavidDavid Ayer [65][66]
Collateral BeautyFilms that have not yet been released 2016 Inlet, HowardHoward Inlet Frankel, DavidDavid Frankel [67][68]
BrightFilms that have not yet been released 2017 Ward, ScottScott Ward Ayer, DavidDavid Ayer Filming [69][70]
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The streak started with Men in Black II in 2002.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 Waxman, Olivia (September 10, 2015). "The Fresh Prince Turns 25: The Show's Creators on Will Smith, Reboots and Race". Time. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Will Smith". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Will Smith's 10 Best Movies". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "'Independence Day': THR's 1996 Review". The Hollywood Reporter. July 1, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Independence Day (1996)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ "The 74th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ Ebert, Roger (February 10, 2005). "Hitch Movie Review & Film Summary (2005)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ Gallo, Carmine (July 24, 2007). "From Homeless to Multimillionaire". Bloomberg News. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  10. ↑ "The 79th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ Cieply, Michael (July 7, 2008). "'Hancock' Powers to the Top of Box Office". The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (June 2, 2013). "Could 'After Earth' End Will Smith's Box Office Domination?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  13. ↑ Horowitz, Josh (July 7, 2008). "Will Smith's 'Hancock' Soars To Top Of Box Office, Marking His Fifth July 4 #1". MTV. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  14. ↑ "New Again: Will Smith". Interview. October 1990. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  15. ↑ "The latest in kids products". Entertainment Weekly. April 13, 1990. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  16. ↑ Blevins, Joe (April 22, 2016). "Celebrate Earth Day by watching this insane all-star TV special from 1990". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Iannucci, Lisa (November 12, 2009). Will Smith: A Biography: A Biography. ABC-CLIO. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-313-37611-5.
  18. ↑ Waxman, Olivia (September 10, 2015). "The Fresh Prince Turns 25: The Show's Creators on Will Smith, Reboots and Race". Time. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  19. ↑ Fearn-Banks, Kathleen; Burford-Johnson, Anne (October 3, 2014). Historical Dictionary of African American Television. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 432. ISBN 978-0-8108-7917-1.
  20. ↑ Marine, Brooke (September 10, 2014). "24 Things You Didn't Know About "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"". Complex. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  21. ↑ "New York Magazine". New York Media, LLC. February 10, 1992. p. 125.
  22. 1 2 "Will Smith List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Will and Jada Make a Grand Entry". BET. June 28, 2005. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  24. ↑ Mayerowitz, Scott (May 28, 2009). "Un-Broke: What You Need to Know About Money". ABC. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Kids' Choice Awards: Justin Bieber Shares Slime with Will Smith". Billboard. March 31, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  26. ↑ Braxton, Greg (August 28, 2013). "Queen Latifah nabs Will Smith, John Travolta for her new talk show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Top Gear, Series 22, Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  28. ↑ Maslin, Janet (September 11, 1992). "Review/Film; Under the Freeway, A Family of Runaways". The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  29. ↑ Maslin, Janet (May 28, 1993). "Review/Film; A Man, a Woman And a Sperm Bank Yield a 90's Romance". The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  30. ↑ Maslin, Janet (December 8, 1993). "Review/Film: Six Degrees of Separation; John Guare's 'Six Degrees,' on Art And Life Stories, Real and Fake". The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  31. ↑ Ebert, Roger (April 7, 1995). "Bad Boys Movie Review & Film Summary (1995)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  32. ↑ Travers, Peter (July 2, 1997). "Men in Black". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  33. ↑ Levy, Emanuel (November 15, 1998). "Review: 'Enemy of the State'". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  34. ↑ Ebert, Roger (June 30, 1999). "Wild Wild West Movie Review & Film Summary (1999)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  35. ↑ Ebert, Roger (November 3, 2000). "The Legend of Bagger Vance Movie Review (2000)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  36. ↑ Mitchell, Elvis (December 25, 2001). "Film Review; Master of the Boast, King of the Ring, Vision of the Future". The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  37. ↑ Ebert, Roger (March 15, 2002). "Showtime Movie Review & Film Summary (2002)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  38. ↑ Ebert, Roger (July 3, 2002). "Men In Black II Movie Review & Film Summary (2002)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  39. ↑ Scott, A. O. (July 18, 2003). "Film Review; Hot Cars, Burning Rubber And Guys Good and Bad". The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  40. ↑ "Ride or Die (2003)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  41. ↑ Holden, Stephen (March 26, 2004). "Film Review; How to End a Career: Take a Baby to a News Conference". The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  42. ↑ "Kevin Smith". BBC. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  43. ↑ Levy, Emanuel (February 10, 2006). "I, Robot: Star Will Smith on his Movie". Emanuel Levy. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  44. ↑ "The Seat Filler (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  45. ↑ "Saving Face (2004)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  46. ↑ Scott, A. O. (October 1, 2004). "Fish With Stars' Voices in a Pop-Culture Sea". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  47. ↑ Lowry, Brian (February 4, 2005). "Review: 'Hitch'". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  48. ↑ "ATL (2006)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  49. ↑ Lowry, Brian (December 7, 2006). "Review: 'The Pursuit of Happyness'". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  50. ↑ Ebert, Roger (December 13, 2007). "I Am Legend Movie Review & Film Summary (2007)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  51. ↑ McCarthy, Todd (June 24, 2008). "Review: 'Hancock'". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  52. ↑ Fleming, Michael. "Pinkett Smith writing own 'Contract'". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  53. ↑ "The Secret Life of Bees". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  54. ↑ "Lakeview Terrace". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  55. ↑ Mc Carthy, Todd (December 17, 2008). "Review: 'Seven Pounds'". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  56. ↑ Chang, Justin (June 3, 2010). "Review: 'The Karate Kid'". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  57. ↑ Debruge, Peter (February 9, 2012). "Review: 'This Means War'". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  58. ↑ Ebert, Roger (May 23, 2012). "Men in Black III Movie Review (2012)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  59. ↑ Foundas, Scott (May 29, 2013). "Film Review: 'After Earth'". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  60. ↑ Alexander, Bryan (December 23, 2013). "Exclusive: Legendary cameos of 'Anchorman 2'". USA Today. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  61. ↑ Setoodeh, Ramin (February 12, 2014). "Will Smith Makes Surprise Appearance in 'Winter's Tale'". Variety. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  62. ↑ Scheib, Ronnie (December 14, 2014). "Film Review: 'Annie'". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  63. ↑ Collin, Robbie (April 8, 2015). "Focus: 'a long con'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  64. ↑ Robey, Tim (February 12, 2016). "Concussion review: 'predictable'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  65. ↑ Wigler, Josh (February 19, 2015). "Will Smith Wants To Make History With 'Suicide Squad'". MTV. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  66. ↑ Collin, Robbie (August 5, 2016). "Suicide Squad is a crushingly puerile semi-pornographic slog — review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  67. ↑ "Will Smith tells us (sort of) about Collateral Beauty". Entertainment Weekly. August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  68. ↑ Nordine, Michael (August 14, 2016). "Will Smith Calls 'Collateral Beauty' Ensemble 'The Avengers' of a Christmas Dramedy — First Photo". Indiewire. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  69. ↑ Kroll, Justin (March 2, 2016). "Will Smith, David Ayer Reteaming on Max Landis Spec 'Bright'". Variety. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  70. ↑ Evry, Max (November 9, 2016). "First Bright Set Photos Featuring Will Smith in Costume". ComingSoon.net.

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