Will Smith
Known for Acting · 171 credits
- Born
- 1968-09-25 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Willard Smith · Willard Christopher Smith, Jr.
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.
Known For
TV Shows (66)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self / Self - Guest
Top Gear
2002
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
The One Show
2006
as Self
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
El hormiguero
2006
as Self / Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
GMTV
1993
as Self
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Will Smith
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
Blossom
1990
as Fresh Prince (uncredited)
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Bel-Air
2022
as Will Smith
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Pinoak (voice)
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Hawker
All of Us
2003
TRL
1998
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
Today
1952
as Self
Red Table Talk
2018
as Self
The Shop
2018
as Self
Kids' Choice Awards
1987
as Host
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
2004
as Self - Segment
Rove
1999
as Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
Late Night Berlin
2018
as Self
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
2018
as Self
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
as Self
American Chopper
2003
This Is Pop
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Domenica In
1976
as Self
The BRIT Awards
1977
The True Story of...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
as Self
Rock Concert
1973
as Self
Amend: The Fight for America
2021
as Self - Host
Pole to Pole with Will Smith
2026
as Self - Host
The Early Show
1999
as Self
The Magic Hour
1998
as Self
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
1988
as Self
Welcome to Earth
2021
as Self - Host
The Oprah Conversation
2020
as Self
BET Awards
2001
as Self - Performer
One Strange Rock
2018
as Self - Host
This Morning
1988
as Self
Will Smith's Bucket List
2019
as Self
MADtv
1995
as Self
Movies (105)
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006
as Chris Gardner
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
as Mike Lowrey
Independence Day
1996
as Capt. Steven Hiller
Aladdin
2019
as Genie / Mariner
I Am Legend
2007
as Robert Neville
Men in Black
1997
as Jay
I, Robot
2004
as Del Spooner
Bad Boys
1995
as Mike Lowrey
Suicide Squad
2016
as Deadshot
Shark Tale
2004
as Oscar (voice)
Men in Black 3
2012
as Agent J
Men in Black II
2002
as Jay
Bad Boys for Life
2020
as Mike
Bad Boys II
2003
as Detective Mike Lowrey
Hancock
2008
as John Hancock
Enemy of the State
1998
as Robert Clayton Dean
Hitch
2005
as Hitch
Spies in Disguise
2019
as Lance Sterling (voice)
Focus
2015
as Nicky Spurgeon
King Richard
2021
as Richard Williams
Gemini Man
2019
as Henry Brogen / Junior
Emancipation
2022
as Peter
Bright
2017
as Daryl Ward
Wild Wild West
1999
as Capt. James West
Ali
2001
as Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay
Seven Pounds
2008
as Ben
Collateral Beauty
2016
as Howard Inlet
After Earth
2013
as Cypher Raige
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
as ESPN Reporter
Concussion
2015
as Dr. Bennet Omalu
Winter's Tale
2014
as Judge
Student of the Year 2
2019
as Self
The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000
as Bagger Vance
I Am Legend 2
as Robert Neville
Jersey Girl
2004
as Will Smith
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
as Self
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Fresh Prince
Dads
2019
as Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013
as Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Made in America
1993
as Tea Cake Walters
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990
as Self
Quincy
2018
as Self
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
as Paul
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
as Self
MIB ADR
2002
as Self
Howard
2018
as Genie / Mariner (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
as Will Smith
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
as Self (archive footage)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
2020
as Self
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
1996
as Self
A Man's Story
2011
as Self
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
2021
as Self (archive footage)
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
as Self
Live 8
2005
as Self - Philadelphia
Club Oscar
2005
as Oscar (voice)
Where the Day Takes You
1992
as Manny
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
2016
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
as Self
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
2007
as Self
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
as Self
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
1999
as Self
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
1990
as Fresh Prince
Torrance Rises
1999
as Self
Resistor
as Jon Grady
Hormigueddon
2020
as Will Smith
Roswell Top Secret
1998
as Self
After Earth: A Father's Legacy
2013
as Self
David Blaine: Ascension
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of Men in Black
1997
as Self
Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
2002
as Self
Will Smith Budapest
as Will Smith
El cuarto round
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Father and Son: On Screen and Off
2007
as Self
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
2000
as Self
Lily Topples The World
2021
as Self
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
2000
as Self
After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds
2013
as Self
Inside the Golden Statue
1998
as Self
Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West
1999
as Self
Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets
1999
as Self
Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy
2020
as Self
Free Child
2020
as Self
Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood
2020
as Self
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
1999
as Self
Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
2000
as Self
Will Smith: Live in Concert
2005
as Self
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025
One Strange Rock
2018
as Self - Host (archive footage)
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
2002
as Self
Supermax
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Blind Ref
2013
as Blind Referee
Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep'
2019
as Self
The Making of 'Ali'
2001
as Self
About Will Smith
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 Unde… With 171 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Will Smith has appeared in 105 films and 66 TV shows.
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Most Popular Will Smith Movies
- The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) — as Chris Gardner
- Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) — as Mike Lowrey
- Independence Day (1996) — as Capt. Steven Hiller
- Aladdin (2019) — as Genie / Mariner
- I Am Legend (2007) — as Robert Neville
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