Actor profile

Anthony Anderson

15th August 1970 Los Angeles, California, USA Acting

Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and game show host. He is best known for his leading roles in drama series such as Marlin Boulet on K-Ville, and as NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard on the NBC crime drama Law & Order and comedy sitcom television series Guys with Kids as well as leading roles in comedy series such as Andre "Dre" Johnson on Black-ish. He had major roles in feature films such as Me, Myself & Irene (2000), Kangaroo Jack (2003), Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004), The Departed (2006), Transformers (2007), and Scream 4 (2011). Anderson is also a regular judge on Food Network's Iron Chef America and also has more roles on other television programs such as All About the Andersons, The Bernie Mac Show, and The Shield. Since June 2016, he has served as host of the ABC version of the game show To Tell the Truth. In addition, he has served as a guest panelist for various game shows. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Anthony Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

63 Movies 101 TV Shows 1 In Production 174 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Scary Movie poster

Scary Movie 3rd June 2026 as Anthony Anderson

G20 poster

G20 10th April 2025 as Derek Sutton

The Real Full Monty poster

The Real Full Monty 8th December 2024 as Self - Host

You People poster

You People 20th January 2023 as Barber #1

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter poster

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter 22nd September 2022 as Self

Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song poster

Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song 17th May 2022 as Self - Host

black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special poster

black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special 19th April 2022 as Self

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World poster

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World 1st October 2021 as Self

Don't Let the Pigeon Do Storytime poster

Don't Let the Pigeon Do Storytime 31st December 2020 as Self

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" poster

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" 18th December 2019 as Self - Performer

Beats poster

Beats 19th June 2019 as Romelo Reese

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" poster

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" 22nd May 2019 as Uncle Henry

Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom poster

Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom 6th May 2019

Dear Mama: A Love Letter To Moms poster

Dear Mama: A Love Letter To Moms 7th May 2018 as Host

Small Town Crime poster

Small Town Crime 19th January 2018 as Teddy Banks

Ferdinand poster

Ferdinand 9th December 2017 as Bones (voice)

The Star poster

The Star 15th November 2017 as Zach (voice)

Hand In Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane Relief poster

Hand In Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane Relief 12th September 2017 as Self

Barbershop: The Next Cut poster

Barbershop: The Next Cut 15th April 2016 as J.D.

Hot Bot poster

Hot Bot 1st March 2016 as Agent Frazier

The Town that Dreaded Sundown poster

The Town that Dreaded Sundown 16th October 2014 as Lone Wolf Morales

Grudge Match poster

Grudge Match 25th December 2013 as Mr. Sandpaper Hands

The Power of Few poster

The Power of Few 15th February 2013 as Junkshow

Goats poster

Goats 10th August 2012 as Coach

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac poster

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac 19th February 2012 as Self

The Big Year poster

The Big Year 13th October 2011 as Bill Clemont

Scream 4 poster

Scream 4 13th April 2011 as Deputy Perkins

The Back-Up Plan poster

The Back-Up Plan 23rd April 2010 as Playground Dad

Steppin: The Movie poster

Steppin: The Movie 19th May 2009 as Trevor

Laffapalooza Live From Las Vegas poster

Laffapalooza Live From Las Vegas 30th November 2008

Transformers poster

Transformers 27th June 2007 as Glen Whitmann

Arthur and the Invisibles poster

Arthur and the Invisibles 13th December 2006 as Koolomassai (voice)

The Last Stand poster

The Last Stand 7th December 2006 as Jay

The Departed poster

The Departed 4th October 2006 as Brown

Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1 poster

Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1 16th September 2006 as Self - Host

Scary Movie 4 poster

Scary Movie 4 12th April 2006 as Mahalik

The Gospel Live Concert poster

The Gospel Live Concert 26th December 2005 as Host

Hoodwinked! poster

Hoodwinked! 16th December 2005 as Detective Bill Stork (voice)

Hustle & Flow poster

Hustle & Flow 22nd July 2005 as Key

King's Ransom poster

King's Ransom 22nd April 2005 as Malcolm King

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle poster

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle 2nd July 2004 as Burger Shack Employee

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London poster

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London 12th March 2004 as Derek Bowman

My Baby's Daddy poster

My Baby's Daddy 9th January 2004 as G

Scary Movie 3 poster

Scary Movie 3 24th October 2003 as Mahalik

Malibu's Most Wanted poster

Malibu's Most Wanted 10th April 2003 as PJ

Cradle 2 the Grave poster

Cradle 2 the Grave 28th February 2003 as Tommy

Kangaroo Jack poster

Kangaroo Jack 17th January 2003 as Louis Booker

Barbershop poster

Barbershop 1st April 2002 as J.D.

The Making of Exit Wounds poster

The Making of Exit Wounds 14th March 2002 as Self

Two Can Play That Game poster

Two Can Play That Game 7th September 2001 as Tony

Kingdom Come poster

Kingdom Come 11th April 2001 as Junior Slocumb

Exit Wounds poster

Exit Wounds 16th March 2001 as T.K. Johnson

See Spot Run poster

See Spot Run 2nd March 2001 as Benny

Urban Legends: Final Cut poster

Urban Legends: Final Cut 22nd September 2000 as Stan

Me, Myself & Irene poster

Me, Myself & Irene 22nd June 2000 as Jamaal Baileygates

Big Momma's House poster

Big Momma's House 31st May 2000 as Nolan

Romeo Must Die poster

Romeo Must Die 22nd March 2000 as Maurice

3 Strikes poster

3 Strikes 1st March 2000 as Prison Guard

Liberty Heights poster

Liberty Heights 17th November 1999 as Scribbles

Trippin' poster

Trippin' 12th May 1999 as Z Boy

Life poster

Life 16th April 1999 as Cookie

The Breaks poster

The Breaks 26th February 1999 as Inmate #1

Alien Avengers poster

Alien Avengers 3rd August 1996 as Alley Hood #2

After Hours with James Corden poster

After Hours with James Corden 11th June 2026 as Self

Star Search poster

Star Search 20th January 2026 as Self - Host

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television poster

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television 9th September 2025 as Self

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 16th January 2025 as Self

Buy It Now poster

Buy It Now 30th October 2024 as Self

We Are Family poster

We Are Family 3rd January 2024 as Self - Host

Kings of BBQ poster

Kings of BBQ 12th August 2023 as Self

Trippin' with Anthony Anderson and Mama Doris poster

Trippin' with Anthony Anderson and Mama Doris 22nd June 2023 as Self

Celebrity Prank Wars poster

Celebrity Prank Wars 5th April 2023 as Self

Harry & Meghan poster

Harry & Meghan 8th December 2022 as Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge poster

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge 25th July 2022 as Self

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy poster

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy 3rd February 2022 as Self

That's My Jam poster

That's My Jam 29th November 2021 as Self - Guest

House Haunters poster

House Haunters 29th October 2021 as Self - Host

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune poster

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 7th January 2021 as Self - Contestant

The Cabin with Bert Kreischer poster

The Cabin with Bert Kreischer 13th October 2020 as Self

Celebrity IOU poster

Celebrity IOU 13th April 2020 as Self

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire poster

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 8th April 2020 as Self - Contestant

mixed-ish poster

mixed-ish 24th September 2019 as Dre Johnson

Tamron Hall poster

Tamron Hall 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer 2nd January 2019 as Rubber Ducky

The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer 2nd January 2019 as Self - Guest Panelist

The Neighborhood poster

The Neighborhood 1st October 2018 as Clancy

grown-ish poster

grown-ish 3rd January 2018 as Andre 'Dre' Johnson

Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic 24th October 2017 as Self

Steve poster

Steve 5th September 2017 as Self

Carpool Karaoke: The Series poster

Carpool Karaoke: The Series 8th August 2017 as Self

The Gong Show poster

The Gong Show 22nd June 2017 as Self - Judge

Animal Nation With Anthony Anderson poster

Animal Nation With Anthony Anderson 10th February 2017 as Himself

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party poster

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party 7th November 2016 as Self

The $100,000 Pyramid poster

The $100,000 Pyramid 27th June 2016 as Self

Match Game poster

Match Game 26th June 2016 as Self - Panelist

To Tell the Truth poster

To Tell the Truth 14th June 2016 as Self - Host

Chelsea poster

Chelsea 11th May 2016 as Self

Middle of the Night Show poster

Middle of the Night Show 8th October 2015 as Self - Guest Host

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 8th September 2015 as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 8th September 2015 as Self - Guest

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2nd August 2015 as Self

Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud 21st June 2015 as Self

Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud 21st June 2015 as Self - Contestant

Lip Sync Battle poster

Lip Sync Battle 2nd April 2015 as Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden 23rd March 2015 as Self

Richie Rich poster

Richie Rich 20th February 2015 as Bulldozah

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 21st December 2014 as Self

black-ish poster

black-ish 24th September 2014 as Andre Johnson

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

Beat Bobby Flay poster

Beat Bobby Flay 24th August 2013 as Self

Hollywood Game Night poster

Hollywood Game Night 11th July 2013 as Self

Gotham Comedy Live poster

Gotham Comedy Live 15th November 2012 as Self - Host

Guys with Kids poster

Guys with Kids 12th September 2012 as Gary

The Soul Man poster

The Soul Man 20th June 2012 as Sweet Brown Taylor

Brain Games poster

Brain Games 9th October 2011 as Self

Shameless poster

Shameless 9th January 2011 as Marty Fisher

Conan poster

Conan 8th November 2010 as Self

Raising Hope poster

Raising Hope 21st September 2010 as Neighbor

Treme poster

Treme 11th April 2010 as Derek Watson

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien poster

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien 1st June 2009 as Self - Guest

Samantha Who? poster

Samantha Who? 15th October 2007 as Rafael Grace

K-Ville poster

K-Ville 17th September 2007 as Marlin Boulet

'Til Death poster

'Til Death 7th September 2006 as Cofeld

Psych poster

Psych 7th July 2006 as Thane

Campus Ladies poster

Campus Ladies 8th January 2006

Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen 30th May 2005 as Self - Restaurant Patron

Veronica Mars poster

Veronica Mars 22nd September 2004 as Percy 'Bone' Hamilton

Entourage poster

Entourage 18th July 2004 as Anthony Anderson

On Air with Ryan Seacrest poster

On Air with Ryan Seacrest 1st January 2004 as Self

All About the Andersons poster

All About the Andersons 12th September 2003 as Anthony Anderson

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self - Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest Co-Host

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest Host

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

Chappelle's Show poster

Chappelle's Show 22nd January 2003

The Shield poster

The Shield 12th March 2002 as Antwon Mitchell

The Jamie Kennedy Experiment poster

The Jamie Kennedy Experiment 13th January 2002

The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show 14th November 2001 as Bryan

The Proud Family poster

The Proud Family 15th September 2001 as Ray Ray (voice)

My Wife and Kids poster

My Wife and Kids 28th March 2001 as Dr. Bouche

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Lucius Blaine

Teen Choice Awards poster

Teen Choice Awards 1st August 1999 as Self - Presenter

Ally McBeal poster

Ally McBeal 8th September 1997 as Matthew Vault

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show 22nd July 1996 as Self

MADtv poster

MADtv 14th October 1995 as Self

MADtv poster

MADtv 14th October 1995

Hang Time poster

Hang Time 9th September 1995 as Teddy Broadis

In the House poster

In the House 10th April 1995

Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien 13th September 1993 as Self - Guest

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Kevin Bernard

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

Kids' Choice Awards poster

Kids' Choice Awards 18th January 1987 as Self - Presenter

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards 4th March 1975 as Self - Presenter

Good Morning America poster

Good Morning America 6th January 1975 as Self - Guest

The Emmy Awards poster

The Emmy Awards 25th January 1949 as Self - Host

Misty Green poster

Coming soon

Misty Green 9th October 2026