Will Smith profile
Actor profile

Will Smith

25th September 1968 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Acting

Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $10 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. Smith first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums which contained five 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 1985 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), Lost and Found (2005), and Based on a True Story (2025). Two of his singles, "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West", reached number one in the US. Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalised version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1993 and 1994. He achieved wider fame as a leading manwith the film franchises Bad Boys (1995–2024) and Men in Black (1997–2012), where he respectively portrayed Mike Lowrey and Agent J. After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayals of Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001) and Chris Gardnerin The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He also starred in commercially successful films such as I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016), and Aladdin (2019). At the 94th Academy Awards, Smith slapped and shouted at presenter Chris Rock after Rock made an unscripted joke referencing Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Soon after, Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021). The incident earned substantial media coverage and criticism, with Smith ultimately resigning from the Academy and being banned from attending all its events for ten years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

104 Movies 70 TV Shows 186 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Dads poster
Dads 6th September 2019 as Self
Aladdin poster
Aladdin 22nd May 2019 as Genie / Mariner
Quincy poster
Quincy 9th September 2018 as Self
Howard poster
Howard 22nd April 2018 as Genie / Mariner (archive footage)
Bright poster
Bright 22nd December 2017 as Daryl Ward
Focus poster
Focus 25th February 2015 as Nicky Spurgeon
Live 8 poster
Live 8 7th November 2005 as Self - Philadelphia
Hitch poster
Hitch 11th February 2005 as Hitch
Ali poster
Ali 10th December 2001 as Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay
Bel-Air poster
Bel-Air 13th February 2022 as Will Smith
Skavlan poster
Skavlan 16th January 2009 as Self - Guest
Rove poster
Rove 22nd September 1999 as Self
TRL poster
TRL 14th September 1998
MADtv poster
MADtv 14th October 1995 as Self
GMTV poster
GMTV 1st January 1993 as Self
Blossom poster
Blossom 5th July 1990 as Fresh Prince (uncredited)
Today poster
Today 14th January 1952 as Self