Will Smith
Acting
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
Acting179
movieNirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvPole to Pole with Will Smith
2026
Self - Host
movieThe Artist
2025
Will Smith
movieQuincy Jones, Music Man
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieEl cuarto round
2024
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
Mike Lowrey
movieKids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022
Self (archive footage)
tvThis Joka
2022
Self - Host
tvBel-Air
2022
Will Smith
tvWelcome to Earth
2021
Self - Host
movieYou're Watching Video Music Box
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieKing Richard
2021
Richard Williams
movieJackie Chan: Building an Icon
2021
Self (archive footage)
tvThis Is Pop
2021
Self (archive footage)
tvAmend: The Fight for America
2021
Self - Host
Hormigueddon
2020
Will Smith
movieDavid Blaine: Ascension
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieSpies in Disguise
2019
Lance Sterling (voice)
movieGemini Man
2019
Henry Brogen / Junior
movieDads
2019
Self
movieAladdin
2019
Genie / Mariner
movieDreams
2019
Self
movieQuincy
2018
Self
tvThe Shop
2018
Self
movieHoward
2018
Genie / Mariner (archive footage)
movieOne Strange Rock
2018
Self - Host (archive footage)
tvOne Strange Rock
2018
Self - Host
movieBright
2017
Daryl Ward
tvThe True Story of...
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieCollateral Beauty
2016
Howard Inlet
movieSuicide Squad
2016
Deadshot
movieConcussion
2015
Dr. Bennet Omalu
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
movieFocus
2015
Nicky Spurgeon
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest / Self
movieAnchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
ESPN Reporter
movieBlind Ref
2013
Blind Referee
movieAfter Earth
2013
Cypher Raige
movieYo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieMen in Black 3
2012
Agent J
tvSkavlan
2009
Self - Guest
movieHancock
2008
John Hancock
movieI Am Legend
2007
Robert Neville
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007
Self / Self - Guest
movieThe Pursuit of Happyness
2006
Chris Gardner
tvEl hormiguero
2006
Self / Self - Guest
movieLive 8
2005
Self - Philadelphia
movieNos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieHitch
2005
Hitch
movieClub Oscar
2005
Oscar (voice)
movieShark Tale
2004
Oscar (voice)
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
2004
Self - Segment
movieI, Robot
2004
Del Spooner
movieJersey Girl
2004
Will Smith
movieBad Boys II
2003
Detective Mike Lowrey
movieMIB ADR
2002
Self
tvTop Gear
2002
Self
movieAli
2001
Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay
tvBET Awards
2001
Self - Performer
movieThe Legend of Bagger Vance
2000
Bagger Vance
movieWelcome to Hollywood
2000
Will Smith
tvRove
1999
Self
movieWild Wild West
1999
Capt. James West
movieEnemy of the State
1998
Robert Clayton Dean
movieSesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
Self (archive footage)
movieIndependence Day
1996
Capt. Steven Hiller
tvMADtv
1995
Self
movieBad Boys
1995
Mike Lowrey
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Pinoak (voice)
movieMade in America
1993
Tea Cake Walters
tvGMTV
1993
Self
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Self - Presenter
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Self - Guest
movieChameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Will Smith
tvBlossom
1990
Fresh Prince (uncredited)
movieThe Earth Day Special
1990
Fresh Prince
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee / Presenter
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvToday
1952
Self
I Am Legend 2
Robert Neville
Resistor
Jon Grady
movieWill Smith Budapest
Will Smith
Production46
tvPole to Pole with Will Smith
2026
Executive Producer
movieBad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
Producer
movieEmancipation
2022
Producer
tvOff Thee Leash
2022
Producer
tvBel-Air
2022
Executive Producer
tvWomen of the Movement
2022
Executive Producer
movieKing Richard
2021
Producer
tvAmend: The Fight for America
2021
Executive Producer
movieLife in a Year
2020
Executive Producer
movieCharm City Kings
2020
Executive Producer
movieBad Boys for Life
2020
Producer
movieSprinter
2019
Executive Producer
tvCobra Kai
2018
Executive Producer, Producer
movieAnnie
2014
Producer
movieBlind Ref
2013
Executive Producer
movieAfter Earth
2013
Producer
movieFree Angela and All Political Prisoners
2012
Executive Producer
movieThis Means War
2012
Producer
movieThe Karate Kid
2010
Producer
movieSeven Pounds
2008
Producer
movieLakeview Terrace
2008
Producer
movieThe Secret Life of Bees
2008
Producer
movieThe Human Contract
2008
Producer
movieHancock
2008
Producer
movieATL
2006
Producer
movieHitch
2005
Producer
movieSaving Face
2004
Producer
movieThe Seat Filler
2004
Producer
movieI, Robot
2004
Executive Producer
tvAll of Us
2003
Executive Producer
movieShowtime
2002
Executive Producer
tvThe Queen Latifah Show
2000
Producer
tvThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Executive Producer
I Am Legend 2
Producer
Clean Air
Producer
Resistor
Producer
Sugar Bandits
Producer
Listen
Producer
The Mark
Executive Producer
Supermax
Producer
Creator5
Sound3
tvThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Theme Song Performance
Directing2
tvWill Smith's Bucket List
2019
Director
tvAll of Us
2003
Director