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Terry Crews

Actor

Terry Crews

Born July 30, 1968 in Flint, Michigan, USA 57 films

Terrence Alan Crews Jr. (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, activist, artist, bodybuilder and former professional football player. Crews played Julius Rock on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. He hosted the U.S. version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and starred in the BET reality series The Family Crews. He appeared in films such as Friday After Next (2002), White Chicks (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Blended (2014), and the Expendables series. Since 2013, he has played NYPD Lieutenant Terry Jeffords in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He began hosting America's Got Talent in 2019, following his involvement in the same role for the program's spin-off series, America's Got Talent: The Champions.

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Crews played as a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, and Washington Redskins, as well as in the World League of American Football (WLAF) with the Rhein Fire, and college football at Western Michigan University.

Crews, a public advocate for women's rights and activist against sexism, has shared stories of the abuse his family endured at the hands of his violent father. He was included among the group of people named as Time Person of the Year in 2017 for going public with stories of sexual assault.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Training Day poster7.5Training Day2001White Chicks poster7.0White Chicks2004Blended poster6.9Blended2014The Expendables 2 poster6.4The Expendables 22012Click poster6.3Click2006The Expendables poster6.3The Expendables2010Bridesmaids poster6.5Bridesmaids2011The Longest Yard poster6.7The Longest Yard2005

Filmography

57 films as actor
  1. TBAMotion
  2. TBAInauguration DayAnthony
  3. 2026PAW Patrol: The Dino MovieAlistair Stonewall (voice)
  4. 2024The Killer's GameCreighton Lovedahl
  5. 2021RumbleTentacular (voice)
  6. 2020The WilloughbysCommander Melanoff (voice)
  7. 2020John HenryJohn Henry
  8. 2019Red Nose Day 2019Host
  9. 2018Once Upon a DeadpoolBedlam
  10. 2018Sorry to Bother YouSergio
  11. 2018Deadpool 2Bedlam
  12. 2017Where's the MoneyLeon
  13. 2017Sandy Wexler'Bedtime' Bobby Barnes
  14. 2015The Ridiculous 6Chico
  15. 2014The Expendables 3Hale Caesar
  16. 2014VeggieTales: Celery Night FeverBruce Onion / Terry Turnip (Voice)
  17. 2014BlendedNickens
  18. 2014Draft DayEarl Jennings
  19. 2014Reach MeWilson
  20. 2014The Single Moms ClubBranson
  21. 2013Earl ScoutsEarl (voice)
  22. 2013Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Earl Devereaux (voice)
  23. 2013Scary Movie 5Martin Jacobs
  24. 2013Aztec WarriorJuan Claudio
  25. 2012The Expendables 2Hale Caesar
  26. 2011BridesmaidsBoot Camp Instructor
  27. 2010Lottery TicketJimmy the Driver
  28. 2010The ExpendablesHale Caesar
  29. 2009GamerHackman
  30. 2009Terminator SalvationCaptain Jericho
  31. 2009Middle MenJames
  32. 2008Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of ControlAgent 91
  33. 2008Get SmartAgent 91
  34. 2008Street KingsDetective Terrence Washington
  35. 2007Balls of FuryFreddy
  36. 2007Who's Your Caddy?Tank
  37. 2007NorbitBig Jack Latimore
  38. 2007How to Rob a BankOfficer DeGepse
  39. 2006Inland EmpireStreet Person #3
  40. 2006IdiocracyPresident Camacho
  41. 2006ClickSinging Driver (uncredited)
  42. 2006Puff, Puff, PassCold Crush
  43. 2006The BenchwarmersPoker Guy #1
  44. 2006Behind the SmileBig James
  45. 2006The AlibiCrazy Eight
  46. 2005Harsh TimesDarrell
  47. 2005The Longest YardCheeseburger Eddy
  48. 2004White ChicksLatrell Spencer
  49. 2004Baadasssss!Big T
  50. 2004Soul PlaneThug (Flight Attendant)
  51. 2004Starsky & HutchPorter
  52. 2003Malibu's Most Wanted8 Ball
  53. 2003Deliver Us from EvaBig Bartender
  54. 2002Friday After NextDamon
  55. 2002Serving SaraVernon
  56. 2001Training DayGang Member (uncredited)
  57. 2000The 6th DayVincent