Will Smith

Born

September 25, 1968 (56 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

5.9

Men in Black 3

The Fresh Prince of Nowhere

8.5

2024

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

Self

8.5

2023

Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

Self (archive footage)

0.0

2022

You're Watching Video Music Box

Self (archive footage)

6.4

2021

King Richard

Richard Williams

7.6

2021

Lily Topples The World

Self

7.5

2021

Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy

Self

7.0

2020

Free Child

Self

9.0

2020

Feeding America Comedy Festival

Self

6.8

2020

Bad Boys for Life

Mike

7.1

2020

Spies in Disguise

Lance Sterling (voice)

7.6

2019

Gemini Man

Henry Brogen / Junior

6.3

2019

Dads

Self

6.8

2019

Aladdin

Genie / Mariner

7.1

2019

Student of the Year 2

Cameo

4.3

2019

Quincy

Self

7.4

2018

Howard

Genie / Mariner (archive footage)

6.9

2018

One Strange Rock

Self - Host (archive footage)

5.7

2018

Bright

Daryl Ward

6.2

2017

Collateral Beauty

Howard Inlet

7.2

2016

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

Self

5.5

2016

Suicide Squad

Floyd Lawton / Deadshot

5.9

2016

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

Self

6.0

2016

Concussion

Dr. Bennet Omalu

7.1

2015

Focus

Nicky Spurgeon

6.9

2015

Winter's Tale

Judge

6.3

2014

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

ESPN Reporter

6.1

2013

David Blaine: Real or Magic

Self

6.7

2013

Blind Ref

Blind Referee

0.0

2013

After Earth

Cypher Raige

5.2

2013

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Self (archive footage)

5.0

2012

Men in Black 3

Agent J

6.5

2012

Seven Pounds

Ben

7.6

2008

Hancock

John Hancock

6.3

2008

I Am Legend

Robert Neville

7.2

2007

The Pursuit of Happyness

Chris Gardner

7.9

2006

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Self

10.0

2005

Hitch

6.6

2005

Shark Tale

Oscar (voice)

6.0

2004

I, Robot

Del Spooner

7.0

2004

Jersey Girl

Will Smith

6.2

2004

Bad Boys II

Detective Mike Lowrey

6.6

2003

Men in Black II

Jay

6.4

2002

Ali

Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay

6.8

2001

The Legend of Bagger Vance

Bagger Vance

6.6

2000

Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'

Self

6.0

2000

Tina Turner : Celebrate!

Self

8.7

1999

Wild Wild West

Capt. James West

5.3

1999

Enemy of the State

Robert Clayton Dean

7.1

1998

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Self (archive footage)

5.8

1998

Inside the Golden Statue

Self

6.3

1998

Men in Black

Jay

7.2

1997

Independence Day

Capt. Steven Hiller

6.9

1996

Bad Boys

Mike Lowrey

6.8

1995

Six Degrees of Separation

Paul

6.4

1993

Made in America

Tea Cake Walters

5.5

1993

The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades

Fresh Prince

3.0

1990

I Am Legend 2

Robert Neville

0.0

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

4.0

1990

Resistor

Jon Grady

0.0

El cuarto round

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.2

2024

Bad Boys: Legacy

Self

6.0

2024

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Mike Lowrey

7.4

2024

Emancipation

Peter

7.8

2022

Welcome to Earth

Self - Host · (6 episodes)

7.6

2021

Best Shape of My Life

Self · (6 episodes)

4.0

2021

This Is Pop

Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)

5.8

2021

Amend: The Fight for America

Self - Host · (6 episodes)

7.1

2021

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion

Self

8.2

2020

Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood

Self

1.2

2020

Hormigueddon

Will Smith

5.0

2020

David Blaine: Ascension

Self (archive footage)

6.3

2020

Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep'

Self

0.0

2019

The Shop

Self · (1 episode)

4.9

2018

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

(1 episode)

5.9

2014

Live from Studio Five

Self · (1 episode)

3.3

2009

Skavlan

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

5.0

2009

El hormiguero

Self · (1 episode)

4.8

2006

The One Show

Self · (1 episode)

4.5

2006

All of Us

(3 episodes)

7.3

2003

American Chopper

(1 episode)

6.5

2003

America | A Tribute to Heroes

Self

6.2

2001

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

Self

0.0

2000

TRL

(1 episode)

5.1

1998

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Self · (1 episode)

7.0

1995

Inside the Actors Studio

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

1994

GMTV

Self · (2 episodes)

5.6

1993

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

(6 episodes)

5.4

1992

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Will Smith · (148 episodes)

7.9

1990

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

Self

6.0

Self · (1 episode)

5.0

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

5.9

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self · (3 episodes)

5.9

2014

After Earth: A Father's Legacy

Self

6.5

2013

After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds

Self

5.5

2013

A Man's Story

Self

6.9

2011

Father and Son: On Screen and Off

Self

6.0

2007

Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream

Self

9.0

2007

El hormiguero

Self - Guest · (2 episodes)

4.8

2006

Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

self - segment · (1 episode)

7.0

2004

Top Gear

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

2002

Rove

Self · (1 episode)

8.0

1999

Pole to Pole

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

The Graham Norton Show

5.0

2000

Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West

Self

4.0

1999

Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets

Self

5.3

1999

The Early Show

Self · (1 episode)

5.7

1999

Teen Choice Awards

Self - Nominee · (1 episode)

10.0

1999

It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'

Self

4.9

1999

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

Self

7.9

1999

Torrance Rises

Self

7.7

1999

Welcome to Hollywood

Will Smith

3.6

1998

The Magic Hour

Self · (1 episode)

5.0

1998

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

Self · (1 episode)

4.0

1998

Roswell Top Secret

Self

5.0

1998

The Making of Men in Black

Self

8.3

1997

The Daily Show

Self · (3 episodes)

6.4

1996

Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

Self

6.4

1996

The Making of 'Independence Day'

Self

5.9

1996

MADtv

Self · (1 episode)

6.9

1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Pinoak (voice) · (1 episode)

6.0

1995

MTV Movie & TV Awards

5.6

1988

Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

Self · (2 episodes)

0.0

1988

Kids' Choice Awards

Host · (1 episode)

8.7

1987

Wetten, dass..?

Self · (2 episodes)

5.3

1981

Domenica In

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1976

Rock Concert

Self · (1 episode)

8.0

1973

ABC Afterschool Special

Hawker · (1 episode)

6.4

1972

Great Performances

Self · (1 episode)

5.3

1971

The Grammys

Self · (2 episodes)

8.7

1959

Tony Awards

Self - Nominee/Presenter · (1 episode)

5.1

1956

The Oscars

Self · (5 episodes)

7.1

1953

Today

Self · (1 episode)

5.8

1952

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee · (3 episodes)

7.2

1944