Roger Guenveur Smith

Biography:

Roger Guenveur Smith (born July 27, 1955) is an American actor, director, and writer best known for his collaborations with Spike Lee.

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Known For

Murphy Brown

Third Watch

New York Undercover

A Different World

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Final Destination

All Rise

American Gangster

Riff Raff

Acting

2025

Riff Raff as Sandy's Father

2024

Mind Games

2023

Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between as Self

2022

Till as Dr. T.R.M. Howard

2021

Real Talk as Oliver James / King Of Diamonds

2020

Influence as Bradley Hudson

The Five Rules Of Success as Santos

The Available Wife as Walter

The Business of Christmas as Oscar Franklin

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker as Booker T. Washington

2019

Hollow Point as Detective Chuck Bryant

It's Not About Jimmy Keene as Bukka LaRocke

I’ll See You Around as Michael Gomez

All Rise as Thomas Marshall

2018

The Clapper as Dr. Rogers B Hay

Burning Shadow as Mr. Jones

Behind the Movement as Raymond

The Queen of Hollywood Blvd as Duke

The Other Side as Martin

2017

Exhortation

Rodney King as Rodney King

Bitch as Steven Sheriff

Marshall as Walter White

Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks as Paul Sydney

2016

The Birth of a Nation as Isaiah

Where is Rocky II? as Museum Director (segment: "Monument One")

Dirty as Detective Berg

2015

Dope as Austin Jacoby

Supermodel as Max

Chi-Raq as Red, White, and Blue Insurance Salesman

2013

They Die by Dawn as Jourdon Anderson

Empire State as Agent Marichal

Better Mus' Come as Prime Minister

2012

In Sickness and in Health as Calvin

2011

Joy Road as Charles Blocker

Abduction as Mr. Miles

The Son of No One as Hanky

CornerStore as Earl

Eagleheart as Vargas

2010

Page 36 as Avoe Vullaley

Salvation Road as The Man

2009

Fighting as Jack Dancing

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later as Self

Kings

2008

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Sac Federici

2007

American Gangster as Nate

Fist of the Warrior as Det. Craig Barnes

I Believe in America as Cesar

Cover as Kevin Parker

2006

Mercenary for Justice as Anthony Chapel

Fatwa as Samir Al-Faied

Confessions as Father Jeffrey

God's Waiting List as Solomon Corbin

2004

Justice as Carter

2003

Shade as Marlo

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

K Street as Francisco Dupré

2002

All About the Benjamins as Julian

2001

A Huey P. Newton Story as Huey P. Newton

The Warden as Napoliano

2000

Final Destination as Agent Schreck

Hamlet as Laertes

1999

The Color of Courage as Mac McGhee

Facade as Henson

Incognito as Quinn Mathis

Summer of Sam as Detective Curt Atwater

Third Watch as Off. Ty Davis Sr.

1998

He Got Game as Big Time Willie

1997

Eve's Bayou as Lenny Mereaux

Oz as Huseni Mershah

1996

Get on the Bus as Gary

1995

Panther as Pruitt

Tales from the Hood as Rhodie (segment "KKK Comeuppance")

The O.J. Simpson Story as Professor Ford

1994

Cosmic Slop as Dr. Erik Fanon (segment 'Space Traders')

New York Undercover

1993

Poetic Justice as Heywood

Fallen Angels as Johnny Truelove

1992

Malcolm X as Rudy

Deep Cover as Eddie

1990

King of New York as Tanner

1989

Do the Right Thing as Smiley

1988

School Daze as Gammite Yoda

Murphy Brown

1987

A Different World as Prof. Howard Randolph

Writing

2017

Rodney King as Writer

2001

A Huey P. Newton Story as Writer

Production

2019

It's Not About Jimmy Keene as Producer

Personal Info

Gender