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Terry Crews

Terry Crews

Actor, also producer · Born July 30, 1968 (58) · Flint, Michigan, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

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. 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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 30, 1968 (58)
From
Flint, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
72 on MovieCove · 88 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Terry Crews' films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Self
28%
Power
12%
Morality
12%
Society
10%
Survival
4%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 26 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 14

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 13 · Charged 9 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 6

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 20

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 9

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 23 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 16 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 16
Shadow
3 of 16
Mentor
3 of 16
Trickster
2 of 16
Hero
2 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Threshold guardian
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
19
Absurd
20
Tense
18
Thrilling
13
Hopeful
12
Other
29

How their films linger

Fun25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy27
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Terry Crews' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 65 of their 72 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Terry Crews' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

88 credits, 72 with a MovieCove page; 62 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie(2026)

    as Alistair Stonewall (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • 100 Cooks(2026)

    Show 9 episodes · as Host - Self

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Everybody Still Hates Chris(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · Producer · as Julius (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Killer's Game(2024)

    as Creighton Lovedahl

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Ultimate Improv Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Monologist

  • Tales of the Walking Dead(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Rumble(2021)

    as Tentacular (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Space Force(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as General Neyman Aggroad

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Willoughbys(2020)

    as Commander Melanoff (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • John Henry(2020)

    Executive Producer · as John Henry

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Red Nose Day 2019 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Host

  • America's Got Talent: The Champions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Once Upon a Deadpool(2018)

    as Bedlam

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Sorry to Bother You(2018)

    as Sergio

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Deadpool 2(2018)

    as Bedlam

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Craig of the Creek(2017)

    Show 23 episodes · as Duane (voice) · as Duane / Bobby Bodega (voice) · as Duane / Kit's Dad (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Do You Want to See a Dead Body? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Where's the Money(2017)

    as Leon

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Sandy Wexler(2017)

    as 'Bedtime' Bobby Barnes

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Ultimate Beastmaster(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Host - US

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Terry Crews Saves Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self

  • The Ridiculous 6(2015)

    as Chico

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • CelebriD&D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Thodak the Blacksmith

  • World's Funniest Fails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 18 episodes · as Host

  • The Expendables 3(2014)

    as Hale Caesar

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • VeggieTales: Celery Night Fever(2014)

    as Bruce Onion / Terry Turnip (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Blended(2014)

    as Nickens

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Draft Day(2014)

    as Earl Jennings

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Reach Me(2014)

    as Wilson

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Single Moms Club(2014)

    as Branson

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Earl Scouts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Earl (voice)

  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2(2013)

    as Earl Devereaux (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 152 episodes · as Terry Jeffords

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Blade (voice)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Drunk History(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Donald 'Cinque' DeFreeze · as Joe Louis

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Scary Movie 5(2013)

    as Martin Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Aztec Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Juan Claudio

  • The Expendables 2(2012)

    as Hale Caesar

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Newsroom(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lonny Church

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Bridesmaids(2011)

    as Boot Camp Instructor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Regular Show(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Broc Stettman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Lottery Ticket(2010)

    as Jimmy the Driver

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Expendables(2010)

    as Hale Caesar

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Are We There Yet?(2010)

    Show 100 episodes · as Nick Persons

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Family Crews (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 22 episodes · Actor

  • Gamer(2009)

    as Hackman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Terminator Salvation(2009)

    as Captain Jericho

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Middle Men(2009)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control(2008)

    as Agent 91

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Get Smart(2008)

    as Agent 91

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Street Kings(2008)

    as Detective Terrence Washington

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Balls of Fury(2007)

    as Freddy

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Who's Your Caddy?(2007)

    as Tank

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Norbit(2007)

    as Big Jack Latimore

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • How to Rob a Bank (and 10 Tips to Actually Get Away with It)(2007)

    as Officer DeGepse

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Inland Empire(2006)

    as Street Person #3

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Idiocracy(2006)

    as President Camacho

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Click(2006)

    as Singing Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Puff, Puff, Pass(2006)

    as Cold Crush

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Benchwarmers(2006)

    as Poker Guy #1

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Behind the Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Big James

  • Lies & Alibis(2006)

    as Crazy Eight

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Boondocks(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Man in Parking Lot (voice) · as Niggas (voice) · as The Health Inspector/Defendant (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Everybody Hates Chris(2005)

    Show 88 episodes · as Julius

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Harsh Times(2005)

    as Darrell

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Wild 'N Out(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Longest Yard(2005)

    as Cheeseburger Eddy

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as (voice) · as Heinrich Brown (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • White Chicks(2004)

    as Latrell Spencer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Baadasssss!(2003)

    as Big T

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Soul Plane(2004)

    as Thug (Flight Attendant)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Starsky & Hutch(2004)

    as Porter

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Arrested Development(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · as Herbert Love

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Malibu's Most Wanted(2003)

    as 8 Ball

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Deliver Us from Eva(2003)

    as Big Bartender

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Friday After Next(2002)

    as Damon

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Craig Waters

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Serving Sara(2002)

    as Vernon

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Training Day(2001)

    as Gang Member (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • My Wife and Kids(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The 6th Day(2000)

    as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Next Friday(2000)

    Security

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Battle Dome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 44 episodes · as T-Money

  • Cops(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Inauguration Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Anthony

  • Motion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 88 titles, 86 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

The Expendables 2 (2012)

$315M worldwide

Highest rated

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19892026

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 88: 83 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdProducing4 of 88: 2 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 88: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s1 · acting2000s39 · 38 acting · 1 crew2010s35 · 34 acting · 1 crew2020s10 · 10 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 2% of 46 roles
0005101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2015, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Terry Crews' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 52; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 72 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 72 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · actor

Who's Your Caddy? (2007)

92nd percentile spread · 77% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Training Day (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Terry Crews' work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles26–86 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles20–60 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity22 titles26–87 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs21 titles8–65 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense21 titles18–64 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Terry Crews work with?

People who share at least 2 of Terry Crews' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Sandler shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles