Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 30, 1968
Place of Birth:
Flint, Michigan, USA
Social Media
Terry Crews
Biography
Terrence Alan Crews (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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie | (voice) |
| 2024 | The Killer's Game | Creighton Lovedahl |
| 2024 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Sly | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Self |
| 2022 | Halloween in Hollywood | Self |
| 2022 | 2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson | Self |
| 2021 | Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers | Self - Commentator |
| 2021 | Rumble | Tentacular (voice) |
| 2020 | The Willoughbys | Commander Melanoff (voice) |
| 2020 | John Henry | John Henry |
| 2020 | LA Originals | Self |
| 2019 | Man Made | Themself |
| 2019 | Red Nose Day 2019 | Host |
| 2018 | Sorry to Bother You | Sergio |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Bedlam |
| 2018 | A Very Terry Christmas: Get Cozy With Terry Crews | Self |
| 2018 | Once Upon a Deadpool | Bedlam |
| 2017 | Sandy Wexler | 'Bedtime' Bobby Barnes |
| 2017 | Where's the Money | Leon |
| 2016 | Aztec Warrior | Juan Claudio |
| 2015 | The Ridiculous 6 | Chico |
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | Hale Caesar |
| 2014 | Draft Day | Earl Jennings |
| 2014 | Blended | Nickens |
| 2014 | Reach Me | Wilson |
| 2014 | The Single Moms Club | Branson |
| 2014 | VeggieTales: Celery Night Fever | Bruce Onion / Terry Turnip (Voice) |
| 2013 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Earl Devereaux (voice) |
| 2013 | Earl Scouts | Earl (voice) |
| 2013 | Scary Movie 5 | Martin Jacobs |
| 2012 | The Expendables 2 | Hale Caesar |
| 2012 | Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes | Self |
| 2011 | Bridesmaids | Rodney |
| 2010 | The Expendables | Hale Caesar |
| 2010 | Lottery Ticket | Jimmy the Driver |
| 2010 | Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' | Self |
| 2009 | Gamer | Hackman |
| 2009 | Middle Men | James |
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | Captain Jericho |
| 2008 | Get Smart | Agent 91 |
| 2008 | Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control | Agent 91 |
| 2008 | Street Kings | Detective Terrence Washington |
| 2007 | Balls of Fury | Freddy |
| 2007 | Norbit | Big Jack Latimore |
| 2007 | How to Rob a Bank | Officer DeGepse |
| 2007 | Who's Your Caddy? | Tank |
| 2006 | Idiocracy | President Camacho |
| 2006 | Puff, Puff, Pass | Cold Crush |
| 2006 | The Benchwarmers | Poker Guy #1 |
| 2006 | The Alibi | Crazy Eight |
| 2006 | Inland Empire | Street Person #3 |
| 2006 | Click | Singing Driver (uncredited) |
| 2006 | Behind the Smile | Big James |
| 2005 | Harsh Times | Darrell |
| 2005 | The Longest Yard | Cheeseburger Eddy |
| 2004 | White Chicks | Latrell Spencer |
| 2004 | Baadasssss! | Big T |
| 2004 | Starsky & Hutch | Porter |
| 2004 | Soul Plane | Thug (Flight Attendant) |
| 2003 | Deliver Us from Eva | Big Bartender |
| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted | 8 Ball |
| 2002 | Friday After Next | Damon |
| 2002 | Serving Sara | Vernon |
| 2001 | Training Day | Gang Member (uncredited) |
| 2000 | The 6th Day | Vincent |
| White Chicks 2 | Latrell Spencer |