Name
Will Smith
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1968-09-25 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $10 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.
Smith first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums which contained five 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 1985 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), Lost and Found (2005), and Based on a True Story (2025). Two of his singles, "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West", reached number one in the US.
Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalised version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1993 and 1994. He achieved wider fame as a leading manwith the film franchises Bad Boys (1995–2024) and Men in Black (1997–2012), where he respectively portrayed Mike Lowrey and Agent J. After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayals of Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001) and Chris Gardnerin The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He also starred in commercially successful films such as I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016), and Aladdin (2019).
At the 94th Academy Awards, Smith slapped and shouted at presenter Chris Rock after Rock made an unscripted joke referencing Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Soon after, Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021). The incident earned substantial media coverage and criticism, with Smith ultimately resigning from the Academy and being banned from attending all its events for ten years.
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- 2004 I, Robot as Del Spooner
- 1996 Independence Day as Capt. Steven Hiller
- 2006 The Pursuit of Happyness as Chris Gardner
- 1997 Men in Black as Jay
- 2002 Men in Black II as Jay
- 2004 Shark Tale as Oscar (voice)
- 2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance as Bagger Vance
- 2007 I Am Legend as Robert Neville
- 2008 Seven Pounds as Ben
- 1993 Six Degrees of Separation as Paul
- 2005 Hitch as Hitch
- 1999 Wild Wild West as Capt. James West
- 2001 Ali as Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay
- 2021 Lily Topples The World as Self
- 1993 Made in America as Tea Cake Walters
- 2003 Bad Boys II as Detective Mike Lowrey
- 2008 Hancock as John Hancock
- 2004 Jersey Girl as Will Smith (uncredited)
- 2000 Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' as Self
- 1998 Enemy of the State as Robert Clayton Dean
- 2012 Men in Black 3 as Agent J
- 1990 The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades as Fresh Prince
- 1995 Bad Boys as Mike Lowrey
- 2021 You're Watching Video Music Box as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 After Earth as Cypher Raige
- Soon I Am Legend 2 as Robert Neville
- 2013 Blind Ref as Blind Referee
- 2014 Winter's Tale as Judge
- 1998 Inside the Golden Statue as Self
- 2022 Kids' TV: The Surprising Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 Howard as Genie / Mariner (archive footage)
- 2015 Focus as Nicky Spurgeon
- 2018 One Strange Rock as Self - Host (archive footage)
- 2020 Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy as Self
- 1990 Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 2016 Suicide Squad as Deadshot
- 2020 Free Child as Self
- 2015 Concussion as Dr. Bennet Omalu
- 1998 Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop as Self
- 1999 Tina Turner : Celebrate! as Self
- 2016 Collateral Beauty as Howard Inlet
- 2013 David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
- 2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as ESPN Reporter
- 2005 Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
- 2020 Bad Boys for Life as Mike
- 2019 Student of the Year 2 as Self
- 2017 Bright as Daryl Ward
- Soon Resistor as Jon Grady
- 2019 Aladdin as Genie / Mariner
- 2019 Gemini Man as Henry Brogen / Junior
- 2000 Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black' as Self
- 1992 Where the Day Takes You as Manny
- 2015 Star Wars: Greatest Moments as Self
- 1999 Torrance Rises as Self
- 2005 Will Smith: Live in Concert as Self
- 2000 Welcome to Hollywood as Will Smith
- 2005 Live 8 as Self - Philadelphia
- 2019 Spies in Disguise as Lance Sterling (voice)
- 2011 A Man's Story as Self
- 1998 Roswell Top Secret as Self
- 2016 National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony as Self
- 2018 Quincy as Self
- 2005 Club Oscar as Oscar (voice)
- 2021 King Richard as Richard Williams
- 1999 From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic as Self
- 2019 Dads as Self
- 1996 Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion as Self
- 1996 The Making of 'Independence Day' as Self
- 2002 Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy as Self
- 1999 It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West' as Self
- 2002 Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II' as Self
- 2002 MIB ADR as Self
- 1999 Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West as Self
- 1999 Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets as Self
- 1997 The Making of Men in Black as Self
- 2013 After Earth: A Father's Legacy as Self
- 2013 After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds as Self
- 2007 Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream as Self
- 2007 Father and Son: On Screen and Off as Self
- 2020 Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 1990 Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2022 Emancipation as Peter
- 2020 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion as Self
- 2020 David Blaine: Ascension as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep' as Self
- 2020 Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood as Self
- Soon Fast and Loose
- 2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die as Mike Lowrey
- 1990 The Earth Day Special as Fresh Prince
- 2024 El cuarto round as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 Hormigueddon as Will Smith
- 2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes as Self
- 2000 Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies as Self
- Soon Will Smith Budapest as Will Smith
- 2025 Quincy Jones, Music Man as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 Jackie Chan: Building an Icon as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
- 2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing as Self
- Soon Planes, Trains and Automobiles
- 1991 Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell as Self (archive footage)
- Soon Supermax as Rex
- 2001 The Making of 'Ali' as Self
- 2002 Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes as Self
- 2019 Dreams as Self
- 2002 Men in Black II: MIB ADR as Self
- 2002 Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy as Self
- 2002 Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II' as Self
- 2025 The Artist as Will Smith
- 2026 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2026 9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later as Self (archive footage)
- 2026 Instadocs: AI Gone Wild as Del Spooner (archive footage)
- 1988 This Morning ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1994 Inside the Actors Studio ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2006 The One Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 All of Us ( 3 episodes )
- 1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ( 148 episodes ) as Will Smith
- 1952 Today ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode )
- 1976 Domenica In ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 6 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2021 Amend: The Fight for America ( 6 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1999 The Early Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 American Chopper ( 1 episode )
- 1973 Rock Concert ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1995 MADtv ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 The Shop ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1992 MTV Movie & TV Awards ( 1 episode )
- 2021 Welcome to Earth ( 6 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1953 The Oscars ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 1993 GMTV ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1998 TRL ( 1 episode )
- 2009 Live from Studio Five ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 This Is Pop ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 Die Harald Schmidt Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2006 El hormiguero ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1981 Wetten, dass..? ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2021 Best Shape of My Life ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 Skavlan ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2020 The Oprah Conversation ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2017 The True Story of... ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 Rove ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 Red Table Talk ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2026 Pole to Pole with Will Smith ( 7 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1992 MTV Movie & TV Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 2017 Carpool Karaoke: The Series ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 10 episodes ) as Self
- 1972 ABC Afterschool Special ( 1 episode ) as Hawker
- 2018 Late Night Berlin ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1988 Yo! MTV Raps ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 One Strange Rock ( 10 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2005 The Reichen Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 Teen Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1988 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child ( 1 episode ) as Pinoak (voice)
- 2019 Will Smith's Bucket List ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2018 James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 The Magic Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 The Johannes B. Kerner Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2015 Hot Ones ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 Kids' Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Host
- 2022 This Joka ( 16 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2006 El hormiguero ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2004 Sarah Kuttner – Die Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Segment
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2002 Top Gear ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1959 The Grammys ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2025 Number One on the Call Sheet ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 BET Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
- 2022 Bel-Air ( 1 episode ) as Will Smith
- 1990 Blossom ( 1 episode ) as Fresh Prince (uncredited)
- 1977 The BRIT Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1993 Live & Kicking ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 1 episode ) as Self /Self - The Fresh Prince
- 1996 TFI Friday ( 1 episode )
- 2004 Parkinson ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2004 Parkinson ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest (archive footage)
