Portrait of Terry Crews

Terry Crews

Acting

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.

Born: July 30, 1968

Place of Birth: Flint, Michigan, USA

Filmography

2026
LarryBoy: A VeggieTales Movie

as Bruce Onion (voice)

2024
Is It Cake? Holiday

as Self - Guest Judge

2024
2024
The Killer's Game

as Creighton Lovedahl

2024
2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

2022
2021
That's My Jam

as Self - Guest

2021
Rumble

as Tentacular (voice)

2020
Space Force

as General Neyman Aggroad

2020
The Willoughbys

as Commander Melanoff (voice)

2020
2020
2020
2020
John Henry

as John Henry

2019
Man Made

as Themself

2018
2018
Deadpool 2

as Bedlam

2018
Craig of the Creek

as Duane (voice)

2018
Craig of the Creek

as Duane / Kit's Dad (voice)

2018
Craig of the Creek

as Duane / Bobby Bodega (voice)

2018
2018
2017
2017
Sandy Wexler

as 'Bedtime' Bobby Barnes

2017
2015
2015
CelebriD&D

as Thodak the Blacksmith

2015
2015
Hot Ones

as Self

2014
The Expendables 3

as Hale Caesar

2014
VeggieTales: Celery Night Fever

as Bruce Onion / Terry Turnip (Voice)

2014
Blended

as Nickens

2014
Draft Day

as Earl Jennings

2014
2014
Reach Me

as Wilson

2013
Earl Scouts

as Earl (voice)

2013
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

as Earl Devereaux (voice)

2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Terry Jeffords

2013
Drunk History

as Donald 'Cinque' DeFreeze

2013
Drunk History

as Joe Louis

2013
Scary Movie 5

as Martin Jacobs

2013
Aztec Warrior

as Juan Claudio

2012
The Expendables 2

as Hale Caesar

2012
The Newsroom

as Lonny Church

2011
Bridesmaids

as Rodney

2010
Regular Show

as Broc Stettman (voice)

2010
Lottery Ticket

as Jimmy the Driver

2010
The Expendables

as Hale Caesar

2010
Are We There Yet?

as Nick Persons

2009
Gamer

as Hackman

2009
Terminator Salvation

as Captain Jericho

2009
Middle Men

as James

2008
Get Smart

as Agent 91

2008
Street Kings

as Detective Terrence Washington

2007
Balls of Fury

as Freddy

2007
Norbit

as Big Jack Latimore

2007
How to Rob a Bank

as Officer DeGepse

2006
Inland Empire

as Street Person #3

2006
Idiocracy

as President Camacho

2006
Click

as Singing Driver (uncredited)

2006
America's Got Talent

as Self - Host

2006
Puff, Puff, Pass

as Cold Crush

2006
The Benchwarmers

as Poker Guy #1

2006
Behind the Smile

as Big James

2006
The Alibi

as Crazy Eight

2005
Harsh Times

as Darrell

2005
The Longest Yard

as Cheeseburger Eddy

2005
American Dad!

as Heinrich Brown (voice)

2005
American Dad!

as (voice)

2004
White Chicks

as Latrell Spencer

2004
Baadasssss!

as Big T

2004
Soul Plane

as Thug (Flight Attendant)

2004
2003
Arrested Development

as Herbert Love

2003
Deliver Us from Eva

as Big Bartender

2002
2002
CSI: Miami

as Craig Waters

2002
Serving Sara

as Vernon

2001
Training Day

as Gang Member (uncredited)

2000
The 6th Day

as Vincent

1999
1999
Battle Dome

as T-Money

1999
Teen Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

1997
The View

as Self

1996
1994
MTV Europe Music Awards

as Self - Announcer

1994
MTV Europe Music Awards

as Self - Presenter

1959