Will Smith
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Daily Show
1996
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
El hormiguero
2006
El hormiguero
2006
The One Show
2006
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Great Performances
1971
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest · 2007
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self · 1995
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
· 1988
El hormiguero
as Self · 2006
El hormiguero
as Self - Guest · 2006
The One Show
as Self · 2006
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self - Guest · 1992
Great Performances
as Self · 1971
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
as Self · 1998
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1956
Hot Ones
as Self · 2015
Top Gear
as Self · 2002
Golden Globe Awards
as Self · 1944
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 2014
Wetten, dass..?
as Self · 1981
GMTV
as Self · 1993
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 2015
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Will Smith · 1990
The Reichen Show
as Self · 2005
MTV Movie & TV Awards
· 1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1992
Today
as Self · 1952
Blossom
as Fresh Prince (uncredited) · 1990
ABC Afterschool Special
as Hawker · 1972
TFI Friday
· 1996
Bel-Air
as Will Smith · 2022
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self · 2017
Parkinson
as Self - Guest · 2004
Parkinson
as Self - Guest (archive footage) · 2004
Men in Black II
as Jay · 2002
I Am Legend
as Robert Neville · 2007
Skavlan
as Self - Guest · 2009
Men in Black
as Jay · 1997
Independence Day
as Capt. Steven Hiller · 1996
Shark Tale
as Oscar (voice) · 2004
The Pursuit of Happyness
as Chris Gardner · 2006
Late Night Berlin
as Self · 2018
All of Us
· 2003
I, Robot
as Del Spooner · 2004
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Mike Lowrey · 2024
Aladdin
as Genie / Mariner · 2019
Suicide Squad
as Deadshot · 2016
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self · 2025
Bad Boys for Life
as Mike · 2020
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Pinoak (voice) · 1995
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
as Self - Segment · 2004
Men in Black 3
as Agent J · 2012
Bad Boys II
as Detective Mike Lowrey · 2003
Seven Pounds
as Ben · 2008
TRL
· 1998
Bad Boys
as Mike Lowrey · 1995
Rock Concert
as Self · 1973
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2026
Spies in Disguise
as Lance Sterling (voice) · 2019
Gemini Man
as Henry Brogen / Junior · 2019
Red Table Talk
as Self · 2018
Enemy of the State
as Robert Clayton Dean · 1998
The Shop
as Self · 2018
Collateral Beauty
as Howard Inlet · 2016
Rove
as Self · 1999
Hancock
as John Hancock · 2008
Kids' Choice Awards
as Host · 1987
Live & Kicking
as Self · 1993
Yo! MTV Raps
as Self · 1988
King Richard
as Richard Williams · 2021
American Chopper
· 2003
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self /Self - The Fresh Prince · 1954
Wild Wild West
as Capt. James West · 1999
Domenica In
as Self · 1976
Emancipation
as Peter · 2022
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
as Self · 2018
The Early Show
as Self · 1999
After Earth
as Cypher Raige · 2013
The True Story of...
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
Focus
as Nicky Spurgeon · 2015
Amend: The Fight for America
as Self - Host · 2021
The BRIT Awards
as Self · 1977
Hitch
as Hitch · 2005
Winter's Tale
as Judge · 2014
The Oprah Conversation
as Self · 2020
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
as Self · 2018
Bright
as Daryl Ward · 2017
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as ESPN Reporter · 2013
One Strange Rock
as Self - Host · 2018
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
as Self · 1988
Pole to Pole with Will Smith
as Self - Host · 2026
Welcome to Earth
as Self - Host · 2021
This Morning
as Self · 1988
This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Concussion
as Dr. Bennet Omalu · 2015
Ali
as Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay · 2001
The Magic Hour
as Self · 1998
Jersey Girl
as Will Smith (uncredited) · 2004
BET Awards
as Self - Performer · 2001
The Legend of Bagger Vance
as Bagger Vance · 2000
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
MADtv
as Self · 1995
Will Smith's Bucket List
as Self · 2019
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
as Self (archive footage) · 2026
Dads
as Self · 2019
Six Degrees of Separation
as Paul · 1993
Made in America
as Tea Cake Walters · 1993
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
as Self · 2020
Where the Day Takes You
as Manny · 1992
The Artist
as Will Smith · 2025
After Earth: A Father's Legacy
as Self · 2013
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self · 1994
Student of the Year 2
as Self · 2019
Welcome to Hollywood
as Will Smith · 2000
David Blaine: Real or Magic
as Self · 2013
I Am Legend 2
as Robert Neville
Howard
as Genie / Mariner (archive footage) · 2018
Live 8
as Self - Philadelphia · 2005
Live from Studio Five
as Self · 2009
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
as Self · 1996
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
· 2016
A Man's Story
as Self · 2011
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
as Self · 1990
The Earth Day Special
as Fresh Prince · 1990
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Self (archive footage) · 1998
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self · 2023
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self · 2004
This Joka
as Self - Host · 2022
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self · 2001
Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy
as Self · 2020
Inside the Golden Statue
as Self · 1998
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
· 2025
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self · 2015
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self · 1990
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
as Self · 1999
Dreams
as Self · 2019
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
as Fresh Prince · 1990
Torrance Rises
as Self · 1999
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage) · 2005
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Lily Topples The World
as Self · 2021
The Making of 'Ali'
as Self · 2001
Quincy
as Self · 2018
Supermax
as Rex
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
as Self · 2016
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self · 2020
Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West
as Self · 1999
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
as Self · 2000
The Making of 'Independence Day'
as Self · 1996
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
as Self · 2000
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self (archive footage) · 2012
Resistor
as Jon Grady
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
Free Child
as Self · 2020
The Grammys
as Self · 1959
Quincy Jones, Music Man
as Self (archive footage) · 2025
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Best Shape of My Life
as Self · 2021
The Making of Men in Black
as Self · 1997
Roswell Top Secret
as Self · 1998
Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
as Self · 2002
Club Oscar
as Oscar (voice) · 2005
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes
as Self · 2002
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
as Self · 2007
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
as Self (archive footage) · 1991
Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
as Self · 2002
David Blaine: Ascension
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
Will Smith: Live in Concert
as Self · 2005
Men in Black II: MIB ADR
as Self · 2002
After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds
as Self · 2013
Father and Son: On Screen and Off
as Self · 2007
Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood
as Self · 2020
El cuarto round
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2024
Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets
as Self · 1999
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
as Self · 1999
Hormigueddon
as Will Smith · 2020
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
as Self · 1999
One Strange Rock
as Self - Host (archive footage) · 2018
Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep'
as Self · 2019
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
as Self · 2000
Teen Choice Awards
as Self · 1999
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
as Self · 2002
Fast and Loose
Blind Ref
as Blind Referee · 2013
Will Smith Budapest
as Will Smith
MIB ADR
as Self · 2002
The Sam Dickinson Project
as Himself
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
as Self · 2002