(2006) The Last King of Scotland

as Dr. Thomas Junju

(2005) A Sound of Thunder

as Marcus Payne

(2008) A Raisin in the Sun

as Joseph Asagai

(2009) Rage

as Homer

(2011) Rise of the Planet of the Apes

as Steven Jacobs

(2011) The Help

as Preacher Green

(2006) As You Like It

as Orlando De Boys

(2001) Dog Eat Dog

as CJ

(2012) The Paperboy

as Yardley Acheman

(2012) Red Tails

as Joe 'Lightning' Little

(2012) Middle of Nowhere

as Brian

(2012) Jack Reacher

as Det. Emerson

(2011) 96 Minutes

as Duane

(2012) Rahab

as Cen

(2013) The Butler

as Louis Gaines

(2014) Interstellar

as School Principal

(2013) Complicit

as Edward Ekubo

(2024) The After

as Dayo

(2014) A Most Violent Year

as D.A. Lawrence

(2020) Come Away

as Jack Littleton

(2023) Role Play

as Dave

(2014) Nightingale

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(2006) Shoot the Messenger

as Joseph Pascale

(2014) Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

as Agent Kallus (voice)

(2014) Default

as Atlas

(2006) Born Equal

as Yemi

(2008) Who Do You Love

as Muddy Waters

(2013) Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

as Self

(2024) Becoming King

as Self

(2015) Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

as Agent Kallus (voice)

(2015) Captive

as Brian Nichols

(2016) A United Kingdom

as Seretse Khama

(2016) Queen of Katwe

as Robert Katende

(2024) The Book of Clarence

as John the Baptist

(2016) Five Nights in Maine

as Sherwin

(2016) Nina

as Clifton Henderson

(2002) Tomorrow La Scala!

as Charlie

(2018) Gringo

as Harold Soyinka

(2018) The Cloverfield Paradox

as Kiel

(2012) Lincoln

as Corporal Ira Clark

(2008) Sweet Nothing in My Ear

as Leonard Grisham

(2005) Derailed

as Patrol Officer

(2005) The Best Man

as Graham

(2021) Chaos Walking

as Aaron

(2017) August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

as ---

(2018) A Wrinkle in Time

as The It (voice)

(2019) Don't Let Go

as Detective Jack Radcliff

(2021) Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

as Nigel Basil-Jones

(2020) The Midnight Sky

as Adewole

(2022) The Tiger Who Came to Tea

as The Tiger (voice)

(2014) Selma

as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

(2020) The Water Man

as Amos Boone

(2017) The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar

as Scar (voice)

(2022) See How They Run

as Mervyn Cocker-Norris

Newborn

as Chris Newborn

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as Coriolanus

(2022) Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

as Narrator

(2018) Family Feud

as 2148 Descendant

(2019) Brave Girl Rising

as Narrator

American Blend

as ---

(2022) The Bastard King

as The Bastard King

Othello

as Othello

(1992) As Time Goes By

as Patrick

(2019) Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

(2002) Spooks

as Danny Hunter

(2007) Five Days

as Matt Wellings

(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

(2006) Mayo

as Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P.

(2008) The Passion

as Joseph of Arimathea

(2009) Glenn Martin, DDS

as ---

(2010) Blood And Oil

as Keme Tobodo

(2009) Small Island

as Gilbert

(2014) Star Wars Rebels

as Agent Kallus (voice)

(2023) Silo

as Sheriff Holston Becker

(1998) Maisie Raine

as Sonny McDonald

(2021) The Girl Before

as Edward

(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

(2023) Lawmen: Bass Reeves

as Bass Reeves

(2022) Earth's Great Rivers II

as Self - Narrator (voice)

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

(2020) Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Prince Humperdinck

(2022) Sherri

as Self - Guest

(2025) Government Cheese

as Hampton Chambers

(2016) The Lion Guard

as Scar

(2018) The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

as Self - Special Guest

(2018) Les Misérables

as Javert

(2019) Earth's Great Rivers

as Self - Narrator (voice)

(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

(2013) The Frame

as Steven Jacobs

(2013) The Arsenio Hall Show

as Self

(1997) The View

as Self

(2015) Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

(2018) Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

as Self

(2023) Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

(2014) Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

(2010) Conan

as Self

(2009) The Good Wife

as Judge Edward Weldon

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

(2014) Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

(2024) Big Cats, Small World

as Narrator (voice)

(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

(2006) The One Show

as Self

(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

(2024) After Midnight

as Self

(2022) The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

(2025) The American Revolution

as Olaudah Equiano (voice) / Sam (voice)

(2025) The American Revolution

as voice