claim: Howard was in Iron Man.
evidence: Terrence Dashon Howard -LRB- born March 11 , 1969 -RRB- is an American actor and singer .. Having his first major roles in the 1995 films Dead Presidents and Mr. Holland 's Opus , Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of television and cinema roles between 2004 and 2006 .. Dead Presidents. Dead Presidents. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Hustle & Flow .. Academy Award for Best Actor. Academy Award for Best Actor. Hustle & Flow. Hustle & Flow. Howard has had prominent roles in many other movies including Winnie , Ray , Lackawanna Blues , Crash , Four Brothers , Get Rich or Die Tryin ' , Idlewild , August Rush , The Brave One and Prisoners .. Winnie. Winnie ( film ). Ray. Ray ( film ). Lackawanna Blues. Lackawanna Blues. Crash. Crash ( 2004 film ). Four Brothers. Four Brothers ( film ). Idlewild. Idlewild ( film ). August Rush. August Rush. The Brave One. The Brave One ( 2007 film ). Prisoners. Prisoners ( 2013 film ). Howard played James Rhodes in Iron Man and reprised the role in the video game adaptation .. James Rhodes. War Machine. Iron Man. Iron Man ( 2008 film ). However , he was replaced by Don Cheadle for the future films .. Don Cheadle. Don Cheadle. He currently stars as the lead character Lucious Lyon in the television series Empire .. Lucious Lyon. Lucious Lyon. Empire. Empire ( 2015 TV series ). His debut album , Shine Through It , was released in September 2008 .. Shine Through It. Shine Through It