Will Smith filmography

Will Smith is an American actor and producer. His breakthrough came when he played a fictionalised version of himself in the 1990s television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.[1][2] The role brought him international recognition and two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy.[1][3] He also served as an executive producer on 24 episodes of the series.[4] Two years later, Smith made his film debut in the drama Where the Day Takes You, where he appeared as a disabled homeless man.[5] In 1995, he starred as a police officer with Martin Lawrence in Michael Bay's Bad Boys. The following year, Smith appeared as a Marine Corps pilot with Jeff Goldblum in Roland Emmerich's science fiction film Independence Day.[6] The film grossed over $817 million at the worldwide box office and was the highest grossing of 1996.[7] In 1997, he starred as Agent J in the science fiction film Men in Black, a role he reprised in its sequels Men in Black II (2002) and Men in Black 3 (2012).
Smith portrayed heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali in the 2001 biopic Ali. For his performance he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.[3][8] In 2004, he appeared in the animated film Shark Tale, and science fiction film I, Robot. The following year he starred as a professional dating consultant in the romantic comedy Hitch.[9]Smith's portrayal of entrepreneur and salesman Chris Gardner in the biopic The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor.[3][10][11] In 2008, he played a vigilante superhero in Hancock. While the film received poor reviews, it became his eighth consecutive to gross over $100 million at the North American box office and grossed a worldwide total of over $624 million.[a][13][14] In 2015, Smith portrayed Nigerian-American physician Bennet Omalu in the biopic Concussion for which he garnered a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.[3] The following year, he appeared in the action film Suicide Squad, which grossed over $745 million at the worldwide box office.[15][16]
== Film ==
Title 	Year	Role(s) 	Director(s) 	Notes 	Ref(s)
Where the Day Takes You 	1992	Manny 	Marc Rocco 	 	[17]
Made in America 	1993	Tea Cake Walters 	Richard Benjamin 	 	[18]
Six Degrees of Separation 	1993	Paul 	Fred Schepisi 	 	[19]
Bad Boys 	1995	Mike Lowrey 	Michael Bay 	 	[20]
Independence Day 	1996	Capt. Steven Hiller 	Roland Emmerich 	 	[6]
Men in Black 	1997	James Darrell Edwards III
Agent J[b]	Barry Sonnenfeld 	 	[21]
Welcome to Hollywood 	1998	Will Smith 	Adam Rifkin
Tony Markes	 	
Enemy of the State 	1998	Robert Clayton Dean 	Tony Scott 	 	[22]
Wild Wild West 	1999	Capt. James West 	Barry Sonnenfeld 	 	[23]
The Legend of Bagger Vance 	2000	Bagger Vance 	Robert Redford 	 	[24]
Ali 	2001	Muhammad Ali 	Michael Mann 	 	[25]
The Make Big Thing 	2001	Mithre Jones 	Ivan Reitman 	 	
Showtime 	2002	— 	Tom Dey 	Executive producer 	[4]
[26]
Men in Black II 	2002	James Darrell Edwards III
Agent J[b]	Barry Sonnenfeld 	 	[27]
Bad Boys II 	2003	Mike Lowrey 	Michael Bay 	 	[28]
Ride or Die 	2003	— 	Craig Ross Jr. 	Executive producer 	[4]
[29]
Jersey Girl 	2004	Himself 	Kevin Smith 	Cameo 	[30]
[31]
I, Robot 	2004	Det. Del Spooner 	Alex Proyas 	Executive producer 	[32]
The Seat Filler 	2004	— 	Nick Castle 	Executive producer 	[4]
[33]
Saving Face 	2004	— 	Alice Wu 	Producer 	[4]
[34]
Shark Tale 	2004	Oscar (voice) 	Vicky Jenson
Bibo Bergeron
Rob Letterman	 	[35]
Hitch 	2005	Alex "Hitch" Hitchens 	Andy Tennant 	Producer 	[36]
ATL 	2006	— 	Chris Robinson 	Producer 	[4]
[37]
The Pursuit of Happyness 	2006	Chris Gardner 	Gabriele Muccino 	Producer 	[38]
I Am Legend 	2007	Robert Neville 	Francis Lawrence 	 	[39]
Hancock 	2008	John Hancock 	Peter Berg 	Producer 	[40]
The Human Contract 	2008	— 	Jada Pinkett Smith 	Executive producer 	[4]
[41]
The Secret Life of Bees 	2008	— 	Gina Prince-Bythewood	Producer 	[4]
[42]
Lakeview Terrace 	2008	— 	Neil LaBute 	Producer 	[4]
[43]
Seven Pounds 	2008	Tim Thomas 	Gabriele Muccino 	Producer 	[44]
The Karate Kid 	2010	— 	Harald Zwart 	Producer 	[45]
The Simpsons Internet Movie 	2011	Himsef 	Carlos Saldanha 	
James L. Brooks
Matt Groening
Al Jean
Mike Scully
Richard Sakai
David Silverman	
This Means War 	2012	— 	McG 	Producer 	[46]
Men in Black 3 	2012	James Darrell Edwards III
Agent J[b]	Barry Sonnenfeld 	 	[47]
After Earth 	2013	Cypher Raige 	M. Night Shyamalan 	Writer (story)
producer 	[48]
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	2013	ESPN Reporter 	Adam McKay 	Cameo 	[49]
Winter's Tale 	2014	Lucifer 	Akiva Goldsman 	Cameo 	[50]
Annie 	2014	— 	Will Gluck 	Producer 	[51]
Focus 	2015	Nicky Spurgeon 	Glenn Ficarra
John Requa	 	[52]
Concussion 	2015	Bennet Omalu 	Peter Landesman 	 	[53]
Suicide Squad 	2016	Floyd Lawton / Deadshot[b]	David Ayer 	 	[54]
[55]
Aladdin 	2016	The Genie 	
Rob J. Friedman
Anthony Stacchi
Co-Director:Peter J. Wilson	 	[56]
Collateral Beauty 	2016	Howard Inlet 	David Frankel 	 	[56]
[57]
Bright 	2017	Daryl Ward 	David Ayer 	 	[58]
[59]
Student of the Year 2  	2019	 	Punit Malhotra 	Special appearance, post-production	
The Jungle Book 	2019	Baloo 	Pierre Coffin 	 	
[60]A
Aladdin  	2019	The Genie 	Guy Ritchie 	Post-production 	
[60]B
Spies in Disguise  	2019	Lance Sterling 	Nick Bruno
Troy Quane	 	
Gemini Man  	2019	Henry Brogan 	Ang Lee 	Post-production 	[61]
== Television ==
Title 	Year(s) 	Role 	Network 	Notes 	Ref(s)
ABC Afterschool Special 	1990 	Hawker 	ABC 	Episode: "The Perfect Date"
Cameo 	[62]
[63]
The Earth Day Special 	1990 	Himself 	ABC 	 	[64]
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 	1990–1996	Will Smith	NBC 	Executive producer (24 episodes) 	[4]
[65]
Rockin' Through the Decades 	1990 	Host 	NBC 	Documentary of Alvin and the Chipmunks	[66]
Blossom 	1992 	Himself 	NBC 	Cameo 	[67]
NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam 	1992 	Himself 	NBC 	 	[68]
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	1997 	Pinocchio 	HBO 	Episode: "Pinocchio" 	[69]
All of Us 	2003–2007	Jonny 	UPN
The CW 	Executive producer and co-creator 	[4]
[69]
BET Awards 2005 	2005 	Host 	BET 	 	[70]
Un-broke: What You Need To Know About Money 	2009 	Himself 	ABC 	 	[71]
2012 Kids' Choice Awards 	2012 	Host 	Nickelodeon 	 	[72]
The Queen Latifah Show 	2013 	— 	CBS 	Executive producer 	[73]
One Strange Rock 	2018 	Host 	National Geographic	10 episodes 	[74]
Cobra Kai 	2018 	— 	YouTube Red 	Executive producer 	[75]