Terrence Howard

Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor. 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. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in ''Hustle & Flow''.

Howard has had prominent roles in many other movies, including ''Winnie Mandela'', ''Ray'', ''Lackawanna Blues'', ''Crash'', '' Four Brothers'', ''Big Momma's House,'' ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''', ''Idlewild'', ''Biker Boyz'', ''August Rush'', ''The Brave One,'' and ''Prisoners''. Howard played James "Rhodey" Rhodes in the first ''Iron Man'' film. He starred as the lead character Lucious Lyon in the television series ''Empire''. His debut album, ''Shine Through It'', was released in September 2008. In December 2022, he announced that he planned to retire from acting. Provided by Wikipedia