ACTOR · FROM BERKELEY, USA
Roger Guenveur Smith
Born 1955 · 71 years old92 credits since 19872 coming up
TenseGrittyFriendshipThe underworldThought provoking
ABOUT ROGER
Roger Guenveur Smith (born July 27, 1955) is an American actor and filmmaker, best known for his collaborations with director Spike Lee.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born27 July 1955
BirthplaceBerkeley, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora52 of 88 titles
Known for
The titles people know Roger from.
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What Roger is working on next.
RemoteOut Oct 2026
God with Usas BoozerOut Nov 2026
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 52
- Average IMDb
- 6.4
- Highest rated
- OzIMDb 8.7
- Working since
- 1987
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Filmography
The 2020s
12 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
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as Storian
as Big Man
Movieas Sandy's Father
Movieas Dr. T.R.M. Howard
as Oliver James / King Of Diamonds
as Walter
The 2010s
32 titles · IMDb 5.8 on averageMovieas Detective Chuck Bryant
Seriesas Thomas Marshall · 8 episodes
as Michael Gomez
as Bukka LaRocke
as Raymond
as Martin
Movieas Mr. Jones
Movieas Duke
The 2000s
21 titles · IMDb 6.1 on averageMovieas Jack Dancing
Seriesas Belial · 1 episode
Seriesas Sac Federici · 1 episode
Movieas Nate
as Cesar
Movieas Det. Craig Barnes
Movieas Kevin Parker
as Father Jeffrey
The 1990s
19 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
Seriesas Off. Ty Davis Sr. · 1 episode
as Quinn Mathis
Movieas Detective Curt Atwater
as Henson
as Mac McGhee
Movieas Big Time Willie
Movieas Lenny Mereaux
Seriesas Huseni Mershah · 2 episodes
The 1980s
4 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Movieas Smiley
Series1 episode
Movieas Gammite Yoda
Seriesas Prof. Howard Randolph · 5 episodes
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Roger’s titles.
Spike LeeDo the Right Thing, Malcolm X and 7 more
Terence BlanchardComposer · Malcolm X, Summer of Sam and 3 more
Dito MontielDirector · Fighting, Empire State and 3 more
Denzel WashingtonAmerican Gangster, Malcolm X and 1 more
Giancarlo EspositoDo the Right Thing, King of New York and 1 more
Laurence FishburneKing of New York, Deep Cover and 1 more
Bill DukeDeep Cover, Hollow Point and 1 more
James Ransone
