Acting · Flint, Michigan, USA · Born July 30, 1968
Terrence Alan Crews Jr. (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, activist, artist, bodybuilder and former professional football player. Crews played Julius Rock on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. He hosted the U.S. version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and starred in the BET reality series The Family Crews. He appeared in films such as Friday After Next (2002), White Chicks (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Blended (2014), and the Expendables series. Since 2013, he has played NYPD Lieutenant Terry Jeffords in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He began hosting America's Got Talent in 2019, following his involvement in the same role for the program's spin-off series, America's Got Talent: The Champions. Crews played as a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, and Washington Redskins, as well as in the World League of American Football (WLAF) with the Rhein Fire, and college football at Western Michigan University. Crews, a public advocate for women's rights and activist against sexism, has shared stories of the abuse his family endured at the hands of his violent father. He was included among the group of people named as Time Person of the Year in 2017 for going public with stories of sexual assault.
MoviePAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
2026
as (voice)
TV100 Cooks
2026
as Host - Self
TVIs It Cake? Holiday
2024
as Self - Guest Judge
TVEverybody Still Hates Chris
2024
as Julius (voice)
MovieThe Killer's Game
2024
as Creighton Lovedahl
TVDinner Time Live with David Chang
2024
as Self
TVAfter Midnight
2024
as Self - Guest
TVAmerica's Got Talent: Fantasy League
2024
as Self - Host
TVThe Ultimate Improv Show
2023
as Monologist
TVAmerica's Got Talent: All-Stars
2023
as Self - Host
Movie2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
2022
as Self
MovieHalloween in Hollywood
2022
as Self
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
TVTales of the Walking Dead
2022
as Joe
MovieGoodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2022
as Self
TVAmerica's Got Talent: Extreme
2022
as Self - Host
TVAbout Last Night
2022
as Self
TVThat's My Jam
2021
as Self - Guest
TVLast Meals
2021
as Self
Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers
2021
as Self - Commentator
MovieRumble
2021
as Tentacular (voice)
TVSpace Force
2020
as General Neyman Aggroad
MovieThe Willoughbys
2020
as Commander Melanoff (voice)
TVCelebrity IOU
2020
as Self
MovieLA Originals
2020
as Self
TVLEGO Masters
2020
as Self
MovieJohn Henry
2020
as John Henry
TVA Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Food Fears
2019
as Self - Guest
MovieRed Nose Day 2019
2019
as Host
MovieMan Made
2019
as Themself
TVAmerica's Got Talent: The Champions
2019
MovieA Very Terry Christmas: Get Cozy With Terry Crews
2018
as Self
MovieOnce Upon a Deadpool
2018
as Bedlam
MovieSorry to Bother You
2018
as Sergio
MovieDeadpool 2
2018
as Bedlam
TVCraig of the Creek
2018
as Duane (voice)
TVGQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018
as Self
TVWhat the Fit
2018
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TVDo You Want to See a Dead Body?
2017
TVDrop the Mic
2017
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MovieWhere's the Money
2017
as Leon
TVSteve
2017
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TVThe Hollywood Puppet Show
2017
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MovieSandy Wexler
2017
as 'Bedtime' Bobby Barnes
TVUltimate Beastmaster
2017
as Host - US
TVTerry Crews Saves Christmas
2016
as Self
TVA Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus
2016
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TVThe $100,000 Pyramid
2016
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MovieThe Ridiculous 6
2015
as Chico
TVTaraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
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TVCelebriD&D
2015
as Thodak the Blacksmith
TVJay Leno's Garage
2015
as Self
TVCelebrity Family Feud
2015
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TVStarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
as Self
TVLip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self
TVWorld's Funniest Fails
2015
as Host
MovieThe Expendables 3
2014
as Hale Caesar
MovieVeggieTales: Celery Night Fever
2014
as Bruce Onion / Terry Turnip (Voice)
TVRunning Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
MovieBlended
2014
as Nickens
MovieDraft Day
2014
as Earl Jennings
MovieReach Me
2014
as Wilson
MovieThe Single Moms Club
2014
as Branson
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieEarl Scouts
2013
as Earl (voice)
MovieCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013
as Earl Devereaux (voice)
TVBrooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Terry Jeffords
TVMarvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
2013
as Blade (voice)
TVHollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
TVDrunk History
2013
as Donald 'Cinque' DeFreeze
MovieScary Movie 5
2013
as Martin Jacobs
MovieAztec Warrior
2013
as Juan Claudio
MovieGods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes
2012
as Self
TVStudio C
2012
as Self - Special Guest
MovieThe Expendables 2
2012
as Hale Caesar
TVThe Newsroom
2012
as Lonny Church
TVGood Mythical Morning
2012
as Self
MovieBridesmaids
2011
as Boot Camp Instructor
MovieInferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010
as Self
TVConan
2010
as Self - Guest
TVThe Talk
2010
as Self
TVRegular Show
2010
as Broc Stettman (voice)
MovieLottery Ticket
2010
as Jimmy the Driver
MovieThe Expendables
2010
as Hale Caesar
TVAre We There Yet?
2010
as Nick Persons
The Family Crews
2010
MovieGamer
2009
as Hackman
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieTerminator Salvation
2009
as Captain Jericho
MovieMiddle Men
2009
as James
MovieGet Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control
2008
as Agent 91
MovieGet Smart
2008
as Agent 91
MovieStreet Kings
2008
as Detective Terrence Washington
MovieBalls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'
2007
MovieBalls of Fury
2007
as Freddy
MovieWho's Your Caddy?
2007
as Tank
MovieNorbit
2007
as Big Jack Latimore
MovieHow to Rob a Bank
2007
as Officer DeGepse
MovieInland Empire
2006
as Street Person #3
MovieIdiocracy
2006
as President Camacho
MovieClick
2006
as Singing Driver (uncredited)
TVAmerica's Got Talent
2006
as Self - Host
Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
2006
MoviePuff, Puff, Pass
2006
as Cold Crush
MovieThe Benchwarmers
2006
as Poker Guy #1
MovieBehind the Smile
2006
as Big James
MovieThe Alibi
2006
as Crazy Eight
TVThe Boondocks
2005
TVEverybody Hates Chris
2005
as Julius
MovieHarsh Times
2005
as Darrell
TVNick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
MovieThe Longest Yard
2005
as Cheeseburger Eddy
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Heinrich Brown (voice)
MovieWhite Chicks
2004
as Latrell Spencer
MovieBaadasssss!
2004
as Big T
MovieSoul Plane
2004
as Thug (Flight Attendant)
MovieStarsky & Hutch
2004
as Porter
TVArrested Development
2003
as Herbert Love
MovieMalibu's Most Wanted
2003
as 8 Ball
MovieDeliver Us from Eva
2003
as Big Bartender
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MovieFriday After Next
2002
as Damon
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Craig Waters
MovieServing Sara
2002
as Vernon
TVThe Bachelor
2002
as Self
MovieTraining Day
2001
as Gang Member (uncredited)
TVMy Wife and Kids
2001
MovieThe 6th Day
2000
as Vincent
TVThe Early Show
1999
as Self
TVBattle Dome
1999
as T-Money
TVTeen Choice Awards
1999
as Self - Presenter
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
TVMTV Europe Music Awards
1994
as Self - Announcer
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVCasseta & Planeta, Urgente!
1992
as Self
TVThe Grammys
1959
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Motion
Inauguration Day
as Anthony
MovieCREWS CONTROL
as Himself
Ethan the Movie
as Ethan’s Uncle
