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{{short description|American actor (born 1959)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2019}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Ving Rhames
| image              = Ving Rhames 2010 (4710601891) (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Rhames in 2010
| birth_name         = Irving Rameses Rhames
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1959|5|12}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| education          = [[State University of New York, Purchase]]<br>[[Juilliard School]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1984–present
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Valerie Scott|1994|1999|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Deborah Reed<br />|2000}}}}
| children           = 3{{cn|date=May 2024}}
}}
'''Irving Rameses Rhames''' ({{IPAc-en|'|r|eɪ|m|z}} {{respell|RAYMZ}}; born May 12, 1959) is an<!--awards and nominations don't belong here--> American actor. He is best known for portraying IMF Agent [[Luther Stickell]] in the [[Mission: Impossible (film series)|''Mission: Impossible'' film series]] (1996–2025) and [[crime boss]] Marsellus Wallace in ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' (1994).

==Early life and education==
Rhames was born and raised in [[Harlem]], New York City.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130726010427/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/813477951.html?dids=813477951:813477951&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+20%2C+2005&author=ADAM+BUCKMAN&pub=New+York+Post&desc=WHO+LOVES+YA%2C+BABY%3F+%27KOJAK%27S%27+BACK+-+AND+THIS+TIME%2C+HE%27S+BLACK&pqatl=google WHO LOVES YA, BABY? 'KOJAK'S' BACK – AND THIS TIME, HE'S BLACK]</ref> He was named "Irving" after [[NBC]] journalist [[Irving R. Levine]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100825125319/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4569728/ Newsmakers – Newsweek Entertainment – MSNBC.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Rhames entered New York's [[High School of Performing Arts]], where he developed his love of acting. After high school, he studied drama at [[SUNY Purchase]], where fellow acting student [[Stanley Tucci]] gave him his nickname "Ving". Rhames later transferred to the [[Juilliard School]]'s Drama Division (''[[List of Juilliard School people|Group 12]]'': 1979–1983)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juilliard.edu/alumni/news/news_decades/2009-2010/1004/index.php|title=Alumni News|publisher=[[The Juilliard School]]|date=April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111120938/http://juilliard.edu/alumni/news/news_decades/2009-2010/1004/index.php|archive-date=November 11, 2011}}</ref> where he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] degree in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/person/59836/Ving-Rhames/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071125002437/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/59836/Ving-Rhames/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 25, 2007|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Sandra|last=Brennan|date=2007|title=Ving Rhames|access-date=April 4, 2012}}</ref>

==Career==
Rhames first appeared on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in the play ''The Boys of Winter'' in 1984. He started out in film in [[Wes Craven]]'s ''[[The People Under the Stairs]]'' (1991) as Leroy, watched over [[Kevin Kline]] as Secret Service agent Duane Stevensen in ''[[Dave (film)|Dave]]'' (1993), and played [[Pulp Fiction (film)#Cast|Marsellus Wallace]] in ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'' (1994). He also played Buddy Bragg in ''[[Out of Sight (film)|Out of Sight]]'' (1998).

Rhames played Dr. Peter Benton's brother-in-law on the TV medical drama ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', a recurring role he filled for three seasons. He played ace computer hacker [[Luther Stickell]] opposite [[Tom Cruise]] in [[Brian De Palma]]'s ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'' (1996). In 1997, Rhames portrayed the character of Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones in the popular film ''[[Con Air]]'', and Muki in the Ice Cube film ''[[Dangerous Ground (1997 film)|Dangerous Ground]]''.

Rhames won a [[Golden Globe]] in 1998 for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]] in [[HBO]]'s ''Don King: Only in America''. At the ceremony he gave his award to fellow nominee [[Jack Lemmon]], saying, "I feel that being an artist is about giving, and I'd like to give this to you." Lemmon was clearly touched by the gesture as was the celebrity audience who gave Lemmon a standing ovation. Lemmon, who tried unsuccessfully to give the award back to Rhames, said it was "one of the nicest, sweetest moments I've ever known in my life." The [[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] announced later that they would have a duplicate award prepared for Rhames. That moment was #98 on E!'s 101 Awesome Moments in Entertainment.<ref name="google6">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IlcS25xYsC4C&q=golden+globe+black+actor&pg=PA187|title=Black masculinity and the U.S. South: from Uncle Tom to gangsta|isbn=978-0-8203-2890-4|publisher=University of Georgia Press|year=2007|first=Riché|last=Richardson|access-date=February 24, 2011|archive-date=May 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513164547/https://books.google.com/books?id=IlcS25xYsC4C&q=golden+globe+black+actor&pg=PA187|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fe6z86wQD_YC&q=golden+globe+&pg=PA107|title=Diasporic Lives: Alienation and Violence as Themes in African American Jamaican Cultural Texts|isbn=978-3-643-10574-5|publisher=LIT Verlag Münster|year=2010|first=Marlene|last=Calvin|access-date=February 24, 2011|archive-date=May 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508011852/https://books.google.com/books?id=Fe6z86wQD_YC&q=golden+globe+&pg=PA107|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nytimes1">{{cite web|last=Gerston|first=Jill|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/person/59836/Ving-Rhames/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726012132/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/59836/Ving-Rhames/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 26, 2013|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2013|title=Ving Rhames – About This Person|access-date=February 24, 2011}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' lauded Rhames for the act, writing that in doing so he "demonstrated his capacity for abundant generosity".<ref name="nytimes1"/>

Rhames appeared in ''[[Striptease (film)|Striptease]]'' (1996) as the wisecracking bodyguard Shad, Jesus-praising paramedic Marcus in ''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]'' (1999), and reprised his Luther Stickell role for ''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]'' (2000). He played [[Johnnie Cochran]] in ''[[American Tragedy (film)|American Tragedy]]'' (2000), the ex-con boyfriend of Jody's mother in the [[John Singleton]] film ''[[Baby Boy (film)|Baby Boy]]'', portrayed a [[gay]] [[drag queen]] in the television film ''[[Holiday Heart]]'', contributed his voice for the character of [[Cobra Bubbles]] in ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]'' (2002) and the subsequent TV series, and played a stoic cop fighting zombie hordes in ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (2004) and ''[[Day of the Dead (2008 film)|Day of the Dead]]'' (2008) remakes. Rhames has also appeared in a series of television commercials for [[RadioShack]], usually performing with [[Vanessa L. Williams]].

In March 2005, Rhames played the lead role on a new ''[[Kojak (2005 TV series)|Kojak]]'' series, on the [[USA Network]] cable channel (and on ITV4 in the UK). The bald head, lollipops, and "Who loves ya, baby?" catchphrase remained intact, but little else remained from the [[Kojak|Telly Savalas-starring original]].

Rhames voiced the part of Tobias Jones in the video game ''[[Driver 3]]''.

Reprising his Luther Stickell role, Rhames co-starred in ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]'' (2006), had a cameo appearance in ''[[Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol]]'' (2011), and played a major role in ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]'' (2015), ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]'' (2018),  ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One]]'' (2023) and ''[[Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning ]]'' (2025), the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth installments in the ''Mission Impossible'' film series, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ving Rhames Returns for Mission: Impossible 5|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/312893-ving-rhames-returns-for-mission-impossible-5|access-date=August 17, 2014|publisher=www.superherohype.com|date=August 17, 2014|archive-date=August 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090253/http://www.superherohype.com/news/312893-ving-rhames-returns-for-mission-impossible-5|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the only actor besides Tom Cruise to appear in all eight ''Mission: Impossible'' films. It was announced that he would have a role in the [[Aquaman]]-based show ''[[Aquaman (TV program)|Mercy Reef]]''; however, due to the integration of [[The WB Television Network|The WB]] and [[UPN]] for the new network, [[The CW Television Network|CW]], ''Mercy Reef'' was not picked up. Rhames played a gay – and possibly also homicidal – firefighter who comes out of the closet in ''[[I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry]]''. He narrates the [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]] television series ''[[American Gangster (TV series)|American Gangster]]''.

In the 2008 film ''[[Saving God]]'', he played an ex-con who is released from prison a changed man, looking to take over his father's former church congregation in a deteriorating neighborhood. Rhames stars in ''[[Phantom Punch (film)|Phantom Punch]]'', a biopic of boxer [[Sonny Liston]], released directly to DVD, as well as ''[[The Tournament (2009 film)|The Tournament]]'', portraying a fighter out to win a no-rules tournament.

Rhames makes an appearance in [[Ludacris]]'s song "Southern Gangstas" on his album ''[[Theater of the Mind]]''. Rappers [[Playaz Circle]] and [[Rick Ross]] are also featured on the track.

He filmed the film ''The Red Canvas'' with [[Ernie Reyes Jr.]], UFC lightweight contender [[Gray Maynard]], and [[Randy Couture]]. In 2010, he filed a lawsuit against the film's producer,<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.tmz.com/2010/02/20/ving-rhames-lawsuit-sued-money-red-canvas-kenneth-chamitoff/ Ving Rhames to Producer: Do I Look Like a Bitch?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323184814/http://www.tmz.com/2010/02/20/ving-rhames-lawsuit-sued-money-red-canvas-kenneth-chamitoff |date=March 23, 2010 }}. TMZ.com. Retrieved on August 28, 2010.</ref> claiming that he had only been paid $175,000 of a $200,000 contract.

In 2015, he filmed a series of commercials for [[The ADT Corporation]].{{fact|date=September 2024}}

Rhames is one of the narrators for [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]].

Rhames narrated the team introductions for the [[New England Patriots]] and [[Atlanta Falcons]] in [[Super Bowl LI]] in February 2017.{{fact|date=September 2024}}

Since 2014, Rhames has provided the narration for numerous [[Arby's]] commercials, with the slogan "Arby's: We have the meats!"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Felix|first=Maria|date=2021-06-26|title=Who Is The Narrator For The Arby's Commercials?|url=https://www.looper.com/447423/who-is-the-narrator-for-the-arbys-commercials/|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Looper.com|archive-date=November 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116205357/https://www.looper.com/447423/who-is-the-narrator-for-the-arbys-commercials/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Rhames is a [[Christians|Christian]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Howe|first=Desson|title=Reel Action Hero|date=February 21, 1997|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/fvingrhames.htm|accessdate=May 5, 2022|archive-date=May 6, 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970506020553/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/fvingrhames.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kimball|first=Josh|title=Ving Rhames Stars in Newly Released Christian Film|date=October 17, 2008|newspaper=The Christian Post|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/ving-rhames-stars-in-newly-released-christian-film.html|accessdate=May 5, 2022|archive-date=May 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526034818/https://www.christianpost.com/amp/ving-rhames-stars-in-newly-released-christian-film.html|url-status=live}}</ref>  As of 2018, he resides in [[Santa Monica, California]]. He has been married to Deborah Reed since 2000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nordine|first=Michael|title=Ving Rhames Was Held at Gunpoint by Cops in His Own Home After a Neighbor Reported a 'Large Black Man' Breaking In|date=July 28, 2018|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/ving-rhames-police-gunpoint-1201988775/|accessdate=May 5, 2022|archive-date=May 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505211031/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/07/ving-rhames-police-gunpoint-1201988775/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==

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===Film===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
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! Title
! Role
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| 1986 
| ''[[Native Son (1986 film)|Native Son]]'' 
| Jack 
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| 1988 
| ''[[Patty Hearst (film)|Patty Hearst]]'' 
| [[Donald DeFreeze|Cinque Mtume]] 
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| 1989 
| ''[[Casualties of War]]'' 
| Lieutenant Reilly 
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| rowspan="2" | 1990 
| ''[[The Long Walk Home]]'' 
| Herbert Cotter 
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| ''[[Jacob's Ladder (1990 film)|Jacob's Ladder]]'' 
| George 
|
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| rowspan="3" | 1991 
| ''[[Flight of the Intruder]]'' 
| Chief Petty Officer Frank McRae 
|
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| ''[[Homicide (1991 film)|Homicide]]'' 
| Robert Randolph 
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| ''[[The People Under the Stairs]]'' 
| Leroy 
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| 1992 
| ''[[Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot]]'' 
| "Mr. Stereo"
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| rowspan="3" | 1993 
| ''[[Blood In Blood Out]]'' 
| Ivan 
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| ''[[Dave (film)|Dave]]'' 
| Duane Stevenson 
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| ''[[The Saint of Fort Washington]]'' 
| Leroy "Little Leroy" 
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| rowspan="2" | 1994 
| ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' 
| Marsellus Wallace 
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| ''[[Drop Squad]]'' 
| Garvey 
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| 1995 
| ''[[Kiss of Death (1995 film)|Kiss of Death]]'' 
| FBI Agent Omar 
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| rowspan="2" | 1996 
| ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'' 
| [[Luther Stickell]] 
|
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| ''[[Striptease (film)|Striptease]]'' 
| "Shad" 
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| rowspan="3" | 1997 
| ''[[Dangerous Ground (1997 film)|Dangerous Ground]]'' 
| Muki 
|
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| ''[[Rosewood (film)|Rosewood]]'' 
| Mann 
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| ''[[Con Air]]'' 
| Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones 
|
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| rowspan="2" | 1998 
| ''[[Body Count (1998 film)|Body Count]]'' 
| Pike 
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| ''[[Out of Sight]]'' 
| Buddy Bragg 
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| rowspan="2" | 1999 
| ''[[Entrapment (film)|Entrapment]]'' 
| FBI Agent Aaron Thibadeaux 
| 
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| ''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]'' 
| Marcus 
| 
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| 2000 
| ''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]'' 
| Luther Stickell 
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| rowspan="2" | 2001 
| ''[[Baby Boy (film)|Baby Boy]]'' 
| Melvin 
| 
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| ''[[Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within]]'' 
| Ryan Whittaker 
|<ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=Ving Rhames (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ving-Rhames/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
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| rowspan="3" | 2002 
| ''[[Undisputed (film)|Undisputed]]'' 
| George "The Iceman" Chambers 
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| ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]'' 
| Cobra Bubbles (voice)
|<ref name="btva2" />
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| ''[[Dark Blue (film)|Dark Blue]]'' 
| Deputy Chief Arthur Holland 
| 
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| rowspan="2" | 2003 
| ''[[Stitch! The Movie]]'' 
| Cobra Bubbles (voice)
| Direct-to-video<ref name="btva2" />
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| ''[[Sin (2003 film)|Sin]]'' 
| Eddie Burns 
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| 2004 
| ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' 
| Sergeant Kenneth Hall 
| 
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| rowspan="3" | 2005 
| ''[[Back in the Day (2005 film)|Back in the Day]]'' 
| Joe "J-Bone" Brown 
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| ''[[Animal (2005 film)|Animal]]'' 
| James "Animal" Allen 
| Video
|
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| ''Shooting Gallery'' 
| Carl "Cue Ball Carl" Bridgers 
| Video
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| rowspan="3" | 2006 
| ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]'' 
| Luther Stickell 
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|- 
| ''[[Leroy & Stitch]]'' 
| Cobra Bubbles (voice) 
| Direct-to-video
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|- 
| ''[[Idlewild (film)|Idlewild]]'' 
| "Spats" 
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| rowspan="3" | 2007 
| ''Ascension Day'' 
| Hark
| Video
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| ''[[I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry]]'' 
| Fred G. Duncan 
|
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| ''A Broken Life'' 
| Vet 
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| rowspan="4" | 2008 
| ''Animal 2'' 
| James "Animal" Allen 
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|- 
| ''[[Day of the Dead (2008 film)|Day of the Dead]]'' 
| Captain Kenneth Rhodes 
| Video
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| ''[[Phantom Punch (film)|Phantom Punch]]'' 
| [[Sonny Liston]] 
|
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| ''[[Saving God]]'' 
| Armstrong Cane 
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| rowspan="7" | 2009 
| ''[[Echelon Conspiracy]]'' 
| FBI Agent Dave Grant 
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|- 
| ''[[Give 'Em Hell, Malone]]'' 
| "Boulder" 
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| ''[[The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard]]'' 
| "Jibby" Newsome 
|
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| ''[[The Bridge to Nowhere]]'' 
| Nate 
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|-
| ''[[The Tournament (2009 film)|The Tournament]]'' 
| Joshua Harlow 
|
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|- 
| ''[[Surrogates (film)|Surrogates]]'' 
| The Prophet 
|
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| ''[[Evil Angel (film)|Evil Angel]]'' 
| Detective Carruthers 
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| rowspan="8" | 2010 
| ''[[Master Harold...and the Boys (2010 film)|Master Harold...and the Boys]]'' 
| Sam 
|
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|- 
| ''Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed'' 
| Mike 
| Video
|
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| ''[[Operation: Endgame]]'' 
| "Judgement"
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|-
| ''[[Piranha 3D]]'' 
| Deputy Fallon 
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|-
| ''[[King of the Avenue]]'' 
| Norman De'Sha 
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|- 
| ''The Wrath of Cain'' 
| Miles "Cain" Skinner 
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| ''[[Red Canvas]]''
| Himself 
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| ''[[Death Race 2]]'' 
| R. H. Weyland 
| Video
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| rowspan="4" | 2011 
| ''[[The River Murders]]'' 
| Captain Art Langley 
|
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| ''Pimp Bullies'' 
| Miguel 
|
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| ''[[Julia X 3D|Julia X]]'' 
| The Man 
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| ''[[Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol]]'' 
| Luther Stickell 
| Uncredited cameo
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| rowspan="7" | 2012 
| ''[[Seven Below]]'' 
| Jack 
|
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| ''[[Piranha 3DD]]'' 
| Deputy Fallon 
|
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| ''[[Soldiers of Fortune (2012 film)|Soldiers of Fortune]]'' 
| Grimaud "Grim Reaper" Tourneur 
|
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|-
| ''Art of Submission'' 
| Gene
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| ''[[Won't Back Down (film)|Won't Back Down]]'' 
| Principal Thompson 
|
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| ''Mafia'' 
| Renzo Wes 
|
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| ''Btd'' 
| Ken
| Short
|
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| rowspan="3" | 2013 
| ''[[Death Race 3: Inferno]]'' 
| R. H. Weyland 
| Video
|
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| ''Armed Response'' 
| Officer Hall 
| 
|
|-
| ''[[Force of Execution]]'' 
| "Ice Man"
| Video
|
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| 2014 
| ''[[Jamesy Boy]]'' 
| Conrad 
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| rowspan="2" | 2015 
| ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]'' 
| Luther Stickell 
|
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|-
| ''[[Operator (2015 film)|Operator]]'' 
| Richard 
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=The Deadline |date=2014-08-22 |title=Ving Rhames Boards ''Operator''; ''Threshold'' Ramps Up; Five Join ''Clavius'' |url=https://deadline.com/2014/08/ving-rhames-operator-threshold-clavius-823149/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| 2016
| ''A Sunday Horse'' 
| Mr. Valentine 
| 
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| rowspan="3" | 2017 
| ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'' 
| [[Charlie-27]] 
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Daniell |first=Mark |date=April 25, 2017 |title=Sylvester Stallone's ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' character has a big future in the MCU |url=https://www.thewhig.com/2017/04/25/sylvester-stallones-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-character-has-a-big-future-in-the-mcu |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=The Whig}}</ref>
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| ''[[The Star (2017 film)|The Star]]'' 
| Thaddeus (voice) 
|<ref name="btva2" />
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| ''[[Father Figures]]'' 
| Rod Hamilton 
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=2015-08-18 |title=Ving Rhames Joins Growing Comedy Cast Of ''Bastards'' |url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/ving-rhames-bastards-comedy-owen-wilson-jk-simmons-ed-helms-terry-bradshaw-1201500989/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | 2018 
| ''[[Con Man (film)|Con Man]]'' 
| "Peanut" 
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barber |first=James |date=2018-03-20 |title=''Con Man'' is the Weirdest Movie of the Year |url=https://www.military.com/undertheradar/2018/03/20/con-man-weirdest-movie-year.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Military.com |language=en}}</ref>
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| ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]'' 
| Luther Stickell 
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=2017-06-13 |title=Michelle Monaghan to Reunite With Tom Cruise for ''Mission: Impossible 6'' |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/michelle-monaghan-mission-impossible-6-1202464612/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| 2022
| ''[[Wendell & Wild]]''
| Buffalo Belzer (voice)
| <ref>{{cite web |last=King |first=Jack |date=March 14, 2022 |title=''Wendell & Wild'' Teaser Announces Ving Rhames, David Harewood, and More Joining Voice Cast |url=https://collider.com/wendell-and-wild-cast-ving-rhames-david-harewood-netflix/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006033005/https://collider.com/wendell-and-wild-cast-ving-rhames-david-harewood-netflix/ |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |access-date=March 14, 2022 |website=Collider}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | 2023 
| ''[[The Locksmith (film)|The Locksmith]]''
| Frank
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=2021-11-02 |title=AFM: Ryan Phillippe, Kate Bosworth, Ving Rhames Board Joe Russo Co-Penned Thriller ''The Locksmith'' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ryan-phillippe-kate-bosworth-ving-rhames-the-locksmith-1235040699/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One]]''
| Luther Stickell 
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| rowspan="3" | 2024
| ''[[The Garfield Movie]]'' 
| Otto (voice)
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-08-17 |title=''Garfield'': Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Waddingham & Cecily Strong Board Animated Feature From Alcon Entertainment |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/garfield-adds-ving-rhames-nicholas-hoult-hannah-waddingham-cecily-strong-1235094576/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="btva2" />
|
|-
| ''[[The Instigators]]''
| Frank Toomey
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2023-03-28 |title=Ving Rhames, Alfred Molina And Ron Perlman Join Apple's ''The Instigators'' |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/ving-rhames-alfred-molina-ron-perlman-apple-the-instigators-1235311856/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|
|- 
| ''[[The Wild Robot]]''
| Thunderbolt (voice)
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Reul |first=Katie |date=2024-03-05 |title=''The Wild Robot'', Animated Film Starring Lupita Nyong'o and Pedro Pascal, Gets Gorgeous First Trailer |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-wild-robot-animated-film-starring-lupita-nyongo-and-pedro-pascal-gets-gorgeous-first-trailer |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref><ref name="btva2" />
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2025
| ''[[Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning]]''
| Luther Stickell
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=2024-04-22 |title=''Severance'' Actor Tramell Tillman Joins Next ''Mission: Impossible'' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/severance-tramell-tillman-mission-impossible-1235878900/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''Uppercut'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|Elliott Duffond<ref>{{Cite web |last=Massoto |first=Erick |date=2024-11-21 |title=Ving Rhames Goes Rocky Balboa in ''Uppercut'' Trailer [Exclusive] |url=https://collider.com/uppercut-trailer-ving-rhames/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref>
| Post-production
|
|-
| TBA
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''[[The Mongoose (film)|The Mongoose]]'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| Tanker<ref>{{cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|title=Liam Neeson Chase Pic 'The Mongoose' Underway In Australia With Marisa Tomei, Ving Rhames & Michael Chiklis Joining Cast|date=February 11, 2025|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/liam-neeson-film-mongoose-filming-australia-marisa-tomei-ving-rhames-michael-chiklis-1236285534/|accessdate=February 11, 2025}}</ref>
| Filming
|
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
!Ref.
|-
| 1984 
| ''[[Go Tell It on the Mountain (film)|Go Tell It on the Mountain]]'' 
| Young Gabriel Grimes 
| Television film
|
|-
| 1985 
| ''[[Miami Vice]]'' 
| Georges 
| Episode: "The Maze"
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986 
| ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' 
| Czaja Carnek
| Regular cast
|
|-
| ''[[Crime Story (American TV series)|Crime Story]]'' 
| Hector Lincoln 
| Episode: "Abrams for the Defense"
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987 
| ''[[Miami Vice]]'' 
| Walker Monroe 
| Episode: "[[List of Miami Vice episodes|Child's Play]]"
|
|-
| ''[[Tour of Duty (TV series)|Tour of Duty]]'' 
| SP4 Tucker 
| Episode: "Burn Baby, Burn"
|
|-
| 1988 
| ''[[Spenser: For Hire]]'' 
| Henry Brown 
| Episode: "McAllister"
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1989 
| ''[[Men (TV series)|Men]]'' 
| Charlie Hazard 
| Main cast
|
|- 
| ''[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]'' 
| Luther Paxton 
| Episode: "[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series) season 4#ep88|Suicide Squad]]"
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1990 
| ''[[Rising Son (1990 TV film)|Rising Son]]'' 
| Ed
| Television film
|
|-
| ''[[When You Remember Me]]'' 
| Leon 
| Television film
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1991
| ''[[ScreenPlay]]'' 
| Sergeant Blue
| Episode: "Murder in Oakland"
|
|-
| ''Iran: Days of Crisis'' 
| Charles Jones
| Television film
|
|- 
| 1992
| ''Terror on Track 9'' 
| "Jellyroll"
| Television film
|
|-
| 1994
| ''Philly Heat'' 
| DeWitt Wardlaw
| TV series
|
|-
| 1994–1996 
| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' 
| Walter Robbins 
| Recurring cast (season 1–3)
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1995 
| ''Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning'' 
| Detective Artie Brown 
| Television film
|
|- 
| ''[[New York Undercover]]'' 
| Max Villareal 
| Episode: "Olde Thyme Religion"
|
|-
| ''[[Deadly Whispers (1995 television movie)|Deadly Whispers]]'' 
| Detective Jackson 
| Television film
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Don King: Only in America]]'' 
| [[Don King]]
| Television film
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000 
| ''[[American Tragedy (film)|American Tragedy]]'' 
| [[Johnnie Cochran]] 
| Television film
|
|-
| ''[[Holiday Heart]]'' 
| "Holiday" Heart 
| Television film
|
|-
| 2001 
| ''[[UC: Undercover]]'' 
| Quito Real 
| Recurring cast
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2002 
| ''[[Sins of the Father (TV film)|Sins of the Father]]'' 
| Garrick Jones 
| Television film
|
|-
| ''Little John'' 
| John Morgan 
| Television film
|
|- 
| ''[[RFK (film)|RFK]]''
| [[Thomas R. Jones (judge)|Judge Thomas R. Jones]]
| Television film
|
|-
| ''[[The Proud Family]]''
| Garrett Krebs (voice)
| Episode: "A Hero for Halloween"
|
|-
| 2002–2003 
| ''[[The District (TV series)|The District]]''
| Attorney General Troy Hatcher
| Recurring cast (season 3)
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2003 
| ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]''
| Cobra Bubbles{{efn|Experiment 300, also known as Spooky, disguised as Cobra Bubbles}} (voice)
| Episode: "Spooky"
|
|-
| ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]''
| Chief (voice)
| Episode: "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion"
|
|-
| ''The System'' 
| Andre Charles
| Main cast
|
|-
| ''Freedom: A History of US'' 
| Various Roles
| TV documentary series
|
|-
| 2005 
| ''[[Kojak (2005 TV series)|Kojak]]'' 
| Lieutenant Theo Kojak 
| Main cast
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Aquaman (TV pilot)|Aquaman]]''
| McCaffery 
| Television film
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Football Wives]]'' 
| Frank Wallingford 
| Television film
|
|-
| 2010 
| ''[[Gravity (TV series)|Gravity]]'' 
| "Dogg" McFee 
| Main cast
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011 
| ''[[Zombie Apocalypse (film)|Zombie Apocalypse]]'' 
| Henry Everlen 
| Television film
|
|-
| ''Black Jack'' 
| Jack "Black Jack" 
| Television film
|
|-
| 2013 
| ''[[Monday Mornings]]'' 
| Dr. Jorge Villanueva 
| Main cast
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[A Day Late and a Dollar Short (novel)#Adaptations|A Day Late and a Dollar Short]]'' 
| Cecil Price 
| Television film
|
|-
| 2018
| ''Cagney and Lacey'' 
| Captain Stark
| Television film
|
|-
| 2019
| ''Voice Arts Awards''
| Himself - Icon Award
| Television special
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Dope Thief]]''
| Bart
| Upcoming miniseries<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-02-13 |title=''Sinking Spring'': Ving Rhames, Dustin Nguyen, Nesta Cooper, 3 Others Round Out Cast Of Apple's Crime Drama Series |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/sinking-spring-casts-ving-rhames-dustin-nguyen-four-others-1235257921/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|
|}

===Video games===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Voice role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma]]'' || IMF Agent Luther Stickell ||<ref name="btva2" />
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Driver 3]]'' || Tobias Jones || <ref name="btva2" />
|-
| 2017 || |''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || Jefferson Potts ||
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
! Ref.
|-
|rowspan=7|1998
|[[55th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
|Best Actor in Mini-Series or Motion Picture
|''[[Don King: Only in America]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/goldenglobes/1998-golden-globe-award-winners/|title=1998 Golden Globes Award|publisher=Ropeofsilicon|access-date=February 12, 2015|archive-date=February 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212004737/http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/goldenglobes/1998-golden-globe-award-winners/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|[[50th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Best Actor in Mini-Series or Movie]]
|''Don King: Only in America''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[[American Black Film Festival|Acalpulco Black Film Festival]]
|Best Actor
|''[[Rosewood (film)|Rosewood]]''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[NAACP Image Award|Image Awards]]
|Outstanding Actor in Motion Picture
|''Rosewood''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|Outstanding Actor in Television or Mini-Series
|''Don King: Only in America''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[[2nd Golden Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
|Best Actor - Mini-Series or TV Film
|''Don King: Only in America''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[[4th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Best Actor - Mini-Series or TV Film]]
|''Don King: Only in America''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2000
|[[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
|Best Supporting Actor - Action
|''[[Entrapment (film)|Entrapment]]''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[[4th Golden Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
|Best Supporting Actor - Comedy or Music
|''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[[National Association of Theatre Owners|ShoWest Convention]]
|Best Supporting Actor
|
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.eonline.com/news/39540/showest-2000-signs-off|title=ShoWest 2000 Signs Off|publisher=Eonline.com|last=Jones|first=Anderson|date=March 10, 2000|access-date=February 12, 2015|archive-date=February 11, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150211231424/http://au.eonline.com/news/39540/showest-2000-signs-off|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=3|2001
|[[Black Reel Awards of 2001|Black Reel Awards]]
|Best Actor - Network
|''[[Holiday Heart]]''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[[NAACP Image Award|Image Awards]]
|Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
|''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[[Locarno International Film Festival]]
|Special Mention
|''[[Baby Boy (film)|Baby Boy]]''
|{{won}}
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2002
|[[Black Reel Awards of 2002|Black Reel Awards]]
|[[Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|''Baby Boy''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[NAACP Image Award|Image Awards]]
|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series]]
|''[[UC: Undercover]]''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture|Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture]]
|''Baby Boy''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2003
|[[Black Reel Awards of 2003|Black Reel Awards]]
|Best Actor - Mini-Series
|''[[Sins of the Father (TV film)|Sins of the Father]]''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[35th NAACP Image Awards|Image Awards]]
|Best Supporting Actor - Comedy
|''[[The Proud Family]]''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|Best Actor - Mini-Series or TV Film
|''Sins of the Father''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|2004
|[[Black Reel Awards of 2004|Black Reel Awards]]
|[[Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|''[[Dark Blue (film)|Dark Blue]]''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|2006
|[[Black Reel Awards of 2006|Black Reel Awards]]
|Best Actor - Television
|''[[Kojak (2005 TV series)|Kojak]]''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2015
|[[Black Reel Awards]]
|Best Actor - Television
|rowspan=2|''A Day Late and a Dollar Short''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[[NAACP Image Award|Image Awards]]
|Best Actor - Television
|{{nom}}
|
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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