Will Smith filmography

Will Smith is an American actor and producer. His breakthrough came when he played a fictionalized version of himself in the 1990s television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The role brought him international recognition and two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He also served as an executive producer on 24 episodes of the series. Two years later, Smith made his film debut in the drama Where the Day Takes You, where he appeared as a disabled homeless man. 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. The film grossed over $817 million at the worldwide box office and was the highest grossing of 1996. 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. 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. 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. 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. In 2015, Smith portrayed Nigerian-American physician Bennet Omalu in the biopic Concussion for which he garnered a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. The following year, he appeared in the action film Suicide Squad, which grossed over $745 million at the worldwide box office. In 2019, Smith starred as the Genie in the live-action adaptation of the 1992 animation film of the same name, Aladdin. The film is his highest grossing, with a worldwide box office total of over $1 billion.

Film

Year	Title	Functioned as			Notes	Ref(s)
		Actor	Producer	Role(s)
1992	Where the Day Takes You	Yes	No	Manny
1993	Made in America	Yes	No	Tea Cake Walters
	Six Degrees of Separation	Yes	No	Paul
1995	Bad Boys	Yes	No	Mike Lowrey
1996	Independence Day	Yes	No	Capt. Steven Hiller
1997	Men in Black	Yes	No	James Darrell Edwards III Agent J
1998	Enemy of the State	Yes	No	Robert Clayton Dean
1999	Wild Wild West	Yes	No	Captain James West
2000	The Legend of Bagger Vance	Yes	No	Bagger Vance
2001	Ali	Yes	No	Muhammad Ali
2002	Showtime	No	Yes	N/A	Executive producer
	Men in Black II	Yes	No	James Darrell Edwards III Agent J
2003	Bad Boys II	Yes	No	Mike Lowrey
	Ride or Die	No	Yes	N/A	Executive producer
2004	Jersey Girl	Yes	No	Himself	Cameo
	I, Robot	Yes	Yes	Detective Del Spooner	Executive producer
	The Seat Filler	No	Yes	N/A	Executive producer
	Saving Face	No	Yes	N/A
	Shark Tale	Yes	No	Oscar (voice)
2005	Hitch	Yes	Yes	Alex “Hitch” Hitchens
2006	ATL	No	Yes	N/A
	The Pursuit of Happyness	Yes	Yes	Chris Gardner
2007	I Am Legend	Yes	No	Robert Neville
2008	Hancock	Yes	Yes	John Hancock
	The Human Contract	No	Yes	N/A	Executive producer
	The Secret Life of Bees	No	Yes	N/A
	Lakeview Terrace	No	Yes	N/A
	Seven Pounds	Yes	Yes	Tim Thomas
2010	The Karate Kid	No	Yes	N/A
2012	This Means War	No	Yes	N/A
	Men in Black 3	Yes	No	James Darrell Edwards III Agent J
2013	After Earth	Yes	Yes	Cypher Raige	Also writer (story)
	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	Yes	No	ESPN Reporter	Cameo
2014	Winter’s Tale	Yes	No	Lucifer	Cameo
	Annie	No	Yes	N/A
2015	Focus	Yes	No	Nicky Spurgeon
	Concussion	Yes	No	Bennet Omalu
2016	Suicide Squad	Yes	No	Floyd Lawton / Deadshot
	Collateral Beauty	Yes	No	Howard Inlet
2017	Bright	Yes	No	Daryl Ward
2019	Student of the Year 2	Yes	No	Himself	Cameo; Hindi-language film
	Aladdin	Yes	No	Genie / Mariner
	Dads	Yes	No	Himself	Documentary
	Gemini Man	Yes	No	Henry Brogan / Junior
	Spies in Disguise	Yes	No	Lance Sterling (voice)
2020	Bad Boys for Life	Yes	Yes	Mike Lowrey
	Life in a Year	No	Yes	N/A	Executive producer
2021	King Richard	Yes	Yes	Richard Williams	Filming

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Year(s)	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1990	ABC Afterschool Special	Hawker	Episode: “The Perfect Date” Cameo
	The Earth Day Special	Himself
	Rockin’ Through the Decades	Host	Documentary of Alvin and the Chipmunks
1990–1996	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Will Smith	Executive producer (24 episodes) Writer (story for episode “Ain’t No Business Like Show Business”)
1992	Blossom	Himself	Cameo
	NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam	Himself
1997	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Pinocchio	Episode: “Pinocchio”
2003–2007	All of Us	Jonny	Executive producer and co-creator Writer 2 episodes Director (episode ”The N-Word”)
2005	BET Awards 2005	Host
2009	Un-broke: What You Need To Know About Money	Himself
2012	2012 Kids’ Choice Awards	Host
2013	The Queen Latifah Show	—	Producer
2018	One Strange Rock	Host	Documentary series
2018–present	Cobra Kai	—	Executive producer
2019	Will Smith’s Bucket List	Himself	Executive producer Documentary series
2020	Will Smith: Off the Deep End	Himself	Documentary
2021	Amend: The Fight For America	Host	Documentary series