Portrait of Roger Guenveur Smith

Acting

Roger Guenveur Smith

Career

Active from 1993 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Huey P. Newton Story
A Huey P. Newton Story
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roger Guenveur Smith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Contemporary Setting 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Vigilante Justice 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Resilience & Hope 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

11 titles · average score 58
God with Us
God with Us (2026)

as Boozer

Riff Raff
Riff Raff (2025)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sandy's Father

Space to Breathe
Space to Breathe (2025)

as Storian

Heaven is Nobody's
Heaven is Nobody's (2025)

as Big Man

Till
Till (2022)
GoodWatch score 80

as Dr. T.R.M. Howard

Real Talk
Real Talk (2021)

as Oliver James / King Of Diamonds

The Five Rules Of Success
The Five Rules Of Success (2020)

as Santos

Influence
Influence (2020)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bradley Hudson

The Available Wife
The Available Wife (2020)
GoodWatch score 38

as Walter

The Business of Christmas
The Business of Christmas (2020)

as Oscar Franklin

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Booker T. Washington

2010s

31 titles · average score 54
All Rise
All Rise (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Thomas Marshall

Hollow Point
Hollow Point (2019)
GoodWatch score 46

as Detective Chuck Bryant

I’ll See You Around
I’ll See You Around (2019)

as Michael Gomez

The Queen of Hollywood Blvd
The Queen of Hollywood Blvd (2018)
GoodWatch score 32

as Duke

Behind the Movement
Behind the Movement (2018)

as Raymond

The Other Side
The Other Side (2018)

as Martin

Rodney King
Rodney King (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

as Rodney King

Dirty
Dirty (2016)

as Detective Berg

Dope
Dope (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

as Austin Jacoby

CornerStore
CornerStore (2011)

as Earl

Joy Road
Joy Road (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

as Charles Blocker

Abduction
Abduction (2011)
GoodWatch score 31

as Mr. Miles

2000s

21 titles · average score 53
Fighting
Fighting (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jack Dancing

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Sac Federici

Fist of the Warrior
Fist of the Warrior (2007)
GoodWatch score 35

as Det. Craig Barnes

American Gangster
American Gangster (2007)
GoodWatch score 79

as Nate

Mercenary for Justice
Mercenary for Justice (2006)
GoodWatch score 38

as Anthony Chapel

Fatwa
Fatwa (2006)
GoodWatch score 28

as Samir Al-Faied

God's Waiting List
God's Waiting List (2006)

as Solomon Corbin

K Street
K Street (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Francisco Dupré

All About the Benjamins
All About the Benjamins (2002)
GoodWatch score 48

as Julian

A Huey P. Newton Story
A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)
GoodWatch score 70

as Huey P. Newton

The Guardian
The Guardian (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Reginald Harris

Final Destination
Final Destination (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

as Agent Schreck

1990s

19 titles · average score 64
Third Watch
Third Watch (1999)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Off. Ty Davis Sr.

The Color of Courage
The Color of Courage (1999)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mac McGhee

Summer of Sam
Summer of Sam (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

as Detective Curt Atwater

He Got Game
He Got Game (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

as Big Time Willie

Oz
Oz (1997)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Huseni Mershah

Tales from the Hood
Tales from the Hood (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

as Rhodie (segment "KKK Comeuppance")

New York Undercover
New York Undercover (1994)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Poetic Justice
Poetic Justice (1993)
GoodWatch score 56

as Heywood

Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Johnny Truelove

Malcolm X
Malcolm X (1992)
GoodWatch score 75

as Rudy

Deep Cover
Deep Cover (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

as Eddie

King of New York
King of New York (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tanner

1980s

4 titles · average score 65
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing (1989)
GoodWatch score 87

as Smiley

Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown (1988)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

School Daze
School Daze (1988)
GoodWatch score 59

as Gammite Yoda

A Different World
A Different World (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Prof. Howard Randolph