Portrait of Cuba Gooding Jr.

Acting

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Career

Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 2009 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
53
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score49/100
Highest rated
Poster for Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood
GoodWatch score83/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role

    1997 · Won · 69th Academy Awards

    Jerry Maguire

    Source: Wikidata

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Supporting Actor

    1996 · Won

    Jerry Maguire

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

15

The characters Cuba Gooding Jr. played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 80 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cuba Gooding Jr. Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5
  • Nostalgia
    3.2, average 3.9
  • Melancholy
    4.1, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Crime Thriller 6
  • Fast-Paced 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Suspenseful 5
  • Biographical Drama 4
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Contemporary Setting 4
  • Overcoming Adversity 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Fast-Paced Action 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Character-Driven 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

94
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Above the Break
Above the Break

as Frank Kitner

Angels in Darkness
Angels in Darkness

as Father Thomas

Giving Thanks
Giving Thanks

as Calvin

2020s

8 titles · average score 42
Quantum Supremacy
Quantum Supremacy (2026)
GoodWatch score 40

as Captain Marcus Monroe

A Line of Fire
A Line of Fire (2025)
GoodWatch score 32

as Javier Cardona

Dog Patrol: Operation Santa Paws
Dog Patrol: Operation Santa Paws (2025)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sheriff Jacobs

Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024)
GoodWatch score 47

as Balthazar

The Firing Squad
The Firing Squad (2024)
GoodWatch score 42

as Samuel Wilson

Skeletons in the Closet
Skeletons in the Closet (2024)
GoodWatch score 37

as Andres

The Weapon
The Weapon (2023)
GoodWatch score 25

as Blue

Life in a Year
Life in a Year (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

as Xavier

2010s

23 titles · average score 58
Bayou Caviar
Bayou Caviar (2018)
GoodWatch score 37

as Rodney Jones

Freedom
Freedom (2014)
GoodWatch score 30

as Samuel

Life of a King
Life of a King (2013)
GoodWatch score 58

as Eugene Brown

The Butler
The Butler (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

as Carter Wilson

Absolute Deception
Absolute Deception (2013)
GoodWatch score 52

as John Nelson

Summoned
Summoned (2013)
GoodWatch score 38

as Detective Callendar

Red Tails
Red Tails (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

as Major Emanuelle Stance

One in the Chamber
One in the Chamber (2012)
GoodWatch score 47

as Ray Carver

Firelight
Firelight (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

as DJ

The Hit List
The Hit List (2011)
GoodWatch score 47

as Jonas Arbor

Sacrifice
Sacrifice (2011)
GoodWatch score 41

as John Hebron

Ticking Clock
Ticking Clock (2011)
GoodWatch score 48

as Lewis Hicks

2000s

30 titles · average score 47
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ben Carson

The Devil's Tomb
The Devil's Tomb (2009)
GoodWatch score 33

as Mack

American Gangster
American Gangster (2007)
GoodWatch score 79

as Nicky Barnes

Daddy Day Camp
Daddy Day Camp (2007)
GoodWatch score 22

as Charlie Hinton

Norbit
Norbit (2007)
GoodWatch score 34

as Deion Hughes

Dirty
Dirty (2005)
GoodWatch score 39

as Salim Adel

Radio
Radio (2003)
GoodWatch score 53

as Radio

The Fighting Temptations
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
GoodWatch score 47

as Darrin Hill

Boat Trip
Boat Trip (2002)
GoodWatch score 29

as Jerry Robinson

Snow Dogs
Snow Dogs (2002)
GoodWatch score 40

as Ted Brooks

Rat Race
Rat Race (2001)
GoodWatch score 56

as Owen Templeton

Men of Honor
Men of Honor (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

as Senior Chief Carl Brashear

1990s

22 titles · average score 58
Instinct
Instinct (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

as Dr. Theo Caulder

A Murder of Crows
A Murder of Crows (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lawson Russell

Chill Factor
Chill Factor (1999)
GoodWatch score 35

as Arlo

What Dreams May Come
What Dreams May Come (1998)
GoodWatch score 60

as Albert Lewis

As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

as Frank Sachs

Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire (1996)
GoodWatch score 74

as Rod Tidwell

Outbreak
Outbreak (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Major Salt

Lightning Jack
Lightning Jack (1994)
GoodWatch score 29

as Ben Doyle

Judgment Night
Judgment Night (1993)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mike Peterson

Daybreak
Daybreak (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

as Torch

Gladiator
Gladiator (1992)
GoodWatch score 59

as Abraham Lincoln Haines

Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
GoodWatch score 83

as Tré Styles

1980s

7 titles · average score 72
Mancuso, F.B.I.
Mancuso, F.B.I. (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show

Sing
Sing (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

as Stanley

Coming to America
Coming to America (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

as Boy Getting Haircut

The Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo (1987)

TV show

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Ray Collins / Billy Colton

227
227 (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show

1960s

1 title · average score 69
Sesame Street
Sesame Street (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show