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Acting

John Canada Terrell

Career

Active from 1986 to 2014, with a break from 1987 to 2002, busiest in 1986 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for She's Gotta Have It
She's Gotta Have It
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Canada Terrell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Pathos
    4.3, average 5.3
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    16
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2010s

    2 titles
    The Underground Kings
    The Underground Kings (2014)

    TV show

    Murder City Angels
    Murder City Angels (2014)

    as Mr. Washington

    2000s

    2 titles · average score 35
    The Black Ninja
    The Black Ninja (2003)
    GoodWatch score 35

    as Mr. Fanelli's Lawyer / Detective Howell

    Crooked Lines
    Crooked Lines (2003)

    as Supervisor

    1990s

    7 titles · average score 58
    Boomerang
    Boomerang (1992)
    GoodWatch score 52

    as Todd

    The Five Heartbeats
    The Five Heartbeats (1991)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Michael 'Flash' Turner

    Law & Order
    Law & Order (1990)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show · as Attendant

    Mo' Better Blues
    Mo' Better Blues (1990)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Club Patron

    Def by Temptation
    Def by Temptation (1990)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Bartender #1

    The Return of Superfly
    The Return of Superfly (1990)
    GoodWatch score 32

    as Det. Loomey

    Elliot Fauman, Ph.D.
    Elliot Fauman, Ph.D. (1990)

    as Gene

    1980s

    5 titles · average score 50
    Rooftops
    Rooftops (1989)
    GoodWatch score 26

    as Junkie Cop

    She's Gotta Have It
    She's Gotta Have It (1986)
    GoodWatch score 76

    as Greer Childs

    Recruits
    Recruits (1986)
    GoodWatch score 30

    as Winston Richcliff III

    Crime Story
    Crime Story (1986)
    GoodWatch score 54

    TV show · as Sweet Haywood

    The Brother from Another Planet
    The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Baby Grand Patron (uncredited)