Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. Known for variety of roles, Smith has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and four Grammy Awards. Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996). He first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums and the US Billboard Hot 100 top 20 singles "Parents Just Don't Understand", "A Nightmare on My Street", "Summertime", "Ring My Bell", and "Boom! Shake the Room" from 1984 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), and Lost and Found (2005), which contained the US number-one singles "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West". He has received four Grammy Awards for his rap performances. Smith achieved wider fame as a leading man in films such as the action film Bad Boys (1995), its sequels Bad Boys II (2003) and Bad Boys for Life (2020), and the sci-fi comedies Men in Black (1997), Men in Black II (2002), and Men in Black 3 (2012). After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayal as Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001), and as Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He then starred in a range of commercially successful films, including I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016) and Aladdin (2019). For his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021), Smith won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor.
I, Robot
(Del Spooner)
Independence Day
(Capt. Steven Hiller)
The Pursuit of Happyness
(Chris Gardner)
Men in Black
(Jay)
Men in Black II
(Jay)
Shark Tale
(Oscar (voice))
The Legend of Bagger Vance
(Bagger Vance)
I Am Legend
(Robert Neville)
Seven Pounds
(Ben)
Six Degrees of Separation
(Paul)
Hitch
(Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens)
Wild Wild West
(Capt. James West)
Ali
(Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay)
Lily Topples The World
(Self)
Made in America
(Tea Cake Walters)
Bad Boys II
(Detective Mike Lowrey)
Hancock
(John Hancock)
Jersey Girl
(Will Smith)
Putting The Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
(Self)
Enemy of the State
(Robert Clayton Dean)
Men in Black 3
(Agent J)
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
(Fresh Prince)
The Council
(Nicky Barnes)
Bad Boys
(Mike Lowrey)
You're Watching Video Music Box
(Self (archive footage))
After Earth
(Cypher Raige)
I Am Legend 2
(Robert Neville)
Blind Ref
(Blind Referee)
Winter's Tale
(Judge)
Inside the Golden Statue
(Self)
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
(Self (archive footage))
Howard
(Genie / Mariner (archive footage))
Focus
(Nicky Spurgeon)
One Strange Rock
(Self - Host (archive footage))
Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy
(Self)
Night of 100 Stars III
(Self)
Suicide Squad
(Floyd Lawton / Deadshot)
Free Child
(Self)
Concussion
(Dr. Bennet Omalu)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
(Self (archive footage))
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
(Self (archive footage))
A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop
(Self)
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
(Self)
Collateral Beauty
(Howard Inlet)
David Blaine: Real or Magic
(Self)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(ESPN Reporter)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
(Self)
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
(Self)
Bad Boys for Life
(Mike)
Student of the Year 2
(Cameo)
Bright
(Daryl Ward)
Resistor
(Jon Grady)
Hancock 2
(Hancock)
The Fresh Prince of Nowhere
Aladdin
(Genie / Mariner)
Gemini Man
(Henry Brogen / Junior)
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
(Self)
Where the Day Takes You
(Manny)
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
(Self)
Torrance Rises
(Self)
Will Smith: Live in Concert
(Self)
Welcome to Hollywood
(Will Smith)
Live 8
(Self - Philadelphia)
Spies in Disguise
(Lance Sterling (voice))
A Man's Story
(Self)
Roswell Top Secret
(Self)
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
(Self)
Quincy
(Self)
Club Oscar
(Oscar (voice))
King Richard
(Richard Williams)
Brilliance
(Nick Cooper)
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
(Self)
Dads
(Self)
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
(Self)
The Making of 'Independence Day'
(Self)
Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
(Self)
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
(Self)
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
(Self)
MIB ADR
(Self)
Wild Wild West: Wardrobes of the West
(Self)
Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets
(Self)
The Making of Men in Black
(Self)
After Earth: A Father's Legacy
(Self)
After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds
(Self)
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
(Self)
Father and Son: On Screen and Off
(Self)
Feeding America Comedy Festival
(Self)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
(Self)
Emancipation
(Peter)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
(Self)
David Blaine: Ascension
(Self (archive footage))
Jon Bellion | Behind the Scenes of 'Glory Sound Prep'
(Self)
Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood
(Self)
Fast and Loose
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
(Mike Lowrey)
The Earth Day Special
(Fresh Prince)
Asesinatos sólo en El Hormiguero
The Fourth Round
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Hormigueddon
Bad Boys: Legacy
(Self)
This Morning
(Self)
Inside the Actors Studio
(Self)
The One Show
(Self)
All of Us
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
(Will Smith)
Today
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Domenica In
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Amend: The Fight for America
(Self — Host)
The Early Show
(Self)
American Chopper
Rock Concert
(Self)
MADtv
(Self)
The Shop
(Self)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Welcome to Earth
(Self - Host)
The Oscars
(Self)
GMTV
(Self)
TRL
Live from Studio Five
(Self)
This Is Pop
(Self (archive footage))
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Die Harald Schmidt Show
(Self)
El hormiguero
(Self)
Wetten, dass..?
(Self)
Best Shape of My Life
(Self)
Skavlan
(Self - Guest)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self - Guest)
The Oprah Conversation
(Self)
The True Story of...
(Self (archive footage))
Rove
(Self)
Red Table Talk
(Self)
Pole to Pole
(Self)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
(Self)
Quotidien
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
ABC Afterschool Special
(Hawker)
Late Night Berlin
(Self)
Yo! MTV Raps
(Self)
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
(Self)
One Strange Rock
(Self - Host)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
The Reichen Show
(Self)
Teen Choice Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
(Self)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
(Pinoak (voice))
Will Smith's Bucket List
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self - Guest)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
(Self)
The Magic Hour
(Self)
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
(Self)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
The Daily Show
(Self)
Hot Ones
(Self)
Kids' Choice Awards
(Host)
This Joka
(Self - Host)
Tony Awards
(Self - Nominee/Presenter)
El hormiguero
(Self - Guest)
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
(self - segment)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Top Gear
(Self)
The Pursuit of Happyness
(Producer)
Seven Pounds
(Producer)
Showtime
(Executive Producer)
Hitch
(Producer)
I Am Legend 2
(Producer)
Hancock
(Producer)
Lakeview Terrace
(Producer)
After Earth
(Producer)
After Earth
(Story)
Life in a Year
(Executive Producer)
Annie
(Producer)
King Richard
(Producer)
I, Robot
(Executive Producer)
The Secret Life of Bees
(Producer)
This Means War
(Producer)
The Karate Kid
(Producer)
Saving Face
(Producer)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
(Producer)
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
(Producer)
ATL
(Producer)
The Human Contract
(Producer)
The Seat Filler
(Producer)
Da Understudy
(Producer)
Clean Air
(Producer)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
(Producer)
Resistor
(Producer)
Hancock 2
(Producer)
Blind Ref
(Executive Producer)
Romeo and Juliet
(Producer)
Uptown Saturday Night
(Producer)
Brilliance
(Producer)
Charm City Kings
(Executive Producer)
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
(Executive Producer)
Bad Boys for Life
(Producer)
Emancipation
(Producer)
Fast and Loose
(Producer)
Sugar Bandits
(Producer)
Untitled Queen Latifah Biopic
(Producer)
All of Us
(Director)
The Queen Latifah Show
(Producer)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
(Executive Producer)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
(Story)
All of Us
(Executive Producer)
Will Smith's Bucket List
(Director)
Cobra Kai
(Executive Producer)
Bel-Air
(Executive Producer)
Women of the Movement
(Executive Producer)
Amend: The Fight for America
(Executive Producer)
Off Thee Leash
(Producer)
Pole to Pole
(Producer)
Pole to Pole
(Executive Producer)
Cobra Kai
(Producer)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
(Theme Song Performance)
All of Us
(Creator)
Almost
(Creator)
Will Smith's Bucket List
(Creator)
Best Shape of My Life
(Creator)
Las Aventuras de Giga Doki
(Creator)