Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Will Smith
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
6.1
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 2All crew credits: 37
TMDB ID: 2888
IMDb ID: nm0000226
Known for: Acting
Born: September 25, 1968
Age: 57
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2026
Years active: 83
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q40096
Also known as
Willard Smith • Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. • Willard Christopher Smith, Jr.
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Producer (20)Executive Producer (12)Creator (2)Story (1)
Biography
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.
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Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Will Smith.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Will Smith.
8.2
Life in a Year
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
8.1
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
as Self
2020 Movie
7.9
The Pursuit of Happyness
Producer
2006 Movie
7.8
Charm City Kings
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
7.8
Emancipation
Producer
2022 Movie
7.6
Seven Pounds
Producer
2008 Movie
7.6
King Richard
Producer
2021 Movie
7.6
Spies in Disguise
as Lance Sterling (voice)
2019 Movie
7.5
The Secret Life of Bees
Producer
2008 Movie
7.4
Quincy
as Self
2018 Movie
7.3
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Producer
2024 Movie
7.3
Saving Face
Producer
2004 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Will Smith.
8.2
Cobra Kai
Executive Producer • 65 eps
2018 Series
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Executive Producer • 24 eps
1990 Series
7.7
Bel-Air
Executive Producer • 30 eps
2022 Series
7.7
One Strange Rock
as Self - Host • 10 eps
2018 Series
7.6
Welcome to Earth
as Self - Host • 6 eps
2021 Series
7.5
Top Gear
as Self • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 10 eps
2007 Series
7.1
Amend: The Fight for America
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2021 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 5 eps
1953 Series
7.0
MADtv
as Self • 1 eps
1995 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Will Smith.
7.3
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Producer
2024 Movie
7.2
I Am Legend
as Robert Neville
2007 Movie
7.1
Aladdin
as Genie / Mariner
2019 Movie
7.1
Bad Boys for Life
Producer
2020 Movie
6.9
Independence Day
as Capt. Steven Hiller
1996 Movie
7.2
Men in Black
as Jay
1997 Movie
6.6
The Karate Kid
Producer
2010 Movie
7.9
The Pursuit of Happyness
Producer
2006 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Will Smith.
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 3 eps
1996 Series
7.5
Top Gear
as Self • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 10 eps
2007 Series
8.2
Cobra Kai
Executive Producer • 65 eps
2018 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.2
Hot Ones
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self • 3 eps
1944 Series
4.4
The One Show
as Self • 1 eps
2006 Series
4.8
El hormiguero
as Self • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.3
Wetten, dass..?
as Self • 2 eps
1981 Series
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 eps
1988 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Will Smith.
7.3
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Producer
2024 Movie
7.8
Emancipation
Producer
2022 Movie
7.6
King Richard
Producer
2021 Movie
8.2
Life in a Year
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
7.8
Charm City Kings
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
7.1
Bad Boys for Life
Producer
2020 Movie
6.2
Annie
Producer
2014 Movie
Blind Ref
Executive Producer
2013 Movie
5.2
After Earth
Story
2013 Movie
7.1
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
Executive Producer
2012 Movie
6.2
This Means War
Producer
2012 Movie
6.6
The Karate Kid
Producer
2010 Movie
7.6
Seven Pounds
Producer
2008 Movie
6.0
Lakeview Terrace
Producer
2008 Movie
7.5
The Secret Life of Bees
Producer
2008 Movie
4.4
The Human Contract
Producer
2008 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Will Smith.
6.3
Pole to Pole with Will Smith
Executive Producer • 7 eps
2026 Series
2.0
Las Aventuras de Giga Doki
Creator
2022 Series
10.0
Off Thee Leash
Producer • 3 eps
2022 Series
7.7
Bel-Air
Executive Producer • 30 eps
2022 Series
6.5
Women of the Movement
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2022 Series
4.4
Best Shape of My Life
Creator
2021 Series
7.1
Amend: The Fight for America
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2021 Series
8.2
Cobra Kai
Executive Producer • 65 eps
2018 Series
4.8
The Queen Latifah Show
Producer • 2 eps
2000 Series
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Executive Producer • 24 eps
1990 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Will Smith.
6.5
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2026 Movie
10.0
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025 Movie
9.0
Quincy Jones | Music Man
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
7.2
El cuarto round
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024 Movie
5.8
Bad Boys: Legacy
as Self
2024 Movie
7.3
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Mike Lowrey
2024 Movie
9.0
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2023 Movie
7.8
Emancipation
as Peter
2022 Movie
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
6.4
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
7.6
King Richard
as Richard Williams
2021 Movie
7.7
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Will Smith.
6.3
Pole to Pole with Will Smith
as Self - Host • 7 eps
2026 Series
4.8
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
4.0
This Joka
as Self - Host • 16 eps
2022 Series
7.7
Bel-Air
as Will Smith • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.6
Welcome to Earth
as Self - Host • 6 eps
2021 Series
4.4
Best Shape of My Life
as Self • 6 eps
2021 Series
5.9
This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.1
Amend: The Fight for America
as Self - Host • 6 eps
2021 Series
8.3
The Oprah Conversation
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
4.1
Will Smith's Bucket List
as Self • 6 eps
2019 Series
4.9
The Shop
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.4
Red Table Talk
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series