Awards
- winner
- nomination
Golden Globes
-
2024 -
Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023)
(Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television) -
2016 -
Nightingale (2014)
(Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television) -
2015 -
Selma (2014)
(Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Independent Spirit Awards
-
2015 -
Selma (2014)
(Best Male Lead) -
2013 -
Middle of Nowhere (2012)
(Best Supporting Male)
Critics Choice Awards
-
2024 -
Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023)
(Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television) -
2015 -
Selma (2014)
(Best Actor)
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Role Play |
| 2023 |
The Book of Clarence |
| 2022 |
See How They Run |
| 2021 |
Chaos Walking |
Peter Rabbit 2 |
|
| 2020 |
Come Away |
The Midnight Sky |
|
The Water Man |
|
| 2019 |
Don't Let Go |
| 2018 |
A Wrinkle in Time |
Gringo |
|
The Cloverfield Paradox |
|
| 2016 |
A United Kingdom |
Nina Simone |
|
Queen of Katwe |
|
| 2015 |
Captive |
Five Nights in Maine |
|
| 2014 |
A Most Violent Year |
Default |
|
Interstellar |
|
Nightingale (TV movie) |
|
Selma |
|
| 2013 |
The Butler |
| 2012 |
Complicit |
Jack Reacher |
|
Lincoln |
|
Middle of Nowhere |
|
Red Tails |
|
The Paperboy |
|
| 2011 |
96 Minutes |
Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
|
The Help |
|
| 2010 |
Blood and Oil (TV movie) |
| 2009 |
Rage |
Small Island (TV movie) |
|
| 2008 |
A Raisin in the Sun (TV movie) |
Sweet Nothing in My Ear (TV movie) |
|
Who Do You Love |
|
| 2006 |
American Blend |
As You Like It |
|
Born Equal (TV movie) |
|
Shoot the Messenger |
|
The Last King of Scotland |
|
| 2005 |
A Sound of Thunder |
Derailed |
|
The Best Man |
|
| 2002 |
Tomorrow La Scala! |
| 2001 |
Dog Eat Dog |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Becoming King |
| 2022 |
Earth's Great Rivers (series) - narrator |
Yukon - narrator (S02E03) |
|
Danube - narrator (S02E02) |
|
Zambezi - narrator (S02E01) |
|
| 2021 |
The Bastard King |
| 2019 |
Earth's Great Rivers (series) - narrator |
Mississippi - narrator (S01E03) |
|
Amazon - narrator (S01E02) |
|
Nile - narrator (S01E01) |
|
| 2018 |
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' (series) |
Black is the New Hollywood (E03) |
|
Black Film Is Not a Genre (E02) |
|
Legends and Pioneers (E01) |
|
| 2007 |
British Film Forever (series) |
| Music videos | |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
JAY-Z feat. Beyoncé: Family Feud |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
The After |
| 2019 |
The Tiger Who Came to Tea (TV movie) |
| 2015 |
Black Knight Decoded |
| 2014 |
9 Kisses |
| 2011 |
Rahab |
| 2004 |
End of the Line |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Come Away |
The Water Man |
|
| 2019 |
Don't Let Go |
| 2016 |
A United Kingdom |
| 2015 |
Five Nights in Maine |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
The After |
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
The Water Man |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2009 |
Big Guy |