| Year | Film | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Almos' a Man | Dave | Alternative title: Richard Wright's Almos' a Man |
| 1977 | Roots (TV miniseries) | Kunta Kinte | 4 episodes |
| Looking For Mr. Goodbar | Cap Jackson | ||
| Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid | Billy Peoples | Ghetto Child | |
| 1978 | One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story | Ron Leflore | The Man of Passion |
| Battered | Andrew Sinclair | ||
| 1979 | Dummy | Donald Lang | |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Richard Jefferson | |
| The Hunter | Tommy Price | ||
| 1981 | The Acorn People | Rodney | |
| Grambling's White Tiger | Charles 'Tank' Smith | ||
| 1983 | Emergency Room | Ray Walden | |
| 1984 | The Jesse Owens Story | Professor Preston | |
| Booker | Davis | ||
| 1985 | And the Children Shall Lead | Glenn Scott | Alternative title: PBS Wonderworks: And The Children Shall Lead |
| The Midnight Hour | Vinnie Davis | Alternative title: In The Midnight Hour | |
| 1986 | The Supernaturals | Pvt. Michael Osgood | |
| Liberty | Robert Johnson | ||
| 1987 | A Special Friendship | Ben Summer | |
| 1988 | Roots: The Gift | Kunta Kinte | Alternative title: A Roots Christmas: Kunta Kinte's Gift |
| 1993 | Firestorm: 72 Hours In Oakland | Fire Chief J. Alan Mathers | Alternative title: Firestorm: A Catastrophe In Oakland |
| 1994 | Parallel Lives | Dr. Franklin Carter | |
| Star Trek: Generations | Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge | Alternative title: Star Trek 7: Generations | |
| 1996 | Yesterday's Target | Winstrom | |
| Star Trek: First Contact | Lt. Comdr. Geordi La Forge | Alternative title: Star Trek 8: First Contact | |
| 1998 | Star Trek: Insurrection | Lt. Comdr. Geordi La Forge | Alternative title: Star Trek 9: Insurrection |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Martin, Age 26 (voice) | |
| 2000 | Dancing in September | Himself | |
| 2001 | Ali | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
| 2002 | Star Trek: Nemesis | Lt. Comdr. Geordi La Forge | Alternative title: Star Trek 10: Nemesis |
| 2003 | Blizzard | Night Watchman Elf | Directed by Burton |
| 2008 | Reach For Me | Nathaniel | |
| 2009 | Taken In Broad Daylight | Mike Timbrook | |
| Superman/Batman Public Enemies | Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning (voice) | ||
| 2011 | And They're Off | Himself | |
| 2012 | Rise of the Zombies | Dr. Dan Halpern | television movie |
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