Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1974 | Death Wish | Alleyway mugger | On-screen debut, uncredited |
| 1977 | Wilma | Robert Eldridge | Television film |
| 1979 | Coriolanus | Aedile/Roman Citizen | (video) |
| 1981 | Carbon Copy | Roger Porter | |
| 1982 | License to Kill | Martin Sawyer | Television film |
| 1984 | Soldier's Story, AA Soldier's Story | Pfc. Melvin Peterson | |
| George McKenna Story, TheThe George McKenna Story | George McKenna | United States title – Hard Lessons, television film | |
| 1986 | Power | Arnold Billings | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom | Steve Biko | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1989 | Mighty Quinn, TheThe Mighty Quinn | Xavier Quinn | |
| For Queen and Country | Reuben James | Festival du Film Policier de Cognac Award for Best Actor | |
| Glory | Pvt. Trip | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor |
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| 1990 | Heart Condition | Napoleon Stone | |
| Mo' Better Blues | Bleek Gilliam | ||
| 1991 | Ricochet | Nicholas Styles | |
| 1992 | Mississippi Masala | Demetrius Williams | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture |
| Malcolm X | Malcolm X | Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Silver Bear for Best Actor – 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
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| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Don Pedro of Aragon | |
| Pelican Brief, TheThe Pelican Brief | Gray Grantham | Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male | |
| Philadelphia | Joe Miller | Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo | |
| 1995 | Crimson Tide | Lt. Commander Ron Hunter | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male |
| Virtuosity | Lt. Parker Barnes | ||
| Devil in a Blue Dress | Easy Rawlins | ||
| 1996 | Courage Under Fire | Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor |
| Preacher's Wife, TheThe Preacher's Wife | Dudley | ||
| 1998 | Fallen | Detective John Hobbes | |
| He Got Game | Jake Shuttlesworth | Nominated—Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Actor Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture |
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| Siege, TheThe Siege | Special Agent Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard FBI | ||
| 1999 | Bone Collector, TheThe Bone Collector | Lincoln Rhyme | |
| Hurricane, TheThe Hurricane | Rubin "Hurricane" Carter | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Black Reel Award for Best Actor NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Silver Bear for Best Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role |
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| 2000 | Remember the Titans | Coach Herman Boone | BET Award for Best Actor Black Reel Award for Best Actor NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama |
| Loretta Claiborne Story, TheThe Loretta Claiborne Story | Himself | ||
| 2001 | Training Day | Detective Alonzo Harris | Academy Award for Best Actor American Film Institute Award for Actor of the Year – Male – Movies Black Reel Award for Best Actor Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor MTV Movie Award for Best Villain NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role |
| 2002 | John Q | John Quincy Archibald | Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Actor NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture |
| Antwone Fisher | Dr. Jerome Davenport | Also director/producer Black Reel Award for Best Director NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Producers Guild of America Stanley Kramer Award Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Director Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Director |
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| 2003 | Out of Time | Police Chief Matthias Lee Whitlock | Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Actor Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture |
| 2004 | Man on Fire | John Creasy | Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture |
| Manchurian Candidate, TheThe Manchurian Candidate | Major Ben Marco | ||
| 2006 | Inside Man | Detective Keith Frazier | Nominated—Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Actor Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture |
| Déjà Vu | Special Agent Doug Carlin | ||
| 2007 | American Gangster | Frank Lucas | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| Great Debaters, TheThe Great Debaters | Melvin B. Tolson | Also director Christopher Award for Best Feature Film NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Director |
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| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | Walter Garber | |
| 2010 | Book of Eli, TheThe Book of Eli | Eli | Also producer Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| Unstoppable | Frank Barnes | Last film with director Tony Scott | |
| 2012 | Safe House | Tobin Frost | Nominated—BET Award for Best Actor |
| Flight | Captain Whip Whitaker | ||
| 2013 | 2 Guns | Bobby | Filming |
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