| tv | Number One on the Call Sheet (2025)As Self(1 episode) | (Not seen) |
| movie | Highest 2 Lowest (2025)As David King | (Not seen) |
| movie | Gladiator II (2024) (AKA "Untitled Gladiator Sequel")As Macrinus | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Equalizer 3 (2023)As Robert McCall | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)As Macbeth | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Little Things (2021)As Joe "Deke" Deacon | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Equalizer 2 (2018)As Robert McCall | (Not seen) |
| movie | Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)As Roman J. Israel | (Not seen) |
| movie | Fences (2016)As Troy Maxson | (Not seen) |
| movie | Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2016) (AKA "Chasing Trane")As John Coltrane (voice) | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Magnificent Seven (2016)As Sam Chisolm | (Not seen) |
| tv | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)As Self(1 episode) | (Not seen) |
| tv | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)As Self(1 episode) | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Equalizer (2014)As Robert McCall | (Not seen) |
| movie | 2 Guns (2013)As Robert 'Bobby' Trench | (Not seen) |
| movie | Flight (2012)As Whip Whitaker | (Not seen) |
| movie | Safe House (2012)As Tobin Frost | (Not seen) |
| movie | Unstoppable (2010)As Frank Barnes | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Book of Eli (2010) (AKA "The Walker")As Eli | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) (AKA "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3")As Walter Garber | (Not seen) |
| tv | The Graham Norton Show (2007)As Self(6 episodes) | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Great Debaters (2007)As Melvin B. Tolson | (Not seen) |
| movie | American Gangster (2007)As Frank Lucas | (Not seen) |
| movie | Deja Vu (2006) (AKA "Déjà Vu")As Doug Carlin | (Not seen) |
| movie | Inside Man (2006)As Detective Keith Frazier | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Manchurian Candidate (2004)As Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco | (Not seen) |
| movie | Man on Fire (2004)As John W. Creasy | (Not seen) |
| tv | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)As Self(2 episodes) | (Not seen) |
| movie | Out of Time (2003)As Matthias " Lee " Whitlock | (Not seen) |
| movie | Antwone Fisher (2002)As Dr. Jerome Davenport | (Not seen) |
| movie | John Q (2002) (AKA "John Q.")As John Quincy Archibald | (Not seen) |
| movie | Training Day (2001)As Alonzo Harris | (Not seen) |
| movie | Remember the Titans (2000)As Coach Herman Boone | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Hurricane (1999) (AKA "Lazarus and the Hurricane")As Rubin "Hurricane" Carter | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Bone Collector (1999)As Lincoln Rhyme | (Not seen) |
| movie | Fallen (1998)As John Hobbes | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Siege (1998) (AKA "Against All Enemies")As Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard | (Not seen) |
| movie | He Got Game (1998)As Jake Shuttlesworth | (Not seen) |
| movie | Courage Under Fire (1996)As Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling | (Not seen) |
| movie | Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)As Easy Rawlins | (Not seen) |
| movie | Virtuosity (1995)As Lt. Parker Barnes | (Not seen) |
| movie | Crimson Tide (1995)As Hunter | (Not seen) |
| movie | Much Ado About Nothing (1993)As Don Pedro of Aragon | (Not seen) |
| movie | Philadelphia (1993) (AKA "At Risk")As Joe Miller | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Pelican Brief (1993)As Gray Grantham | (Not seen) |
| movie | Malcolm X (1992) (AKA "X")As Malcolm X | (Not seen) |
| movie | Mississippi Masala (1991)As Demetrius Williams | (Not seen) |
| movie | Ricochet (1991)As Nick Styles | (Not seen) |
| movie | Mo' Better Blues (1990)As Bleek Gilliam | (Not seen) |
| movie | Heart Condition (1990)As Napoleon Stone | (Not seen) |
| movie | Glory (1989)As Pvt. Trip | (Not seen) |
| movie | The Mighty Quinn (1989) (AKA "Finding Maubee")As Xavier Quinn | (Not seen) |
| movie | For Queen & Country (1988)As Reuben | (Not seen) |
| movie | Cry Freedom (1987)As Steve Biko | (Not seen) |
| movie | A Soldier's Story (1984)As Private First Class Peterson | (Not seen) |
| tv | The Oscars (1953)As Self(9 episodes) | (Not seen) |