| Ano | Nota | Título | Personagem |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 | - | |
| 2025 | Até a Última Gota | Richard | |
| 2024 | Jornada do Herói: Os Bastidores do Percy Jackson e os Olimpianos | Self - Chiron | |
| 2023 | Rustin | A. Philip Randolph | |
| 2023 | Outlaw Johnny Black | Bullseye Black | |
| 2023 | 80 for Brady: Quatro Amigas e uma Paixão | Mickey | |
| 2022 | A História do Cinema Negro nos EUA | Self | |
| 2022 | Women of Theatre, New York | Executive Producer | |
| 2022 | The Legend of Glynn Turman | G.T. | |
| 2022 | The Legend of Glynn Turman | Writer | |
| 2022 | O Diabo que Você Conhece | Lloyd Cowans | |
| 2021 | Chadwick Boseman: Para Sempre | Self | |
| 2020 | A Suprema Voz do Blues: Bastidores | Self - Presenter | |
| 2020 | A Voz Suprema do Blues | Toledo | |
| 2020 | O Caminho de Volta | Doc | |
| 2019 | Seis Vezes Confusão | Leland | |
| 2019 | Justine | Papa Don | |
| 2019 | Justine | Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | Janelas Para o Mundo | Lou | |
| 2018 | Bumblebee | General Whalen | |
| 2018 | Solace | Clay (Pastor Davis) | |
| 2017 | The Killing Floor | Self | |
| 2017 | Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart | Self | |
| 2017 | August 28: A Day in the Life of a People | - | |
| 2016 | Raça | Harry E. Davis | |
| 2014 | Arena dos Sonhos 2 | Isaac Benson | |
| 2013 | Act Like You Love Me | David Lofton | |
| 2013 | John Morre no Final | Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton | |
| 2012 | The Obama Effect | Slim Sugar | |
| 2012 | City Teacher | Kevin Sawyer | |
| 2012 | The Pastor's Secret | - | |
| 2011 | Super 8 | Dr. Woodward | |
| 2010 | Burlesque | Harold Saint | |
| 2010 | Ladrões | Chief Detective Duncan | |
| 2009 | Preaching To The Pastor | Bishop Hightower | |
| 2008 | Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery | Sheriff Bob Monroe | |
| 2008 | Kings of the Evening | Clarence Brown | |
| 2007 | Uncle P | Dr. Niles | |
| 2005 | Sahara | Dr. Frank Hopper | |
| 2004 | The Seat Filler | Derrick's Dad | |
| 2001 | Tensão nas Alturas | Ted Bigelow | |
| 2001 | Prisão Perpétua | Parole Board Member Reingold | |
| 2001 | Fire & Ice | Robert Aimes Sr. | |
| 2000 | Homens de Honra | Chief Floyd | |
| 2000 | Canção da Liberdade | T-Bone Lanier | |
| 1999 | Um Grito por Justiça | Principal Allan Armstrong | |
| 1998 | A Nova Paixão de Stella | Dr. Shakespeare | |
| 1997 | Os Soldados Búfalos | Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth | |
| 1996 | Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault | Coach Powell | |
| 1996 | Subterfuge | Stallworth Hubbs | |
| 1994 | Someone Else's Child | Judge Roullard | |
| 1994 | O Verão de 76 | Spencer Phillips | |
| 1992 | Traindo o Inimigo | Russell Stevens Sr. | |
| 1986 | Ask Max | Lloyd Lyman | |
| 1986 | Chuva de Chumbo | Lieutenant Delgado | |
| 1985 | Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom | Joshua | |
| 1984 | Secrets of a Married Man | Jesse | |
| 1984 | Gremlins | Roy Hanson | |
| 1983 | The Grand Baby | - | |
| 1982 | Penitentiary II | Charles Johnson | |
| 1981 | Thornwell | James Thornwell | |
| 1980 | Attica: A Rebelião Sangrenta | Raymond Franklin | |
| 1978 | Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold | Preston de Cordiva | |
| 1977 | A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich | Nigeria | |
| 1977 | O Ovo da Serpente | Monroe | |
| 1977 | The Richard Pryor Special? | Booster Johnson | |
| 1977 | Minstrel Man | Harry Brown Jr. | |
| 1976 | The Tapestry | - | |
| 1976 | A Vingança de JD | Isaac / 'Ike' | |
| 1976 | The River Niger | Jeff Williams | |
| 1975 | Cooley High | Leroy "Preach" Jackson | |
| 1975 | Carter's Army | Pvt. George Brightman | |
| 1975 | The Blue Knight | Edwin Beall | |
| 1975 | Ceremonies in Dark Old Men | Theo | |
| 1974 | As Nove Vidas de Fritz, O Gato | - | |
| 1974 | A Desforra | Dr. Johnson | |
| 1974 | Thomasine & Bushrod | Jomo J. Anderson | |
| 1973 | Five on the Black Hand Side | Gideon | |
| 1972 | AWOL | Mohammed G. | |
| 1971 | Honky | Sailor at Bus Station | |
| 1971 | In Search of America | Bodhi | |
| - | You Look Familiar: Vernée Watson | Executive Producer |