Delroy Lindo
- Sinners
2025 Delta Slim
- The Harder They Fall
2021 Bass Reeves
- Da 5 Bloods
2020 Paul
- LX 2048
2020 Donald Stein
- Malicious
2018 Dr. Clark
- Battlecreek
2017 Arthur
- Point Break
2015 FBI Instructor
- Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
2015 John Williams (voice)
- Do You Believe?
2015 Malachi
- Cymbeline
2014 Belarius
- Question Bridge: Black Males
2012 Himself
- The Big Bang
2011 Skeres
- Dug's Special Mission
2009 Beta (voice)
- Up
2009 Beta (voice)
- One Bad Cat
2008 Narrator
- This Christmas
2007 Joe Black
- The Exonerated
2006 Delbert Tibbs
- The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006 Herald Loomis (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone")
- Sahara
2005 Carl
- Domino
2005 Claremont Williams
- Lackawanna Blues
2005 Mr. Lucious
- Wondrous Oblivion
2004 Dennis
- The Core
2003 Dr. Ed 'Braz' Brazzleton
- Profoundly Normal
2003 Ricardo Thornton
- The Last Castle
2001 Gen. Wheeler
- The One
2001 MVA Agent Harry Roedecker / Gas Station Attendant
- Heist
2001 Bobby 'Bob' Blane
- Romeo Must Die
2000 Isaak O'Day
- Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000 Det. Roland Castlebeck
- The Cider House Rules
1999 Arthur Rose
- The Book of Stars
1999 Professor
- Pros & Cons
1999 Kyle
- Strange Justice
1999 Clarence Thomas
- Glory & Honor
1998 Mathew Henson
- A Life Less Ordinary
1997 Jackson
- First Time Felon
1997 Calhoun
- The Devil's Advocate
1997 Phillipe Moyez (uncredited)
- Ransom
1996 Agent Lonnie Hawkins
- Feeling Minnesota
1996 Red
- Soul of the Game
1996 Satchel Paige
- The Winner
1996 Kingman
- Broken Arrow
1996 Colonel Max Wilkins
- Clockers
1995 Rodney Little
- Get Shorty
1995 Bo Catlett
- Congo
1995 Captain Wanta (Uncredited)
- Crooklyn
1994 Woody Carmichael
- Mr. Jones
1993 Howard
- Bound by Honor
1993 Bonafide
- Malcolm X
1992 West Indian Archie
- The Hard Way
1991 Captain Brix
- Bright Angel
1990 Harley
- Mountains of the Moon
1990 Mabruki
- The Blood of Heroes
1989 Mbulu
- Perfect Witness
1989 Berger
- More American Graffiti
1979 Army Sergeant
- Partners
1976 Drug Kingpin
- Find the Lady
1976 Sam
- Jabari’s People
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