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Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Acting·1968·87 films

Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy nomination.

As Actor

Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor (2001)Dorie Miller
American Gangster
American Gangster (2007)Nicky Barnes
Zoolander
Zoolander (2001)Cuba Gooding Jr.
Coming to America
Coming to America (1988)Boy Getting Haircut
Don Jon
Don Jon (2013)Hollywood Actor #2
A Few Good Men
A Few Good Men (1992)Cpl. Carl Hammaker
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets (1997)Frank Sachs
Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire (1996)Rod Tidwell
The Butler
The Butler (2013)Carter Wilson
Norbit
Norbit (2007)Deion Hughes
What Dreams May Come
What Dreams May Come (1998)Albert Lewis
Men of Honor
Men of Honor (2000)Senior Chief Carl Brashear
Outbreak
Outbreak (1995)Major Salt
Selma
Selma (2014)Fred Gray
Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood (1991)Tré Styles
Home on the Range
Home on the Range (2004)Buck (voice)
Machete Kills
Machete Kills (2013)El Camaleón 2
Life in a Year
Life in a Year (2020)Xavier
Rat Race
Rat Race (2001)Owen Templeton
Radio
Radio (2003)Radio
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)Ben Carson
Snow Dogs
Snow Dogs (2002)Ted Brooks
Red Tails
Red Tails (2012)Major Emanuelle Stance
Boat Trip
Boat Trip (2002)Jerry Robinson
Instinct
Instinct (1999)Dr. Theo Caulder
Blown Away
Blown Away (1994)Bomb Squad Class Member
Daddy Day Camp
Daddy Day Camp (2007)Charlie Hinton
Gladiator
Gladiator (1992)Abraham Lincoln Haines
Judgment Night
Judgment Night (1993)Mike Peterson
The Hit List
The Hit List (2011)Jonas Arbor
Life of a King
Life of a King (2013)Eugene Brown
The Devil's Tomb
The Devil's Tomb (2009)Mack
A Murder of Crows
A Murder of Crows (1999)Lawson Russell
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007)Loofah (voice)
One in the Chamber
One in the Chamber (2012)Ray Carver
Hero Wanted
Hero Wanted (2008)Liam Case
Chill Factor
Chill Factor (1999)Arlo
Lightning Jack
Lightning Jack (1994)Ben Doyle
The Fighting Temptations
The Fighting Temptations (2003)Darrin Hill
The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)Billy Roberts
Dirty
Dirty (2005)Salim Adel
Wrong Turn at Tahoe
Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009)Joshua
Losing Isaiah
Losing Isaiah (1995)Eddie Hughes
End Game
End Game (2006)Agent Alex Thomas
Hardwired
Hardwired (2009)Luke Gibson
A Line of Fire
A Line of Fire (2025)Javier Cardona
Ticking Clock
Ticking Clock (2011)Lewis Hicks
Absolute Deception
Absolute Deception (2013)John Nelson
Shadowboxer
Shadowboxer (2005)Mikey
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024)Balthazar
Lies & Illusions
Lies & Illusions (2009)Isaac
Sacrifice
Sacrifice (2011)John Hebron
The Way of War
The Way of War (2009)David Wolfe
Linewatch
Linewatch (2008)Michael Dixon
Harold
Harold (2008)Cromer
Bayou Caviar
Bayou Caviar (2018)Rodney Jones
The Weapon
The Weapon (2023)Blue
Daybreak
Daybreak (1993)Torch
What Love Is
What Love Is (2007)Tom
Summoned
Summoned (2013)Detective Callendar
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy (2024)Self (archive footage)
Freedom
Freedom (2014)Samuel
In the Shadows
In the Shadows (2001)Draven
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)(archive footage)
Firelight
Firelight (2012)DJ
Welcome to Hollywood
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)Cuba Gooding Jr.
The Firing Squad
The Firing Squad (2024)Samuel Wilson
Skeletons in the Closet
Skeletons in the Closet (2024)Andres
America | A Tribute to Heroes
America | A Tribute to Heroes (2001)Self
Sing
Sing (1989)Stanley
Trading Favors
Trading Favors (1997)Liquor Store Clerk
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (1992)Tyree
Judgement
Judgement (1992)Officer Alvarez
A Dairy Tale
A Dairy Tale (2004)Buck (voice)
Quantum Supremacy
Quantum Supremacy (2026)Captain Marcus Monroe
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend (2003)Self
Timmy Muldoon and the Search for the Shadoweyes Bandit
Timmy Muldoon and the Search for the Shadoweyes Bandit (2013)Shadoweyes
Dog Patrol: Operation Santa Paws
Dog Patrol: Operation Santa Paws (2025)Sheriff Jacobs
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood' (2011)Self
For NYC
For NYC (2020)
Making Rat Race
Making Rat Race (2002)Himself
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007)Self
Above the Break
Above the BreakFrank Kitner
Double Victory: The Tuskegee Airmen at War
Double Victory: The Tuskegee Airmen at War (2012)Narrator (voice)
Break the Cycle
Break the Cycle
Giving Thanks
Giving ThanksCalvin
Padilla
Padilla

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