







| 2025 | STRAW: Giọt nước tràn ly | Richard |
| 2024 | Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 | — |
| A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Self - Chiron | |
| 2023 | Rustin | A. Philip Randolph |
| Outlaw Johnny Black | Bullseye Black | |
| Hành Trình Theo Dấu Brady | Mickey | |
| 2022 | Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Self |
| The Legend of Glynn Turman | G.T. | |
| The Devil You Know | Lloyd Cowans | |
| 2021 | Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist | Self |
| 2020 | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen | Self - Presenter |
| Điệu Blues Của Ma Rainey | Toledo | |
| Đường Trở Về | Doc | |
| 2019 | Sextuplets | Leland |
| Justine | Papa Don | |
| Windows on the World | Lou | |
| 2018 | Bumblebee | General Whalen |
| Solace | Clay (Pastor Davis) | |
| 2017 | The Killing Floor | Self |
| Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart | Self | |
| August 28: A Day in the Life of a People | — | |
| 2016 | Race | Harry E. Davis |
| 2014 | Dakota's Summer | Isaac Benson |
| 2013 | Act Like You Love Me | David Lofton |
| John Dies at the End | Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton | |
| 2012 | The Obama Effect | Slim Sugar |
| City Teacher | Kevin Sawyer | |
| The Pastor's Secret | — | |
| 2011 | Super 8: Quái Vật Vũ Trụ | Dr. Woodward |
| 2010 | Vũ Nữ | Harold Saint |
| Đạo Tặc | Chief Detective Duncan | |
| 2009 | Preaching To The Pastor | Bishop Hightower |
| 2008 | Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery | Sheriff Bob Monroe |
| Kings of the Evening | Clarence Brown | |
| 2007 | Uncle P | Dr. Niles |
| 2005 | Saraha: Con Tàu Tử Thần | Dr. Frank Hopper |
| 2004 | The Seat Filler | Derrick's Dad |
| 2001 | Air Rage | Ted Bigelow |
| The Visit | Parole Board Member Reingold | |
| Fire & Ice | Robert Aimes Sr. | |
| 2000 | Men of Honor | Chief Floyd |
| Freedom Song | T-Bone Lanier | |
| 1999 | Light It Up | Principal Allan Armstrong |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Dr. Shakespeare |
| 1997 | Buffalo Soldiers | Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth |
| 1996 | Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault | Coach Powell |
| Subterfuge | Stallworth Hubbs | |
| 1994 | Someone Else's Child | Judge Roullard |
| The Inkwell | Spencer Phillips | |
| 1992 | Deep Cover | Russell Stevens Sr. |
| 1986 | Ask Max | Lloyd Lyman |
| Out of Bounds | Lieutenant Delgado | |
| 1985 | Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom | Joshua |
| 1984 | Secrets of a Married Man | Jesse |
| Quái Vật Mogwai | Roy Hanson | |
| 1983 | The Grand Baby | — |
| 1982 | Penitentiary II | Charles Johnson |
| 1981 | Thornwell | James Thornwell |
| 1980 | Attica | Raymond Franklin |
| 1978 | Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold | Preston de Cordiva |
| 1977 | A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich | Nigeria |
| The Serpent's Egg | Monroe | |
| The Richard Pryor Special? | Booster Johnson | |
| Minstrel Man | Harry Brown Jr. | |
| 1976 | The Tapestry | — |
| J.D.'s Revenge | Isaac / 'Ike' | |
| The River Niger | Jeff Williams | |
| 1975 | Cooley High | Leroy "Preach" Jackson |
| Carter's Army | Pvt. George Brightman | |
| The Blue Knight | Edwin Beall | |
| Ceremonies in Dark Old Men | Theo | |
| 1974 | The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat | (voice) |
| Together Brothers | Dr. Johnson | |
| Thomasine & Bushrod | Jomo J. Anderson | |
| 1973 | Five on the Black Hand Side | Gideon |
| 1972 | AWOL | Mohammed G. |
| 1971 | Honky | Sailor at Bus Station |
| In Search of America | Bodhi |
| 2022 | Women of Theatre, New York | Executive Producer |
| The Legend of Glynn Turman | Writer | |
| 2019 | Justine | Executive Producer |