| 2025 | Afterburn | Valentine | ★ 0.0 |
| 2025 | The Unholy Trinity | St. Christopher | ★ 0.0 |
| 2025 | FireAid Benefit Concert | Self | ★ 9.0 |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision | Self | ★ 0.0 |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson | Doaker Charles | ★ 6.1 |
| 2024 | American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special | Self | ★ 0.0 |
| 2024 | Garfield - Eine Extra Portion Abenteuer | Vic (voice) | ★ 7.1 |
| 2024 | Damaged | Dan Lawson | ★ 5.7 |
| 2024 | Argylle | Alfie | ★ 6.0 |
| 2023 | The Marvels | Nick Fury | ★ 6.0 |
| 2023 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion | Self - 'Nick Fury' | ★ 5.2 |
| 2023 | The Kill Room | Gordon | ★ 5.9 |
| 2023 | Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter? | self | ★ 9.0 |
| 2022 | Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Self | ★ 7.4 |
| 2022 | Paws of Fury - Die Legende von Hank | Jimbo (voice) | ★ 6.6 |
| 2022 | Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self (archive footage) | ★ 6.8 |
| 2021 | An Audience with Adele | Self | ★ 8.3 |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | ★ 7.0 |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special | Nick Fury (archive footage) | ★ 7.0 |
| 2021 | The Protégé - Made for Revenge | Moody | ★ 6.6 |
| 2021 | Killer's Bodyguard 2 | Darius Kincaid | ★ 6.7 |
| 2021 | Saw: Spiral | Marcus Banks | ★ 5.9 |
| 2021 | Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | ★ 8.0 |
| 2020 | Death to 2020 | Dash Bracket | ★ 6.5 |
| 2020 | #UNFIT: The Psychology of Donald Trump | Self (archive footage) | ★ 6.6 |
| 2020 | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | Self | ★ 8.0 |
| 2020 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Revenge of the Sith | Mace Windu | ★ 0.0 |
| 2020 | One World: Together at Home | Self | ★ 7.0 |
| 2020 | The Banker | Joe Morris | ★ 7.6 |
| 2020 | The Last Full Measure | Takoda | ★ 7.3 |
| 2019 | Star Wars: Der Aufstieg Skywalkers | Mace Windu (voice) | ★ 6.3 |
| 2019 | Tarantino - The Bloody Genius | Self (uncredited) | ★ 7.2 |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Nick Fury | ★ 7.4 |
| 2019 | Shaft | John Shaft | ★ 6.5 |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Nick Fury | ★ 8.2 |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | Nick Fury | ★ 6.8 |
| 2019 | Glass | Elijah Price / Mr. Glass | ★ 6.7 |
| 2018 | So ist das Leben - Life Itself | Self | ★ 7.2 |
| 2018 | Quincy Jones – Mann, Künstler und Vater | Self | ★ 7.3 |
| 2018 | Die Unglaublichen 2 | Lucius Best / Frozone (voice) | ★ 7.5 |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Nick Fury (uncredited) | ★ 8.2 |
| 2017 | Miracle on 42nd Street | self | ★ 0.0 |
| 2017 | Unicorn Store | The Salesman | ★ 5.9 |
| 2017 | Killer's Bodyguard | Darius Kincaid | ★ 6.9 |
| 2017 | Creating a King: Summoning a God | Self | ★ 7.3 |
| 2017 | The Words That Built America | Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence | ★ 6.0 |
| 2017 | John Travolta - Rückkehr nach Hollywood | Self - Actor (archive footage) | ★ 7.3 |
| 2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard | ★ 6.5 |
| 2017 | Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song | Host | ★ 0.0 |
| 2017 | I Am Not Your Negro | Narrator (voice) | ★ 7.7 |
| 2017 | xXx - Die Rückkehr des Xander Cage | Agent Augustus Gibbons | ★ 6.1 |
| 2016 | Eating You Alive | Self | ★ 7.1 |
| 2016 | BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration | Self | ★ 9.0 |
| 2016 | Die Insel der besonderen Kinder | Barron | ★ 6.8 |
| 2016 | Puls | Thomas 'Tom' McCourt | ★ 4.7 |
| 2016 | Legend of Tarzan | George Washington Williams | ★ 5.9 |
| 2015 | The Hateful 8 | Major Marquis Warren | ★ 7.8 |
| 2015 | Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel | Self | ★ 6.3 |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq | Dolmedes | ★ 5.8 |
| 2015 | Secret Agency: Barely Lethal | Hardman | ★ 5.7 |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Nick Fury | ★ 7.3 |
| 2015 | Big Game - Die Jagd beginnt | US President William Alan Moore | ★ 5.5 |
| 2015 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | Valentine | ★ 7.6 |
| 2014 | Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | ★ 1.5 |
| 2014 | Kite - Engel der Rache | Lieutenant Karl Aker | ★ 4.3 |
| 2014 | The Return of the First Avenger | Nick Fury | ★ 7.7 |
| 2014 | Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe | Self | ★ 6.9 |
| 2014 | RoboCop | Pat Novak | ★ 5.9 |
| 2014 | Reasonable Doubt | Clinton Davis | ★ 5.8 |
| 2014 | Face of Unity | Self | ★ 0.0 |
| 2013 | Oldboy | Chaney | ★ 5.9 |
| 2013 | Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault | Self | ★ 8.0 |
| 2013 | Turbo - Kleine Schnecke, großer Traum | Whiplash (voice) | ★ 6.2 |
| 2013 | Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking | Self | ★ 6.7 |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Stephen | ★ 8.2 |
| 2012 | Eddie Murphy: One Night Only | Self | ★ 6.1 |
| 2012 | The Avengers: A Visual Journey | Self | ★ 7.9 |
| 2012 | Zambezia - In jedem steckt ein kleiner Held! | Tendai (voice) | ★ 6.2 |
| 2012 | Marvel's The Avengers | Nick Fury | ★ 7.7 |
| 2012 | Der Samariter - Tödliches Finale | Foley | ★ 5.5 |
| 2012 | I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac | Self | ★ 8.1 |
| 2012 | Final Cut - Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | ★ 7.5 |
| 2012 | Meeting Evil | Richie | ★ 5.3 |
| 2011 | Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition | Narrator | ★ 5.2 |
| 2011 | Arena | Logan | ★ 5.3 |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Nick Fury | ★ 7.0 |
| 2011 | Go the F**k to Sleep | Narrator (voice) | ★ 8.0 |
| 2011 | Thor | Nick Fury (uncredited) | ★ 6.8 |
| 2011 | Im Reich der Raubkatzen | Narrator (voice) | ★ 7.3 |
| 2011 | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | Rufus | ★ 8.0 |
| 2011 | The Sunset Limited | Black | ★ 7.2 |
| 2011 | On the Shoulders of Giants | | ★ 6.3 |
| 2011 | Rückkehr nach Jurassic Park | Self | ★ 6.6 |
| 2010 | Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story | Elmo McElroy (archive footage) | ★ 6.2 |
| 2010 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Fear (voice) | ★ 6.8 |
| 2010 | Die etwas anderen Cops | P.K. Highsmith | ★ 6.3 |
| 2010 | With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story | Self | ★ 6.8 |
| 2010 | Unthinkable - Der Preis der Wahrheit | Henry Harold 'H' Humphries | ★ 6.8 |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Nick Fury | ★ 6.8 |
| 2010 | In the Land of the Free... | Narrator | ★ 0.0 |
| 2010 | Heavy Rain | | ★ 2.0 |
| 2009 | Mütter und Töchter | Paul | ★ 6.6 |
| 2009 | Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice) | ★ 6.8 |
| 2009 | Astro Boy | Zog (voice) | ★ 6.3 |
| 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | ★ 8.2 |
| 2009 | The Face is Familiar | Himself | ★ 0.0 |
| 2009 | Uneven Fairways | Narrator | ★ 0.0 |
| 2008 | The Spirit | Octopus | ★ 4.8 |
| 2008 | Soul Men | Louis Hinds | ★ 6.1 |
| 2008 | Lakeview Terrace | Abel Turner | ★ 6.0 |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Mace Windu (voice) | ★ 6.1 |
| 2008 | Iron Man | Nick Fury (uncredited) | ★ 7.7 |
| 2008 | Jumper | Roland | ★ 6.2 |
| 2008 | Gospel Hill | Paul Malcolm | ★ 4.8 |
| 2008 | Crítico | Self | ★ 7.9 |
| 2007 | Cleaner - Sein Geschäft ist der Tod | Tom Cutler | ★ 6.1 |
| 2007 | Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story | Narrator | ★ 8.5 |
| 2007 | Zimmer 1408 | Gerald Olin | ★ 6.7 |
| 2007 | The Champ | Champ | ★ 6.3 |
| 2006 | Black Snake Moan | Lazarus | ★ 6.8 |
| 2006 | Home of the Brave | William Marsh | ★ 5.4 |
| 2006 | Die verrückte Reise der Pinguine | Narrator (voice) | ★ 4.1 |
| 2006 | Mais Bastidores de Hollywood | Self | ★ 0.0 |
| 2006 | Snakes on a Plane | Neville Flynn | ★ 5.5 |
| 2006 | 50 Films to See Before You Die | Self | ★ 8.5 |
| 2006 | Das Gesicht der Wahrheit | Lorenzo Council | ★ 5.2 |
| 2006 | Honor Deferred | Narrator | ★ 0.0 |
| 2006 | The N Word | Self | ★ 6.6 |
| 2006 | O Código Tarantino | Jules Winnfield / Rufus (archive footage) | ★ 7.0 |
| 2005 | Cool & Fool - Mein Partner mit der großen Schnauze | Derrick Vann | ★ 5.8 |
| 2005 | My Date with Drew | Self (uncredited) | ★ 5.9 |
| 2005 | Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie | Self | ★ 8.0 |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III - Die Rache der Sith | Mace Windu | ★ 7.4 |
| 2005 | xXx² - The Next Level | Agent Augustus Gibbons | ★ 5.1 |
| 2005 | Mr. Incredible and Pals | Frozone (commentary voice) | ★ 5.8 |
| 2005 | The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World | Self | ★ 7.5 |
| 2005 | George Lucas: Creating an Empire | Presenter/Self | ★ 0.0 |
| 2005 | Coach Carter | Ken Carter | ★ 7.6 |
| 2004 | Die Unglaublichen | Lucius Best / Frozone (voice) | ★ 7.7 |
| 2004 | Er wollte kein Sklave sein | Jack Johnson (voice) | ★ 7.1 |
| 2004 | In My Country | Langston Whitfield | ★ 6.1 |
| 2004 | John Travolta: The Inside Story | Self | ★ 8.0 |
| 2004 | Kill Bill - Volume 2 | Rufus | ★ 7.9 |
| 2004 | Twisted - Der erste Verdacht | John Mills | ★ 5.6 |
| 2004 | Hollywood Legenden | Self | ★ 2.0 |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. - Die Spezialeinheit | Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson | ★ 6.2 |
| 2003 | Basic | Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West | ★ 6.5 |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | | ★ 5.9 |
| 2002 | Jackie Brown: How It Went Down | Self | ★ 7.7 |
| 2002 | BaadAsssss Cinema | Self | ★ 6.1 |
| 2002 | xXx - Triple X | Agent Augustus Gibbons | ★ 5.9 |
| 2002 | No Good Deed | Jack Friar | ★ 5.3 |
| 2002 | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self - Narrator | ★ 5.7 |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Angriff der Klonkrieger | Mace Windu | ★ 6.6 |
| 2002 | Spurwechsel | Doyle Gipson | ★ 6.3 |
| 2002 | Middle School Confessions | Host | ★ 0.0 |
| 2001 | The 51st State | Elmo McElroy | ★ 6.1 |
| 2001 | R2-D2: Beneath the Dome | Self | ★ 6.5 |
| 2001 | The 100 Greatest Films | Self | ★ 6.0 |
| 2001 | Comic Books & Superheroes | Self | ★ 7.0 |
| 2001 | Cavemans Valentine - Tod eines Engels | Romulus | ★ 5.8 |
| 2000 | Unbreakable - Unzerbrechlich | Elijah Price | ★ 7.1 |
| 2000 | Shaft - Noch Fragen? | John Shaft | ★ 6.0 |
| 2000 | Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live | | ★ 0.0 |
| 2000 | Rules - Sekunden der Entscheidung | Col. Terry L. Childers | ★ 6.2 |
| 2000 | Any Given Wednesday | Willie Nutter | ★ 5.8 |
| 2000 | Shaft: Still the Man | Self | ★ 6.0 |
| 1999 | Deep Blue Sea | Russell Franklin | ★ 6.0 |
| 1999 | From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic | Narrator / Host | ★ 7.9 |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - Die dunkle Bedrohung | Mace Windu | ★ 6.6 |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Turner (voice) | ★ 7.4 |
| 1999 | Forever Hollywood | Self | ★ 8.0 |
| 1998 | Die rote Violine | Charles Morritz (Montréal) | ★ 7.4 |
| 1998 | Verhandlungssache | Lt. Danny Roman | ★ 7.1 |
| 1998 | Out of Sight | Hejira Henry (uncredited) | ★ 6.7 |
| 1998 | Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | ★ 7.3 |
| 1998 | Sphere - Die Macht aus dem All | Dr. Harry Adams | ★ 6.1 |
| 1997 | Jackie Brown | Ordell Robbie | ★ 7.4 |
| 1997 | Eve's Bayou - Im Bann der Lügen | Louis Batiste | ★ 6.4 |
| 1997 | 187 - Eine tödliche Zahl | Trevor Garfield | ★ 6.6 |
| 1996 | Tödliche Weihnachten | Mitch Henessey | ★ 6.6 |
| 1996 | Die Jury | Carl Lee Hailey | ★ 7.4 |
| 1996 | Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life | Narrator (voice) | ★ 6.0 |
| 1996 | Last Exit Reno | Jimmy | ★ 6.9 |
| 1996 | Trees Lounge - Die Bar in der sich alles dreht | Wendell | ★ 6.9 |
| 1996 | Great white Hype - Eine K.O.mödie | Rev. Fred Sultan | ★ 5.2 |
| 1996 | The Journey of the African-American Athlete | Narrator | ★ 10.0 |
| 1995 | Fluke | Rumbo (voice) | ★ 7.1 |
| 1995 | Stirb langsam - Jetzt erst recht | Zeus Carver | ★ 7.3 |
| 1995 | A Night to Die For | Self - Host | ★ 0.0 |
| 1995 | Kiss of Death | Calvin Hart | ★ 5.7 |
| 1995 | Die andere Mutter | Kadar Lewis | ★ 6.4 |
| 1994 | Auf der Suche nach Jimmy Hoyt | Colonel Ron | ★ 5.6 |
| 1994 | The New Age | Dale Deveaux | ★ 5.6 |
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Jules Winnfield | ★ 8.5 |
| 1994 | Fresh | Sam | ★ 7.2 |
| 1994 | Hail Caesar | Mailman | ★ 3.5 |
| 1994 | Against the Wall | Jamaal | ★ 6.1 |
| 1994 | Anschlag in Westpoint | Richard Greener | ★ 6.2 |
| 1993 | True Romance | Big Don | ★ 7.5 |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | Arnold | ★ 8.0 |
| 1993 | Menace II Society - Die Straßenkämpfer | Tat Lawson | ★ 7.5 |
| 1993 | Amos & Andrew - Zwei fast perfekte Chaoten | Andrew Sterling | ★ 5.4 |
| 1993 | Loaded Weapon 1 | Wes Luger | ★ 6.0 |
| 1992 | Die Stunde der Patrioten | Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson | ★ 6.7 |
| 1992 | White Sands - Der große Deal | Greg Meeker | ★ 5.9 |
| 1992 | Juice - City War | Trip | ★ 7.2 |
| 1992 | Getrennte Wege | Marshall | ★ 5.1 |
| 1991 | Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace | Everett Hatcher | ★ 5.5 |
| 1991 | Strictly Business | Monroe | ★ 5.6 |
| 1991 | Manny und Dan – Leben und Sterben in der Bronx | Mr. Simpson | ★ 6.4 |
| 1991 | Johnny Suede | B-Bop | ★ 5.2 |
| 1991 | Jungle Fever | Gator Purify | ★ 6.4 |
| 1990 | The Return of Superfly | Nate Cabot | ★ 5.7 |
| 1990 | GoodFellas | Stacks Edwards | ★ 8.5 |
| 1990 | Der Exorzist III | Dream Blind Man | ★ 6.3 |
| 1990 | Mo' Better Blues | Madlock | ★ 6.5 |
| 1990 | Familienehre | Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey) | ★ 5.7 |
| 1990 | Common Ground | Rev. Bob McClair | ★ 10.0 |
| 1990 | Vampire in New York | Minister Garth | ★ 4.8 |
| 1990 | Mord mit System | Ulysses | ★ 6.4 |
| 1990 | Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella | The Janitor | ★ 10.0 |
| 1989 | Making 'Do the Right Thing' | Self | ★ 6.7 |
| 1989 | Sea of Love - Melodie des Todes | Black Guy | ★ 6.6 |
| 1989 | Do the Right Thing | Mister Señor Love Daddy | ★ 7.8 |
| 1989 | Der Henker muß warten | Calvin Fredricks | ★ 7.2 |
| 1988 | Der Prinz aus Zamunda | Hold-Up Man | ★ 6.9 |
| 1988 | School Daze | Leeds | ★ 5.8 |
| 1987 | Eddie Murphy Raw | Eddie's Uncle | ★ 7.3 |
| 1987 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | George | ★ 7.8 |
| 1987 | Magic Sticks | Bum | ★ 10.0 |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Gang Member No. 2 | ★ 7.0 |
| 1980 | Der Exterminator | Extra (uncredited) | ★ 5.6 |
| 1978 | The Trial of the Moke | Johnson Whittaker | ★ 5.5 |
| 1977 | The Displaced Person | Sulk | ★ 7.0 |
| 1972 | Together for Days | Stan | ★ 8.0 |
| Last Meals | Walter | ★ 0.0 |
| The Beast | | ★ 0.0 |
| The Honest Liar | Nick DeFranco | ★ 0.0 |
| Acorns | | ★ 0.0 |
| Head Games | | ★ 0.0 |
| Untitled Hitman Thriller | Morris Stokes | ★ 0.0 |
| St. Vincent | | ★ 0.0 |
| All Saints: The Video | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | ★ 0.0 |
| The Garfield Movie 2 | Vic (voice) | ★ 0.0 |
| Pulp Fiction: The Facts | Self (archive footage) | ★ 0.0 |
| Man of War | | ★ 0.0 |
