Will Smith American Actor Born 1968 in Philadelphia

Will Smith, born 25 September 1968 in Philadelphia, is an American actor. His best-known titles on this site are Suicide Squad (2016) and I Am Legend (2007).

Early life

Schooling on record includes Archbishop John Carroll High School, Julia R. Masterman School and Overbrook High School.

Career

His first listed screen credit dates to 1990, with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, as Will Smith. Work from the 1990s includes Independence Day (1996, as Steven Hiller) and Men in Black (1997, as Agent J). I, Robot (2004, as Del Spooner) and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) are among his 2000s credits. In the 2010s, he appeared in Men in Black 3 (2012, as Agent J) and Aladdin (2019, as The Genie). The 2020s brought Bad Boys for Life (2020, as Mike Lowrey) and Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024, as Mike Lowrey).

The list below counts 35 films and 2 TV series from 1990 to 2024. Action is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (12), followed by comedy (11) and drama (9). Of his nine titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Suicide Squad (2016) has the highest, at $747 million.

Martin Lawrence appears in four of his listed titles, including Bad Boys (1995) and Bad Boys II (2003). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Emma Thompson (two titles) and Margot Robbie (two titles). Barry Sonnenfeld directed three of his titles on record, among them Men in Black II (2002). Adil El Arbi is credited as director on two of them.

Music credits include 7 albums and 12 singles, among them Based on a True Story (2025). Will Smith also appears as a member of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. The genres linked to his work are hip-hop. He has released music through Columbia Records. The YouTube account had 10.7M subscribers when last counted in February 2025.

Recognition

Among his honours is the Academy Award for Best Actor, won in 2022 for King Richard. Other wins include three Grammy Awards (1989, 1992 and 1998) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (2021) for King Richard. Among his nominations is the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2002 for Ali. In all, Will Smith has won 22 awards and received 4 nominations.

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Sheree Zampino (1992 to 1995) and Jada Pinkett Smith (1997 to 2016). He is the father of Willow Smith and Jaden Smith, and has 3 children in total.