Roger appeared in director Bill Duke’s COVER in a cast including Vivica Fox, Leon, Paula Jai Parker, Billy Dee William, Lou Gossett, Jr. Other film credits include FIGHTING for director Dito Montiel in the lead role of “Jack Dancing” where Smith stars opposite Channing Tatum and Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard. Recent films also include THE CLAPPER for Dito Montiel & MARSHALL for Reginald Hudlin and starring roles in the upcoming indies BURNING SHADOW from writer/director Alexandre Nahon, and Orson Oblowitz’s THE QUEEN OF HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD. Smith was a lead in Nate Parker’s THE BIRTH OF A NATION, a cameo in Spike Lee’s CHIRAQ, and a supporting lead in Rick Famuyiwa’s comedy DOPE. Roger recently appeared in QUEEN SUGAR opposite Michael Michelle, in an episode directed by Leisl Tommy. The two were honored during the 2017 Cannes film festival for their three decade collaboration. Smith and Lee have worked together on a record eight films including the DO THE RIGHT THING, MALCOLM X, HE GOT GAME and the Peabody Award winning A HUEY P NEWTON STORY. Smith’s critically acclaimed solo performance RODNEY KING, directed by Spike Lee, currently streams on Netflix. Smith also starred in a breakout role in the Sundance indie pilot Smith is also part of the cast of Bounce TV’s top rated series SAINTS AND SINNERS opposite Vanessa Bell Calloway and recently starred inThe NAACP Image Award nominated BEHIND THE MOVEMENT opposite Meta Golding. Smith is currently starring in a solo performance entitled OTTO FRANK, inspired by the father of diarist Anne Frank, is the latest in a remarkable body of work for stage and screen. He recently starred in Carl Weber’s BET telefilm INFLUENCE opposite Deborah Cox and Kellita Smith. WASHINGTON on the NETFLIX mini series SELF MADE: INSPIRED BY THE LIFE OF MADAM C.J WALKER opposite Octavia Spencer, Tiffany Haddish, and Carmen Ejogo. Theater remained Smith's main focus through one-man shows like "Juan and John" (2009) and "Rodney King" (2011), though he continued to appear in features and on television, most notably Ridley Scott's "American Gangster" (2007), the indie comedy-drama "Dope" (2015) and Nate Parker's Nat Turner biopic, "The Birth of a Nation" (2016).ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH is an internationally acclaimed award winning actor, writer, and director. Newton Story" to the screen with a Peabody Award-winning film version of the one-man show. In 2001, Smith and Lee brought "A Huey P. The exposure afforded by "Story" and these film appearances led to other roles in features, including "Deep Cover" (1992), John Singleton's "Poetic Justice" (1993) and recurring roles on "Oz" (HBO, 1997-2003) and "All My Children" (ABC, 1970-2011). Along the way, Smith developed a connection with filmmaker Spike Lee, who cast him in small but pivotal roles in several of his films, including the mentally disabled savant, Smiley, in "Do the Right Thing" (1989), as well as "Malcolm X" (1992) and "Get on the Bus" (1996). After debuting the show in Los Angeles, Smith brought "Story" to theaters across the country, picking up significant theater awards on its route to New York and an Obie Award in the early 1990s. Newton Story," a one-man drama based on the life of the Black Panther Party co-founder. He successfully auditioned for Yale's Drama School and attended the Keskidee Arts Centre in London, England, before earning his breakout project with "A Huey P. Born in Berkeley, California, Smith initially intended to pursue a graduate degree in history, but changed majors after developing an interest in the theater. Newton Story" (1989), as well as a character actor in films ranging from "Do the Right Thing" (1989) to "American Gangster" (2007). Actor, writer and director Roger Guenveur Smith was the well-respected and award-winning creator of such acclaimed one-man shows as "A Huey P.
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