Bokeem Woodbine

Bokeem Woodbine

Birthday:Apr 13, 1973
Place of birth:Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2009
Black Dynamite

Black Dynamite

Comedy Action Parody Epic Action
7.4

20091h 25min

United States

Director: Scott Sanders

This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.

2004
Ray

Ray

Drama Music Music Biopic Historical Drama
7.7

20042h 32min

United States

Director: Taylor Hackford

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.

2001
3000 Miles to Graceland

3000 Miles to Graceland

Action Adventure Comedy Crime Thriller
6.0

20012h 5min

Germany, United States

Director: Demian Lichtenstein

It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. With $3.2 million at stake, the Marshals Service closing in, Michael must track down Murphy.

1998
The Big Hit

The Big Hit

Action Adventure Comedy Crime Thriller
6.1

19981h 31min

United States, Canada

Director: Kirk Wong Chi-Keung

Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.

1997
Gridlock'd

Gridlock'd

Comedy Crime Drama
6.9

19971h 31min

United States

Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall

After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police.

1996
Freeway

Freeway

Comedy Crime Thriller Drama
6.8

19961h 42min

United States, France

Director: Matthew Bright

Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

1995
Dead Presidents

Dead Presidents

Action Crime Drama Thriller War
6.9

19951h 59min

United States

Director: Albert Hughes

On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!