Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Known for: Acting

Born: January 2, 1968

Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy nomination. He was born in Bronx, New York to Shirley, a singer with the Sweethearts, and Cuba Gooding, Sr., a lead vocalist of soul group The Main Ingredient. He has two brothers, musician Tommy Gooding and fellow actor Omar Gooding, and sister, April Gooding. His family moved to Los Angeles after Gooding Sr.'s music group had a hit single with "E…

Known for

Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood
1991
Chill Factor
Chill Factor
1999
The Fighting Temptations
The Fighting Temptations
2003
Hardwired
Hardwired
2009
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009
Snow Dogs
Snow Dogs
2002
Wrong Turn at Tahoe
Wrong Turn at Tahoe
2009
End Game
End Game
2006
Boat Trip
Boat Trip
2002
What Love Is
What Love Is
2007
Shadowboxer
Shadowboxer
2005
Harold
Harold
2008
Radio
Radio
2003
Daddy Day Camp
Daddy Day Camp
2007
Linewatch
Linewatch
2008
Dog Patrol: Operation Santa Paws
Dog Patrol: Operation Santa Paws
2025
The Way of War
The Way of War
2009
Hero Wanted
Hero Wanted
2008
The Devil's Tomb
The Devil's Tomb
2009
A Murder of Crows
A Murder of Crows
1999
Ticking Clock
Ticking Clock
2011
Sacrifice
Sacrifice
2011
The Hit List
The Hit List
2011
Firelight
Firelight
2012
Summoned
Summoned
2013
Life of a King
Life of a King
2013
Absolute Deception
Absolute Deception
2013
Quantum Supremacy
Quantum Supremacy
2026
Double Victory: The Tuskegee Airmen at War
Double Victory: The Tuskegee Airmen at War
2012
Bayou Caviar
Bayou Caviar
2018
Above the Break
Above the Break
 
The Madness of Judge Jeremiah Doherty
 
Padilla
Padilla
 
Lotus
 
Judgment Night
Judgment Night
1993
Dirty
Dirty
2005
For NYC
For NYC
2020
Lies & Illusions
Lies & Illusions
2009
Men of Honor
Men of Honor
2000
Instinct
Instinct
1999
What Dreams May Come
What Dreams May Come
1998
Daybreak
Daybreak
1993
One in the Chamber
One in the Chamber
2012
Freedom
Freedom
2014
Timmy Muldoon and the Search for the Shadoweyes Bandit
Timmy Muldoon and the Search for the Shadoweyes Bandit
2013
Making Rat Race
Making Rat Race
2002
A Line of Fire
A Line of Fire
2025
Giving Thanks
Giving Thanks
 
Atlas King
 
Lightning Jack
Lightning Jack
1994
Jerry Maguire
Jerry Maguire
1996
Gladiator
Gladiator
1992
Red Tails
Red Tails
2012
The Firing Squad
The Firing Squad
2024
Skeletons in the Closet
Skeletons in the Closet
2024
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
2024
Life in a Year
Life in a Year
2020
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011
Rat Race
Rat Race
2001
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets
1997
Losing Isaiah
Losing Isaiah
1995
In the Shadows
In the Shadows
2001
Break the Cycle
Break the Cycle
 
The Weapon
The Weapon
2023
American Gangster
American Gangster
2007
Outbreak
Outbreak
1995
A Dairy Tale
A Dairy Tale
2004
Norbit
Norbit
2007
Home on the Range
Home on the Range
2004
The Butler
The Butler
2013
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story
1992
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends
2007
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen
1995
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
Machete Kills
Machete Kills
2013
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
2001
Judgement
Judgement
1992
Blown Away
Blown Away
1994
Sing
Sing
1989
Selma
Selma
2014
A Few Good Men
A Few Good Men
1992
Coming to America
Coming to America
1988
Zoolander
Zoolander
2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
2024
Trading Favors
Trading Favors
1997
Welcome to Hollywood
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
Don Jon
Don Jon
2013
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
1969
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
1996
227
227
1985
The View
The View
1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
1981
MacGyver
MacGyver
1985
Mancuso, F.B.I.
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
MADtv
MADtv
1995
The Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo
1987
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
1993
Lily Allen and Friends
Lily Allen and Friends
2008
V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton
2002
Nasty Boys
Nasty Boys
1990
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes
2015
American Crime Story
American Crime Story
2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
2015
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
2011
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
2016
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Conan
Conan
2010
The Last Leg
The Last Leg
2013
Empire
Empire
2015