Anthony Anderson

Anthony Anderson

Known for
Acting
Born
August 15, 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Anthony Alexandre Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and game show host. He is best known for his leading roles in drama series such as Marlin Boulet on K-Ville, and as NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard on the NBC crime drama Law & Order and comedy sitcom television series Guys with Kids as well as leading roles in comedy series such as Andre "Dre" Johnson on Black-ish. He had major roles in feature films such as Kangaroo Jack (2003), The Departed (2006), Transformers (2007), and Scream 4 (2011). Anderson is also a regular judge on Food Network's Iron Chef America and also has more roles on other television programs such as All About the Andersons, The Bernie Mac Show, and The Shield. Since June 2016, he has served as host of the ABC version of the game show To Tell the Truth. In addition, he has served as a guest panelist for various game shows.

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Filmography

2026
Misty Green poster

Misty Green

Movie · as Officer Wood

2026
Scary Movie poster

Scary Movie

Movie · as Anthony Anderson

2026
Star Search poster

Star Search

TV · as Self - Host · 9 eps

2026
After Hours with James Corden poster

After Hours with James Corden

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2025
G20 poster

G20

Movie · as Derek Sutton

2025
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television poster

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2025
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2024
The Real Full Monty poster

The Real Full Monty

Movie · as Self - Host

2024
We Are Family poster

We Are Family

TV · as Self - Host · 10 eps

2024
Buy It Now poster

Buy It Now

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
You People poster

You People

Movie · as Barber #1

2023
Trippin' with Anthony Anderson and Mama Doris poster

Trippin' with Anthony Anderson and Mama Doris

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2023
Celebrity Prank Wars poster

Celebrity Prank Wars

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Kings of BBQ poster

Kings of BBQ

TV · as Self · 10 eps

2022
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special poster

black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

Movie · as Self

2022
Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song poster

Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song

Movie · as Self - Host

2022
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter poster

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Movie · as Self

2022
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy poster

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2022
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge poster

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
Harry & Meghan poster

Harry & Meghan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps

2022
Password poster

Password

TV · as Self - Celebrity Guest · 1 ep

2021
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World poster

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World

Movie · as Self

2021
House Haunters poster

House Haunters

TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps

2021
That's My Jam poster

That's My Jam

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune poster

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2020
Don't Let the Pigeon Do Storytime poster

Don't Let the Pigeon Do Storytime

Movie · as Self

2020
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

Movie · as Self - Co-Host

2020
Celebrity IOU poster

Celebrity IOU

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire poster

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

TV · as Self - Contestant · 2 eps

2020
The Cabin with Bert Kreischer poster

The Cabin with Bert Kreischer

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Beats poster

Beats

Movie · as Romelo Reese

2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" poster

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Movie · as Uncle Henry

2019
Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom poster

Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom

Movie · as Self

2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" poster

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

Movie · as Self - Performer

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2019
The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer

TV · as Self, Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2019
mixed-ish poster

mixed-ish

TV · as Dre Johnson · 2 eps

2018
Small Town Crime poster

Small Town Crime

Movie · as Teddy Banks

2018
Dear Mama: A Love Letter To Moms poster

Dear Mama: A Love Letter To Moms

Movie · as Host

2018
grown-ish poster

grown-ish

TV · as Andre 'Dre' Johnson · 9 eps

2018
The Neighborhood poster

The Neighborhood

TV · as Clancy · 1 ep

2017
The Star poster

The Star

Movie · as Zach (voice)

2017
Ferdinand poster

Ferdinand

Movie · as Bones (voice)

2017
Hand In Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane Relief poster

Hand In Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane Relief

Movie · as Self

2017
Animal Nation With Anthony Anderson poster

Animal Nation With Anthony Anderson

TV · as Himself · 9 eps

2017
The Gong Show poster

The Gong Show

TV · as Self - Judge · 2 eps

2017
Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series poster

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Steve poster

Steve

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2016
Barbershop: The Next Cut poster

Barbershop: The Next Cut

Movie · as J.D.

2016
Hot Bot poster

Hot Bot

Movie · as Agent Frazier

2016
Chelsea poster

Chelsea

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
The $100,000 Pyramid poster

The $100,000 Pyramid

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2016
To Tell the Truth poster

To Tell the Truth

TV · as Self - Host · 86 eps

2016
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party poster

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Match Game poster

Match Game

TV · as Self - Panelist · 4 eps

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps

2015
Richie Rich poster

Richie Rich

TV · as Bulldozah · 1 ep

2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2015
Lip Sync Battle poster

Lip Sync Battle

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud

TV · as Self, Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2015
Middle of the Night Show poster

Middle of the Night Show

TV · as Self - Guest Host · 1 ep

2014
The Town that Dreaded Sundown poster

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Movie · as Lone Wolf Morales

2014
black-ish poster

black-ish

TV · as Andre Johnson · 175 eps

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Celebrities Undercover

Celebrities Undercover

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
The Power of Few poster

The Power of Few

Movie · as Junkshow

2013
Grudge Match poster

Grudge Match

Movie · as Mr. Sandpaper Hands

2013
Hollywood Game Night poster

Hollywood Game Night

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2013
Beat Bobby Flay poster

Beat Bobby Flay

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac poster

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

Movie · as Self

2012
Goats poster

Goats

Movie · as Coach

2012
Guys with Kids poster

Guys with Kids

TV · as Gary · 17 eps

2012
Gotham Comedy Live poster

Gotham Comedy Live

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

2012
The Soul Man poster

The Soul Man

TV · as Sweet Brown Taylor · 2 eps

2011
Scream 4 poster

Scream 4

Movie · as Deputy Perkins

2011
The Big Year poster

The Big Year

Movie · as Bill Clemont

2011
Brain Games poster

Brain Games

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Shameless poster

Shameless

TV · as Marty Fisher · 1 ep

2010
The Back-Up Plan poster

The Back-Up Plan

Movie · as Playground Dad

2010
Treme poster

Treme

TV · as Derek Watson · 1 ep

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2010
Raising Hope poster

Raising Hope

TV · as Neighbor · 1 ep

2009
Steppin: The Movie poster

Steppin: The Movie

Movie · as Trevor

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien poster

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2008
Laffapalooza Live From Las Vegas poster

Laffapalooza Live From Las Vegas

Movie

2008
Black Poker Stars Invitational

Black Poker Stars Invitational

TV · as Self – Player, Self – Guest · 6 eps

2007
Transformers poster

Transformers

Movie · as Glen Whitmann

2007
Samantha Who? poster

Samantha Who?

TV · as Rafael Grace · 1 ep

2007
K-Ville poster

K-Ville

TV · as Marlin Boulet · 11 eps

2006
The Departed poster

The Departed

Movie · as Brown

2006
Scary Movie 4 poster

Scary Movie 4

Movie · as Mahalik

2006
The Last Stand poster

The Last Stand

Movie · as Jay

2006
Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1 poster

Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1

Movie · as Self - Host

2006
Arthur and the Invisibles poster

Arthur and the Invisibles

Movie · as Koolomassai (voice)

2006
'Til Death poster

'Til Death

TV · as Cofeld · 6 eps

2006
Campus Ladies poster

Campus Ladies

TV · 2 eps

2006
Psych poster

Psych

TV · as Thane · 1 ep

2005
Hustle & Flow poster

Hustle & Flow

Movie · as Key

2005
Hoodwinked! poster

Hoodwinked!

Movie · as Detective Bill Stork (voice)

2005
King's Ransom poster

King's Ransom

Movie · as Malcolm King

2005
The Gospel Live Concert poster

The Gospel Live Concert

Movie · as Host

2005
Too Late with Adam Carolla poster

Too Late with Adam Carolla

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
The Reichen Show poster

The Reichen Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2005
Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen

TV · as Self - Restaurant Patron · 1 ep

2004
My Baby's Daddy poster

My Baby's Daddy

Movie · as G

2004
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London poster

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

Movie · as Derek Bowman

2004
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle poster

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Movie · as Burger Shack Employee

2004
Veronica Mars poster

Veronica Mars

TV · as Percy 'Bone' Hamilton · 1 ep

2004
Entourage poster

Entourage

TV · as Anthony Anderson · 1 ep

2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest poster

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2003
Kangaroo Jack poster

Kangaroo Jack

Movie · as Louis Booker

2003
Cradle 2 the Grave poster

Cradle 2 the Grave

Movie · as Tommy

2003
Scary Movie 3 poster

Scary Movie 3

Movie · as Mahalik

2003
Malibu's Most Wanted poster

Malibu's Most Wanted

Movie · as PJ

2003
The Osbourne Family Christmas Special

The Osbourne Family Christmas Special

Movie · as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest Co-Host, Self - Guest Host · 13 eps

2003
All About the Andersons poster

All About the Andersons

TV · as Anthony Anderson · 16 eps

2003
The New Tom Green Show

The New Tom Green Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Chappelle's Show poster

Chappelle's Show

TV · 1 ep

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2003
Pepsi Smash

Pepsi Smash

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

2002
Barbershop poster

Barbershop

Movie · as J.D.

2002
The Making of Exit Wounds poster

The Making of Exit Wounds

Movie · as Self

2002
The Shield poster

The Shield

TV · as Antwon Mitchell · 15 eps

2002
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment poster

The Jamie Kennedy Experiment

TV · 1 ep

2001
Exit Wounds poster

Exit Wounds

Movie · as T.K. Johnson

2001
Two Can Play That Game poster

Two Can Play That Game

Movie · as Tony

2001
See Spot Run poster

See Spot Run

Movie · as Benny

2001
Kingdom Come poster

Kingdom Come

Movie · as Junior Slocumb

2001
My Wife and Kids poster

My Wife and Kids

TV · as Dr. Bouche · 2 eps

2001
The Proud Family poster

The Proud Family

TV · as Ray Ray (voice) · 1 ep

2001
The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show

TV · as Bryan · 4 eps

2000
Romeo Must Die poster

Romeo Must Die

Movie · as Maurice

2000
Me, Myself & Irene poster

Me, Myself & Irene

Movie · as Jamaal Baileygates

2000
Urban Legends: Final Cut poster

Urban Legends: Final Cut

Movie · as Stan

2000
Big Momma's House poster

Big Momma's House

Movie · as Nolan

2000
3 Strikes poster

3 Strikes

Movie · as Prison Guard

1999
Life poster

Life

Movie · as Cookie

1999
Liberty Heights poster

Liberty Heights

Movie · as Scribbles

1999
Trippin' poster

Trippin'

Movie · as Z Boy

1999
The Breaks poster

The Breaks

Movie · as Inmate #1

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Lucius Blaine · 1 ep

1999
Teen Choice Awards poster

Teen Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps

1997
Ally McBeal poster

Ally McBeal

TV · as Matthew Vault · 2 eps

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1996
Alien Avengers poster

Alien Avengers

Movie · as Alley Hood #2

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
In the House poster

In the House

TV · 1 ep

1995
Hang Time poster

Hang Time

TV · as Teddy Broadis · 39 eps

1995
MADtv poster

MADtv

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Kevin Bernard · 60 eps

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

1987
Kids' Choice Awards poster

Kids' Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps

1975
Good Morning America poster

Good Morning America

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep

1949
The Emmy Awards poster

The Emmy Awards

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep