Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor and singer. He is most famous for television and film roles:Dead Presidents, and Mr. Holland’s Opus, Hustle & Flow, Winnie, Ray, Lackawanna Blues, Crash, Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, Idlewild, August Rush,The Brave One and Prisoners. Most recently he became the lead character Lucious Lyon in the TV series Empire.