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does he always play the smart guy in all his roles

posted 10 years ago by ultimate221
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i literally think every movie i seen him in he played a scientist a genius or something

[–] ultimate221 9 years ago

it always seems like he plays a scientist in every of his movies

[–] RaimeyD 9 years ago

He played Muddy Waters in Cadillac Records.

[–] goyar 8 years ago

Nope "shaft"

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[–] Doc_Cochran 8 years ago

a single shot, he plays a drunk. you should see it.

[–] waterlily529 8 years ago

His later roles are mostly the intelligent, scientist type roles, but his earlier roles are so different. He's played an artist, a gay nurse, a Dominican drug dealer, and Martin Luther King Jr, among others.