Mario Van Peebles

Mario Van Peebles

Filmography

As Cast

The Shark That Roared (2027)
as Self
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self - Director, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (archive footage)
Outlaw Posse (2024)
as Chief
Sharksploitation (2024)
as Self
Christmas Rescue (2023)
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood (2022)
as Self
Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
as Self
Seized (2020)
as Mzamo
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis (2020)
as Self
A Clear Shot (2020)
as Gomez
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)
as (archive footage)
Immortal (2019)
as Carl
Run the Race (2019)
as Pastor Baker
Sherman's Showcase (2019)
Sherman's Showcase (2019)
as Detective
Armed (2018)
as Chief
A Million Little Things (2018)
as Ronald
Deception (2018)
as Bruce Conners
Superstition (2017)
as Isaac Hastings
Submerged (2016)
as Hector
Blindspot (2015)
as Frank Davenport
Empire (2015)
as Uncle Ray
Red Sky (2014)
as Jason Zimmerman
Mantervention (2014)
as Steve
Drumline: A New Beat (2014)
as Mr. Bolton
Z Nation (2014)
as Martin Cooper
Z Nation (2014)
as Cooper
American Warships (2012)
as Captain Winston
We the Party (2012)
as Sutton
The Finder (2012)
as Fontana
All Things Fall Apart (2011)
as Eric
Herschel (2011)
as Narrator
Tied to a Chair (2011)
5th & Alameda (2011)
as Trevor
Multiple Sarcasms (2010)
as Rocky
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright (2010)
as Agent Hobbs
A Letter to Dad (2009)
as Norman
Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha (2008)
as Pirate Captain
Sharpshooter (2007)
as Flick
Damages (2007)
as Agent Randall Harrison
Hard Luck (2006)
as Captain Davis
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005)
as Earl
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005)
Black in the 80s (2005)
as Self
Baadasssss! (2004)
as Melvin Van Peebles
Crown Heights (2004)
The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
as Mohammed Ali Paula Abdul Rahim
The Street Lawyer (2003)
as Mordecai Green
Gang of Roses (2003)
as Jessie Lee
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)
as Henry Jones
Jim Brown: All-American (2002)
as Self
10,000 Black Men Named George (2002)
as Ashley Totten
Ali (2001)
as Malcolm X
Guardian (2001)
as Detective Kross
The Making of 'Ali' (2001)
as Self
Blowback (2000)
as Insp. Don Morrell
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)
as James Hemings
Soul Food (2000)
as Quentin James
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)
as James Hemings
Love Kills (1999)
as Poe Finklestein
Judgment Day (1999)
as Thomas Payne
Raw Nerve (1999)
as Detective Blair Valdez
Valentine's Day (1998)
as Jack Valentine
Killers in the House (1998)
Mama Flora's Family (1998)
as Luke
Martial Law (1998)
as Jake Cord
Rude Awakening (1998)
as Marcus Adams
Stag (1997)
as Michael Barnes
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997)
as Self
Crazy Six (1997)
as Dirty Mao
Los Locos (1997)
as Chance
Riot (1997)
as Turner
Solo (1996)
as Solo
Gang in Blue (1996)
as Michael Rhoades
Strangers (1996)
as Mac
Panther (1995)
as Stokely Carmichael
The Outer Limits (1995)
as Captain William Clark
Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994)
as Kane
Gunmen (1993)
as Cole Parker
Posse (1993)
as Jesse Lee
Full Eclipse (1993)
as Max Dire
Living Single (1993)
In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992)
as Raymond Williamson
Stompin' at the Savoy (1992)
as Walter
The Real Malcolm X (1992)
New Jack City (1991)
as Stone
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (1991)
Blue Bayou (1990)
as Jay Filley
Law & Order (1990)
as Mr. Carsley
Identity Crisis (1989)
as Chilly D
The Child Saver (1988)
Sonny Spoon (1988)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
as Jake
Hotshot (1987)
as Winston
The Making of Jaws The Revenge (1987)
as Self
The Facts of Life Down Under (1987)
as David Johnson
21 Jump Street (1987)
as Dancer
21 Jump Street (1987)
as Dana
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
as Corporal 'Stitch' Jones
3:15 the Moment of Truth (1986)
as Whisperer
Last Resort (1986)
as Pino
L.A. Law (1986)
as Andrew Taylor
South Bronx Heroes (1985)
as Tony
Children of the Night (1985)
as Roy Spanish
Rappin' (1985)
as John
Delivery Boys (1985)
as Spider
Exterminator 2 (1984)
as X
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Dancer
The Cosby Show (1984)
as Garvin
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
as Young Sweetback
Crosscurrent (1971)
as Raphael
The Price for Freedom
as Harry T. Moore
Young Blood
as Leonard
Kill Me Now
as Uncle Harold
solo
as estrella

As Crew

Nemesis (2026)
Director, Executive Producer
Watson (2025)
Director
Outlaw Posse (2024)
Director, Producer, Writer
Black Cake (2023)
Director
Salt-N-Pepa (2021)
Director
Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021)
Director
CSI: Vegas (2021)
Director
Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
Director
Armed (2018)
Director, Writer
Superstition (2017)
Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
Director
Roots (2016)
Director
Star (2016)
Director
Empire (2015)
Director
Bloodline (2015)
Director
Red Sky (2014)
Director
Chicago P.D. (2014)
Director
The Last Ship (2014)
Director
Power (2014)
Director
Zero Hour (2013)
Director
We the Party (2012)
Executive Producer, Director, Writer
Nashville (2012)
Director
All Things Fall Apart (2011)
Director
Redemption Road (2011)
Director
Boss (2011)
Director
Once Upon a Time (2011)
Director
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
Director
Damages (2007)
Director
Hard Luck (2006)
Director, Writer
Baadasssss! (2004)
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Lost (2004)
Director
NCIS (2003)
Director
Robbery Homicide Division (2002)
Director
Love Kills (1999)
Director, Writer
Judgment Day (1999)
Executive Producer
Los Locos (1997)
Writer, Producer
Gang in Blue (1996)
Producer, Director
Panther (1995)
Director, Producer
Posse (1993)
Director
New Jack City (1991)
Director
Law & Order (1990)
Director
Gabriel's Fire (1990)
Director
Identity Crisis (1989)
Writer
Top of the Hill (1989)
Director
Wiseguy (1987)
Director
21 Jump Street (1987)
Director
South Bronx Heroes (1985)
Additional Dialogue
The Price for Freedom
Director