Roger Guenveur Smith

Roger Guenveur Smith: Biography in Details

Who is Roger Guenveur Smith?

Roger Guenveur Smith is an American actor, director, and writer. He is popularly known for playing the role of Julian Ramose in an American buddy action comedy film All About the Benjamins. Roger is also known for working with Spike Lee. He has won awards like an Obie, a Peabody, and a Bessie.

Similarly, he has also created and performed solo shows about famous people like Christopher Columbus, Frederick Douglass, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

How old is Roger Guenveur Smith? Education?

Roger Guenveur Smith was born in Berkeley, California on July 27, 1955. As of 2025, he is 69 years old. He holds American nationality and his ethnicity is caucasian. Similarly, his birth sign is Leo.

He was born to Helen Guenveur, a dentist, and Sherman Smith, a judge. There is no info about his siblings. He went to Loyola High School in Los Angeles and graduated from Occidental College (American Studies) in Los Angeles. Then, he attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He also successfully auditioned for the Drama School and switched his pursuit of a graduate degree in history. Likewise, he also attended the Keskidee Arts Centre in London, England.

Net Worth and Salary

Roger might have earned a good amount of money; His estimated net worth is around $1 million as of 2025. Information about his salary is under review. Most of his earnings are from his acting career, movies, television series, and other business ventures.

Career and Professional Life

Talking about his career, he made his film debut by landing the role of Yoda in an American musical drama comedy film School Daze written and directed by Spike Lee. Later, he made his appearances in various Spike Lee movies such as Do the Right Thing, King of New York, Panther, Malcolm X, Poetic Justice, Get on the Bus, Eve’s Bayou, He Got Game, and Summer of Sam.

In 1996, he wrote, produced, and starred in A Huey P. Newton Story, a one-man theatre show about the life of Huey P. Newton, the founder of the Black Panther Party. He also received an Obie Award, and his performance was later filmed by Spike Lee and released in 2001.

Moreover, in 2003, he was featured in the Steven Soderbergh/George Clooney TV series K-Street on HBO. That year, he also joined the HBO documentary, Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives. He also gave his voice to the character Bao-Dur in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords. Similarly, he also played the role of a corrupt detective in the martial arts/crime film Fist of the Warrior, alongside Ho-Sung Pak and Sherilyn Fenn.

His other film credits include:

• The Queen of Hollywood Blvd. as Duke
• The Clapper as Dr. Rogers B. Hay
• Rodney King as Rodney King
• Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks as Paul Sydney
• Marshall as Walter White
• The Choir Director Trustee as Jonathan Smith
• No More Mr Nice Guy as El Gato
• The Other Side as Martin
• Burning Shadow as Mr. Jones
• I’ll See You Around as Michael Gomez
• Behind the Movement as Rosa Parks husband
• Carl Weber’s Influence as Bradley Hudson
• All Rise as Judge Marshall Thomas

Rumours, Controversy

Roger has not been involved in controversy till now. He keeps his personal life private and has kept himself away from scandals and rumours. He ignores the activities that affect his career and image.

Body Measurements: Height and Weight

Roger Guenveur Smith has maintained a healthy body shape and stands at a decent height. He is 6 feet 2 inches tall and has an average weight that fits his body.

Similarly, he has light grey hair and brown colour eyes. His other body measurements such as chest size, biceps size, dress size, and shoe size are under review.

Social Media: Instagram and Twitter

The actor is not active on social media. He does not have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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