Participated in the Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park

Worked as a bodyguard for celebrities like Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and Notorious B.I.G.; was off the night that Notorious B.I.G. was killed

Played a drill sergeant in a beer commercial

Film debut in walk-on as a bouncer in "Friday"

Primetime TV debut in a guest role on the NBC sitcom, "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air"

Earned attention as Bear in the action adventure flick "Armaggedon"; first collaboration with Bruce Willis

Breakthrough role as a death row inmate John Coffey in "The Green Mile"; earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination

Re-teamed with Bruce Willis for "The Whole Nine Yards"

Portrayed a football coach in the Showtime biopic, "They Call Me Sirr"

Co-starred with Mark Wahlberg in the remake of "Planet of the Apes"

Cast as Balthazar in "The Scorpion King"

Appeared as the comic book villain The Kingpin in the superhero film, "Daredevil"

Cast in the film co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, "Sin City"

Starred in the Michael Bay thriller, "The Island"

Played a pit crew captain in the Will Ferrell comedy, "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby"

Played Lesher, a cohort of Billy Bob Thornton in Todd Phillips' "School For Scoundrels"

Co-starred in the action film, "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li"