Conclave - Wins the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Conclave
A Complete Unknown - Timothée Chalamet Wins SAG Award for Male Actor in a Leading Role
A Complete Unknown
The Substance - Demi Moore Wins SAG Award for Female Actor in a Leading Role
The Substance
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Thunderbolts*
Daredevil: Born Again - First Look at Charlie Cox Suited Up as the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen
Daredevil: Born Again
Thunderbolts - Florence Pugh Stands on the Edge in This Intense First Look
Thunderbolts*
Daredevil: Born Again - First Look at Matt Murdock and Karen Page's Reunion
Daredevil: Born Again
Snow White - Adventure Awaits
Snow White
The Alto Knights - First Look at Robert De Niro as Frank Costello
The Alto Knights
Daredevil: Born Again - First Look at the Meeting Between Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk
Daredevil: Born Again
A Real Pain - Kiernan Culkin Wins SAG Award for Male Actor in a Supporting Role
A Real Pain
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Daredevil: Born Again
The Amateur - Unexpected Twist | IMAX Short Video
The Amateur
Thunderbolts - David Harbour's Red Guardian and Florence Pugh’s Yelena Team Up
Thunderbolts*
Thunderbolts - Wheaties Poster
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Mortal Kombat II - Johnny Cage Movie Poster
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J.W. Smith

J.W. Smith

J.W. Smith Biography

J.W. Smith is a producer and actor with more than 40 years of entertainment experience in motion pictures and television. J.W. grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where he began his acting career at The Karamu House Community Theater. In the early 1970s, J.W. moved to New York City where he became a student in Uta Hagen's acting class at HB Studio and at The Henry Street Playhouse.

During his stint in New York City, J.W. met and became close friends with Morgan Freeman and Bill Duke. More than four decades later, J.W. remains close friends with both Morgan and Bill, often collaborating on scripts and potential projects. J.W. spent several successful years performing on Broadway and Off Broadway in plays including, "We Interrupt This Program," Public Theater's production of "On the Goddam Lock-in," and "So Nice, They Named It Twice.

" In addition to acting, J.W. produced shows in and around New York City for the Amas Repertory Theater Company. In the early 1980s, J.W. moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career in film and television where he immediately landed his first job in television on "Palmerstown, U.S.A." He was selected to be a part of Paramount Pictures Associate Producers Training Program, working on several ground-breaking series for television including, "The Best of The West," "Taxi," and "Cheers.

" J.W. has also appeared in numerous television shows including, "L.A. Law," "Cagney and Lacey," "Reno 911," "The X-Files," and "Hill Street Blues." Showing his range and depth of talent, J.W. has appeared in many popular feature films including, "Red Heat" (starring Arnold Schwarzenegger), "Johnny Handsome" (starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, and Morgan Freeman), "Undisputed" (starring Wesley Snipes and Ving Rhames), "Beetlejuice" (starring Michael Keaton), "Hoodlum" (starring Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, and directed by Bill Duke), "The Warriors" (cult classic directed by Walter Hill), to name a few.

J.W. is President of 3000 Realms Entertainment, a production company he co-founded with friend and business partner, Bryan Behuniak. J.W.'s project in development with 3000 Realms Entertainment is "Dead Wrong," executive produced by Morgan Freeman, with producers Bryan Behuniak, James Dyer, and writer Matt Benjamin.

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