 | Who Is Martin Mull? (2026) as Self |
 | The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024) as Roger |
 | 2023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson (2023) as Self |
 | The Color Purple (2023) as Reverend Avery |
 | Candy Cane Lane (2023) as Santa Claus |
 | They Cloned Tyrone (2023) as The Preacher |
| | The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell (2023) as Self |
 | Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022) as Cogsworth |
 | Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021) as Packard |
 | Show of Titles (2021) as "Guys and Dolls" Performer |
 | Dad Stop Embarrassing Me - The Afterparty (2021) as Self |
 | A Soldier's Play (2021) as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters |
 | Coffee & Kareem (2020) as Captain Hill |
 | Sprinter (2019) as Coach |
 | Native Son (2019) as Marty |
 | Arizona (2018) as Coburn |
 | A Christmas Story Live! (2017) as Santa Claus |
 | The Big Sick (2017) as Andy Dodd |
 | Jingle Ballin' (2016) as Colin |
 | The Wiz Live! (2015) as The Cowardly Lion |
 | The Making of the Wiz Live! (2015) as Self |
 | Lennon or McCartney (2014) as Self |
 | An En Vogue Christmas (2014) as Marty |
 | The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013) as Mr. Robert |
 | Peeples (2013) as Virgil Peeples |
 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2011) as Moss the Troll (voice) |
 | Something Like A Business (2010) as 3D |
 | Astro Boy (2009) as Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice) |
 | Dance Flick (2009) as Sugar Bear |
 | An American Carol (2008) as Rastus Malone |
 | Gym Teacher: The Movie (2008) as Shelly Bragg |
 | The Poker House (2008) as Stymie |
 | Kissing Cousins (2008) as The Griller |
 | The Hustle (2008) as Rev. Isaac Montgomery Paid |
 | Heckler (2007) as Self |
 | Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street (2006) as Principal Eyeverson/The Man Upstairs (voice) |
 | Little Man (2006) as Jimmy |
 | Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness (2006) as Principal Eyeverson (voice) |
 | Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics (2005) as Himself |
 | Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' (2005) as Self |
 | Why I Love 'Bewitched' (2005) as Self |
 | Bewitched (2005) as Jim Fields |
 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) as Uncle Henry |
 | The Woodsman (2004) as Bob |
 | Baadasssss! (2004) as Clyde Houston |
 | If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely (2004) as Himself |
 | Laffapalooza! #2 (2004) as Self |
| | David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifesto (2003) as Himself |
 | Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003) as Limo Driver |
 | Tiptoes (2002) as Jerry Robin Jr. |
 | King of Texas (2002) as Rip |
 | 15 Minutes (2001) as Mugger |
| | Damned If You Do (2000) as The Devil |
 | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) as Measures |
 | Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (2000) as Mr. Butz |
 | Angels in the Infield (2000) as Bob Bugler |
 | Return to Me (2000) as Charlie Johnson |
| | East of A (2000) as Brother James |
 | 3 Strikes (2000) as Detective Jenkins |
 | Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination (2000) as Self/Carl Bentley |
 | Stuart Little (1999) as Red (voice) |
 | The '60s (1999) as Fred Hampton |
 | A Saintly Switch (1999) as Dan Anderson |
 | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998) as Self |
 | Top of the World (1997) as Detective Augustus |
 | McHale's Navy (1997) as Ensign Charles Parker |
 | Jumanji (1995) as Bentley |
 | Tales from the Hood (1995) as Carl Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised") |
 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1995) as Spike |
 | Blankman (1994) as Kevin Walker |
 | In the Army Now (1994) as Fred Ostroff |
 | Boomerang (1992) as Gerard Jackson |
 | The Player (1992) as David Alan Grier |
 | Almost an Angel (1990) as Det. Bill |
 | Loose Cannons (1990) as Drummond |
 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 (1989) |
 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 (1989) |
 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) as Newsman |
 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 (1988) |
 | Ich und Er (1988) as Peter Conklin |
 | Off Limits (1988) as Rogers |
 | Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) as Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons") |
 | From the Hip (1987) as Steve Hadley |
 | Beer (1985) as Elliott Morrison |
 | A Soldier's Story (1984) as Corporal Cobb |
 | Streamers (1983) as Roger |
| | Baby, You're a Star |
| | The Poker House Writer |
| | The Poker House Co-Producer |
| | David Alan Grier: The Book of David - The Cult Figure's Manifesto Writer |
