Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | 48 Hrs. | Reggie Hammond | Film debut |
1983 | Trading Places | Billy Ray Valentine | |
1984 | Best Defense | Lieutenant T. M. Landry | |
Beverly Hills Cop | Detective Axel Foley | |
1986 | The Golden Child | Chandler Jarrell | |
New Jersey Vice | Tubbs | Short film |
1987 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Detective Axel Foley | Also story writer |
Eddie Murphy Raw | Himself | Stand-up film; Also writer and executive producer |
1988 | Coming to America | Prince Akeem Joffer / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul | Also story writer |
1989 | Harlem Nights | Vernest "Quick" Brown | Also writer, executive producer and director |
1990 | Another 48 Hrs. | Reggie Hammond | Also story writer; Credited as Fred Braughton |
1992 | Boomerang | Marcus Graham | Also story writer |
The Distinguished Gentleman | Thomas Jefferson Johnson | |
1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Detective Axel Foley | |
1995 | Vampire in Brooklyn | Maximillian / Preacher Pauly / Guido | Also story writer and producer |
1996 | The Nutty Professor | Various roles | |
1997 | Metro | Insp. Scott Roper | |
1998 | Mulan | Mushu | Voice |
Dr. Dolittle | Dr. John Dolittle | |
Holy Man | G | |
1999 | Life | Rayford "Ray" Gibson | Also producer |
Bowfinger | Kit Ramsey / Jiffrenson "Jiff" Ramsey | |
2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Various roles | Also executive producer |
2001 | Shrek | Donkey | Voice |
Dr. Dolittle 2 | Dr. John Dolittle | |
2002 | Showtime | Officer Trey Sellers | |
The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Pluto Nash / Rex Crater | |
I Spy | Kelly Robinson | |
2003 | Daddy Day Care | Charles "Charlie" Hinton | |
The Haunted Mansion | Jim Evers | |
2004 | Shrek 2 | Donkey | Voice |
2006 | Dreamgirls | James "Thunder" Early | |
2007 | Norbit | Norbit Albert Rice / Rasputia Latimore / Mr. Wong | Also writer and producer |
Shrek the Third | Donkey | Voice |
2008 | Meet Dave | Dave / Captain | |
2009 | Imagine That | Evan Danielson | |
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Himself | Documentary |
2010 | Shrek Forever After | Donkey | Voice |
2011 | Tower Heist | Darnell ("Slide") Davis | Also producer |
2012 | A Thousand Words | Jack McCall | |
2016 | Mr. Church | Henry Joseph Church | |
2019 | Dolemite Is My Name | Rudy Ray Moore | Also producer |
2021 | Coming 2 America | Prince Akeem Joffer / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul |
2023 | You People | Akbar Mohammed | |
Candy Cane Lane | Christopher Jack "Chris" Carver | Also producer |
2024 | Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F | Inspector Axel Foley |
2026 | Shrek 5† | Donkey | Voice; In production |
TBA | The Pickup†[1] | TBA | Post-production, also producer |