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Anthony Cornelius Hamilton is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album Comin' from Where I'm From (2003), which featured the title track single "Comin' from Where I'm From" and the follow-up "Charlene". Nominated for 17 Grammy Awards, he is also known for the song "Freedom" from the soundtrack album of Django Unchained co-written and sung as a duo with indie soul singer Elayna Boynton.
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| First Day Out | Uncle Ray | 2023 |
| Soul of a Nation | Self | 2021 |
| 29th Annual Trumpet awards | Self - Performer | 2020 |
| 2020 Soul Train Awards | Self | 2020 |
| OWN Spotlight: They Call Me Dad | Self | 2020 |
| Influence | Kyle Kirby | 2020 |
| 26th Annual Trumpet Awards | Self - Performer | 2018 |
| Uncensored | Self | 2018 |
| Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama | Self | 2017 |
| Christmas in Rockefeller Center | Himself | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| First Day Out | Uncle Ray | 2023 |
| Soul of a Nation | Self | 2021 |
| 29th Annual Trumpet awards | Self - Performer | 2020 |
| 2020 Soul Train Awards | Self | 2020 |
| OWN Spotlight: They Call Me Dad | Self | 2020 |
| Influence | Kyle Kirby | 2020 |
| 26th Annual Trumpet Awards | Self - Performer | 2018 |
| Uncensored | Self | 2018 |
| Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama | Self | 2017 |
| Christmas in Rockefeller Center | Himself | 2016 |
| The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | Self - Panelist | 2015 |
| Empire | Anthony Hamilton | 2015 |
| Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood | Self | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Musical Support | 2014 |
| The Best Man Holiday | Self | 2013 |
| The Real | Self | 2013 |
| Steve Harvey | Self - Musical Guest | 2012 |
| Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D | Self | 2012 |
| Verses & Flow | Self | 2011 |
| The Hot 10 | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| The Brian McKnight Show | Self | 2009 |
| Soundtrack for a Revolution | Self - Performer | 2009 |
| Unsung | Self | 2008 |
| American Gangster | Funk Band Singer | 2007 |
| Baisden After Dark | Himself | 2007 |
| 36th NAACP Image Awards | Self | 2005 |
| The 47th Annual Grammy Awards | Self - Nominee of Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for 'Charlene' | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Musical Guest | 2005 |
| Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem | Self | 2004 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself / Himself - With Guillermo at the Emmys | 2003 |
| Chappelle's Show | Self - Musical Guest | 2003 |
| One on One | Anthony Hamilton | 2001 |
| Mad TV | Self | 1995 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Musical Guest / Self | 1993 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self | 1988 |
| Soul Train | Himself | 1971 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself - Lewis's Father (segment "Lewis Hamilton") / Himself - Lewis's Father (segment "Lewis Hamilton") (archive footage) | 1968 |
