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Lil Rel Howery

Lil Rel Howery

38 movies on Netflix

Biography

Lil Rel Howery is an American comedian and actor who grew up on Chicago's West Side and started out performing stand-up in that city. His television debut came in 2007 on Last Comic Standing, and he later appeared in Fox's 2012 revival of In Living Color and worked as a writer, producer and cast member on the sketch series Friends of the People. He became widely known as Bobby Carmichael on The Carmichael Show from 2015 to 2017, then won the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Award for best comedic performance as Rod Williams in Get Out (2017). He created and co-produced the sitcom Rel, which ran from 2018 to 2019, and played Buddy in Free Guy (2021). Other credits include South Side, on which he played Bishop from 2019 to 2022, and Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024).

46years old

Turns 47 on December 17in 77 days

  • Born Chicago
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Milton Howery (birth name)Also credited as Lil Rel and Rel Howery

Movie Career

Films
38
Career span
9 years2017 to 2026

Genres

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  1. Behind the camera

    Howery was a writer and producer on Friends of the People, a sketch comedy series on truTV, and he was also one of its regular cast members.

  2. A first

    Howery's first exclusive solo stand-up special, Kevin Hart Presents: Lil Rel: REL, was added by Netflix for streaming in the United States in early 2016.

Lil Rel Howery movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Free Guy2021 Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fias Buddy

    IMDb rating 7.1498K votes

  2. Get Out2017 Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Rod Williams

    IMDb rating 7.8838K votes

  3. Bird Box2018as Charlie

    IMDb rating 6.6428K votes

  4. Vacation Friends2021as Marcus

    IMDb rating 6.335K votes

  5. Deep Water2022as Grant

    IMDb rating 5.574K votes

  6. Bad Trip2021as Bud Malone

    IMDb rating 6.529K votes

  7. Code 32025as Mike

    IMDb rating 7.222K votes

  8. Judas and the Black Messiah2021as Wayne

    IMDb rating 7.4116K votes

Most often with

Tim Story directed two of these films, Clay Tarver two. Tiffany Haddish appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Tiffany Haddish, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Tiffany HaddishKeith Stanfield, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Keith StanfieldJillian Bell, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jillian BellStephen Root, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Stephen RootKevin Hart, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kevin HartRob Riggle, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Rob RiggleTim StoryDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Tim StoryClay TarverDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Clay Tarver

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Box office

What Lil Rel Howery's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.5 billion

17 of the 38 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 38 films: 17 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 12 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 5 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 12Never in cinemas
  • 2Streaming, short cinema run
  • 5Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Top grosser

Free Guy2021as Buddy$332 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Free Guy2021as Buddy
    $332M21.6% of the total
  2. 2
    Get Out2017as Rod Williams
    $255M16.7% of the total
  3. 3
    PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie2023as Sam Stinger (voice)
    $202M13.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Dog Man2025as Chief (voice)
    $146M9.5% of the total
  5. 5
    The Angry Birds Movie 22019as Alex (voice)
    $138M9.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Tom & Jerry2021as Angel / Devil Tom (voice)
    $137M8.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Good Boys2019as Lucas's Dad
    $111M7.2% of the total
  8. 8
    Tag2018as Reggie
    $75M4.9% of the total
One of Them Days (2025), $51.9 millionHarold and the Purple Crayon (2024), $32.2 millionThe Photograph (2020), $20.7 millionUncle Drew (2018), $17.7 millionBrittany Runs a Marathon (2019), $7.4 millionJudas and the Black Messiah (2021), $6.4 millionNational Champions (2021), $475,488We Grown Now (2024), $296,188Code 3 (2025), $35,190

$137 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 9% of the total

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