---
name: "Kenny Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kenny-smith"
fi1m_id: "kenny-smith"
imdb_id: "nm1369568"
tmdb_id: 267116
wikidata_id: "Q1168929"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 March 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T23:08:03.927403+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kenny Smith

## Identity

Kenny Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kenny-smith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kenny-smith
- **IMDb ID:** nm1369568
- **TMDB ID:** 267116
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1168929
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Smith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1168929, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1369568/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/267116

Actor. Born 8 March 1965 in Queens, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 March 1965, Queens, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Kenneth Smith, Kenny 'The Jet' Smith
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Smith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1168929, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1369568/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/267116

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Hustle*](https://film.one/film/hustle.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Kenny Smith is an American actor, sports commentator and former professional basketball player. Born in Queens, New York, he played in the NBA from 1987 to 1997 for teams including the Houston Rockets, with whom he won two championships, and later became a studio analyst for TNT's Inside the NBA.

Smith has appeared in a number of films and television series, often playing himself. His acting credits include the role of Leon in the 2022 film *Hustle*, as well as appearances in *Just Wright* (2010), *Thunderstruck* (2012), *S.W.A.T.* (2017) and *Young Rock* (2021).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hustle* (2022), Fi1m 72, as Leon — [page](https://film.one/film/hustle.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Hustle* (2022), as Leon — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/hustle.md)
- *The Pathway* (2022), series, as Narrator (voice) · Executive Producer
- *Vince Carter: Legacy* (2021), Actor
- *Young Rock* (2021), series, as Kenny Smith
- *grown-ish* (2018), series, as Kenny Smith
- *S.W.A.T.* (2017), series, as Kenny 'the Jet' Smith
- *The Odd Couple* (2015), series, as Kenny Smith
- *The Mysteries of Laura* (2014), series, as Kenny Smith
- *Thunderstruck* (2012), as Kenny Smith
- *Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC* (2012), as Kenny "the Jet" Smith
- *NB80s* (2011), Actor
- *Just Wright* (2010), as Kenny Smith
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Kenny Smith (voice)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- NBA All-Rookie Team 1988: NBA All-Rookie Team (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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