Eddie Murphy Filmography: Movies and Television Credits

This Eddie Murphy filmography covers 61 movie titles and 5 television titles from the available cast credits. Multiple roles in the same title are grouped together. It is a selection of screen credits, rather than a complete record of every performance. Credits may include acting, voice work, uncredited roles and appearances as themselves.

Eddie Murphy movies by release year

The years below are film release years, not filming dates.

• 48 Hrs. (1982) as Reggie Hammond
• Eddie Murphy: Delirious (1983) as Self
• Trading Places (1983) as Billy Ray Valentine
• Best Defense (1984) as Landry
• Beverly Hills Cop (1984) as Axel Foley
• The Golden Child (1986) as Chandler Jarrell
• Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) as Axel Foley
• Eddie Murphy Raw (1987) as Self
• Coming to America (1988) as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
• Harlem Nights (1989) as Quick
• Another 48 Hrs. (1990) as Reggie Hammond
• Tongues Untied (1990) as Self (archive footage)
• Boomerang (1992) as Marcus Graham
• The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) as Thomas Jefferson Johnson
• Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films (1993) as King (uncredited)
• Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) as Axel Foley
• Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) as Maximillian / Pauly / Guido
• The Nutty Professor (1996) as Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump
• Metro (1997) as Inspector Scott Roper
• Doctor Dolittle (1998) as Dr. John Dolittle
• Holy Man (1998) as G
• Mulan (1998) as Mushu (voice)
• Bowfinger (1999) as Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey
• Life (1999) as Rayford Gibson
• Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) as Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Granny Klump / Mama Klump / Papa Klump / Young Papa Klump / Ernie Klump / Lance Perkins
• Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) as Dr. John Dolittle
• Shrek (2001) as Donkey (voice)
• Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001) as Donkey (voice) (singing voice)
• I Spy (2002) as Kelly Robinson
• Showtime (2002) as Officer Trey Sellars
• The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) as Pluto Nash
• Daddy Day Care (2003) as Charlie Hinton
• The Haunted Mansion (2003) as Jim Evers
• Far Far Away Idol (2004) as Donkey (voice)
• Shrek 2 (2004) as Donkey (voice)
• Shrek 3-D (2004) as Donkey (voice)
• Dreamgirls (2006) as James 'Thunder' Early
• Fuck (2006) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Norbit (2007) as Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong
• Shrek the Halls (2007) as Donkey (voice)
• Shrek the Third (2007) as Donkey (voice)
• Meet Dave (2008) as Dave / Captain
• Imagine That (2009) as Evan Danielson
• Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular (2010) as Donkey (voice)
• Shrek Forever After (2010) as Donkey (voice)
• Shrek's Yule Log (2010) as Donkey (voice)
• Tower Heist (2011) as Slide
• A Thousand Words (2012) as Jack McCall
• Dreamworks: Holiday Classics (2012) as Donkey (voice)
• Shrek's Thrilling Tales (2012) as Donkey (voice)
• Shrek Stories (2013) as Donkey (voice)
• Mr. Church (2016) as Henry Church
• Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) as Self - Mr. Robinson (archive footage)
• Dolemite Is My Name (2019) as Rudy Ray Moore
• Coming 2 America (2021) as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson
• Candy Cane Lane (2023) as Chris Carver
• You People (2023) as Akbar
• Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) as Axel Foley
• Being Eddie (2025) as Self
• John Candy: I Like Me (2025) as Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
• The Pickup (2025) as Russell

Eddie Murphy television roles and appearances

Television titles are listed alphabetically. An appearance date is included only where verified for Eddie Murphy; a programme's premiere year does not establish when a performer appeared in it.

• America's Next Top Model as Self - Guest
• MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Host
• Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields as Self (archive footage)
• The Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
• The PJs as Thurgood Stubbs (voice)

Credit information: TMDB, with additional sources listed below where used. The titles shown here do not establish the beginning or end of Eddie Murphy's career, and omissions should not be treated as evidence that a credit does not exist.