Head to headViola Davis against Terrence Howard Both careers by IMDb ratingViola DavisTerrence Howard
Tale of the tape as an actor
Viola Davis vs Terrence Howard
Viola Davis averages 6.59 across 47 rated films as an actor, ahead of Terrence Howard at 6.00.
- 47
- Films acted
- 61 (52 rated)
- ◀6.59
- Average
- 6.00
- ◀6.64
- Weighted
- 6.10
- Prisoners 8.2
- Best film
- Prisoners 8.2
- ◀7.14, 2011 to 2013
- Peak five
- 7.02, 2004 to 2005
- 2 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 3 films▶
- ◀6.30 (−0.29)
- Current form
- 4.44 (−1.56)
- ◀7.14M
- IMDb votes
- 4.73M
- 1998 to 2025
- Career
- 1993 to 2025
- ◀1 win, 4 noms
- Oscars
- 0 wins, 1 nom
Rows won
6 to 1
Viola Davis ahead
Films together
2
averaging 6.90
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 Get Rich or Die Tryin' | 2005 | 5.6 | as Grandma | as Bama |
 Prisoners | 2013 | 8.2 | as Nancy Birch | as Franklin Birch |