Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. is an American actor. After his breakthrough role as Tre Styles in
Boyz n the Hood (1991), he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor playing a football star in
Jerry Maguire (1996). His other notable films include
A Few Good Men (1992),
Judgment Night (1993),
Lightning Jack (1994),
As Good as It Gets (1997),
Men of Honor (2000),
Pearl Harbor (2001),
Snow Dogs (2002),
Radio (2003),
Norbit (2007),
Linewatch (2008),
Red Tails (2012), and
The Butler (2013). He has done voice acting in
Home on the Range (2004) and
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007).