Where Is the Cast of Bad Boys Now? All About the Movie’s Stars 30 Years Since It Blew Up the Box Office

Will Smith (Mike Lowrey)

Will Smith already had five seasons of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air under his belt before he starred in Bad Boys as Mike Lowrey — a role he’s reprised for three sequels.

“I was 25 years old. Marty Mar was 29,” Smith captioned an Instagram post in June 2024, reminiscing about making the first film. “Just two kids — who lucked out and got to live their dreams on the first try.”

Shortly after the 1995 film, the actor finished his Fresh Prince run the following year and went on to appear in a flood of box office hits, including Independence Day (1996), Men in Black (1997), Hitch (2005), Suicide Squad (2016) and Aladdin (2019). Throughout his career, Smith earned Best Actor Oscar nominations for his performances in Ali (2002), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) and King Richard (2021) — the latter of which he won.

Since 1997, Smith has been married to Jada Pinkett Smith, with whom he shares two children: Jaden Smith and Willow Smith.

Martin Lawrence (Marcus Burnett)

Martin Lawrence had already been the star of his titular Fox sitcom for three years before stepping into the role of Det. Marcus Burnett in 1995, giving him enough authority to choose his own costar.

“I had dinner with Will, and after five minutes of talking, he got the job,” Lawrence told EW in 2020. “It was one of the best decisions I ever made.”

Post-Bad Boys, Lawrence found success as a Hollywood funnyman, starring as the nominal Southern granny in Big Momma’s House (2000), Big Momma’s House 2 (2006) and Big Momma’s: Like Father, Like Son (2011). In addition to reprising Marcus in all three Bad Boys sequels, he’s appeared in films like Death at a Funeral (2010), The Beach Bum (2019) and Mindcage (2022) and lent his voice for animated features such as Open Season (2006) and Sneaks (2025).

Lawrence has three daughters from two previous marriages.

Téa Leoni (Julie Mott)

Téa Leoni had a few credits to her name before her breakout turn in Bad Boys as Julie Mott — the kidnapped witness caught in the crossfire — including film roles in A League of Their Own (1992) and Wyatt Earp (1994), as well as sitcom stints on Flying Blind and Frasier.

Though she never returned for any of the Bad Boys follow-ups, Leoni went on to lead blockbusters like Deep Impact (1998), Jurassic Park III (2001) and Fun with Dick and Jane (2005). In 2014, she returned to her TV roots as the star of CBS’s political drama Madam Secretary, which ran for six seasons until 2019. She starred in the 2025 film Death of a Unicorn and will be in season 5 of Only Murders in the Building, after having appeared briefly in the season 4 finale

Leoni has two children with ex-husband David Duchovny. She’s been dating her Madam Secretary costar, Tim Daly, since 2014.

Joe Pantoliano (Capt. Conrad Howard)

By the time Joe Pantoliano stepped into the role of police captain Conrad Howard, he was already a seasoned pro with more than 100 screen and stage credits under his belt — most notably, Risky Business (1983), The Goonies (1985) and Midnight Run (1988). However, working with then-unknown director Michael Bay proved to be a different type of gig for the actor.

“Michael didn’t shoot traditionally like I was used to, so I was always somewhat personally lost. And sometimes, it felt good in between action and cut,” he told Vanity Fair in 2024. “Most of my stuff was with Martin, and he’s a comic genius, so whatever he was throwing at me, I’m taking it. It’s always exciting to work with those guys.”

Pantoliano went on to reprise Captain Howard for all three Bad Boys sequels and notch more standout roles in films like The Matrix (1999), Memento (2000) and From the Vine (2019). He also worked on the small screen, earning an Emmy for his 21-episode turn as Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos and appearing in episodes of Sense8, MacGyver, Dexter: Original Sin and The Last of Us, among other titles.

Off-screen, Pantoliano has been married to former model Nancy Sheppard since 1994, and is the father of four children.

Tchéky Karyo (Fouchet)

Since his Bad Boys performance as Fouchet, a heroin-stealing criminal, this Turkish-born French actor and musician has made few big-screen appearances in America. Aside from his role opposite Mel Gibson in The Patriot (2000), Tchéky Karyo has acted in primarily international and non-English language films. He’s best known for his role as Julien Baptiste, a police investigator on the British television series The Missing (2014).

Karyo and his partner, actress Valérie Kéruzoré, have two daughters, Louise and Liv.

Theresa Randle (Theresa Burnett)

With early credits including Malcolm X (1992), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) and more, Theresa Randle stepped into the role of Theresa Burnett, Marcus’ wife.

After Bad Boys, Randle closed out the ’90s with a bang: She landed her first lead role in Spike Lee’s Girl 6 (1996), appeared in the live-action/animated classic Space Jam (1996) and starred in the comic-book adaptation Spawn (1997). She later reprised her role as Theresa Burnett for the second and third Bad Boys installments, though she was replaced by Tasha Smith in Bad Boys: Ride or Die.

Randle married rapper Timothy Brown — better known as Father MC — and keeps a low profile these days. In October 2024, the actress was arrested for felony assault but was ultimately not charged, according to The Los Angeles Times.