Editing Cuba Gooding Jr. (section)

=== 2013–present: Broadway debut and TV roles ===
In 2013, Gooding had roles in several theatrical release films, including a well-received supporting performance in Lee Daniels's ''[[The Butler]]'' and brief appearances in ''[[Don Jon]]'' and ''[[Machete Kills]]''. 

He made his [[Broadway theatre]] debut alongside [[Cicely Tyson]] and [[Vanessa L. Williams|Vanessa Williams]] in a [[Tony Award]]-nominated production of ''[[The Trip to Bountiful (play)|The Trip to Bountiful]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Busis |first=Hillary|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/12/20/cuba-gooding-jr-vanessa-williams-broadway/|title=Cuba Gooding Jr. and Vanessa Williams head to Broadway|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 20, 2012 |access-date=June 6, 2014}}</ref>

In 2014, he appeared as [[Civil Rights Movement]] attorney [[Fred Gray (attorney)|Fred Gray]] in the widely acclaimed historical drama ''[[Selma (film)|Selma]]''. He has since appeared more frequently in television productions, including performances as [[Samuel Fraunces]] in the miniseries ''[[The Book of Negroes (miniseries)|The Book of Negroes]]'', as a comedically embellished version of himself on ''[[Big Time in Hollywood, FL]]'', and as [[O. J. Simpson]] in the anthology series ''[[The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story|American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson]]''. 

Although his performance as 'OJ' received mixed reviews,<ref name="The Guardian Review">{{cite web|last1=Schilling|first1=Dave|title=The People v OJ Simpson: episode one – great casting, with one exception|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/feb/05/the-people-v-oj-simpson-casting-cuba-gooding-jr|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, England|date=5 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Starr|first1=Michael|title=Cuba Gooding Jr. has made despicable O.J. Simpson boring|url=https://nypost.com/2016/02/23/cuba-gooding-jr-has-made-despicable-o-j-simpson-boring/|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|date=February 23, 2016|access-date=April 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=McGovern|first1=Joe|title=In defense of Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. Simpson|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/09/defense-cuba-gooding-jr-oj-simpson|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=February 9, 2016|access-date=April 3, 2016}}</ref> he received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie]]. Some reviewers criticized the nomination.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marcus|first1=Stephanie|title=Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Emmy Nomination For Playing O.J. Simpson Is Puzzling To Say The Least|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cuba-gooding-jrs-emmy-nomination-for-playing-oj-simpson-is-puzzling_us_5787e40fe4b08608d3339db1?|website=[[Huffington Post]]|date=July 14, 2016|access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref> In 2018, Gooding headlined the 21st anniversary revival of the musical ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End, playing [[Billy Flynn (Chicago)|Billy Flynn]] .

His directorial debut, ''[[Bayou Caviar]]'', was released on October 5, 2018. On March 3, 2018, Gooding appeared as star guest announcer on the 100th episode of [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Miller|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/926771/Saturday-Night-Takeaway-Ant-and-Dec-SNUBBED-Cuba-Gooding-Jr-100th-episode|title=Saturday Night Takeaway: Ant and Dec SNUBBED by Cuba Gooding Jr. during 100th episode|newspaper=[[Daily Express]]|date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>