Rodney King (film)  Rodney King is a 2017 American one-man show directed by Spike Lee and written by and starring Roger Guenveur Smith. The film is a one-man show where Roger Guenveur Smith does a multiplicity of voices, alternately taking and opposing Rodney King's side. Roger Guenveur Smith researched and wrote/improvised the screenplay over the course of a few weeks. It was released on April 28, 2017 on Netflix streaming.