As well as his numerous stage appearances Terera has made occasional appearances in film and television. His most notable television appearance was in the CBBC programme "Horrible Histories", performing in all five series from 2009 to 2013. He has also appeared in BBC television show "Doctors" and in the film "London Boulevard". He also appeared in a televised production of "Hamlet". Terera is also a filmmaker and musician. His first documentary, "Muse of Fire", created with Dan Poole, centres on modern perspectives of Shakespeare, featuring interviews with actors and filmmakers such as Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Jude Law, Julie Taymor, Fiona Shaw and Baz Luhrmann. The film premiered in autumn 2013 on BBC Four. His credits as a musician, aside from appearing in numerous musical theatre productions, include composing scores for theatre and performing live as a solo musician. He also composed the score for his film, "Muse of Fire", and his vocals can be heard in several songs for "Horrible Histories". In 2013, Terera curated and directed a series of events at the National Theatre as part of its 50th-anniversary celebrations entitled "Walk in the Light", which honoured the contribution of Black artists to British theatre. From November 2017 to December 2018, Terera started as Aaron Burr in the London premier of Hamilton, a role for which he won an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in April 2018. Terera was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to theatre.