Ahhh, the many faces of Cuba Gooding Jr.  The veteran actor was spotted suited up as a 1970′s gangster on the set of American Gangster.

The Ridley Scott-directed movie also stars Denzel Washington & Russell Crowe and is set in 1970′s Harlem, New York.  This gangsta role will be a refreshing change for Cuba who has been playing soft-hearted roles as of late.  You know, he looks more like a hoe-beating pimp rather than a gun-toting player.

What do you think?