Common
Acting
Born: March 13, 1972 (age 54) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. He has received three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar?, and gained critical acclaim with his 1994 album Resurrection. He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s. He achieved mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians. His first major-label album Like Water for Chocolate (2000), received commercial success. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for the Erykah Badu single "Love of My Life". His 2005 album Be was also a commercial success and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Common received his second Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West), from his 2007 album Finding Forever. His best-of album, Thisisme Then: The Best of Common, was released in late 2007. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, his own record label imprint, having previously released music under various other labels including Relativity, Geffen, and GOOD Music. Common won the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his song, co-written and performed with John Legend, "Glory" from the 2014 film Selma, in which he co-starred as Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel. Common's acting career also includes roles in the films Smokin' Aces, Street Kings, American Gangster, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Date Night, Just Wright, Happy Feet Two, New Year's Eve, Run All Night, Being Charlie, Rex, John Wick: Chapter 2, Smallfoot and Hunter Killer. He also narrated the documentary Bouncing Cats, about one man's efforts to improve the lives of children in Uganda through hip-hop/b-boy culture. He starred as Elam Ferguson on the AMC western television series Hell on Wheels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Common (rapper), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Suicide Squad
2016
Now You See Me
2013
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
The Simpsons
1989
Ocean's Eight
2018
Wanted
2008
Terminator Salvation
2009
American Gangster
2007
Date Night
2010
Run All Night
2015
Ava
2020
Movie 43
2013
Photos (3)
Movies (53)
John Wick: Chapter 2
Cassian
American Gangster
Turner Lucas
Ocean's Eight
Common
Now You See Me
Evans
Suicide Squad
Monster T
Terminator Salvation
Barnes
Hunter Killer
RA John Fisk
New Year's Eve
Soldier
Street Kings
Coates
Wanted
The Gunsmith
Run All Night
Mr. Price
Movie 43
Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
The Hate U Give
Uncle Carlos
Date Night
Collins
Happy Feet Two
Seymour (voice)
Smallfoot
Stonekeeper (voice)
The Informer
Grens
Megan Leavey
Gunny Martin
Girls Trip
Common
Ava
Michael
Entourage
Common
The Kitchen
Gary Silvers
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Jabari
Smokin' Aces
Sir Ivy
Here and Now
Ben
All About Nina
Rafe
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Coach Cal
Breathe
Darius
Fool's Paradise
The Dagger
Just Wright
Scott McKnight
Being Charlie
Travis
Selma
James Bevel
Saint Judy
Benjamin Adebayo
The Tale
Martin
Every Secret Thing
Devlin Hatch
Love Beats Rhymes
Coltrane
Alice
Frank
Pawn
Jeff Porter
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Daniel
Letter to the Free
2016
Unity
Narrator (voice)
LUV
Uncle Vincent
The Wiz Live!
The Bouncer
Misdirection: The Real Magic
Narrator
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Hip-Hop and the White House
2024
X/Y
Jason
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Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Common
Two Trains Runnin'
Narrator
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015
Between Riverside and Crazy
Junior
Justice League Mortal
John Stewart (Green Lantern)
TV Shows (21)
The Simpsons
Common (voice) · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 eps
Silo
Robert Sims · 31 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 eps
Scrubs
Common · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 eps
The Chi
Rafiq · 4 eps
The Mindy Project
Security Guard · 1 eps
Girlfriends
Omar · 1 eps
Hell on Wheels
Elam Ferguson · 43 eps
Later... with Jools Holland
1 eps
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2 eps
Never Have I Ever
Dr. Chris Jackson · 4 eps
One on One
Darius · 1 eps
TRL
1 eps
StoryBots: Answer Time
Mr. Wonderful · 1 eps
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley · 1 eps
Chappelle's Show
1 eps
The Chris Rock Show
1 eps
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
1 eps
Self / Appearances (79)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest / Musical Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 2 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
American Masters
Self · 1 eps
Lip Sync Battle
Self · 1 eps
Chelsea
Self · 1 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 1 eps
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Mark Twain Prize
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self · 1 eps
Shut Up and Dribble
Self - Musician · 2 eps
Wick Is Pain
Self
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
Self · 3 eps
Game Over
Himself (voice) · 1 eps
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
Self · 2 eps
Brown Sugar
Self
Black in the 80s
Self · 3 eps
America Divided
Self · 8 eps
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
One World: Together at Home
Self
Evolution of the Black Quarterback
Self · 1 eps
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
Self
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
Self · 1 eps
Obama
Self · 4 eps
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Self
Diane Warren: Relentless
Self
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
Self
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Letter to the President
Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
Self
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
Chasing Trane
Self - Musician
Godfathers and Sons
Self
A Most Beautiful Thing
Self - Narrator (voice)
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self - Performer
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Self
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
Self
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
Self
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
Self
Beef
Self
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Self (segment "Two Words")
Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene
Self
Retro Wick: Exploring the Unexpected Success of 'John Wick'
Self
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
Himself
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
Self
Brave New Voices 2010
Himself - Host
Alicia Keys: Unplugged
Self
The Legacy of J Dilla
Self - Rapper; Friend
Music
Self
5 Sides of a Coin
Himself
The Price of Protest
Self (archive footage)
Framework
Himself - Host · 10 eps
Black America Again
Himself - Street Performer
We're Still Here (Now).... A Documentary about nobody
Self
Soundz of Spirit
Self
Upcoming (2)
Writing (1)
Producing (7)
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
Executive Producer
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Executive Producer
Alice
Executive Producer
Justice, USA
Executive Producer
Two Trains Runnin'
Executive Producer
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
Executive Producer
Glitter Ain't Gold
Executive Producer