Ice Cube
Acting
Born: June 15, 1969 (age 57) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer. His work on N.W.A.'s 1989 album Straight Outta Compton helped boost gangsta rap's popularity. His political rap solo albums AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990), Death Certificate (1991), and The Predator (1992) were all critically and commercially successful. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A in 2016. A native of Los Angeles, Ice Cube formed his first rap group, C.I.A., in 1986. In 1987, with Eazy-E and Dr. Dre, he formed the gangsta rap group N.W.A. As its lead rapper, Ice Cube also wrote most of the lyrics on Straight Outta Compton. This landmark album shaped West Coast hip-hop's early violent and controversial identity. It helped differentiate it from East Coast rap. After a monetary dispute over the group's management by Eazy-E and Jerry Heller, Ice Cube left N.W.A in late 1989 and embarked on a solo career, releasing eleven albums, with seven charting within the top-10 on the U.S. Billboard200. His singles "It Was a Good Day", "Check Yo Self", "You Know How We Do It", "Bop Gun (One Nation)", "Pushin' Weight", and "You Can Do It" all charted in the top-40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Ice Cube has also had an active film career since the early 1990s. His first acting role was in the hood film Boyz n the Hood (1991), named after a 1987 N.W.A. song he wrote. He also co-wrote and starred in the 1995 comedy film Friday, which spawned a franchise and reshaped his public image into an actor. He made his directorial debut with the 1998 film The Players Club, and also produced and curated the film's accompanying soundtrack. His film credits include comedies Three Kings (1999), the Barbershop and Are We There Yet? franchises, 21 Jump Street (2012), 22 Jump Street (2014), Ride Along (2014) and Ride Along 2 (2016). He has also appeared in the XXX franchise (2005–2017), the crime drama Rampart (2012), the animated fantasy The Book of Life (2014), and the thriller War of the Worlds (2025). Ice Cube has also served as executive producer, including for the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ice Cube, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
21 Jump Street
2012
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017
22 Jump Street
2014
Straight Outta Compton
2015
The Book of Life
2014
Anaconda
1997
Ride Along
2014
Three Kings
1999
Boyz n the Hood
1991
xXx: State of the Union
2005
Friday
1995
Ride Along 2
2016
Photos (4)
Movies (46)
War of the Worlds
William Radford
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Darius Stone / xXx
22 Jump Street
Captain Dickson
21 Jump Street
Captain Dickson
Anaconda
Ice Cube
Ride Along 2
James Payton
Friday
Craig
Are We There Yet?
Nick Persons
xXx: State of the Union
Darius Stone / xXx
The Book of Life
Candle Maker (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Superfly (voice)
The High Note
Jack Robertson
Ghosts of Mars
James 'Desolation' Williams
Ride Along
James
Higher Learning
Fudge
Boyz n the Hood
Doughboy
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Calvin Palmer
Anaconda
Danny Rich
Fist Fight
Ron Strickland
Next Friday
Craig Jones
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Calvin
Rampart
Kyle Timkins
Three Kings
Chief Elgin
Are We Done Yet?
Nick Persons
Friday After Next
Craig
Trespass
Savon
Torque
Trey
Lottery Ticket
Mr. Washington
First Sunday
Durell
Barbershop
Calvin Palmer
All About the Benjamins
Bucum
I Got the Hook-Up
Gun Runner
The Longshots
Curtis Plummer
The Glass Shield
Theodore 'Teddy' Woods
The Players Club
Reggie
Woodstock '99
2000
Comedy Central's Colossal Clusterfest
Performer
Dangerous Ground
Vusi Madlazi
N.W.A.: Not Without Alonzo
2025
Flashback Cops
James
Janky Promoters
Russell Redds
Thicker Than Water
Slink
The DOC
2022
NWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton
2016
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
‘Friday’ Straight Up
2009
TV Shows (6)
Self / Appearances (72)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 2 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 3 eps
Good Day Live
Self · 1 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Steve
Self · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 1 eps
The Arsenio Hall Show
Self · 1 eps
The Shop
Self · 1 eps
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Self · 1 eps
The Defiant Ones
Self · 3 eps
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
Snacked
Self · 1 eps
Yo! MTV Raps
Self · 2 eps
Hart to Heart
Self · 1 eps
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
CB4
Self
Hip Hop Evolution
Self · 16 eps
The F Word
Self · 1 eps
The Hip Hop Years
Self · 1 eps
Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies
Self - Co-narrator · 3 eps
Untold Stories of Hip Hop
Self · 1 eps
Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren
Self
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Self
Straight from the Streets
Self
The Up in Smoke Tour
Self
Letter to the President
Self
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
Self
Korn: Deuce
Self
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
Self
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Self
Straight Outta L.A.
Self
We Got Time Today
Self · 1 eps
Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James
Self
Beef
Self
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Self
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
Self
G-Funk
Self
The Fab Five
Self
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
Self
Burn Motherfucker, Burn!
Self (archive footage)
20 Most Shocking Unsolved Crimes
Self - Rapper
Family Values Tour '98
Self
Africa Rising
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Hip Hop Don't Stop
Self
Stand
Self - Rapper-Actor; Founder BIG3
An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube
Self
The Making of Mr. October: The Reggie Jackson Story
Self
Ice Cube: The Making of a Don
Self
Comin' Up Short
Self
Beef II
Self
DJ Crazy Toones | It's A CT Experience: The DVD Files
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 1 eps
Upcoming (5)
Directing (3)
Writing (9)
Friday
Writer
Next Friday
Writer
Next Friday
Characters
Friday After Next
Writer
Friday After Next
Characters
All About the Benjamins
Writer
The Players Club
Writer
Janky Promoters
Writer
Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane
Writer
Producing (23)
Ride Along 2
Producer
Friday
Executive Producer
Are We There Yet?
Producer
Are We There Yet?
Producer
Ride Along
Producer
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Producer
Straight Outta Compton
Producer
Fist Fight
Executive Producer
Beauty Shop
Producer
Next Friday
Producer
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Executive Producer
Are We Done Yet?
Producer
Friday After Next
Producer
Barbershop
Producer
Lottery Ticket
Executive Producer
First Sunday
Producer
All About the Benjamins
Producer
The Longshots
Producer
The Players Club
Producer
The Rebels
Executive Producer
Black. White.
Producer
Dangerous Ground
Executive Producer
Janky Promoters
Producer
