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Filmography
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Known For
John Wick: Chapter 2 Cassian (2017) -
Wanted The Gunsmith (2008) -
Smokin' Aces Sir Ivy (2006) -
Known For
Suicide Squad Monster T (2016) -
Actor
Alice Frank (2022) -
Never Have I Ever Dr. Chris Jackson (2021) -
Ava Michael (2020) -
Home Movie: The Princess Bride Westley (2020) -
Fraggle Rock: Rock On! Common (2020) -
Common: Hercules ft. Swizz Beatz Common (2019) -
The Informer Grens (2019) -
Sherman's Showcase (2019) -
The Kitchen Gary Silvers (2019) -
The Lion Guard Kiburi (2017-2019) -
Common: HER Love Common (2019)
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![The Chi]( "The Chi")
The Chi Rafiq (2018-2019) -
![Saint Judy]( "Saint Judy")
Saint Judy Benjamin Adebayo (2018) -
![Smallfoot]( "Smallfoot")
Smallfoot Stonekeeper (2018) -
![The Hate U Give]( "The Hate U Give")
The Hate U Give Carlos (2018) -
![Ocean's Eight]( "Ocean's Eight")
Ocean's Eight Common (2018) -
![All About Nina]( "All About Nina")
All About Nina Rafe (2018) -
![Here and Now]( "Here and Now")
Here and Now Ben (2018) -
![Hunter Killer]( "Hunter Killer")
Hunter Killer RA John Fisk (2018) -
![The Tale]( "The Tale")
The Tale Martin (2018) -
![Love Beats Rhymes]( "Love Beats Rhymes")
Love Beats Rhymes Coltrane (2017) -
![Girls Trip]( "Girls Trip")
Girls Trip Common (2017) -
![A Happening of Monumental Proportions]( "A Happening of Monumental Proportions")
A Happening of Monumental Proportions Daniel (2017) -
![Megan Leavey]( "Megan Leavey")
Megan Leavey Gunny Martin (2017) -
![John Wick: Chapter 2]( "John Wick: Chapter 2")
John Wick: Chapter 2 Cassian (2017) -
![The Simpsons]( "The Simpsons")
The Simpsons Common (2017) -
Letter to the Free (2016)
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![Suicide Squad]( "Suicide Squad")
Suicide Squad Monster T (2016) -
![Barbershop: The Next Cut]( "Barbershop: The Next Cut")
Barbershop: The Next Cut Rashad (2016) -
![The Wiz Live!]( "The Wiz Live!")
The Wiz Live! The Bouncer (2015) -
![Being Charlie]( "Being Charlie")
Being Charlie Travis (2015) -
![Entourage]( "Entourage")
Entourage Common (2015) -
![Run All Night]( "Run All Night")
Run All Night Andrew Price (2015) -
Common & John Legend: Glory Common (2015)
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![Selma]( "Selma")
Selma James Bevel (2014) -
![Hell on Wheels]( "Hell on Wheels")
Hell on Wheels Elam Ferguson (2011-2014) -
![Every Secret Thing]( "Every Secret Thing")
Every Secret Thing Devlin Hatch (2014) -
![X/Y]( "X/Y")
X/Y Jason (2014) -
![Dear Diamond]( "Dear Diamond")
Dear Diamond Singer (2014) -
![Now You See Me]( "Now You See Me")
Now You See Me Evans (2013) -
![Pawn]( "Pawn")
Pawn Jeff Porter (2013) -
Bizarre Bracket Behavior (2013)
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![The Mindy Project]( "The Mindy Project")
The Mindy Project Security Guard (2013) -
![Movie 43]( "Movie 43")
Movie 43 Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch") (2013) -
![The Odd Life of Timothy Green]( "The Odd Life of Timothy Green")
The Odd Life of Timothy Green Coach Cal (2012) -
![LUV]( "LUV")
LUV Vincent (2012) -
![New Year's Eve]( "New Year's Eve")
New Year's Eve Soldier (segment "Hospital Story") (2011) -
![Happy Feet Two]( "Happy Feet Two")
Happy Feet Two Seymour (2011) -
![Single Ladies]( "Single Ladies")
Single Ladies Mayor Howard (2011) -
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![Just Wright]( "Just Wright")
Just Wright Scott McKnight (2010) -
![Date Night]( "Date Night")
Date Night Collins (2010) -
![Kid Cudi: Make Her Say]( "Kid Cudi: Make Her Say")
Kid Cudi: Make Her Say Common (2009) -
Dow Jones Dow Jones (2009)
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![Terminator Salvation]( "Terminator Salvation")
Terminator Salvation Barnes (2009) -
![Terminator Salvation]( "Terminator Salvation")
Terminator Salvation Barnes (2009) -
![Wanted: Weapons of Fate]( "Wanted: Weapons of Fate")
Wanted: Weapons of Fate Brummel (2009) -
![Wanted]( "Wanted")
Wanted The Gunsmith (2008) -
![Street Kings]( "Street Kings")
Street Kings Coates (2008) -
![Kanye West Feat. Chris Martin: Homecoming]( "Kanye West Feat. Chris Martin: Homecoming")
Kanye West Feat. Chris Martin: Homecoming Common (2008) -
![Will.i.am: Yes We Can]( "Will.i.am: Yes We Can")
Will.i.am: Yes We Can Common (2008) -
Common: The Game Common (2007)
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![Alicia Keys: Like You'll Never See Me Again]( "Alicia Keys: Like You'll Never See Me Again")
Alicia Keys: Like You'll Never See Me Again Love Interest (2007) -
Common: I Want You Common (2007)
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![American Gangster]( "American Gangster")
American Gangster Turner Lucas (2007) -
Common Feat. Lily Allen: Drivin' Me Wild Common (2007)
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Joss Stone Feat. Common: Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now Common (2007)
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![Smokin' Aces]( "Smokin' Aces")
Smokin' Aces Sir Ivy (2006) -
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![Common: Testify]( "Common: Testify")
Common: Testify Common (2005) -
![Common: Go!]( "Common: Go!")
Common: Go! Common (2005) -
![Scrubs]( "Scrubs")
Scrubs Common (2004) -
![Kanye West Feat. Syleena Johnson: All Falls Down]( "Kanye West Feat. Syleena Johnson: All Falls Down")
Kanye West Feat. Syleena Johnson: All Falls Down Gate Agent (2004) -
![One on One]( "One on One")
One on One Darius (2004) -
![Twista Feat. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx: Slow Jamz]( "Twista Feat. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx: Slow Jamz")
Twista Feat. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx: Slow Jamz Common (2003) -
![Girlfriends]( "Girlfriends")
Girlfriends Omar (2003) -
Common Feat. Mary J. Blige: Come Close Common (2002)
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ActorCommon Feat. Macy Gray: Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. Common (2000)
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Soundtrack
![Morning Express with Robin Meade]( "Morning Express with Robin Meade")
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![We Are Who We Are]( "We Are Who We Are")
We Are Who We Are (2020) -
![2020 Democratic National Convention]( "2020 Democratic National Convention")
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![Fraggle Rock: Rock On!]( "Fraggle Rock: Rock On!")
Fraggle Rock: Rock On! (2020) -
![Everything Wrong with...]( "Everything Wrong with...")
Everything Wrong with... (2019) -
![Smallfoot]( "Smallfoot")
Smallfoot (2018) -
![Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes]( "Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes")
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![The Oscars]( "The Oscars")
The Oscars (2018) -
![The Chi]( "The Chi")
The Chi (2018) -
![Marshall]( "Marshall")
Marshall (2017) -
![The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]( "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon")
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2016-2017) -
![Girls Trip]( "Girls Trip")
Girls Trip (2017) -
![The Simpsons]( "The Simpsons")
The Simpsons (2017) -
![13th]( "13th")
13th (2016) -
![Barbershop: The Next Cut]( "Barbershop: The Next Cut")
Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016) -
![The Oscars]( "The Oscars")
The Oscars (2015) -
![The 57th Annual Grammy Awards]( "The 57th Annual Grammy Awards")
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![Rap Critic Reviews]( "Rap Critic Reviews")
Rap Critic Reviews (2015) -
![Selma]( "Selma")
Selma (2014) -
![Every Secret Thing]( "Every Secret Thing")
Every Secret Thing (2014) -
![Battle of the Year]( "Battle of the Year")
Battle of the Year (2013) -
![The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete]( "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete")
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![The Central Park Five]( "The Central Park Five")
The Central Park Five (2012) -
![Brazil Avenue]( "Brazil Avenue")
Brazil Avenue (2012) -
![2011 Soul Train Awards]( "2011 Soul Train Awards")
2011 Soul Train Awards (2011) -
![Happy Feet Two]( "Happy Feet Two")
Happy Feet Two (2011) -
![Madden NFL 12]( "Madden NFL 12")
Madden NFL 12 (2011) -
![Client 9]( "Client 9")
Client 9 (2010) -
![Step Up]( "Step Up")
Step Up (2010) -
![It's Kind of a Funny Story]( "It's Kind of a Funny Story")
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010) -
![Just Wright]( "Just Wright")
Just Wright (2010) -
Simons Danseskole (2010)
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Rising Icons (2009)
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De bon matin (2009)
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![DJ Hero]( "DJ Hero")
DJ Hero (2009) -
![Kid Cudi: Make Her Say]( "Kid Cudi: Make Her Say")
Kid Cudi: Make Her Say (2009) -
![2009 MTV Video Music Awards]( "2009 MTV Video Music Awards")
2009 MTV Video Music Awards (2009) -
![So You Think You Can Dance]( "So You Think You Can Dance")
So You Think You Can Dance (2008-2009) -
No disparen al pianista (2009)
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![Grey's Anatomy]( "Grey's Anatomy")
Grey's Anatomy (2009) -
![Cold Case]( "Cold Case")
Cold Case (2007-2008) -
![Dead Tone]( "Dead Tone")
Dead Tone (2007) -
![Freedom Writers]( "Freedom Writers")
Freedom Writers (2007) -
![Smokin' Aces]( "Smokin' Aces")
Smokin' Aces (2006) -
![Dave Chappelle's Block Party]( "Dave Chappelle's Block Party")
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005) -
![Scrubs]( "Scrubs")
Scrubs (2004) -
![The Blues]( "The Blues")
The Blues (2003) -
![Beef]( "Beef")
Beef (2003) -
![Brown Sugar]( "Brown Sugar")
Brown Sugar (2002) -
![Orange County]( "Orange County")
Orange County (2002) -
![Two Can Play That Game]( "Two Can Play That Game")
Two Can Play That Game (2001) -
![Drop the Beat]( "Drop the Beat")
Drop the Beat (2000) -
![Bamboozled]( "Bamboozled")
Bamboozled (2000) -
![Any Given Sunday]( "Any Given Sunday")
Any Given Sunday (1999) -
![The Hurricane]( "The Hurricane")
The Hurricane (1999) -
Soundtrack
![Get on the Bus]( "Get on the Bus")
Get on the Bus (1996) -
Producer
![Glitter Ain't Gold]( "Glitter Ain't Gold")
Glitter Ain't Gold (2022) -
![The Chi]( "The Chi")
The Chi (2018-2021) -
![40 Years a Prisoner]( "40 Years a Prisoner")
40 Years a Prisoner (2020) -
![Imagine Justice]( "Imagine Justice")
Imagine Justice (2019) -
![They Fight]( "They Fight")
They Fight (2018) -
![The Line]( "The Line")
The Line (2018) -
![The Last Two Lovers at the End of the World]( "The Last Two Lovers at the End of the World")
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![Burning Sands]( "Burning Sands")
Burning Sands (2017) -
Untitled Lena Waithe Project (2016)
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![An American Girl Story: Melody 1963 - Love Has to Win]( "An American Girl Story: Melody 1963 - Love Has to Win")
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![America Divided]( "America Divided")
America Divided (2016) -
![Two Trains Runnin']( "Two Trains Runnin'")
Two Trains Runnin' (2016) -
![Framework]( "Framework")
Framework (2015) -
Magic Men (2013)
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Producer
![LUV]( "LUV")
LUV (2012) -
Writer
![Common (feat. Black Thought): When We Move]( "Common (feat. Black Thought): When We Move")
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Archive footage
![A Year in Music]( "A Year in Music")
A Year in Music (2022) -
![Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy]( "Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy")
Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (2022) -
![You're Watching Video Music Box]( "You're Watching Video Music Box")
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![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2015-2021) -
![The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]( "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert")
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![Untold Stories of Hip Hop]( "Untold Stories of Hip Hop")
Untold Stories of Hip Hop (2019) -
![Quincy]( "Quincy")
Quincy (2018) -
![The Nineties]( "The Nineties")
The Nineties (2017) -
![Chelsea]( "Chelsea")
Chelsea (2017) -
![60 Minutes]( "60 Minutes")
60 Minutes (2015) -
Archive footage
![MythBusters]( "MythBusters")
MythBusters (2009) -
![Michel Gondry 2: More Videos (Before and After DVD 1)]( "Michel Gondry 2: More Videos (Before and After DVD 1)")
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Composer
![Alice]( "Alice")
Alice (2022) -
![Imagine Justice]( "Imagine Justice")
Imagine Justice (2019) -
Common & John Legend: Glory (2015)
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De bon matin (2009)
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![Kid Cudi: Make Her Say]( "Kid Cudi: Make Her Say")
Kid Cudi: Make Her Say (2009) -
Common: The Game (2007)
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![Common: Go!]( "Common: Go!")
Common: Go! (2005) -
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Composer
![Will Smith: La fiesta]( "Will Smith: La fiesta")
Will Smith: La fiesta (1999) -
Music Department
![Together, We Rise]( "Together, We Rise")
Together, We Rise (2019) -
![The Oscars]( "The Oscars")
The Oscars (2018) -
Music Department
![The Oscars]( "The Oscars")
The Oscars (2015) -
![16th Annual Trumpet Awards]( "16th Annual Trumpet Awards")
16th Annual Trumpet Awards (2008)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Dated Angela Rye from September 2017 to March 2018.
Quotes
[Talking about Britney Spears comeback concert performance]: I think it didn't seem like she wanted to be there. There wasn't any spark, it didn't feel like life was there.
Star Sign
Pisces
Personal Details
Born
Lonnie Rashid Lynn
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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