Common
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 13, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Photos
Filmography
Hate to See You Go
Movie
Paragraphs I Manifest
Movie · as Self
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
Movie · as Self/Narrator
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Movie · as Self
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
Movie · as Self
Spark Into a Flame
Movie · as Self
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
Diane Warren: Relentless
Movie · as Self
Wick Is Pain
Movie · as Self
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
Movie · as Self
Breathe
Movie · as Darius
Hip-Hop and the White House
Movie
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
Movie · as Self
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
Movie · as Self
Evolution of the Black Quarterback
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fool's Paradise
Movie · as The Dagger
Between Riverside and Crazy
Movie · as Junior
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Movie · as Self
The Legacy of J Dilla
Movie · as Self - Rapper; Friend
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Movie · as Self
Silo
TV · as Robert Sims · 31 eps
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
Movie · as Self
Alice
Movie · as Frank
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
StoryBots: Answer Time
TV · as Mr. Wonderful · 1 ep
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
You're Watching Video Music Box
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ava
Movie · as Michael
A Most Beautiful Thing
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Movie · as Self
One World: Together at Home
Movie · as Self
Never Have I Ever
TV · as Dr. Chris Jackson · 4 eps
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
TV · 1 ep
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV · as Westley · 1 ep
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Obama
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Informer
Movie · as Grens
The Kitchen
Movie · as Gary Silvers
The Price of Protest
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hunter Killer
Movie · as RA John Fisk
All About Nina
Movie · as Rafe
The Tale
Movie · as Martin
Here and Now
Movie · as Ben
Smallfoot
Movie · as Stonekeeper (voice)
The Hate U Give
Movie · as Uncle Carlos
Ocean's Eight
Movie · as Common
Saint Judy
Movie · as Benjamin Adebayo
Shut Up and Dribble
TV · as Self - Musician · 2 eps
The Chi
TV · as Rafiq · 4 eps
Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene
Movie · as Self
Love Beats Rhymes
Movie · as Coltrane
John Wick: Chapter 2
Movie · as Cassian
Megan Leavey
Movie · as Gunny Martin
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Movie · as Daniel
Chasing Trane
Movie · as Self - Musician
Misdirection: The Real Magic
Movie · as Narrator
Girls Trip
Movie · as Common
The Words That Built America
Movie · as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
Movie · as Himself
Retro Wick: Exploring the Unexpected Success of 'John Wick'
Movie · as Self
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Movie · as Jabari
Suicide Squad
Movie · as Monster T
Being Charlie
Movie · as Travis
Two Trains Runnin'
Movie · as Narrator
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Movie · as Self
Black America Again
Movie · as Himself - Street Performer
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Movie · as Self - Performer
Letter to the Free
Movie
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Movie
We're Still Here (Now).... A Documentary about nobody
Movie · as Self
America Divided
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Chelsea
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Run All Night
Movie · as Mr. Price
Entourage
Movie · as Common
Unity
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Wiz Live!
Movie · as The Bouncer
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Movie
Framework
TV · as Himself - Host · 10 eps
Lip Sync Battle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
X/Y
Movie · as Jason
Selma
Movie · as James Bevel
Every Secret Thing
Movie · as Devlin Hatch
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest / Musical Guest · 1 ep
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LUV
Movie · as Uncle Vincent
Now You See Me
Movie · as Evans
Movie 43
Movie · as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
Pawn
Movie · as Jeff Porter
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
Movie · as Self
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Movie · as Coach Cal
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Movie · as Self
The Mindy Project
TV · as Security Guard · 1 ep
Happy Feet Two
Movie · as Seymour (voice)
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Movie · as Self
New Year's Eve
Movie · as Soldier
Hell on Wheels
TV · as Elam Ferguson · 43 eps
Date Night
Movie · as Collins
Just Wright
Movie · as Scott McKnight
Bouncing Cats
Movie · as Narrator
Brave New Voices 2010
Movie · as Himself - Host
Music
Movie · as Self
Terminator Salvation
Movie · as Barnes
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Street Kings
Movie · as Coates
Wanted
Movie · as The Gunsmith
American Gangster
Movie · as Turner Lucas
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
Movie · as Self
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Smokin' Aces
Movie · as Sir Ivy
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Movie · as Self
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Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Movie · as Self (segment "Two Words"), Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")
The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
Movie
Letter to the President
Movie · as Self
Soundz of Spirit
Movie · as Self
Alicia Keys: Unplugged
Movie · as Self
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
TV · 2 eps
Black in the 80s
TV · as Self · 3 eps
5 Sides of a Coin
Movie · as Himself
Game Over
TV · as Himself (voice) · 1 ep
Beef
Movie · as Self
Godfathers and Sons
Movie · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Musical Guest · 3 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Chappelle's Show
TV · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Brown Sugar
Movie · as Self
One on One
TV · as Darius · 1 ep
Scrubs
TV · as Common · 1 ep
Girlfriends
TV · as Omar · 1 ep
Mark Twain Prize
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Movie · as Common
TRL
TV · 1 ep
The Chris Rock Show
TV · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 2 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Common (voice) · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · 1 ep
American Masters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep