Chuck D

Chuck D

Known for
Acting
Born
August 1, 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA

Biography

Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Mi Familia: Sen Dog and the American Dream

Mi Familia: Sen Dog and the American Dream

Movie · as Self

2026
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition poster

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition

Movie · as Self

2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music poster

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2025
Sean Combs: The Reckoning poster

Sean Combs: The Reckoning

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2024
Mr. Nelson on the North Side poster

Mr. Nelson on the North Side

Movie · as Self

2024
Camden poster

Camden

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
James Brown: Say It Loud poster

James Brown: Say It Loud

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2023
Sign the Show poster

Sign the Show

Movie · as Self

2023
Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History poster

Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History

Movie · as Narrator

2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop poster

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

Movie · as Self

2023
Cover Your Ears poster

Cover Your Ears

Movie · as Self

2023
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World poster

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur poster

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

TV · as The Beetle (voice) · 1 ep

2022
Use of Force: The Policing of Black America poster

Use of Force: The Policing of Black America

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2022
Nothing Compares poster

Nothing Compares

Movie · as Self

2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony poster

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Movie · as Self

2022
Payback poster

Payback

TV · as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage) · 1 ep

2021
Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream poster

Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream

Movie · as Himself

2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage poster

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking poster

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

Movie · as Self

2021
Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man poster

Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man

Movie · as Self

2021
This Is Pop poster

This Is Pop

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
For NYC poster

For NYC

Movie

2020
American Rapstar poster

American Rapstar

Movie · as Self [Archive]

2020
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert poster

Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert

Movie · as Self

2020
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet poster

It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet

Movie · as Self

2020
Ricky Powell: The Individualist poster

Ricky Powell: The Individualist

Movie · as Self

2019
System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music poster

System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music

Movie

2019
Grass Is Greener poster

Grass Is Greener

Movie · as Self

2019
Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare poster

Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

Movie · as Self

2019
The Cobra at Twilight

The Cobra at Twilight

Movie

2018
The King poster

The King

Movie · as Self

2018
Rock Rubber 45s poster

Rock Rubber 45s

Movie · as Self

2018
Survivor's Guide to Prison poster

Survivor's Guide to Prison

Movie · as Self

2018
The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop poster

The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop

Movie · as Self

2018
System Shock poster

System Shock

Movie · as self

2018
Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018 poster

Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018

Movie

2017
G-Funk poster

G-Funk

Movie · as Self

2017
Who Killed Tupac? poster

Who Killed Tupac?

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2016
Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story poster

Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2016
A Tale of James Brown poster

A Tale of James Brown

Movie · as Self

2016
The Bet poster

The Bet

Movie · as Charles McD

2016
1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers

1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers

Movie

2016
Soundbreaking poster

Soundbreaking

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2015
All Things Must Pass poster

All Things Must Pass

Movie · as Self

2015
Public Enemy - Live From  Metropolis Studios poster

Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios

Movie · as Himself

2015
Hustlers Convention poster

Hustlers Convention

Movie · as Self

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · 1 ep

2014
Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre poster

Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre

Movie · as Rappeur

2014
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown poster

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

Movie · as Self

2014
Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was

Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was

Movie · as Narrator

2014
Heights Girl poster

Heights Girl

Movie

2014
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State poster

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2014
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message poster

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

Movie · as Self

2013
The Doctor poster

The Doctor

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2013
Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy poster

Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy

Movie · as Self

2013
Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote poster

Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote

Movie · as DJ Jonny Specials

2013
Dream School

Dream School

TV · as Self - Student Mentor/Self - Raptivist, Musician, Digital Advocate · 6 eps

2012
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D poster

Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

Movie · as Self

2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ poster

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Movie · as Self

2012
City Teacher poster

City Teacher

Movie

2012
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap poster

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

Movie · as Self

2012
Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop) poster

Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)

Movie

2011
The Weird World of Blowfly poster

The Weird World of Blowfly

Movie · as Self

2011
Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation poster

Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

Movie · as Self

2011
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique poster

The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

Movie · as Self

2011
Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage poster

Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage

Movie · as Himself

2011
Prince: A Purple Reign poster

Prince: A Purple Reign

Movie · as Self

2011
The Fab Five poster

The Fab Five

Movie · as Self

2010
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop poster

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

Movie · as Self

2010
Straight Outta L.A. poster

Straight Outta L.A.

Movie · as Self

2009
Big Pun: The Legacy poster

Big Pun: The Legacy

Movie · as Self

2009
Copyright Criminals poster

Copyright Criminals

Movie · as Self

2009
Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop poster

Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop

Movie · as Narrator

2009
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later poster

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

Movie · as Self

2009
The Black Candle poster

The Black Candle

Movie · as Self

2008
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions poster

Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

Movie · as Self

2007
Mixtape, Inc. poster

Mixtape, Inc.

Movie

2007
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome

Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome

Movie · as Self

2007
Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!

Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!

Movie · as Himself

2007
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

Movie · as Self

2007
Ali's 65

Ali's 65

TV · as Self - Narrator · 1 ep

2006
Fuck poster

Fuck

Movie · as Self

2006
Rock the Bells poster

Rock the Bells

Movie · as Himself

2006
The Henry Rollins Show poster

The Henry Rollins Show

TV · 1 ep

2006
Legends poster

Legends

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Left of the Dial poster

Left of the Dial

Movie · as Self

2005
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World poster

The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World

Movie · as Self - Narrator

2005
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship poster

Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship

Movie · as Self

2005
Black in the 80s poster

Black in the 80s

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie poster

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Movie · as Malcolm Y

2004
Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour

Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour

Movie · as Himself

2004
Lightning in a Bottle poster

Lightning in a Bottle

Movie · as Self

2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop poster

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

TV · as Self · 5 eps

2003
James Brown: Soul Survivor poster

James Brown: Soul Survivor

Movie

2003
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised poster

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Movie · as Himself

2003
Godfathers and Sons poster

Godfathers and Sons

Movie · as Self

2003
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied poster

Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

Movie · as Self

2003
Beef poster

Beef

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
The Blues poster

The Blues

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps

2001
Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music poster

Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music

Movie · as Self

2001
Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues

Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues

Movie

2001
Democracy Now! poster

Democracy Now!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
Aqua Teen Hunger Force poster

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

TV · as Chuck D (voice) · 1 ep

2000
Sealab 2021 poster

Sealab 2021

TV · as Abelard (voice) · 1 ep

1999
The Hip Hop Years poster

The Hip Hop Years

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn poster

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Movie · as Leon Brothers

1998
Jackie Chan: My Story poster

Jackie Chan: My Story

Movie · as Self - Rapper

1997
Anthem poster

Anthem

Movie · as Self

1997
Behind the Music poster

Behind the Music

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Rage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996 poster

Rage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996

Movie

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1995
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat poster

Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

Movie

1995
NewsRadio poster

NewsRadio

TV · as Chuck D · 1 ep

1994
New York Undercover poster

New York Undercover

TV · 1 ep

1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast poster

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

TV · 1 ep

1994
MTV Europe Music Awards poster

MTV Europe Music Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1992
Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live poster

Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live

Movie · as Hard Rhymer

1992
The Real Malcolm X poster

The Real Malcolm X

Movie

1991
Rap's Most Wanted

Rap's Most Wanted

Movie · as Self

1991
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16 poster

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16

Movie · as Self

1990
Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane poster

Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane

Movie

1990
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 poster

Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1

Movie · as Self

1989
Impact Video Magazine poster

Impact Video Magazine

Movie

1989
Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live! poster

Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!

Movie

1988
Yo! MTV Raps poster

Yo! MTV Raps

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1987
Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987 poster

Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987

Movie · as Self

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1959
The Grammys poster

The Grammys

TV · as Self · 1 ep