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Common

Common

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 13, 1972 (53)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 g ... ained 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

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Filmography

Breathe

Breathe

2024

as Darius

Fool's Paradise

Fool's Paradise

2023

as The Dagger

Alice

Alice

2022

as Frank

A Most Beautiful Thing

A Most Beautiful Thing

2020

as Narrator

Ava

Ava

2020

as Michael

Saint Judy

Saint Judy

2019

as Benjamin Adebayo

The Informer

The Informer

2019

as Grens

The Kitchen

The Kitchen

2019

as Gary Silvers

All About Nina

All About Nina

2018

as Rafe

Hunter Killer

Hunter Killer

2018

as RA John Fisk

Smallfoot

Smallfoot

2018

as Stonekeeper (voice)

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give

2018

as Uncle Carlos

Here and Now

Here and Now

2018

as Ben

The Tale

The Tale

2018

as Martin

Ocean's Eight

Ocean's Eight

2018

as Common

Misdirection: The Real Magic

Misdirection: The Real Magic

2017

as Narrator

John Wick: Chapter 2

John Wick: Chapter 2

2017

as Cassian

Love Beats Rhymes

Love Beats Rhymes

2017

as Coltrane

Megan Leavey

Megan Leavey

2017

as Gunny Martin

Girls Trip

Girls Trip

2017

as Common

Two Trains Runnin'

Two Trains Runnin'

2016

as Narrator

Barbershop: The Next Cut

Barbershop: The Next Cut

2016

as Jabari

Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad

2016

as Monster T

Being Charlie

Being Charlie

2015

as Travis

The Wiz Live!

The Wiz Live!

2015

as The Bouncer

Run All Night

Run All Night

2015

as Mr. Price

Unity

Unity

2015

as Narrator (voice)

Entourage

Entourage

2015

as Common

Every Secret Thing

Every Secret Thing

2014

as Devlin Hatch

Selma

Selma

2014

as James Bevel

X/Y

X/Y

2014

as Jason

LUV

LUV

2013

as Uncle Vincent

Pawn

Pawn

2013

as Jeff Porter

Now You See Me

Now You See Me

2013

as Evans

Movie 43

Movie 43

2013

as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012

as Coach Cal

Happy Feet Two

Happy Feet Two

2011

as Seymour (voice)

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

2011

as Soldier

Just Wright

Just Wright

2010

as Scott McKnight

Bouncing Cats

Bouncing Cats

2010

as Narrator

Date Night

Date Night

2010

as Collins

Terminator Salvation

Terminator Salvation

2009

as Barnes

Wanted

Wanted

2008

as The Gunsmith

Street Kings

Street Kings

2008

as Coates

American Gangster

American Gangster

2007

as Turner Lucas

Smokin' Aces

Smokin' Aces

2006

as Sir Ivy

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

2005

as Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")

Alice

Alice

2022

Original Music Composer

Selma

Selma

2014

Songs

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Alice

Alice

2022

Executive Producer

Two Trains Runnin'

Two Trains Runnin'

2016

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Hell on Wheels

as Elam Ferguson

Episodes: 43

First Aired: Nov 06, 2011

Silo

as Robert Sims

Episodes: 20

First Aired: May 04, 2023

Never Have I Ever

as Dr. Chris Jackson

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 27, 2020

The Chi

as Rafiq

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 07, 2018

One on One

as Darius

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2001

Scrubs

as Common

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 2001

The Mindy Project

as Security Guard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2012

StoryBots: Answer Time

as Mr. Wonderful

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 21, 2022

The Simpsons

as Common (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Westley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 29, 2020

Framework

as Himself - Host

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 06, 2015

America Divided

as Self

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 29, 2016

I Love the '70s: Volume 2

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 10, 2006

Black in the 80s

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 01, 2005

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 28, 2005

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Shut Up and Dribble

as Self - Musician

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 03, 2018

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

The View

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

Girlfriends

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 2000

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 16, 2022

TRL

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1998

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1984

Lip Sync Battle

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 2015

The Chris Rock Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 07, 1997

Game Over

as Himself (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 10, 2004

Chelsea

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 11, 2016

American Masters

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 1986

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1981

Activate: The Global Citizen Movement

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 2019

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 2003

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2014

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 2007

Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 2020

Chappelle's Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 2003

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 03, 2020

Evolution of the Black Quarterback

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2024

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


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2024 6 19 24 14
2024 7 31 48 16
2024 8 20 36 10
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2024 12 19 29 11
2025 1 30 62 18
2025 2 17 29 3
2025 3 7 22 1
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