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Common
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn March 13, 1972 (53 years)
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.
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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.
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Common Filmography
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Breathe · as Darius |
| 2023 | Fool's Paradise · as The Dagger |
| 2023 | Silo (TV Series) · as Robert Sims |
| 2022 | StoryBots: Answer Time (TV Series) · as Mr. Wonderful |
| 2022 | Alice · as Frank |
| 2020 | Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (TV Series) |
| 2020 | Ava · as Michael |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride (TV Series) · as Westley |
| 2020 | A Most Beautiful Thing · as Narrator |
| 2020 | Never Have I Ever (TV Series) · as Dr. Chris Jackson |
| 2019 | The Informer · as Grens |
| 2019 | The Kitchen · as Gary Silvers |
| 2019 | Sherman's Showcase (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2018 | Saint Judy · as Benjamin Adebayo |
| 2018 | Here and Now · as Ben |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer · as Ra John Fisk |
| 2018 | The Hate U Give · as Uncle Carlos |
| 2018 | All About Nina · as Rafe |
| 2018 | Smallfoot · as Stonekeeper (voice) |
| 2018 | The Tale · as Martin |
| 2018 | The Chi (TV Series) · as Rafiq |
| 2017 | Love Beats Rhymes · as Coltrane |
| 2017 | Super High · as Cast |
| 2017 | Megan Leavey · as Gunny Martin |
| 2017 | A Happening of Monumental Proportions · as Daniel |
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 · as Cassian |
| 2016 | Suicide Squad · as Monster T |
| 2016 | Barbershop: The Next Cut · as Jabari |
| 2016 | Two Trains Runnin' · as Narrator |
| 2016 | Misdirection · as Narrator |
| 2015 | The Wiz Live! · as The Bouncer |
| 2015 | The Lion Guard (TV Series) · as Kiburi |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Being Charlie · as Travis |
| 2015 | In Their Own Words (2015) (TV Series) · as Rapper |
| 2015 | Unity · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Run All Night · as Mr. Price |
| 2014 | Selma · as James Bevel |
| 2014 | Every Secret Thing · as Devlin Hatch |
| 2014 | X/Y · as Jason |
| 2013 | Pawn · as Jeff Porter |
| 2013 | Now You See Me · as Evans |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | Luv · as Uncle Vincent |
| 2012 | The Mindy Project (TV Series) · as Security Guard |
| 2012 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green · as Coach Cal |
| 2011 | New Year's Eve · as Soldier |
| 2011 | Happy Feet Two · as Seymour (voice) |
| 2011 | Hell on Wheels (TV Series) · as Elam Ferguson |
| 2011 | Single Ladies (TV Series) · as Mayor Howard |
| 2010 | Just Wright · as Scott Mcknight |
| 2010 | Bouncing Cats · as Narrator |
| 2010 | Date Night · as Collins |
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation · as Barnes |
| 2009 | The Rotten Tomatoes Show (TV Series) |
| 2008 | Wanted · as The Gunsmith |
| 2008 | Street Kings · as Coates |
| 2007 | American Gangster · as Turner Lucas |
| 2006 | Smokin' Aces · as Sir Ivy |
| 2005 | Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology · as Airline Employee (segment "all Falls Down") |
| 2005 | |
| 2003 | Chappelle's Show (TV Series) |
| 2001 | One On One (TV Series) · as Darius |
| 2000 | Girlfriends (TV Series) · as Omar |
| 1998 | TRL (2017) (TV Series) |
| 1997 | The Chris Rock Show (TV Series) |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Common (voice) |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) |
| 2025 | Wick Is Pain · as Self |
| 2025 | Dinner with Gavin Rossdale (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Diane Warren: Relentless · as Self |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Evolution of the Black Quarterback (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop · as Self |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | The 76th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2023 | The Legacy of J Dilla · as Self - Rapper; Friend |
| 2023 | America in Black (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | The Kardashians (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Let the World See (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | You're Watching Video Music Box · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Stand Up to Cancer · as Self - Performer |
| 2021 | 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | The Inside Story (2021) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Soul of a Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy · as Self |
| 2020 | Stockton on My Mind · as Self |
| 2020 | Bear Witness, Take Action · as Self - Host |
| 2020 | Bottomless Brunch at Colman's (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Fraggle Rock: Rock On! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | One World: Together at Home · as Self |
| 2020 | The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer & Presenter |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Black Girls Rock! · as Self - Performer |
| 2019 | Activate: The Global Citizen Movement (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Price of Protest the Colin Kapernick Story · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Desus & Mero (2019) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Rules to This Sh!t · as Self |
| 2018 | Shut Up and Dribble (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 2018 | Quincy · as Self |
| 2018 | 2018 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards · as Self |
| 2018 | Ocean's Eight · as Common |
| 2018 | Red Table Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | 49th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2018 | 49th NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet · as Self |
| 2018 | 75th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee & Performer |
| 2017 | 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade · as Self |
| 2017 | The IMDb Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | Girls Trip · as Common |
| 2017 | The Words That Built America · as Self - Reader: Declaration Of Independence |
| 2017 | Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth · as Himself |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary · as Self - Musician |
| 2016 | BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration · as Self - Performer |
| 2016 | America Divided (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Maya Angelou and Still I Rise · as Self |
| 2016 | Harry (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens · as Self |
| 2016 | The 70th Annual Tony Awards · as Self |
| 2016 | Verified (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | 2016 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | The 58th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | Chelsea (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Knock Knock Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Entourage · as Common |
| 2015 | Lip Sync Battle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Oscars · as Self - Performer & Winner |
| 2015 | David's Vlogs (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The 57th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | 72nd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2015 | Framework (TV Series) · as Himself - Host |
| 2014 | The Meredith Vieira Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | 2014 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Sport in America: Our Defining Stories · as Self |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2013 | 44th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2013 | Real Husbands of Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Venus and Serena · as Self |
| 2012 | Steve Harvey (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | The Burn With Jeff Ross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Hip Hop Squares (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | The BET Honors · as Self |
| 2012 | The 54th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2012 | Bizarre Foods America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | 2011 Soul Train Awards · as Self |
| 2011 | The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | 42nd NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2010 | Brave New Voices 2010 · as Himself - Host |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Music · as Self |
| 2010 | The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | Talk Stoop (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | 30 for 30 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Michel Gondry 2: More Videos (Before and After DVD 1) · as Self (segment: King Of The Game) |
| 2009 | You're Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2008 | The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | The Strip Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Keeping Up with the Kardashians (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | BET Hip-Hop Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | BET Awards 2007 · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | The Electric Company (2009) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors · as Self |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | I Love The 70s Volume 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | BET Awards 2006 · as Self |
| 2006 | 37th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors · as Self |
| 2005 | Dave Chappelle's Block Party · as Self |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | 2005 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2005 | Letter to the President · as Self |
| 2005 | The MC: Why We Do It · as Self |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | There's a God on the Mic · as Self |
| 2004 | The 2nd Annual Vibe Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2004 | Fade to Black · as Self |
| 2004 | Game Over (TV Series) · as Himself (voice) |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Godfathers and Sons · as Self |
| 2003 | The Blues (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | 5 Sides of a Coin · as Himself |
| 2003 | Beef · as Self |
| 2003 | 34th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The 30th Annual American Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar · as Self |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Fashion Police (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Def Poetry (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Scrubs (TV Series) · as Common |
| 2001 | 32nd NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | CNN Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | 106 & Park (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | The Lyricist Lounge Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1998 | X-Play (2021) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The 1995 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Dateline NBC (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1989 | MTV Unplugged (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Yo! MTV Raps (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits (TV Series) · as Self - Vocals |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1971 | Soul Train (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2025 | Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Justice, USA (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Alice · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | 40 Years a Prisoner · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | The Chi (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Burning Sands · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | America Divided (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | An American Girl Story: Melody 1963 - Love Has to Win · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Two Trains Runnin' · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Framework (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 |