Filmography
Common
The Simpsons
1989 · Common (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self, Self - Guest / Musical Guest
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest, Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self
The View
1997 · Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Actor
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self, Self - Musical Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self - Guest
Silo
2023 · Robert Sims
Scrubs
2001 · Common
Girlfriends
2000 · Omar
The Tamron Hall Show
2019 · Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Actor
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007 · Self
Later... with Jools Holland
1992 · Actor
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005 · Actor
The Mindy Project
2012 · Security Guard
The Chi
2018 · Rafiq
American Masters
1986 · Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · Self - Presenter
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self - Presenter
Lip Sync Battle
2015 · Self
Hell on Wheels
2011 · Elam Ferguson
Never Have I Ever
2020 · Dr. Chris Jackson
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
Chelsea
2016 · Self
TRL
1998 · Actor
One on One
2001 · Darius
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017 · Cassian
Suicide Squad
2016 · Monster T
Now You See Me
2013 · Evans
American Gangster
2007 · Turner Lucas
The Chris Rock Show
1997 · Actor
Wanted
2008 · The Gunsmith
Terminator Salvation
2009 · Barnes
Ocean's Eight
2018 · Common
Chappelle's Show
2003 · Actor
Hunter Killer
2018 · RA John Fisk
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020 · Westley
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022 · Mr. Wonderful
Mark Twain Prize
1999 · Self - Musical Guest
Run All Night
2015 · Mr. Price
Movie 43
2013 · Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Happy Feet Two
2011 · Seymour (voice)
Ava
2020 · Michael
Street Kings
2008 · Coates
Smokin' Aces
2006 · Sir Ivy
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · Self
Entourage
2015 · Common
New Year's Eve
2011 · Soldier
The Hate U Give
2018 · Uncle Carlos
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
2006 · Self
Smallfoot
2018 · Stonekeeper (voice)
Selma
2014 · James Bevel, Songs
Girls Trip
2017 · Common
The Informer
2019 · Grens
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012 · Coach Cal
Date Night
2010 · Collins
The Kitchen
2019 · Gary Silvers
Shut Up and Dribble
2018 · Self - Musician
Megan Leavey
2017 · Gunny Martin
America Divided
2016 · Self
Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016 · Jabari
Game Over
2004 · Himself (voice)
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
2020 · Self
Just Wright
2010 · Scott McKnight
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020 · Actor
Breathe
2024 · Darius
Evolution of the Black Quarterback
2024 · Self
Black in the 80s
2005 · Self
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
2026 · Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
Wick Is Pain
2025 · Self
Pawn
2013 · Jeff Porter
Saint Judy
2018 · Benjamin Adebayo
Fool's Paradise
2023 · The Dagger
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
2019 · Self
The Tale
2018 · Martin
One World: Together at Home
2020 · Self
Brown Sugar
2002 · Self
Obama
2020 · Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Self
Unity
2015 · Narrator (voice)
The Words That Built America
2017 · Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
2017 · Daniel
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Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
2005 · Self (segment "Two Words"), Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")
Spark Into a Flame
2026 · Self
All About Nina
2018 · Rafe
Alice
2022 · Frank, Executive Producer
Being Charlie
2016 · Travis
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005 · Self
Every Secret Thing
2014 · Devlin Hatch
X/Y
2014 · Jason
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012 · Self
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
2022 · Self
Here and Now
2018 · Ben
The Wiz Live!
2015 · The Bouncer
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 · Self
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016 · Self - Performer
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Beef
2003 · Self
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
2007 · Self
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
2013 · Self
Chasing Trane
2017 · Self - Musician
Framework
2015 · Himself - Host
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
2024 · Self
Hate to See You Go
TBA · Actor
Diane Warren: Relentless
2025 · Self
Misdirection: The Real Magic
2017 · Narrator
Love Beats Rhymes
2017 · Coltrane
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
2023 · Self
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Self
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
2024 · Self
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
2020 · Self
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
2025 · Self, Music
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015 · Actor
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2011 · Self
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
2026 · Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
TBA · Self
A Most Beautiful Thing
2020 · Self - Narrator (voice)
LUV
2013 · Uncle Vincent
Two Trains Runnin'
2016 · Narrator, Executive Producer
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016 · Actor
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
TBA · Self/Narrator, Executive Producer
5 Sides of a Coin
2004 · Himself
Letter to the Free
2016 · Actor
Hip-Hop and the White House
2024 · Actor
We're Still Here (Now).... A Documentary about nobody
2016 · Self
Between Riverside and Crazy
2023 · Junior
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
2017 · Himself
The Legacy of J Dilla
2023 · Self - Rapper; Friend
The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
2005 · Actor
Music
2010 · Self
The Price of Protest
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998 · Common
Godfathers and Sons
2003 · Self
Letter to the President
2005 · Self
Brave New Voices 2010
2010 · Himself - Host
Retro Wick: Exploring the Unexpected Success of 'John Wick'
2017 · Self
Alicia Keys: Unplugged
2005 · Self
Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene
2017 · Self
Bouncing Cats
2010 · Narrator
Paragraphs I Manifest
TBA · Self
Soundz of Spirit
2005 · Self
Black America Again
2016 · Himself - Street Performer