Common
Common
Common has appeared in 44 movies on CringeMDb. 24 contain sex scenes, nudity or sexual violence, and 20 do not.
- Most recent parent-safe movie: Breathe (2024)
- Most recent with adult content: Fool's Paradise (2023)
Born March 13, 1972 · Known for acting
54.5% Featured Movie Cringe Score (44 movies)
Common Movie Credits
Certified Parent-Safe
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
...as Self
Street Kings
...as Coates
Just Wright
...as Scott McKnight
Happy Feet Two
...as Seymour (voice)
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
...as Self
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
...as Coach Cal
LUV
...as Uncle Vincent
Pawn
...as Jeff Porter
Breathe
...as Darius
Selma
...as James Bevel
Every Secret Thing
...as Devlin Hatch
Suicide Squad
...as Monster T
Hunter Killer
...as RA John Fisk
Megan Leavey
...as Gunny Martin
The Informer
...as Grens
Smallfoot
...as Stonekeeper (voice)
Ocean's Eight
...as Common
Saint Judy
...as Benjamin Adebayo
Letter to the President
...as Self
Alice
...as Frank
Certified Cringeworthy
Fool's Paradise
...as The Dagger
American Gangster
...as Turner Lucas
Smokin' Aces
...as Sir Ivy
Wanted
...as The Gunsmith
Date Night
...as Collins
Beef
...as Self
Now You See Me
...as Evans
Movie 43
...as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
Run All Night
...as Mr. Price
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
...as Self
X/Y
...as Jason
Barbershop: The Next Cut
...as Jabari
Entourage
...as Common
Being Charlie
...as Travis
Love Beats Rhymes
...as Coltrane
John Wick: Chapter 2
...as Cassian
New Year's Eve
...as Soldier
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
...as Daniel
Girls Trip
...as Common
Brown Sugar
...as Self
All About Nina
...as Rafe
Here and Now
...as Ben
The Kitchen
...as Gary Silvers
Ava
...as Michael
About Common
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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