Common
Age: N/A | From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Lonnie Rashid Lynn , Common Sense , Коммон , Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Homepage: https://www.thinkcommon.com
Movie Involvements: 70
TV Involvements: 16
Most Famous Work
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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Common (rapper), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
(2007) Self
MTV Video Music Awards
(1984) Self - Presenter
American Masters
(1986) Self
Silo
(2023) Robert Sims
John Wick: Chapter 2
(2017) Cassian
Hell on Wheels
(2011) Elam Ferguson
Game Over
(2004) Himself (voice)
Shut Up and Dribble
(2018) Self - MusicianActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| Darius | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2023 | Self | |
| The Dagger | ||
| Robert Sims | ||
| Self - Rapper; Friend | ||
| Self | ||
| Junior | ||
| 2022 | Mr. Wonderful | |
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Frank | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2021 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self | ||
| 2020 | N/A | |
| Michael | ||
| Westley | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Dr. Chris Jackson | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2019 | Self - Guest | |
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Grens | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Gary Silvers | ||
| Benjamin Adebayo | ||
| 2018 | Ben | |
| Self - Musician | ||
| RA John Fisk | ||
| Uncle Carlos | ||
| Rafe | ||
| Stonekeeper (voice) | ||
| Common | ||
| Martin | ||
| 2017 | Coltrane | |
| Common | ||
| Self - Reader - Declaration of Independence | ||
| Self | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Gunny Martin | ||
| Himself | ||
| Daniel | ||
| Self - Musician | ||
| Cassian | ||
| 2016 | Self - Performer | |
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Himself - Street Performer | ||
| Self | ||
| Monster T | ||
| Self | ||
| Jabari | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 2015 | The Bouncer | |
| N/A | ||
| Travis | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Common | ||
| Self | ||
| Mr. Price | ||
| Himself - Host | ||
| 2014 | James Bevel | |
| Devlin Hatch | ||
| Jason | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| 2013 | Self | |
| Evans | ||
| Jeff Porter | ||
| Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch") | ||
| Uncle Vincent | ||
| 2012 | Security Guard | |
| Coach Cal | ||
| Self | ||
| 2011 | Soldier | |
| Seymour (voice) | ||
| Elam Ferguson | ||
| Self | ||
| 2010 | Self | |
| Scott McKnight | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Collins | ||
| Himself - Host | ||
| 2009 | Self - Guest | |
| Barnes | ||
| 2008 | The Gunsmith | |
| Coates | ||
| 2007 | Turner Lucas | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2006 | Sir Ivy | |
| Self | ||
| 2005 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Self (segment "Two Words") | ||
| Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down") | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2004 | Himself | |
| Himself (voice) | ||
| 2003 | Self | |
| Himself | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2002 | Self | |
| 2001 | Common | |
| Darius | ||
| 2000 | N/A | |
| 1998 | Common | |
| N/A | ||
| 1997 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| 1996 | Self | |
| 1993 | Self - Guest | |
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1989 | Common (voice) | |
| 1988 | N/A | |
| 1986 | Self | |
| 1984 | Self - Presenter | |
| 1981 | Self | |
| 1975 | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Music | |
| 2022 | Original Music Composer | |
| 2014 | Songs | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Executive Producer | |
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 2016 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
