Common
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2024
Breathe
As: Darius
- 2023
Fool's Paradise
As: The Dagger
- 2023
Silo
As: Robert Sims
- 2023
Between Riverside and Crazy
As: Junior
- 2022
StoryBots: Answer Time
As: Mr. Wonderful
- 2022
Alice
As: Frank
- 2020
Ava
As: Michael
- 2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
As: Westley
- 2020
A Most Beautiful Thing
As: Narrator
- 2020
Never Have I Ever
As: Dr. Chris Jackson
- 2019
The Informer
As: Grens
- 2019
The Kitchen
As: Gary Silvers
- 2019
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
Ocean's Eight
As: Common
- 2018
The Tale
As: Martin
- 2018
The Chi
As: Rafiq
- 2017
Love Beats Rhymes
As: Coltrane
- 2017
Girls Trip
As: Common
- 2017
Misdirection: The Real Magic
As: Narrator
- 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
- 2015
The Wiz Live!
As: The Bouncer
- 2015
Being Charlie
As: Travis
- 2015
Unity
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2015
Entourage
As: Common
- 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
Now You See Me
As: Evans
- 2013
Pawn
As: Jeff Porter
- 2013
Movie 43
As: Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
- 2013
LUV
As: Uncle Vincent
- 2012
The Mindy Project
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
As: Elam Ferguson
- 2010
Just Wright
As: Scott McKnight
- 2010
Date Night
As: Collins
- 2009
Terminator Salvation
As: Barnes
- 2008
Wanted
As: The Gunsmith
- 2008
Street Kings
As: Coates
- 2007
American Gangster
As: Turner Lucas
- 2006
Smokin' Aces
As: Sir Ivy
- 2005
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
As: Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")
- 2001
Scrubs
As: Common
- 2001
One on One
As: Darius
- 1998
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
As: Common
- 1989
The Simpsons
As: Common (voice)