Common
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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.
Known for
Credits
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
as Cassian
Now You See Me (2013)
as Evans
Ocean's Eight (2018)
as Common
American Gangster (2007)
as Turner Lucas
Suicide Squad (2016)
as Monster T
Terminator Salvation (2009)
as Barnes
Pawn (2013)
as Jeff Porter
Wanted (2008)
as The Gunsmith
Movie 43 (2013)
as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
Hunter Killer (2018)
as RA John Fisk
New Year's Eve (2011)
as Soldier
Smallfoot (2018)
as Stonekeeper (voice)
Street Kings (2008)
as Coates
Happy Feet Two (2011)
as Seymour (voice)
Run All Night (2015)
as Mr. Price
Entourage (2015)
as Common
The Informer (2019)
as Grens
Smokin' Aces (2006)
as Sir Ivy
The Hate U Give (2018)
as Uncle Carlos
Megan Leavey (2017)
as Gunny Martin
Girls Trip (2017)
as Common
Ava (2020)
as Michael
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
as Coach Cal
Date Night (2010)
as Collins
Wick Is Pain (2025)
as Self
The Kitchen (2019)
as Gary Silvers
Selma (2014)
as James Bevel
Breathe (2024)
as Darius
LUV (2013)
as Uncle Vincent
X/Y (2014)
as Jason
Every Secret Thing (2014)
as Devlin Hatch
Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
as Jabari
Fool's Paradise (2023)
as The Dagger
Just Wright (2010)
as Scott McKnight
All About Nina (2018)
as Rafe
The Tale (2018)
as Martin
Diane Warren: Relentless (2025)
as Self
One World: Together at Home (2020)
as Self
Alice (2022)
as Frank
Here and Now (2018)
as Ben
Brown Sugar (2002)
as Self
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause (2026)
as Self
Bouncing Cats (2010)
as Narrator
Saint Judy (2018)
as Benjamin Adebayo
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
as Self
Godfathers and Sons (2003)
as Self
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens (2016)
Actor
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott (2025)
as Self
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)
as Self
Being Charlie (2016)
as Travis
A Most Beautiful Thing (2020)
as Narrator
The Price of Protest (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
A Happening of Monumental Proportions (2017)
as Daniel
The Words That Built America (2017)
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Paragraphs I Manifest (—)
as Self
Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)
as Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 (—)
as Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
as Self
Letter to the President (2005)
as Self
We're Still Here (Now).... A Documentary about nobody (2016)
as Self
Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
as Coltrane
Killing Me Softly with His Songs (2022)
as Self
Alicia Keys: Unplugged (2005)
as Self
Music (2010)
as Self
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special (2023)
as Self
Beef (2003)
as Self
Black America Again (2016)
as Himself - Street Performer
The Legacy of J Dilla (2023)
as Self - Rapper; Friend
You're Watching Video Music Box (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Two Trains Runnin' (2016)
as Narrator
Chasing Trane (2017)
as Self - Musician
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central (2024)
as Self
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus (2024)
as Self
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (1998)
as Common
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association (—)
as Self/Narrator
The Wiz Live! (2015)
as The Bouncer
5 Sides of a Coin (2004)
as Himself
Hip-Hop and the White House (2024)
Actor
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records (2013)
as Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023)
as Self
![Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/iJoIAh8NaChoVN0GRYVHaa4Yxlq.jpg)
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] (2005)
as Self (segment "Two Words")
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life (2007)
as Self
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince (2020)
as Self
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)
as Self
The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents (2005)
Actor
Brave New Voices 2010 (2010)
as Himself - Host
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (2016)
as Self - Performer
Soundz of Spirit (2005)
as Self
Hate to See You Go (—)
Actor
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (2015)
Actor
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth (2017)
as Himself
Misdirection: The Real Magic (2017)
as Narrator
Between Riverside and Crazy (2023)
as Junior
Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene (2017)
as Self
Letter to the Free (2016)
Actor