People
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 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... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Bilal: Live at Glasshaus as Self | 2024-11-20 |
Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central as Self | 2024-06-09 |
Hip-Hop and the White House | 2024-04-22 |
Breathe as Darius | 2024-04-04 |
Diane Warren: Relentless | 2024-03-12 |
A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop as Self | 2023-12-10 |
Fool's Paradise as The Dagger | 2023-05-12 |
The Legacy of J Dilla as Self - Rapper; Friend | 2023-04-07 |
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special as Self | 2023-03-04 |
Between Riverside and Crazy as Junior | 2023-01-31 |
Killing Me Softly with His Songs as Self | 2022-11-10 |
Alice as Frank | 2022-03-18 |
You're Watching Video Music Box as Self (archive footage) | 2021-12-03 |
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self | 2021-11-20 |
Ava as Michael | 2020-07-02 |
A Most Beautiful Thing as Narrator | 2020-06-18 |
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince as Self | 2020-04-21 |
One World: Together at Home as Self | 2020-04-18 |
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self | 2020-01-07 |
The Informer as Grens | 2019-08-30 |
The Price of Protest as Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-18 |
The Kitchen as Gary Silvers | 2019-08-08 |
Saint Judy as Benjamin Adebayo | 2019-03-01 |
Here and Now as Ben | 2018-11-09 |
Hunter Killer as RA John Fisk | 2018-10-19 |
The Hate U Give as Uncle Carlos | 2018-10-19 |
All About Nina as Rafe | 2018-09-28 |
Smallfoot as Stonekeeper (voice) | 2018-09-20 |
Ocean's Eight as Common | 2018-06-07 |
The Tale as Martin | 2018-01-20 |
Love Beats Rhymes as Coltrane | 2017-12-01 |
Girls Trip as Common | 2017-07-21 |
The Words That Built America as Self - Reader - Declaration of Independence | 2017-07-04 |
Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene as Self | 2017-06-13 |
Misdirection: The Real Magic as Narrator | 2017-06-13 |
Megan Leavey as Gunny Martin | 2017-06-09 |
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth as Himself | 2017-05-23 |
A Happening of Monumental Proportions as Daniel | 2017-05-05 |
Chasing Trane as Self - Musician | 2017-04-14 |
John Wick: Chapter 2 as Cassian | 2017-02-08 |
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration as Self - Performer | 2016-11-15 |
Letter to the Free | 2016-11-01 |
Black America Again as Himself - Street Performer | 2016-10-21 |
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Self | 2016-10-14 |
Suicide Squad as Monster T | 2016-08-03 |
Barbershop: The Next Cut as Jabari | 2016-04-15 |
Two Trains Runnin' as Narrator | 2016-04-08 |
The Wiz Live! as The Bouncer | 2015-12-03 |
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives | 2015-10-01 |
Being Charlie as Travis | 2015-09-14 |
Unity as Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 |
Entourage as Common | 2015-06-03 |
Run All Night as Mr. Price | 2015-03-11 |
Selma as James Bevel | 2014-12-25 |
Every Secret Thing as Devlin Hatch | 2014-04-20 |
X/Y as Jason | 2014-04-19 |
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records as Self | 2013-06-21 |
Now You See Me as Evans | 2013-05-29 |
Pawn as Jeff Porter | 2013-04-23 |
Movie 43 as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch") | 2013-01-24 |
LUV as Uncle Vincent | 2013-01-18 |
The Odd Life of Timothy Green as Coach Cal | 2012-08-15 |
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap as Self | 2012-06-15 |
New Year's Eve as Soldier | 2011-12-08 |
Happy Feet Two as Seymour (voice) | 2011-11-17 |
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest as Self | 2011-07-08 |
Music as Self | 2010-10-15 |
Just Wright as Scott McKnight | 2010-05-14 |
Bouncing Cats as Narrator | 2010-04-29 |
Date Night as Collins | 2010-04-08 |
Brave New Voices 2010 as Himself - Host | 2010-01-01 |
Terminator Salvation as Barnes | 2009-05-20 |
Wanted as The Gunsmith | 2008-06-19 |
Street Kings as Coates | 2008-04-10 |
American Gangster as Turner Lucas | 2007-11-02 |
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life as Self | 2007-05-16 |
Smokin' Aces as Sir Ivy | 2006-12-09 |
Dave Chappelle's Block Party as Self | 2005-09-12 |
Letter to the President as Self | 2005-03-29 |
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] as Self (segment "Two Words") | 2005-03-22 |
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] as Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down") | 2005-03-22 |
Soundz of Spirit as Self | 2005-02-08 |
The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents | 2005-01-01 |
5 Sides of a Coin as Himself | 2004-11-12 |
Beef as Self | 2003-08-03 |
Brown Sugar as Self | 2002-10-05 |
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor as Common | 1998-11-10 |