Acting
Common
EN, DE, PT cinema · 103 credits
Born
13 March 1972 (age 54)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as Lonnie Rashid Lynn · Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.
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
Filmography
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
as Self/Narrator, Executive Producer
Wick Is Pain
as Self
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
as Self, Music
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Executive Producer
Breathe
as Darius
Fool's Paradise
as The Dagger
The Legacy of J Dilla
as Self - Rapper; Friend
Alice
as Frank, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
Glitter Ain't Gold
Executive Producer
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
Ava
as Michael
A Most Beautiful Thing
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Informer
as Grens
The Kitchen
as Gary Silvers
The Price of Protest
as Self (archive footage)
Hunter Killer
as RA John Fisk
All About Nina
as Rafe
The Tale
as Martin
Here and Now
as Ben
Smallfoot
as Stonekeeper (voice)
The Hate U Give
as Uncle Carlos
Ocean's Eight
as Common
Saint Judy
as Benjamin Adebayo
Love Beats Rhymes
as Coltrane
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Cassian
Megan Leavey
as Gunny Martin
Chasing Trane
as Self - Musician
Girls Trip
as Common
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Marshall
Lyricist
Barbershop: The Next Cut
as Jabari
Suicide Squad
as Monster T
Being Charlie
as Travis
Two Trains Runnin'
as Narrator, Executive Producer
Black America Again
as Himself - Street Performer
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
as Self - Performer
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
Executive Producer
Run All Night
as Mr. Price
Entourage
as Common
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
The Wiz Live!
as The Bouncer
X/Y
as Jason
Selma
as James Bevel, Songs
Every Secret Thing
as Devlin Hatch
LUV
as Uncle Vincent
Now You See Me
as Evans
Movie 43
as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
Pawn
as Jeff Porter
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as Coach Cal
Happy Feet Two
as Seymour (voice)
New Year's Eve
as Soldier
Date Night
as Collins
Just Wright
as Scott McKnight
Brave New Voices 2010
as Himself - Host
Music
as Self
Terminator Salvation
as Barnes
Street Kings
as Coates
Wanted
as The Gunsmith
American Gangster
as Turner Lucas
Smokin' Aces
as Sir Ivy
![Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iJoIAh8NaChoVN0GRYVHaa4Yxlq.jpg)
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
as Self (segment "Two Words"), as Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")
The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
2005
The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
Actor
Soundz of Spirit
as Self
5 Sides of a Coin
as Himself
Beef
as Self
Brown Sugar
as Self
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
as Common