Chuck D

Full filmography

• Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition (2026) as Self
• Sean Combs: The Reckoning (2025) as Self (archive footage)
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) as Self (archive footage)
• Camden (2024) as Self
• James Brown: Say It Loud (2024) as Self
• Mr. Nelson on the North Side (2024) as Self
• Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023) as The Beetle (voice)
• Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World (2023) as Self
• Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World (2023) Creator
• Sign the Show (2023) as Self
• A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023) as Self
• Cover Your Ears (2023) as Self
• Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History (2023) as Narrator
• Payback (2022) as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
• Nothing Compares (2022) as Self
• 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022) as Self
• Use of Force: The Policing of Black America (2022) as Narrator (voice)
• This Is Pop (2021) as Self
• Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021) as Self (archive footage)
• Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream (2021) as Himself
• Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021) as Self
• American Rapstar (2020) as Self [Archive]
• Ricky Powell: The Individualist (2020) as Self
• Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert (2020) as Self
• For NYC (2020)
• It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet (2020) as Self
• System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music (2019)
• Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare (2019) as Self
• Grass Is Greener (2019) as Self
• The Cobra at Twilight (2019)
• Shut Up and Dribble (2018) Additional Music
• Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018) as Self
• System Shock (2018) as self
• The King (2018) as Self
• Rock Rubber 45s (2018) as Self
• The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop (2018) as Self
• Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018 (2018)
• Who Killed Tupac? (2017) as Self
• G-Funk (2017) as Self
• Soundbreaking (2016) as Self
• The Bet (2016) as Charles McD
• A Tale of James Brown (2016) as Self
• Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story (2016) as Narrator (voice)
• 1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers (2016)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
• All Things Must Pass (2015) as Self
• Hustlers Convention (2015) as Self
• Hustlers Convention (2015) Executive Producer
• Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios (2015) as Himself
• Heights Girl (2014)
• Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014) as Self
• James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message (2014) as Self
• All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State (2014) as Self (archive footage)
• Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was (2014) as Narrator
• Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre (2014) as Rappeur
• Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote (2013) as DJ Jonny Specials
• Dream School (2013) as Self - Student Mentor/Self - Raptivist, Musician, Digital Advocate
• The Doctor (2013) as Narrator (voice)
• Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy (2013) as Self
• Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy (2013) Executive Producer
• Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012) as Self
• Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012) as Self
• City Teacher (2012)
• Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D (2012) as Self
• Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop) (2012)
• On the Shoulders of Giants (2011) Original Music Composer
• The Fab Five (2011) as Self
• Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation (2011) as Self
• The Weird World of Blowfly (2011) as Self
• Prince: A Purple Reign (2011) as Self
• The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique (2011) as Self
• Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage (2011) as Himself
• Straight Outta L.A. (2010) as Self
• My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop (2010) as Self
• The Black Candle (2009) as Self
• Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later (2009) as Self
• Copyright Criminals (2009) as Self
• Big Pun: The Legacy (2009) as Self
• Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop (2009) as Narrator
• Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions (2008) as Self
• Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome (2007) as Self
• Ali's 65 (2007) as Self - Narrator
• Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk (2007) as Self
• Mixtape, Inc. (2007)
• Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live! (2007) as Himself
• Legends (2006) as Self
• The Henry Rollins Show (2006)
• Fuck (2006) as Self
• Rock the Bells (2006) as Himself
• Black in the 80s (2005)
• The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World (2005) as Self - Narrator
• Left of the Dial (2005) as Self
• Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship (2005) as Self
• Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) as Malcolm Y
• Lightning in a Bottle (2004) as Self
• And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004) as Self
• And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004) as Self
• Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour (2004) as Himself
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Musical Guest
• The Blues (2003) as Self
• James Brown: Soul Survivor (2003)
• Beef (2003) as Self (archive footage)
• Godfathers and Sons (2003) as Self
• Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003) as Himself
• Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied (2003) as Self
• Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music (2001) as Self
• Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues (2001)
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000) as Chuck D (voice)
• Sealab 2021 (2000) as Abelard (voice)
• The Hip Hop Years (1999) as Self
• Jackie Chan: My Story (1998) as Self - Rapper
• Jackie Chan: My Story (1998) Thanks
• An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998) as Leon Brothers
• An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998) Original Music Composer
• Behind the Music (1997) as Self
• Anthem (1997) as Self
• The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
• Rage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996 (1996)
• NewsRadio (1995) as Chuck D
• Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat (1995)
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
• New York Undercover (1994)
• MTV Europe Music Awards (1994) as Self - Presenter
• The Real Malcolm X (1992)
• Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live (1992) as Hard Rhymer
• Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live (1992) Writer
• Rap's Most Wanted (1991) as Self
• Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16 (1991) as Self
• Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 (1990) as Self
• Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane (1990)
• Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane (1990) Writer
• Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live! (1989)
• Impact Video Magazine (1989)
• Yo! MTV Raps (1988) as Self
• Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987 (1987) as Self
• MTV Video Music Awards (1984) as Self
• The Grammys (1959) as Self
• Mi Familia: Sen Dog and the American Dream as Self