Chuck D: movies and TV shows
Chuck D has 138 credits in the archive: 106 films and 32 TV series, from 1959 to 2026. Highest rated: MTV Europe Music Awards (10.0/10).
Career timeline
1959 – 2026 · busiest year: 2003 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition | Self | Film | 8.7 | 65 |
| 2025 | Sean Combs: The Reckoning | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.2 | 64 |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 64 |
| 2024 | Camden | Self | TV | 5.8 | 63 |
| 2024 | James Brown: Say It Loud | Self | TV | 8.0 | 63 |
| 2024 | Mr. Nelson on the North Side | Self | Film | — | 63 |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | The Beetle (voice) | TV | 7.6 | 62 |
| 2023 | Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World | Self | TV | 7.0 | 62 |
| 2023 | Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World | TV | 7.0 | 62 | |
| 2023 | Sign the Show | Self | Film | — | 62 |
| 2023 | A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop | Self | Film | 9.0 | 62 |
| 2023 | Cover Your Ears | Self | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 2023 | Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History | Narrator | Film | — | 62 |
| 2022 | Payback | Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage) | TV | 4.0 | 61 |
| 2022 | Nothing Compares | Self | Film | 7.8 | 61 |
| 2022 | 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | Film | 8.2 | 61 |
| 2022 | Use of Force: The Policing of Black America | Narrator (voice) | Film | 2.0 | 61 |
| 2021 | This Is Pop | Self | TV | 5.9 | 60 |
| 2021 | Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 2021 | Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream | Himself | Film | — | 60 |
| 2021 | Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking | Self | Film | 6.2 | 60 |
| 2020 | American Rapstar | Self [Archive] | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 2020 | Ricky Powell: The Individualist | Self | Film | 4.8 | 59 |
| 2020 | Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert | Self | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 2020 | For NYC | Film | — | 59 | |
| 2020 | It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet | Self | Film | 2.0 | 59 |
| 2019 | System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2019 | Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare | Self | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 2019 | Grass Is Greener | Self | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 2019 | The Cobra at Twilight | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2018 | Shut Up and Dribble | TV | 1.0 | 57 | |
| 2018 | Survivor's Guide to Prison | Self | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 2018 | System Shock | self | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 2018 | The King | Self | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 2018 | Rock Rubber 45s | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 2018 | The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 2018 | Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018 | Film | — | 57 | |
| 2017 | Who Killed Tupac? | Self | TV | 3.0 | 56 |
| 2017 | G-Funk | Self | Film | 6.8 | 56 |
| 2016 | Soundbreaking | Self | TV | 7.8 | 55 |
| 2016 | The Bet | Charles McD | Film | 4.7 | 55 |
| 2016 | A Tale of James Brown | Self | Film | — | 55 |
| 2016 | Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 55 |
| 2016 | 1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers | Film | — | 55 | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | TV | 6.1 | 54 | |
| 2015 | All Things Must Pass | Self | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 2015 | Hustlers Convention | Self | Film | 5.7 | 54 |
| 2015 | Hustlers Convention | Film | 5.7 | 54 | |
| 2015 | Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios | Himself | Film | 10.0 | 54 |
| 2014 | Heights Girl | Film | — | 53 | |
| 2014 | Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown | Self | Film | 6.9 | 53 |
| 2014 | James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message | Self | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 2014 | All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 53 |
| 2014 | Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was | Narrator | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2014 | Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre | Rappeur | Film | — | 53 |
| 2013 | Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote | DJ Jonny Specials | Film | — | 52 |
| 2013 | Dream School | Self - Student Mentor/Self - Raptivist, Musician, Digital Advocate | TV | — | 52 |
| 2013 | The Doctor | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 2013 | Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy | Self | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 2013 | Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy | Film | 6.0 | 52 | |
| 2012 | Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ | Self | Film | 5.0 | 51 |
| 2012 | Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap | Self | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 2012 | City Teacher | Film | — | 51 | |
| 2012 | Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D | Self | Film | — | 51 |
| 2012 | Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop) | Film | 10.0 | 51 | |
| 2011 | On the Shoulders of Giants | Film | 6.3 | 50 | |
| 2011 | The Fab Five | Self | Film | 7.9 | 50 |
| 2011 | Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation | Self | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 2011 | The Weird World of Blowfly | Self | Film | 8.5 | 50 |
| 2011 | Prince: A Purple Reign | Self | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 2011 | The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique | Self | Film | 7.2 | 50 |
| 2011 | Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 2010 | Straight Outta L.A. | Self | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 2010 | My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop | Self | Film | 3.5 | 49 |
| 2009 | The Black Candle | Self | Film | 5.8 | 48 |
| 2009 | Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later | Self | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2009 | Copyright Criminals | Self | Film | 6.8 | 48 |
| 2009 | Big Pun: The Legacy | Self | Film | 4.8 | 48 |
| 2009 | Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop | Narrator | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 2008 | Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions | Self | Film | — | 47 |
| 2007 | Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 2007 | Ali's 65 | Self - Narrator | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 2007 | Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk | Self | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 2007 | Mixtape, Inc. | Film | — | 46 | |
| 2007 | Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live! | Himself | Film | — | 46 |
| 2006 | Legends | Self | TV | 5.0 | 45 |
| 2006 | The Henry Rollins Show | TV | 6.0 | 45 | |
| 2006 | Fuck | Self | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 2006 | Rock the Bells | Himself | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s | TV | — | 44 | |
| 2005 | The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World | Self - Narrator | Film | 7.8 | 44 |
| 2005 | Left of the Dial | Self | Film | 7.4 | 44 |
| 2005 | Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship | Self | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 2004 | Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Malcolm Y | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 2004 | Lightning in a Bottle | Self | Film | 7.6 | 43 |
| 2004 | And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop | Self | TV | — | 43 |
| 2004 | And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop | Self | Film | 4.8 | 43 |
| 2004 | Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour | Himself | Film | — | 43 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 5.3 | 42 |
| 2003 | The Blues | Self | TV | 7.4 | 42 |
| 2003 | James Brown: Soul Survivor | Film | 7.7 | 42 | |
| 2003 | Beef | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 42 |
| 2003 | Godfathers and Sons | Self | Film | 7.5 | 42 |
| 2003 | Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Himself | Film | — | 42 |
| 2003 | Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied | Self | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 2001 | Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music | Self | Film | — | 40 |
| 2001 | Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues | Film | 10.0 | 40 | |
| 2000 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Chuck D (voice) | TV | 7.5 | 39 |
| 2000 | Sealab 2021 | Abelard (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 39 |
| 1999 | The Hip Hop Years | Self | TV | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1998 | Jackie Chan: My Story | Self - Rapper | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1998 | Jackie Chan: My Story | Film | 6.3 | 37 | |
| 1998 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Leon Brothers | Film | 3.9 | 37 |
| 1998 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Film | 3.9 | 37 | |
| 1997 | Behind the Music | Self | TV | 7.3 | 36 |
| 1997 | Anthem | Self | Film | 5.4 | 36 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 35 |
| 1996 | Rage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996 | Film | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1995 | NewsRadio | Chuck D | TV | 7.4 | 34 |
| 1995 | Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat | Film | 7.5 | 34 | |
| 1994 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | TV | 7.8 | 33 | |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | TV | 7.3 | 33 | |
| 1994 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1992 | The Real Malcolm X | Film | 8.0 | 31 | |
| 1992 | Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live | Hard Rhymer | Film | — | 31 |
| 1992 | Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1991 | Rap's Most Wanted | Self | Film | — | 30 |
| 1991 | Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16 | Self | Film | — | 30 |
| 1990 | Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 | Self | Film | — | 29 |
| 1990 | Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane | Film | 10.0 | 29 | |
| 1990 | Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane | Film | 10.0 | 29 | |
| 1989 | Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live! | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1989 | Impact Video Magazine | Film | 4.0 | 28 | |
| 1988 | Yo! MTV Raps | Self | TV | 7.5 | 27 |
| 1987 | Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987 | Self | Film | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards | Self | TV | 7.8 | 23 |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self | TV | 8.6 | 1 |
| Mi Familia: Sen Dog and the American Dream | Self | Film | — | — |