Common

Full filmography

• W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause (2026) as Self
• Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association (2026) as Narrator (voice)
• Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association (2026) Executive Producer
• Wick Is Pain (2025) as Self
• Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott (2025) as Self
• Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott (2025) Music
• Diane Warren: Relentless (2025) as Self
• SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025) Executive Producer
• Breathe (2024) as Darius
• Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central (2024) as Self
• Bilal: Live at Glasshaus (2024) as Self
• Four Letters (2024) Music
• Hip-Hop and the White House (2024)
• Evolution of the Black Quarterback (2024) as Self
• Justice, USA (2024) Executive Producer
• Silo (2023) as Robert Sims
• Fool's Paradise (2023) as The Dagger
• Chris Rock: Road To Live Special (2023) as Self
• A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023) as Self
• The Legacy of J Dilla (2023) as Self - Rapper; Friend
• Between Riverside and Crazy (2023) as Junior
• The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self - Guest
• StoryBots: Answer Time (2022) as Mr. Wonderful
• Alice (2022) as Frank
• Alice (2022) Executive Producer
• Alice (2022) Original Music Composer
• jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (2022) as Self (archive footage)
• Killing Me Softly with His Songs (2022) as Self
• Glitter Ain't Gold (2022) Executive Producer
• You're Watching Video Music Box (2021) as Self (archive footage)
• 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021) as Self
• Never Have I Ever (2020) as Dr. Chris Jackson
• Ava (2020) as Michael
• Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) as Westley
• One World: Together at Home (2020) as Self
• Bottomless Brunch at Colman's (2020) as Self
• Obama (2020) as Self
• A Most Beautiful Thing (2020) as Narrator
• Fraggle Rock: Rock On! (2020) as Self
• Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince (2020) as Self
• Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (2020)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
• Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
• The Informer (2019) as Grens
• The Kitchen (2019) as Gary Silvers
• The Price of Protest (2019) as Self (archive footage)
• Activate: The Global Citizen Movement (2019) as Self
• The Chi (2018) as Rafiq
• Ocean's Eight (2018) as Common
• Hunter Killer (2018) as RA John Fisk
• The Hate U Give (2018) as Uncle Carlos
• Smallfoot (2018) as Stonekeeper (voice)
• Shut Up and Dribble (2018) as Self - Musician
• The Tale (2018) as Martin
• Saint Judy (2018) as Benjamin Adebayo
• All About Nina (2018) as Rafe
• Here and Now (2018) as Ben
• John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) as Cassian
• Megan Leavey (2017) as Gunny Martin
• Girls Trip (2017) as Common
• Marshall (2017) Lyricist
• A Happening of Monumental Proportions (2017) as Daniel
• Love Beats Rhymes (2017) as Coltrane
• The Words That Built America (2017) as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
• Chasing Trane (2017) as Self - Musician
• Misdirection: The Real Magic (2017) as Narrator
• Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene (2017) as Self
• Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth (2017) as Himself
• Chelsea (2016) as Self
• Suicide Squad (2016) as Monster T
• Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016) as Jabari
• America Divided (2016) as Self
• Being Charlie (2016) as Travis
• VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens (2016)
• Black America Again (2016) as Himself - Street Performer
• Two Trains Runnin' (2016) as Narrator
• Two Trains Runnin' (2016) Executive Producer
• Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016) as Self
• We're Still Here (Now).... A Documentary about nobody (2016) as Self
• An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win (2016) Executive Producer
• BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (2016) as Self - Performer
• Letter to the Free (2016)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Musical Guest
• Lip Sync Battle (2015) as Self
• Run All Night (2015) as Mr. Price
• Entourage (2015) as Common
• Unity (2015) as Narrator (voice)
• The Wiz Live! (2015) as The Bouncer
• Framework (2015) as Himself - Host
• Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (2015)
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Musical Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
• Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
• Selma (2014) as James Bevel
• Selma (2014) Songs
• Every Secret Thing (2014) as Devlin Hatch
• X/Y (2014) as Jason
• Now You See Me (2013) as Evans
• Pawn (2013) as Jeff Porter
• Movie 43 (2013) as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
• LUV (2013) as Uncle Vincent
• Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records (2013) as Self
• The Mindy Project (2012) as Security Guard
• The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) as Coach Cal
• Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012) as Self
• Hell on Wheels (2011) as Elam Ferguson
• New Year's Eve (2011) as Soldier
• Happy Feet Two (2011) as Seymour (voice)
• Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011) as Self
• Date Night (2010) as Collins
• Just Wright (2010) as Scott McKnight
• Bouncing Cats (2010) as Narrator
• Music (2010) as Self
• Brave New Voices 2010 (2010) as Himself - Host
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
• Terminator Salvation (2009) as Barnes
• Wanted (2008) as The Gunsmith
• Street Kings (2008) as Coates
• Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007) as Self
• American Gangster (2007) as Turner Lucas
• Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life (2007) as Self
• Smokin' Aces (2006) as Sir Ivy
• I Love the '70s: Volume 2 (2006) as Self
• Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (2005)
• Black in the 80s (2005) as Self
• Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005) as Self
• Letter to the President (2005) as Self
• Alicia Keys: Unplugged (2005) as Self
• Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] (2005) as Self (segment "Two Words")
• Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] (2005) as Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")
• Soundz of Spirit (2005) as Self
• The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents (2005)
• Game Over (2004) as Himself (voice)
• 5 Sides of a Coin (2004) as Himself
• Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Musical Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
• Chappelle's Show (2003)
• Godfathers and Sons (2003) as Self
• Beef (2003) as Self
• Brown Sugar (2002) as Self
• Scrubs (2001) as Common
• One on One (2001) as Darius
• Girlfriends (2000) as Omar
• Mark Twain Prize (1999) as Self - Musical Guest
• TRL (1998)
• Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (1998) as Common
• The View (1997) as Self
• The Chris Rock Show (1997)
• The Daily Show (1996) as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
• MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self - Presenter
• The Simpsons (1989) as Common (voice)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
• American Masters (1986) as Self
• MTV Video Music Awards (1984) as Self - Presenter
• Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
• Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self
• Paragraphs I Manifest as Self
• Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 as Self
• Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association as Self/Narrator
• Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association Executive Producer
• Hate to See You Go