Yasiin Bey: movies and TV shows
Yasiin Bey has 79 credits in the archive: 58 films and 21 TV series, from 1956 to 2025. Highest rated: Brooklyn South (9.6/10).
Career timeline
1956 – 2025 · busiest year: 2005 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Together for Palestine | Self | Film | 8.2 | 51 |
| 2023 | Part of Me | Himself | Film | — | 49 |
| 2023 | Gorillaz | MTV World Stage | Mos Def | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 2022 | jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.1 | 48 |
| 2022 | Hargrove | Self | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2021 | You're Watching Video Music Box | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 2021 | Peculiar Contrast, Perfect Light | Film | — | 47 | |
| 2019 | Gorillaz: Reject False Icons | Mos Def | Film | 7.6 | 45 |
| 2016 | French Tour | Focé | Film | 5.3 | 42 |
| 2015 | Amy | Self | Film | 7.6 | 41 |
| 2014 | Begin Again | Saul | Film | 7.2 | 40 |
| 2013 | Life of Crime | Ordell Robbie | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 2013 | Standard Operating Procedure | Film | — | 39 | |
| 2012 | Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap | Self | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 2011 | A Man's Story | Self | Film | 6.9 | 37 |
| 2011 | Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | Self | Film | 7.2 | 37 |
| 2010 | Bouncing Cats | Film | — | 36 | |
| 2010 | I'm Still Here | Mos Def | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 2010 | The Making of Plastic Beach | Mos Def | Film | — | 36 |
| 2010 | Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London | Mos Def | Film | — | 36 |
| 2009 | Next Day Air | Eric | Film | 5.1 | 35 |
| 2008 | Cadillac Records | Chuck Berry | Film | 7.1 | 34 |
| 2008 | Be Kind Rewind | Mike | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 2008 | In Prison My Whole Life | Self | Film | — | 34 |
| 2008 | Fats Waller Was Born Here | "Fats" Wallter/Mike (as Mos Def) | Film | — | 34 |
| 2008 | Passaic Mosaic | Film | 1.0 | 34 | |
| 2008 | Prince Among Slaves | Narrator | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 2007 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | TV | 7.1 | 33 | |
| 2006 | Dexter | Brother Sam | TV | 8.2 | 32 |
| 2006 | 16 Blocks | Eddie Bunker | Film | 6.5 | 32 |
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Mos Def | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 2006 | Journey to the End of the Night | Wemba | Film | 5.9 | 32 |
| 2006 | Coachella | Self - Interviewee | Film | 6.5 | 32 |
| 2006 | September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party | Self | Film | — | 32 |
| 2006 | Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops | Film | 9.0 | 32 | |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV | 6.8 | 31 |
| 2005 | The Boondocks | TV | 8.3 | 31 | |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Ford Prefect | Film | 6.7 | 31 |
| 2005 | Dave Chappelle's Block Party | Self - (as Mos Def) | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues | The Bandleader | Film | 5.9 | 31 |
| 2005 | Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth | Self (as Mos Def) | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 2005 | Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | Self | Film | — | 31 |
| 2005 | Alicia Keys: Unplugged | Self | Film | 6.6 | 31 |
| 2004 | House | Lee | TV | 8.6 | 30 |
| 2004 | Something the Lord Made | Vivien Thomas | Film | 7.9 | 30 |
| 2004 | The Woodsman | Sgt. Lucas | Film | 6.8 | 30 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | TV | 6.1 | 29 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 5.3 | 29 |
| 2003 | The Italian Job | Left Ear | Film | 6.8 | 29 |
| 2003 | Chappelle's Show | Self - Black Star | TV | 8.1 | 29 |
| 2003 | Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! | Self | Film | 7.8 | 29 |
| 2003 | Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Himself | Film | — | 29 |
| 2002 | Showtime | Lazy Boy | Film | 5.6 | 28 |
| 2002 | Civil Brand | Michael Meadows | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar | Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon | Film | 6.6 | 28 |
| 2001 | The Proud Family | Mos Def (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 27 |
| 2001 | My Wife and Kids | TV | 7.4 | 27 | |
| 2001 | Monster's Ball | Ryrus Cooper | Film | 6.8 | 27 |
| 2001 | Carmen: A Hip Hopera | Lt. Miller | Film | 6.4 | 27 |
| 2000 | Bamboozled | Mau Mau: Big Blak Afrika | Film | 6.3 | 26 |
| 2000 | Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme | Himself | Film | 6.9 | 26 |
| 2000 | Island of the Dead | Robbie J | Film | 3.5 | 26 |
| 1999 | Mark Twain Prize | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 6.8 | 25 |
| 1998 | Where's Marlowe? | Wilt Crawley | Film | 5.5 | 24 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 23 |
| 1997 | Brooklyn South | Darius | TV | 9.6 | 23 |
| 1997 | Ghosts | Dante | Film | 8.1 | 23 |
| 1996 | Spin City | Monty | TV | 7.0 | 22 |
| 1994 | The Cosby Mysteries | TV | 6.0 | 20 | |
| 1992 | HBO First Look | Self | TV | 5.6 | 18 |
| 1992 | Here and Now | Alonzo | TV | 6.7 | 18 |
| 1992 | Split Images | Curtis Roy | Film | 9.0 | 18 |
| 1991 | The Hard Way | Dead Romeos | Film | 6.2 | 17 |
| 1990 | You Take the Kids | Raymond Kirkland | TV | 6.0 | 16 |
| 1988 | God Bless the Child | Richard Watkins | Film | 6.9 | 14 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 6.9 | 1 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV | — | 17 |
| Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary | Self | Film | — | — |