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Common

Common is an actor born on March 13, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for John Wick: Chapter 2, Wanted and Terminator Salvation. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
March 13, 1972
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as
Lonnie Rashid Lynn · Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.

Biography

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.

Filmography

  1. 2025Wick Is Painas Self
  2. 2024Breatheas Darius
  3. 2023Fool's Paradiseas The Dagger
  4. 2023Siloas Robert Sims · 31 episodes
  5. 2022Aliceas Frank · Executive producer · Music
  6. 2022jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogyas Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
  7. 2020Avaas Michael
  8. 2020Never Have I Everas Dr. Chris Jackson · 4 episodes
  9. 2019The Informeras Grens
  10. 2019The Kitchenas Gary Silvers
  11. 2018Here and Nowas Ben
  12. 2018Hunter Killeras RA John Fisk
  13. 2018The Hate U Giveas Uncle Carlos
  14. 2018All About Ninaas Rafe
  15. 2018Saint Judyas Benjamin Adebayo
  16. 2018Smallfootas Stonekeeper (voice)
  17. 2018Ocean's Eightas Common
  18. 2018The Taleas Martin
  19. 2018The Chias Rafiq · 4 episodes
  20. 2017Love Beats Rhymesas Coltrane
  21. 2017Girls Tripas Common
  22. 2017Megan Leaveyas Gunny Martin
  23. 2017Chasing Traneas Self - Musician
  24. 2017John Wick: Chapter 2as Cassian
  25. 2016Suicide Squadas Monster T
  26. 2016Being Charlieas Travis
  27. 2016Barbershop: The Next Cutas Jabari
  28. 2015The Wiz Live!as The Bouncer
  29. 2015Unityas Narrator (voice)
  30. 2015Entourageas Common
  31. 2015Lip Sync Battleas Self · 1 episode
  32. 2015Run All Nightas Mr. Price
  33. 2014Selmaas James Bevel
  34. 2014Every Secret Thingas Devlin Hatch
  35. 2013Now You See Meas Evans
  36. 2013Pawnas Jeff Porter
  37. 2013Movie 43as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
  38. 2013LUVas Uncle Vincent
  39. 2012The Mindy Projectas Security Guard · 1 episode
  40. 2012The Odd Life of Timothy Greenas Coach Cal
  41. 2012Something from Nothing: The Art of Rapas Self
  42. 2011New Year's Eveas Soldier
  43. 2011Happy Feet Twoas Seymour (voice)
  44. 2011Hell on Wheelsas Elam Ferguson · 43 episodes
  45. 2011Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Questas Self
  46. 2010Just Wrightas Scott McKnight
  47. 2010Date Nightas Collins
  48. 2009Terminator Salvationas Barnes
  49. 2008Wantedas The Gunsmith
  50. 2008Street Kingsas Coates
  51. 2007American Gangsteras Turner Lucas
  52. 2007Keeping Up with the Kardashiansas Self · 1 episode
  53. 2006Smokin' Acesas Sir Ivy
  54. 2005Dave Chappelle's Block Partyas Self
  55. 2005Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out2 episodes
  56. 2003Chappelle's Show1 episode
  57. 2002Brown Sugaras Self
  58. 2001Scrubsas Common · 1 episode
  59. 2000Girlfriendsas Omar · 1 episode
  60. 1989The Simpsonsas Common (voice) · 1 episode