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Ice Cube

Acting

Ice Cube

Ice Cube is an actor born on June 15, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for The Book of Life, Anaconda and Ride Along. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
June 15, 1969
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as
Ice Cube Nwa · O'Shea Jackson · Westside Connection

Biography

O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer. His work on N.W.A.'s 1989 album Straight Outta Compton helped boost gangsta rap's popularity. His political rap solo albums AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990), Death Certificate (1991), and The Predator (1992) were all critically and commercially successful. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A in 2016. A native of Los Angeles, Ice Cube formed his first rap group, C.I.A., in 1986. In 1987, with Eazy-E and Dr. Dre, he formed the gangsta rap group N.W.A. As its lead rapper, Ice Cube also wrote most of the lyrics on Straight Outta Compton. This landmark album shaped West Coast hip-hop's early violent and controversial identity. It helped differentiate it from East Coast rap. After a monetary dispute over the group's management by Eazy-E and Jerry Heller, Ice Cube left N.W.A in late 1989 and embarked on a solo career, releasing eleven albums, with seven charting within the top-10 on the U.S. Billboard200. His singles "It Was a Good Day", "Check Yo Self", "You Know How We Do It", "Bop Gun (One Nation)", "Pushin' Weight", and "You Can Do It" all charted in the top-40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Ice Cube has also had an active film career since the early 1990s. His first acting role was in the hood film Boyz n the Hood (1991), named after a 1987 N.W.A. song he wrote. He also co-wrote and starred in the 1995 comedy film Friday, which spawned a franchise and reshaped his public image into an actor. He made his directorial debut with the 1998 film The Players Club, and also produced and curated the film's accompanying soundtrack. His film credits include comedies Three Kings (1999), the Barbershop and Are We There Yet? franchises, 21 Jump Street (2012), 22 Jump Street (2014), Ride Along (2014) and Ride Along 2 (2016). He has also appeared in the XXX franchise (2005–2017), the crime drama Rampart (2012), the animated fantasy The Book of Life (2014), and the thriller War of the Worlds (2025). Ice Cube has also served as executive producer, including for the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ice Cube, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2025Anacondaas Ice Cube
  2. 2025Sean Combs: The Reckoningas Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
  3. 2025War of the Worldsas William Radford
  4. 2025Number One on the Call Sheetas Self · 1 episode
  5. 2025The Studioas Ice Cube · 1 episode
  6. 2023Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhemas Superfly (voice)
  7. 2023Standas Self - Rapper-Actor; Founder BIG3
  8. 2021This Is Popas Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
  9. 2020The High Noteas Jack Robertson
  10. 2017The Defiant Onesas Self · 3 episodes
  11. 2017The F Wordas Self · 1 episode
  12. 2017G-Funkas Self
  13. 2017Fist Fightas Ron Strickland · Executive producer
  14. 2017xXx: Return of Xander Cageas Darius Stone / xXx
  15. 2016Hip Hop Evolutionas Self · 16 episodes
  16. 2016Barbershop: The Next Cutas Calvin Palmer · Producer
  17. 2016Ride Along 2as James Payton · Producer
  18. 2016NWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton
  19. 2015Straight Outta ComptonProducer
  20. 2014The Book of Lifeas Candle Maker (voice)
  21. 201422 Jump Streetas Captain Dickson
  22. 2014Ride Alongas James · Producer
  23. 2012Something from Nothing: The Art of Rapas Self
  24. 201221 Jump Streetas Captain Dickson
  25. 2011Rampartas Kyle Timkins
  26. 2011The Fab Fiveas Self
  27. 2010Lottery Ticketas Mr. Washington · Executive producer
  28. 2010Are We There Yet?Producer
  29. 2010Straight Outta L.A.as Self · Director
  30. 2009Janky Promotersas Russell Redds · Writer · Producer
  31. 200930 for 30Director
  32. 2008The Longshotsas Curtis Plummer · Producer
  33. 2008First Sundayas Durell · Producer
  34. 2007Are We Done Yet?as Nick Persons · Producer
  35. 2005Criss Angel Mindfreak1 episode
  36. 2005xXx: State of the Unionas Darius Stone / xXx
  37. 2005Beauty ShopProducer
  38. 2005Are We There Yet?as Nick Persons · Producer
  39. 2004Barbershop 2: Back in Businessas Calvin · Executive producer
  40. 2004Torqueas Trey
  41. 2003Beefas Self
  42. 2002Friday After Nextas Craig · Producer · Writer
  43. 2002Barbershopas Calvin Palmer
  44. 2002All About the Benjaminsas Bucum · Producer · Writer
  45. 2001The Bernie Mac Showas Ice Cube · 1 episode
  46. 2001Ghosts of Marsas James 'Desolation' Williams
  47. 2000The Up in Smoke Touras Self
  48. 2000Next Fridayas Craig Jones · Producer · Writer
  49. 1999Three Kingsas Chief Elgin
  50. 1998I Got the Hook-Upas Gun Runner
  51. 1998The Players Clubas Reggie · Director · Writer · Producer
  52. 1997Anacondaas Danny Rich
  53. 1997Dangerous Groundas Vusi Madlazi · Executive producer
  54. 1996The Jamie Foxx Showas Ice Cube · 1 episode
  55. 1995Fridayas Craig · Executive producer · Writer
  56. 1995Higher Learningas Fudge
  57. 1994The Glass Shieldas Theodore 'Teddy' Woods
  58. 1993CB4as Self
  59. 1992Trespassas Savon
  60. 1991Boyz n the Hoodas Doughboy