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Actor (78 credits)

Nine Lives (pre-production)
Alvaro

Quick Draw (pre-production)

Alice (filming)

El Tonto (post-production)

2020 Bookmarks (TV Series)

2020/IV Ava
Michael

2020 Princess Bride (TV Series short)
Westley

- Chapter One: As You Wish (2020) ... Westley

2020 The Princess Bride (TV Mini-Series)
Westley

2020 Fraggle Rock: Rock On! (TV Series short)
Common

- Party Down in Fraggle Rock! (2020) ... Common

- A Common Connection (2020) ... Common

2019 Common: Hercules ft. Swizz Beatz (Video short)
Common

2019 The Informer
Grens

2019 Sherman's Showcase (TV Series)

- Enemies (2019)

2019 The Kitchen
Gary Silvers

2017-2019 The Lion Guard (TV Series)
Kibari / Kiburi

- Battle for the Pride Lands (2019) ... Kibari (voice)

- Pride Landers Unite! (2019) ... Kibari (voice)

- Beshte and the Beast (2018) ... Kiburi (voice)

- The Hyena Resistance (2018) ... Kibari (voice)

- The Kilio Valley Fire (2018) ... Kibari (voice)

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2018-2019 The Chi (TV Series)
Rafiq

- Feeling The Heat (2019) ... Rafiq

- Wallets (2018) ... Rafiq

- Penetrate a Fraud (2018) ... Rafiq

- Quaking Grass (2018) ... Rafiq

2018 Saint Judy
Benjamin Adebayo

2018 Smallfoot
Stonekeeper (voice)

2018 The Hate U Give
Carlos

2018 Ocean's 8
Common

2018 All About Nina
Rafe

2018 Here and Now
Ben

2018 Hunter Killer
RA John Fisk

2018 The Tale
Martin

2017 Love Beats Rhymes
Coltrane

2017 Girls Trip
Common

2017 A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Daniel

2017 Megan Leavey
Gunny Martin

2017 John Wick: Chapter 2
Cassian

2017 The Simpsons (TV Series)
Common

- The Great Phatsby (2017) ... Common (voice)

2016 Letter to the Free (Short)

2016 Suicide Squad
Monster T

2016 Barbershop: The Next Cut
Rashad

2015 The Wiz Live! (TV Movie)
The Bouncer

2015 Being Charlie
Travis

2015 Entourage
Common

2015 Run All Night
Andrew Price

2015 Common & John Legend: Glory (Video short)
Common

2014 Selma
James Bevel

2011-2014 Hell on Wheels (TV Series)
Elam Ferguson

- Elam Ferguson (2014) ... Elam Ferguson

- Bear Man (2014) ... Elam Ferguson

- Get Behind the Mule (2013) ... Elam Ferguson

- Fathers and Sins (2013) ... Elam Ferguson

- It Happened in Boston (2013) ... Elam Ferguson

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2014 Every Secret Thing
Devlin Hatch

2014 X/Y
Jason

2014 Dear Diamond (Video short)
Singer

2013/I Now You See Me
Evans

2013/I Pawn
Jeff Porter

2013 Bizarre Bracket Behavior (Video short)

2013 The Mindy Project (TV Series)
Security Guard

- Harry & Mindy (2013) ... Security Guard

2013 Movie 43
Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")

2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Coach Cal

2012 LUV
Vincent

2011 New Year's Eve
Soldier (segment "Hospital Story")

2011 Happy Feet Two
Seymour (voice)

2011 Single Ladies (TV Series)
Mayor Howard

- Pilot (2011) ... Mayor Howard

2010 John Legend & The Roots Feat. Common and Melanie Fiona: Wake Up Everybody (Video short)
Common

2010 Just Wright
Scott McKnight

2010 Date Night
Collins

2009 Kid Cudi: Make Her Say (Video short)
Common

2009 Common: I Want You (Video short)
Common

2009 Dow Jones (Video short)
Dow Jones

2009 Terminator Salvation (Video Game)
Barnes (voice)

2009 Terminator Salvation
Barnes

2009 Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Video Game)
Brummel (voice)

2008 Wanted
The Gunsmith

2008 Street Kings
Coates

2008 Kanye West Feat. Chris Martin: Homecoming (Video short)
Common

2008 Will.i.am: Yes We Can (Video short)
Common

2007 Alicia Keys: Like You'll Never See Me Again (Video short)
Love Interest

2007 American Gangster
Turner Lucas

2007 Common Feat. Lily Allen: Drivin' Me Wild (Video short)
Common

2007 Joss Stone Feat. Common: Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now (Video short)
Common

2006 Smokin' Aces
Sir Ivy

2005 Common: Testify (Video short)
Common

2005 Common: Go! (Video short)
Common

2004 Kanye West Feat. Syleena Johnson: All Falls Down (Video short)
Gate Agent

2004 One on One (TV Series)
Darius

- Cabin Fever (2004) ... Darius

2003 Twista Feat. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx: Slow Jamz (Video short)
Common

2003 Girlfriends (TV Series)
Omar

- Take This Poem and Call Me in the Morning (2003) ... Omar

2002 Common Feat. Mary J. Blige: Come Close (Video short)
Common

2000 Common Feat. Macy Gray: Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (Video short)
Common

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Soundtrack (51 credits)

2020 2020 Democratic National Convention (TV Mini-Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Episode dated 20 August 2020 (2020) ... (performer: "Glory")

2019 Everything Wrong with... (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Everything Wrong with Smallfoot (2019) ... (performer: "Let It Lie")

2018 Smallfoot (performer: "Let It Lie")

2018 The Oscars (TV Special) (lyrics: "Stand Up for Something" - as Lonnie R. Lynn) / (performer: "Stand Up for Something")

The Chi (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2018) (writer - 1 episode, 2018)

- Today Was a Good Day (2018) ... (performer: "The Light") / (writer: "The Light")

2017 Marshall (lyrics: "Stand Up for Something" - as Lonnie R. Lynn) / (performer: "Stand Up for Something")

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes, 2016 - 2017) (writer - 3 episodes, 2016 - 2017)

- Katie Holmes/Marc Maron/Shania Twain (2017) ... (performer: "Letter to the Free", "Resurrection" - uncredited) / (writer: "Letter to the Free", "Resurrection" - uncredited)

- Martin Short & Steve Martin/Ruth Negga/Common (2016) ... (performer: "Black America Again") / (writer: "Black America Again")

- Sir Ben Kingsley/Common/Fallonventions/Ice Cube & Common (2016) ... (performer: "Real People") / (writer: "Real People")

2017 Girls Trip (performer: "The Light") / (writer: "The Light" - as Lonnie Lynn)

2017 The Simpsons (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- The Great Phatsby (2017) ... (performer: "Group Diss Battle Rap")

2016 13th (Documentary) (lyrics: "Letter To The Free") / (music: "Letter To The Free") / (performer: "Letter To The Free")

2016 Barbershop: The Next Cut (performer: "Real People") / (writer: "Real People" - as Lonnie Lynn)

2015 The Oscars (TV Special) (lyrics: "Glory") / (music: "Glory") / (performer: "Glory")

2015 The 57th Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special) (writer: "Glory" - as Lonnie Lynn)

2015 Rap Critic Reviews (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Top 9 Best Rap Songs of 2014 (2015) ... (performer: "Kingdom")

2014 Selma (performer: "Glory") / (writer: "Glory" - as Lonnie Lynn)

2014 Every Secret Thing (performer: "Hungry") / (writer: "Hungry")

2013 Battle of the Year (performer: "Universal Mind Control (UMC)") / (writer: "Universal Mind Control (UMC)" - as Lonnie Rashid Lynn)

2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (performer: "The Corner") / (writer: "The Corner")

2012 The Central Park Five (Documentary) (performer: "Time Travelin' (A Tribute to Fela)") / (writer: "Time Travelin' (A Tribute to Fela)")

2012 Brazil Avenue (TV Series) (performer: "Favorite Song") / (writer: "Favorite Song")

2011 2011 Soul Train Awards (TV Special) (performer: "Blue Sky") / (writer: "Blue Sky" - as Lonnie Lyon)

2011 Happy Feet Two (performer: "Seymour's Rap", "My Mike Sounds Nice")

2011 Madden NFL 12 (Video Game) (performer: "Ghetto Dreams") / (writer: "Ghetto Dreams")

2010 Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (Documentary) (performer: "Sex 4 Suga") / (writer: "Sex 4 Suga" - as Lonnie Lynn)

2010 Step Up 3D (performer: "Drivin' Me Wild") / (writer: "Drivin' Me Wild" - as Lonnie Rashid Lynn)

2010 It's Kind of a Funny Story (performer: "Be (Intro)") / (writer: "Be (Intro)")

2010 Just Wright (performer: "Next Time (Just Wright Version)") / (writer: "Next Time (Just Wright Version)" - as L. Lynn)

Simons Danseskole (TV Series documentary) (performer - 3 episodes, 2010) (writer - 3 episodes, 2010)

- Episode #1.3 (2010) ... (performer: "What a World" - uncredited) / (writer: "What a World" - uncredited)

- Episode #1.2 (2010) ... (performer: "What a World" - uncredited) / (writer: "What a World" - uncredited)

- Episode 1 (2010) ... (performer: "What a World" - uncredited) / (writer: "What a World" - uncredited)

2009 Rising Icons (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Kid Cudi (2009) ... (writer: "Make Her Say")

2009 The National Christmas Tree Lighting (TV Special) (performer: "This Christmas")

2009 DJ Hero (Video Game) (performer: "Make Her Say") / (writer: "Make Her Say")

2009 Kid Cudi: Make Her Say (Video short) (performer: "Make Her Say") / (writer: "Make Her Say")

2009 2009 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special) (writer: "Make Her Say" - uncredited)

So You Think You Can Dance (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 2008 - 2009) (writer - 1 episode, 2009)

- Top 16 Perform (2009) ... (performer: "What a World") / (writer: "What a World")

- Results Show: Two Dancers Eliminated (2008) ... (performer: "Universal Mind Control")

2009 No disparen al pianista (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Episode #2.13 (2009) ... (performer: "Go/Sex 4 Sugar")

2009 Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Stand by Me (2009) ... (performer: "Everywhere" - uncredited)

2007-2008 Cold Case (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)

- Street Money (2008) ... (performer: "The Corner")

- It Takes a Village (2007) ... (performer: "The People")

2007 Dead Tone (performer: "Wouldn't You Like To Ride") / (writer: "Wouldn't You Like To Ride" - as Lonnie Lynn)

2007 Freedom Writers (as Lonnie Lynn, "A Dream") / (performer: "A Dream")

2006 Smokin' Aces (as Lonnie Rashid Lynn, "Play Your Cards Right") / (performer: "Play Your Cards Right")

2005 Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Documentary) (performer: "Get Em High", "Move Somethin'", "Jesus Walks", "Love of My Life", "Umi Says", "Get By") / (writer: "Get Em High", "Love of My Life" - as Lonnie Rashid Lynn)

The Blues (TV Mini-Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2003) (writer - 1 episode, 2003)

- Godfathers and Sons (2003) ... (performer: "Dooinit", "Mannish Boy") / (writer: "Dooinit" - as Lonnie Lynn)

2003 Beef (Documentary) (performer: "I Used to Love H.E.R.", "The Bitch in You")

2002 Brown Sugar (performer: "I Used to Love H.E.R." - as Common Sense) / (performer: "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)") / (writer: "Act Too (Love of My Life)", "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)", "I Used to Love H.E.R." - as Rashid Lonnie Lynn)

2002 Orange County (as Rashid Lonnie Lynn, "The Light") / (performer: "The Light")

2001 Two Can Play That Game (performer: "The Light") / (writer: "The Light" - as Rashid Lonnie Lynn)

2000 Drop the Beat (TV Series) (performer: "Dooinit")

2000 Bamboozled (performer: "The Light" Remix) / (writer: "The Light" Remix - as Lonnie Lynn)

1999 Any Given Sunday (performer: "Any Given Call") / (writer: "Any Given Call" - as Rashid Lonnie Lynn)

1999 The Hurricane (performer: "The Hurricane") / (writer: "The Hurricane" - as Lonnie Lynn)

1996 Get on the Bus (performer: "The Remedy") / (writer: "The Remedy")

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Producer (14 credits)

2020 40 Years a Prisoner (Documentary) (executive producer)

2018-2020 The Chi (TV Series) (executive producer - 30 episodes)

- A Couple, Two, Three (2020) ... (executive producer)

- Lackin' (2020) ... (executive producer)

- Frunchroom (2020) ... (executive producer)

- A Stain (2020) ... (executive producer)

- Woo Woo Woo (2020) ... (executive producer)

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2019 Imagine Justice (TV Short) (executive producer)

2018 They Fight (Documentary) (producer)

2018/III The Line (Short) (executive producer)

2017 The Last Two Lovers at the End of the World (executive producer)

2017 Burning Sands (executive producer)

2016 Untitled Lena Waithe Project (TV Movie) (executive producer)

2016 An American Girl Story: Melody 1963 - Love Has to Win (TV Movie) (executive producer)

2016 America Divided (TV Series documentary) (executive producer)

2016 Two Trains Runnin' (Documentary) (executive producer)

2015 Framework (TV Series) (executive producer)

2013 Magic Men (Documentary) (executive producer)

2012 LUV (producer)

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Composer (8 credits)

2019 Imagine Justice (TV Short)

2015 Common & John Legend: Glory (Video short)

2009 De bon matin (Short) (music written and performed by)

2009 Kid Cudi: Make Her Say (Video short) (as Lonnie Lynn)

2007 Joss Stone Feat. Common: Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now (Video short)

2005 Common: Go! (Video short)

2002 Common Feat. Mary J. Blige: Come Close (Video short)

1999 Will Smith: La fiesta (Video short)

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Music department (3 credits)

2019 Together, We Rise (Short) (music provided by)

2015 The Oscars (TV Special) (featuring)

2008 16th Annual Trumpet Awards (TV Special) (composer: additional music)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2007 Smokin' Aces: The Big Gun (Video short) (special thanks)

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Self (249 credits)

2020 The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series)
Self - Musical Guest

- Music Week - Day 3 (2020) ... Self - Musical Guest

2020 2020 Democratic National Convention (TV Mini-Series)
Self / Self - Performer

- Episode dated 20 August 2020 (2020) ... Self

- Episode dated 18 August 2020 (2020) ... Self - Performer

2011-2020 The Daily Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest / Self

- The Daily Social Distancing Show/Common/Veronica Chambers (2020) ... Self

- Common (2017) ... Self - Guest

- Common (2016) ... Self - Guest

- Common (2015) ... Self - Guest

- Common (2011) ... Self - Guest

2005-2020 Live with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series)
Self - Guest / Self / Self - Guest Co-Host / ...

- Elaine Welteroth/Common (2020) ... Self

- Michelle Williams/Common (2018) ... Self - Guest

- Guest Co-Host Common/Maya Rudolph (2016) ... Self - Guest Co-Host

- Common/Saoirse Ronan (2016) ... Self - Guest

- Joe Manganiello/Common/Kate McKinnon (2015) ... Self - Guest

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2016-2020 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series)
Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest / Self

- Common/Matisse Thybulle/Rufus Wainwright (2020) ... Self

- Common/Kate Upton/Swizz Beatz (2019) ... Self - Musical Guest

- Paul Giamatti/Common/Shin Lim (2018) ... Self - Guest

- Katie Holmes/Marc Maron/Shania Twain (2017) ... Self - Musical Guest

- Lena Dunham/Common/Kate Berlant & John Early (2017) ... Self - Guest

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2020 A Most Beautiful Thing (Documentary)
Self - Narrator

2015-2020 Today (TV Series)
Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest

- Episode dated 30 July 2020 (2020) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 7 May 2019 (2019) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 14 February 2018 (2018) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 10 February 2017 (2017) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 4 November 2016 (2016) ... Self - Musical Guest

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2020 Bear Witness, Take Action (TV Special)
Self - Host

2020 CNN Tonight (TV Series)
Self

- The Color of COVID (2020) ... Self

2020 Bottomless Brunch at Colman's (TV Series)
Self

2020 Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince (TV Special)
Self

2020 One World: Together at Home (TV Special)
Self

2020 Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations (TV Series documentary)
Self - Guest

- Oprah and Common: Your Life in Focus (2020) ... Self - Guest (voice)

2020 Def Comedy Jam Healing Through Laughter (TV Special)
Surprise Guest

2020 NBA on ESPN (TV Series)
Self - Team Wilbon Captain

- 2020 Celebrity All-Star Game (2020) ... Self - Team Wilbon Captain

2020 The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special)
Hismelf - Performer & Presenter

2020 Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (TV Special)
Self

2017-2020 WGN Morning News (TV Series)
Self / Self - New Year's Resolution

- Episode dated 1 January 2020 (2020) ... Self - New Year's Resolution

- Episode dated 3 September 2019 (2019) ... Self

- Episode dated 17 May 2019 (2019) ... Self

- Episode dated 19 September 2018 (2018) ... Self

- Episode dated 1 May 2018 (2018) ... Self

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2018-2019 Extra with Billy Bush (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #26.70 (2019) ... Self

- Episode #26.43 (2019) ... Self

- Episode #24.121 (2018) ... Self

2016-2019 The View (TV Series)
Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest

- Victoria Beckham/Common (2019) ... Self - Musical Guest

- Joe Scarborough/Mika Brzezinski/Common (2019) ... Self - Guest

- Jordin Sparks/John Lewis/Common/Nikuyah Walker (2018) ... Self - Guest

- Whoopi's Birthday/Andra Day/Common/Cardinal Shehan School Choir/Jenifer Lewis (2017) ... Self - Musical Guest

- Robby Mook/Common (2016) ... Self - Guest

2019 Activate: The Global Citizen Movement (TV Series documentary)

- Ending Cash Bail (2019)

- Eradicating Extreme Poverty (2019)

2019 Black Girls Rock! (TV Special)
Self - Performer

2019 Common - Let Love Have the First Listen (from the YouTube Space) (Documentary)
Self

2019 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #40.97 (2019) ... Self

2019 Desus & Mero (TV Series)
Self

- Drop a Pin (2019) ... Self

2019 Imagine Justice (TV Short)
Self

2019 Sister Circle (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 20 May 2019 (2019) ... Self

2010-2019 Good Morning America (TV Series)
Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest

- Episode #44.91 (2019) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 29 May 2018 (2018) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 29 September 2017 (2017) ... Self - Musical Guest

- Episode dated 11 April 2016 (2016) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 11 March 2015 (2015) ... Self - Guest

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2018-2019 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series)
Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest

- Common/Rachel Dratch/Maren Morris (2019) ... Self - Guest

- Michelle Obama/Common (2018) ... Self - Musical Guest

- Liam Neeson/Michael Wolff/Andra Day/Common (2018) ... Self - Musical Guest

2019 Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul (TV Special)
Self

2019 Rules to This Sh!t (Video documentary short)
Self

2018 Shut Up and Dribble (TV Series documentary)
Self

- 103 (2018) ... Self

- 102 (2018) ... Self

2017-2018 Celebrity Page (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #4.26 (2018) ... Self

- Episode #3.92 (2018) ... Self

- Episode #3.81 (2017) ... Self

- Episode #3.79 (2017) ... Self

- Episode #3.73 (2017) ... Self

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2010-2018 Made in Hollywood (TV Series)
Self

- Smallfoot/Hell Fest/The Old Man and the Gun/All About Nina/Armed (2018) ... Self

- John Wick: Chapter 2/A United Kingdom/Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Blu-Ray/DVD/Moonlight (2017) ... Self

- Barbershop: The Next Cut/The Jungle Book/The Adderall Diaries/Louder Than Bombs (2016) ... Self

- Cinderella/Run All Night (2015) ... Self

- Episode #10.13 (2014) ... Self

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2018 Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #13.306 (2018) ... Self

2018 Arts & Raps (TV Mini-Series)
Self - Artist

- Kids Asks Common "Does Foot Size Matter?" (Sponsored by Smallfoot) (2018) ... Self - Artist

2018 On the Scene with Lindalee (TV Series)
Self

- SMALLFOOT Press Junket (2018) ... Self

2018 2018 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2018 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards (TV Special)
Self

2018 The Dream Still Lives (Video documentary short)
Self

2018 The Raw Word (TV Series)
Self - Guest / Self

- Episode #1.6 (2018) ... Self - Guest

- Episode #1.2 (2018) ... Self

2015-2018 E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series)
Self / Self - After Party Guest

- The 2018 Academy Awards (2018) ... Self

- The 2016 Academy Awards (2016) ... Self

- The 2016 Grammy Awards (2016) ... Self

- The 2015 Academy Awards (2015) ... Self

- The 2015 Golden Globe Awards (2015) ... Self - After Party Guest

2018 The Oscars (TV Special)
Self - Nominee & Performer

2005-2018 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series)
Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest

- Oprah Winfrey/Timothee Chalamet/Andra Day & Common (2018) ... Self - Musical Guest

- Viola Davis/Richard Madden/Common/Liv Warfield (2015) ... Self - Guest

- Kobe Bryant/Kenny G & Warren G (2015) ... Self - Guest (uncredited)

- Gordon Ramsey/Bobcat Goldthwait/Common (2014) ... Self - Musical Guest

- Episode #7.79 (2009) ... Self - Guest

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2018 Off Camera with Sam Jones (TV Series)
Self

- Common (2018) ... Self

2015-2018 The Talk (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Common/Paigion Walker (2018) ... Self - Guest

- Cast of "Selma"/Louis Aguirre/Chef Fabio Viviani (2015) ... Self - Guest

2016-2018 Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Glenn Howerton/Common/Chloe Benjamin/Nikki Glaspie (2018) ... Self - Guest

- Common/Pamela Adlon/John Prine with Iris DeMent/Hannah Welton (2016) ... Self - Guest

2018 49th NAACP Image Awards (TV Special)
Self

2018 49th NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet (TV Special)
Self

2018 The IMDb Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Ep. 109: Chris Sullivan (2018) ... Self - Guest

2018 75th Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2016-2018 Red Carpet Report (TV Series short)
Self

- Premiere of "The Chi" (2018) ... Self

- 23rd Annual SAG Award Nominations (2016) ... Self

2017 The 11th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (TV Special)
Self - Presenter & Performer

2017 Icon Award Gala Honoring Queen Latifah (TV Special)
Self

2017 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV Special)
Self

2007-2017 Saturday Night Live (TV Series)
Self

- Chance the Rapper/Eminem (2017) ... Self (uncredited)

- Jeremy Piven/AFI (2007) ... Self

2017 CMT Artists of the Year 2017 (TV Special)
Self

2017 The Real (TV Series)
Self

- Ayesha Curry/Common & Andra Day/Cell Phone Real-lette (2017) ... Self

2006-2017 The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest

- Kate Hudson/Nacho Figueras/Andra Day & Common (2017) ... Self - Musical Guest

- Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting/Common (2015) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 10 January 2013 (2013) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 6 April 2012 (2012) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 13 May 2010 (2010) ... Self - Guest

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2017 2017 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2017 The Words That Built America (TV Movie documentary)
Reader - Declaration of Independence

2017 Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene (Video documentary short)
Self

2017 Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth (Documentary)

2017 Essence 10th Anniversary Black Women In Hollywood Awards (TV Special)
Self

2017 ABFF Honors (TV Special)
Self

2017 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self - Hip Hop Artist

- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2017) ... Self - Hip Hop Artist

2017 Dish Nation (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #5.111 (2017) ... Self

2017 6th Annual NFL Honors (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2017 The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2017 Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2017 Taking the Stage: African American Music and Stories That Changed America (TV Special)
Self

2016 We're Still Here (Now).... A Documentary about nobody. (Documentary short)
Self

2015-2016 CBS This Morning (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #5.300 (2016) ... Self

- Episode #4.37 (2015) ... Self

2016 Chelsea (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- We Got to See a Beacon of Light (2016) ... Self - Guest

- Dinner Party: The God Question (2016) ... Self - Guest

2016 Steve Harvey (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- A True Comedy Groundbreaker, Margaret Cho!/Actor, Rapper and Recording Artist Common Performs the Title Track of His New Album (2016) ... Self - Guest

2016 BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (TV Special)
Self - Performer

2016 Harry (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Actor & Singer Common/"American Idol" Then & Now with La'Porsha Renae/Harry vs. Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast Laurie Hernandez (2016) ... Self - Guest

2016 Weekend Today (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 6 November 2016 (2016) ... Self

2010-2016 The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Common/Hot Topics/Wendy's Faux Fur Collection (2016) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 17 May 2012 (2012) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 12 December 2011 (2011) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 13 September 2011 (2011) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 18 May 2010 (2010) ... Self - Guest

2016 Black America Again (Short)
Self - Street Performer

2016 America Divided (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode #1.1 (2016) ... Self

2016 MTV Total Registration Live (TV Special)
Self

2016 Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (Documentary)
Self

2016 VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens (TV Special)
Self

2016 The 70th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Self

2016 Verified (TV Series)
Self

2015-2016 The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (TV Series)
Self - Guest / Self - Panelist

- Bassem Youssef (2016) ... Self - Guest

- Black Fatherhood (2015) ... Self - Panelist

2016 2016 MTV Movie Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2016 Two Trains Runnin' (Documentary)
Narrator

2007-2016 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #35.138 (2016) ... Self

- Episode dated 23 February 2015 (2015) ... Self

- Episode dated 9 February 2015 (2015) ... Self

- Episode dated 18 October 2007 (2007) ... Self

2016 Common Surprises a Youth Choir (TV Short)
Self

2016 The Oscars (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2016 The 58th Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2016 Maya Angelou And Still I Rise (Documentary)
Self - Hip Hop Artist

2015 Black Women in Hollywood Awards (TV Special)
Self

2015 Dine and Dash (TV Special short)
Self - Guest

2015 The 9th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2015 #bars4Justice (Documentary short)
Self

2015 Global Citizen Festival (TV Special)
Self

2015 Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (Documentary)
Self

2015 The 365Black Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2015 Unity (Documentary)
Narrator (voice)

2015 Knock Knock Live (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.1 (2015) ... Self

2015 Run All Night: Shoot All Night (Video documentary short)
Self

2015 Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day (Video)
Self

2015 Lip Sync Battle (TV Series)
Self - Competitor

- Common vs. John Legend (2015) ... Self - Competitor

2015 Talk Stoop (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Heavy Hitters (2015) ... Self - Guest

2015 The Oscars (TV Special)
Self - Performer & Winner (as Lonnie Lynn)

2015 The Meredith Vieira Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Oscar-Nominated Hip-Hop Star Common/Felicity Jones/Prince Lorenzo Borghese's Rescue Dogs/Sisqo (2015) ... Self - Guest

2015 The 57th Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Performer

2015 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV Special)
Self

2015 72nd Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Self - Winner

2015 Dateline NBC (TV Series documentary)
Self - Singer

- Dateline NBC: Countdown to the Globes: John Legend and Common Exclusive Performance (2015) ... Self - Singer

2015 Framework (TV Series)
Self

2014 In Performance at the White House: A Salute to the Troops (TV Series)
Self

2014 GGN: Snoop Dogg's Double G News Network (TV Series)
Self

- Uncle Snoop Hosts the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards - GGN Exclusive (2014) ... Self

2014 Stand Up to Cancer (TV Special)
Self

2014 2014 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2014 Larry King Now (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Common (2014) ... Self - Guest

2014 Fashion Police (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Common (2014) ... Self - Guest

2014 BET Awards 2014: Genius Talks (TV Special)
Self

2014 ESPN Outside the Lines Sunday (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 23 February 2014 (2014) ... Self

2013 Sport in America: Our Defining Stories (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2010-2013 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 2 August 2013 (2013) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 2 January 2013 (2013) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 12 January 2012 (2012) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 7 May 2010 (2010) ... Self - Guest

2013 Magic Men (Documentary)
Self

2013 Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records (Documentary)
Self

2013 The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2013 44th NAACP Image Awards (TV Special)
Self

2013 The Burn with Jeff Ross (TV Series)
Self

- Gilbert Gottfried/T. J. Miller/Aisha Tyler (2013) ... Self

2012-2013 Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- The Cast of Spartacus (2013) ... Self - Guest

- Gina Torres/Common (2013) ... Self - Guest

- Common/Creed (2012) ... Self - Guest

2013 Real Husbands of Hollywood (TV Series)
Self

- Thicke and Tired (2013) ... Self

2013 Now with Alex Wagner (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 8 January 2013 (2013) ... Self

2009-2012 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 17 December 2012 (2012) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 26 May 2009 (2009) ... Self - Guest

2012 Big Evening Buzz with Carrie Keagan (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Common/Notes and Keys (2012) ... Self - Guest

2012 Sesame Street (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Practice Makes Proud (2012) ... Self - Guest

2012 30 for 30 (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Benji (2012) ... Self

2012 Venus and Serena (Documentary)
Self

2012 Bizarre Foods America (TV Series)
Self

- Las Vegas (2012) ... Self

2012 Hip Hop Squares (TV Series)
Self

2012 Ali 70 from Las Vegas (TV Special)
Self

2012 The BET Honors (TV Special)
Self

2012 Soul Mates: Maya Angelou/Common (Documentary short)
Self - Host

2012 The 54th Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special)
Self

2012 Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (Documentary)
Self

2011 VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul (TV Special)
Self

2011 Chelsea Lately (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #5.187 (2011) ... Self - Guest

2011 2011 Soul Train Awards (TV Special)
Self

2011 Common Dreams (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2011 The Hot 10 (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #1.37 (2011) ... Self - Guest

- Episode #1.31 (2011) ... Self - Guest

2011 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #9.35 (2011) ... Self - Guest

2011 1st Look (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee

- Happy Feet Two (2011) ... Self - Interviewee

2011 Instant Movie Review (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee

- Happy Feet TWo (2011) ... Self - Interviewee

2011 Little Brother: The Street (Documentary short)
Self

2011 What's Trending (TV Series)
Self

- Week 19 - 09/20/11 (2011) ... Self

2011 42nd NAACP Image Awards (TV Special)
Self

2011 Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (Documentary)
Self (as Rashied Lonnie Lyn)

2010 The National Christmas Tree Lighting (TV Special)
Self

2010 X-Play (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 15 November 2010 (2010) ... Self

2010 Brave New Voices 2010 (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Host

2010 Music (Documentary)
Self

2010 Ray Charles America (Documentary)
Self

2010 Date Night: Disaster Dates (Video short)
Self

2010 Rachael Ray (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #4.180 (2010) ... Self - Guest

2009-2010 The Rotten Tomatoes Show (TV Series)
Self - Rapper / Actor

- The Best of Music in the Movies (2010) ... Self - Rapper / Actor

- Taking of Pelham 123/Imagine That/Moon (2009) ... Self - Rapper / Actor

2010 Mark at the Movies (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.33 (2010) ... Self

2010 The Mo'Nique Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 11 May 2010 (2010) ... Self - Guest

2009-2010 The Electric Company (TV Series)
Self

- Jules Quest (2010) ... Self

- Lights, Camera, Beetles! (2009) ... Self

2010 American Idol (TV Series)
Self

- Idol Gives Back/Top Seven Results (2010) ... Self

2010 The Brian McKnight Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 27 February 2010 (2010) ... Self - Guest

2010 The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special)
Self

2009 Yes We Will! BET's Inaugural Celebration (BET) (TV Special)
Self - Performer

2009 The National Christmas Tree Lighting (TV Special)
Self

2009 No disparen al pianista (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #2.13 (2009) ... Self

2009 The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 22 May 2009 (2009) ... Self - Guest

2007-2009 Tavis Smiley (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 20 May 2009 (2009) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 14 March 2007 (2007) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 17 January 2007 (2007) ... Self - Guest

2009 You're Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush (TV Special)
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

2009 Black to the Future (TV Series)
Self

2009 The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2008 A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the Brave (TV Special)
Self

2008 Artist on Artist (TV Series)
Self - Guest

2005-2008 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #16.205 (2008) ... Self - Guest

- Episode #15.134 (2007) ... Self - Guest

- Episode #15.9 (2007) ... Self - Guest

- Episode #13.90 (2005) ... Self - Guest

2008 Through the Eyes of Director Timur Bekmambetov (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 BET Hip Hop Awards 2008 (TV Special)
Self

2008 Max on Set: Wanted (TV Short documentary)
Self

2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 9 April 2008 (2008) ... Self

2008 HBO First Look (TV Series documentary short)
Self

- City of Fallen Angels: Making 'Street Kings' (2008) ... Self

2008 American Gangster: Hip Hop Infusion (Video short)
Self

2008 The Making of American Gangster (TV Short)
Self

2005-2008 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series)
Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest

- Episode #15.15 (2008) ... Self - Guest

- Dave Chappelle/Common (2006) ... Self - Musical Guest

- Episode #12.160 (2005) ... Self - Guest

2007 ESPY Awards (TV Special)
Self

2007 BET Hip-Hop Awards (TV Special)
Self

2007 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special)
Self

2007 Notorious B.I.G. Bigger Than Life (Documentary)
Self

2007 MTV VMA Pre Show Royale (TV Special)
Self

2005-2007 Total Request Live (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 7 August 2007 (2007) ... Self

- Episode dated 28 September 2005 (2005) ... Self

2007 BET Awards 2007 (TV Special)
Self

2007 Pepsi Smash Superbowl Bash (TV Special)
Self

2007 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #3.79 (2007) ... Self - Guest

2006 Blaxploitation to Hip Hop (Video documentary short)
Self

2006 Gangster with a Heart of Gold: The Noonie G. Story (Documentary)
Narrator (voice)

2006 Pam Grier Super Foxy (Video documentary short)
Self

2006 Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops (Documentary)
Self

2006 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special)
Self

2006 BET Awards 2006 (TV Special)
Self

2006 September in Brooklyn: The Making of 'Block Party' (Video documentary short)
Self

2006 37th NAACP Image Awards (TV Special)
Self

2006 Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable (TV Special documentary)
Self

2006 MTV New Year of Music: New Years Eve 2006 (TV Special)
Self

2005 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 29 November 2005 (2005) ... Self - Guest

2005 $2 Bill (TV Series documentary)

- Kanye West (2005)

2005 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV Special)
Self

2005 Driven (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Kanye West (2005) ... Self

2005 Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Documentary)
Self

2005 React Now: Music & Relief (TV Special)
Self

2005 VH1 News Presents (TV Series documentary)
Self - Rapper

- Hip Hop Videos: Sexploitation on the Set (2005) ... Self - Rapper

2005 2005 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2005 106 & Park (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 25 August 2005 (2005) ... Self

- Episode dated 8 March 2005 (2005) ... Self

2005 Wild 'N Out (TV Series)
Self - Musical Guest

- Episode dated 4 August 2005 (2005) ... Self - Musical Guest

- Christina Milian/Common (2005) ... Self - Musical Guest

2003-2005 Def Poetry (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode #5.8 (2005) ... Self

- Episode #4.9 (2004) ... Self

- Episode #3.2 (2003) ... Self

2005 Unplugged (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Alicia Keys (2005) ... Self

2005 Be (Video documentary short)
Self

2005 Letter to the President (Video documentary)
Self - Recording Artist

2005 Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (Video documentary)
Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down") / Self (segment "Two Words")

2005 Black in the 80s (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

- Color TV (2005) ... Self

- Def Jams (2005) ... Self

- Color in Film (2005) ... Self

2005 The MC: Why We Do It (Video documentary)
Self

2005 There's a God on the Mic (Documentary)
Self

2004 The 2nd Annual Vibe Awards (TV Special)
Self - Performer

2004 Fade to Black (Documentary)
Self

2004 Scrubs (TV Series)
Self

- Her Story (2004) ... Self

2004 Game Over (TV Series)
Self

- Into the Woods (2004) ... Self (voice)

2004 Chappelle's Show (TV Series)
Self - Musical Guest

- World Series Of Dice & Mooney On Movies (2004) ... Self - Musical Guest

2003 Essence Awards (TV Special)
Self

2003 Soundz of Spirit (Documentary)

2003 The Blues (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

- Godfathers and Sons (2003) ... Self

2003 Check 1,2 (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Common ... Self

2003 Hip Hop Babylon 2 (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2003 Beef (Documentary)
Self - MCA Recording Artist

2003 5 Sides of a Coin (Documentary)
Self

2003 Lyricist Lounge: Hip Hop Video Classics (Video)
Self (as Common Sense)

2003 34th NAACP Image Awards (TV Special)
Self

2003 The 30th Annual American Music Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2002 Brown Sugar
Self

2001 32nd NAACP Image Awards (TV Special)
Self

2001 The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special)
Self

2001 Soul Train (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Common & Macy Gray/Transitons/Olivia (2001) ... Self - Guest

2000 The Lyricist Lounge Show (TV Series)
Self

1998 Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (Video short)
Self

1997 Crook & Chase (TV Series)
Self

- George Segal (1997) ... Self (as Common Sense)

1995 The 1995 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards (TV Special)
Self (as Common Sense)

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2020 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series)
Self

- Hillary Rodham Clinton/The Killers (2020) ... Self

2015-2020 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #39.235 (2020) ... Self

- Episode #38.60 (2018) ... Self

- Episode #37.31 (2017) ... Self

- Episode dated 26 March 2016 (2016) ... Self

- Episode dated 1 April 2015 (2015) ... Self

Show all 7 episodes

2019 Untold Stories of Hip Hop (TV Series)
Self

- DJ Khaled & Ice Cube (2019) ... Self

2017 The Nineties (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Isn't It Ironic (2017) ... Self

2017 Chelsea (TV Series)
Self

- Ladies and the Trump (2017) ... Self

2015 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Self - Musician (segment "Selma")

- Darpa Dan/The Swiss Leaks/Selma (2015) ... Self - Musician (segment "Selma")

2009 MythBusters (TV Series documentary)
Gunsmith

- Curving Bullets (2009) ... Gunsmith

2009 Michel Gondry 2: More Videos (Before and After DVD 1) (Video)
Self (segment "King of the Game")

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