Common

Common Movies and TV Shows

Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. 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. Common's 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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 1972-03-13 (52 years old)
  • Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.84 m
  • Net worth: $45,000,000
  • twitter: common
  • instagram: common
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in Canada
Breathe
IMDB 4.1
TMDB 54%
role:
Darius
2024

Action

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.1
54%
Fool's Paradise
IMDB 4.7
TMDB 40%
role:
The Dagger
2023

Comedy

4.7
40%
Silo
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 82%
role:
Robert Sims
2023

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.1
82%
Alice
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 55%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2022

Drama

Thriller

5.6
55%
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 70%
role:
Self (Archival Footage)
2022

Documentary

8.0
70%
Ava
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 58%
role:
Michael
2020

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

5.5
58%
Never Have I Ever
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 82%
role:
Dr. Jackson
2020

Comedy

7.8
82%
The Informer
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 65%
role:
Grens
2019

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.6
65%
The Kitchen
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 62%
role:
Gary Silvers & 1 more
2019

Action

Crime

Drama

5.6
62%
Saint Judy
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 72%
role:
Benjamin Adebayo
2019

Drama

6.5
72%
2018

Drama

Romance

4.5
53%
Hunter Killer
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 68%
role:
RA John Fisk
2018

Action

Thriller

6.6
68%
The Hate U Give
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 82%
role:
Uncle Carlos
2018

Crime

Drama

7.5
82%
2018

Comedy

Drama

6.2
60%
Smallfoot
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 68%
role:
Stonekeeper (voice)
2018

Adventure

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
68%
Ocean's Eight
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Common
2018

Action

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

6.3
70%
The Tale
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Martin
2018

Drama

7.2
71%
2017

Drama

Music

5.5
57%
Girls Trip
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Himself
2017

Comedy

6.2
68%
Megan Leavey
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 73%
role:
Gunny Martin
2017

Drama

War & Politics

7.1
73%
Chasing Trane
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 75%
role:
Self - Musician
2017

Documentary

Music

7.3
75%
2017

Action

Crime

Thriller

7.4
73%
Suicide Squad
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 59%
role:
Monster T
2016

Action

Adventure

Crime

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.9
59%
2016

Comedy

Drama

5.9
63%
The Wiz Live!
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 72%
role:
The Bouncer
2015

Music

TV Movie

7.1
72%
Being Charlie
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 63%
role:
Travis
2015

Drama

Romance

6.2
63%
Unity
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 75%
role:
Himself - Narrator (voice)
2015

Documentary

7.3
75%
Entourage
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 62%
role:
Common
2015

Comedy

6.5
62%
Run All Night
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Mr. Price
2015

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.6
64%
Selma
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
James Bevel
2014

Drama

History

7.5
74%
Every Secret Thing
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 61%
role:
Devlin Hatch
2014

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.1
61%
X/Y
IMDB 4.2
TMDB 46%
role:
Jason
2014

Drama

Romance

4.2
46%
2013

Crime

Thriller

7.2
73%
Pawn
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 57%
role:
Jeff Porter
2013

Crime

Thriller

5.7
57%
LUV
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 58%
role:
Uncle Vincent
2013

Crime

Drama

5.9
58%
Movie 43
IMDB 4.4
TMDB 45%
role:
Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
2013

Comedy

4.4
45%
2012

Comedy

Drama

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
70%
2012

Documentary

7.1
65%
New Year's Eve
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 59%
role:
Soldier
2011

Comedy

Romance

5.6
59%
Happy Feet Two
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 61%
role:
Seymour (voice)
2011

Animation

Comedy

Family

5.8
61%
Just Wright
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 63%
role:
Scott McKnight
2010

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.9
63%
Date Night
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Collins
2010

Comedy

6.3
61%
2009

Action

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5
61%
Wanted
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
The Gunsmith
2008

Action

Crime

Thriller

6.7
65%
Street Kings
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Coates
2008

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.8
66%
American Gangster
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 76%
role:
Turner Lucas
2007

Crime

Drama

7.8
76%
2007

Documentary

Music

6.9
65%
Smokin' Aces
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 65%
role:
Sir Ivy
2006

Action

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

6.6
65%
2005

Comedy

Documentary

Music

7.2
67%
2002

Comedy

Romance

6.5
68%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in Canada starring or involving Common are, for example, Breathe, Fool's Paradise and Silo.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Google Play, Amazon and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are Silo (8.2), Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (8.0) and The Hate U Give (7.9).