Common

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

132

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-03-13 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

  • Lonnie Rashid Lynn
  • Common Sense
  • Коммон
  • Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.

Common

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.

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Known For

Suicide Squad
5.9%

Suicide Squad

Aug 3, 2016

Now You See Me
7.3%

Now You See Me

May 29, 2013

John Wick: Chapter 2
7.3%

John Wick: Chapter 2

Feb 8, 2017

The Simpsons
8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

Ocean's Eight
7.0%

Ocean's Eight

Jun 7, 2018

Wanted
6.5%

Wanted

Jun 19, 2008

Terminator Salvation
6.1%

Terminator Salvation

May 20, 2009

American Gangster
7.6%

American Gangster

Nov 2, 2007

Date Night
6.1%

Date Night

Apr 8, 2010

Run All Night
6.4%

Run All Night

Mar 11, 2015

Ava
5.8%

Ava

Jul 2, 2020

Movie 43
4.6%

Movie 43

Jan 24, 2013

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Acting

Super High
Hate to See You Go
Seven Friends: George Miller’s Justice League as Self
2024
Breathe as Darius
2024
Diane Warren: Relentless
2023
A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop as Self
2023
Fool's Paradise as The Dagger
2023
Silo as Robert Sims
2023
The Legacy of J Dilla as Self - Rapper; Friend
2023
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special as Self
2023
Between Riverside and Crazy as Junior
2022
StoryBots: Answer Time as Mr. Wonderful
2022
Killing Me Softly with His Songs as Self
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Alice as Frank
2022
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy as Self (archive footage)
2021
You're Watching Video Music Box as Self (archive footage)
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
2020
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020
Ava as Michael
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Westley
2020
A Most Beautiful Thing as Narrator
2020
Never Have I Ever as Dr. Chris Jackson
2020
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince as Self
2020
One World: Together at Home as Self
2020
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement as Self
2019
The Informer as Grens
2019
The Price of Protest as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Kitchen as Gary Silvers
2019
Saint Judy as Benjamin Adebayo
2018
Here and Now as Ben
2018
Shut Up and Dribble as Self - Musician
2018
Hunter Killer as RA John Fisk
2018
The Hate U Give as Uncle Carlos
2018
All About Nina as Rafe
2018
Smallfoot as Stonekeeper (voice)
2018
Ocean's Eight as Common
2018
The Tale as Martin
2017
Love Beats Rhymes as Coltrane
2017
Girls Trip as Common
2017
The Words That Built America as Reader - Declaration of Independence
2017
Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene as Self
2017
Misdirection: The Real Magic as Narrator
2017
Megan Leavey as Gunny Martin
2017
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth as Himself
2017
A Happening of Monumental Proportions as Daniel
2017
Chasing Trane as Self - Musician
2017
John Wick: Chapter 2 as Cassian
2016
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration as Self - Performer
2016
Letter to the Free
2016
America Divided as Self
2016
Black America Again as Himself - Street Performer
2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise as Himself
2016
Suicide Squad as Monster T
2016
Chelsea as Self
2016
Barbershop: The Next Cut as Jabari
2016
Two Trains Runnin' as Narrator
2015
The Wiz Live! as The Bouncer
2015
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015
Being Charlie as Travis
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015
Unity as Narrator (voice)
2015
Entourage as Common
2015
Lip Sync Battle as Self
2015
Run All Night as Mr. Price
2015
Framework as Himself - Host
2014
Selma as James Bevel
2014
Every Secret Thing as Devlin Hatch
2014
X/Y as Jason
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
2013
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records as Self
2013
Now You See Me as Evans
2013
Pawn as Jeff Porter
2013
Movie 43 as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
2013
LUV as Uncle Vincent
2012
The Mindy Project as Security Guard
2012
The Odd Life of Timothy Green as Coach Cal
2012
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap as Self
2011
New Year's Eve as Soldier
2011
Happy Feet Two as Seymour (voice)
2011
Hell on Wheels as Elam Ferguson
2011
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest as Self
2010
Music as Self
2010
Just Wright as Scott McKnight
2010
Bouncing Cats as Narrator
2010
Date Night as Collins
2010
Brave New Voices 2010 as Himself - Host
2009
Terminator Salvation as Barnes
2008
Wanted as The Gunsmith
2008
Street Kings as Coates
2007
American Gangster as Turner Lucas
2007
Keeping Up with the Kardashians as Self
2007
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life as Himself
2006
Smokin' Aces as Sir Ivy
2006
I Love the '70s: Volume 2 as Self
2005
Dave Chappelle's Block Party as Self
2005
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
Letter to the President as Self
2005
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] as Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")
2005
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] as Self (segment "Two Words")
2005
Soundz of Spirit as Self
2005
Black in the 80s as Self
2005
The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
2004
5 Sides of a Coin as Himself
2004
Game Over as Himself (voice)
2003
Beef as Self
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher as Himself
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Chappelle's Show
2002
Brown Sugar as Self
2001
Scrubs as Common
2001
One on One
2000
Girlfriends
1998
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor as Common
1998
TRL
1997
The View as Self
1997
The Chris Rock Show
1996
The Daily Show as Self
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1989
The Simpsons as Common (voice)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1986
American Masters as Self
1984
MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Presenter
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Production

Sly Stone as Executive Producer
2024
Justice, USA as Executive Producer
2022
Alice as Executive Producer
2022
Glitter Ain't Gold as Executive Producer
2016
Two Trains Runnin' as Executive Producer

Sound

2022
Alice as Original Music Composer
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