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.
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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External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0996669
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q286022
Facebook: https://facebook.com/thinkcommon
Instagram: https://instagram.com/common
Filmography (Movies)
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/2025
Wick Is Pain
Character:Self
Release Date:08/05/2025
Diane Warren: Relentless
Character:Self
Release Date:10/01/2025
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2024
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
Character:Self
Release Date:09/06/2024
Hip-Hop and the White House
Character:
Release Date:22/04/2024
Breathe
Character:Darius
Release Date:04/04/2024
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/2023
Fool's Paradise
Character:The Dagger
Release Date:12/05/2023
The Legacy of J Dilla
Character:Self - Rapper; Friend
Release Date:07/04/2023
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Character:Self
Release Date:04/03/2023
Between Riverside and Crazy
Character:Junior
Release Date:31/01/2023
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
Character:Self
Release Date:10/11/2022
Alice
Character:Frank
Release Date:18/03/2022
You're Watching Video Music Box
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/12/2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2021
Ava
Character:Michael
Release Date:02/07/2020
A Most Beautiful Thing
Character:Narrator
Release Date:18/06/2020
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Character:Self
Release Date:21/04/2020
One World: Together at Home
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2020
The Informer
Character:Grens
Release Date:30/08/2019
The Price of Protest
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/08/2019
The Kitchen
Character:Gary Silvers
Release Date:08/08/2019
Saint Judy
Character:Benjamin Adebayo
Release Date:01/03/2019
Here and Now
Character:Ben
Release Date:09/11/2018
Hunter Killer
Character:RA John Fisk
Release Date:19/10/2018
The Hate U Give
Character:Uncle Carlos
Release Date:19/10/2018
All About Nina
Character:Rafe
Release Date:28/09/2018
Smallfoot
Character:Stonekeeper (voice)
Release Date:20/09/2018
Ocean's Eight
Character:Common
Release Date:07/06/2018
The Tale
Character:Martin
Release Date:20/01/2018
Love Beats Rhymes
Character:Coltrane
Release Date:01/12/2017
Girls Trip
Character:Common
Release Date:21/07/2017
The Words That Built America
Character:Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Release Date:04/07/2017
Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene
Character:Self
Release Date:13/06/2017
Misdirection: The Real Magic
Character:Narrator
Release Date:13/06/2017
Megan Leavey
Character:Gunny Martin
Release Date:09/06/2017
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
Character:Himself
Release Date:23/05/2017
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Character:Daniel
Release Date:05/05/2017
Chasing Trane
Character:Self - Musician
Release Date:14/04/2017
John Wick: Chapter 2
Character:Cassian
Release Date:08/02/2017
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:15/11/2016
Letter to the Free
Character:
Release Date:01/11/2016
Black America Again
Character:Himself - Street Performer
Release Date:21/10/2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2016
Suicide Squad
Character:Monster T
Release Date:03/08/2016
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Character:
Release Date:11/07/2016
Being Charlie
Character:Travis
Release Date:06/05/2016
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Character:Jabari
Release Date:15/04/2016
Two Trains Runnin'
Character:Narrator
Release Date:08/04/2016
The Wiz Live!
Character:The Bouncer
Release Date:03/12/2015
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Character:
Release Date:01/10/2015
Unity
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/08/2015
Entourage
Character:Common
Release Date:03/06/2015
Run All Night
Character:Mr. Price
Release Date:11/03/2015
Selma
Character:James Bevel
Release Date:25/12/2014
Every Secret Thing
Character:Devlin Hatch
Release Date:20/04/2014
X/Y
Character:Jason
Release Date:19/04/2014
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
Character:Self
Release Date:21/06/2013
Now You See Me
Character:Evans
Release Date:29/05/2013
Pawn
Character:Jeff Porter
Release Date:23/04/2013
Movie 43
Character:Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
Release Date:24/01/2013
LUV
Character:Uncle Vincent
Release Date:18/01/2013
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Character:Coach Cal
Release Date:15/08/2012
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/2012
New Year's Eve
Character:Soldier
Release Date:08/12/2011
Happy Feet Two
Character:Seymour (voice)
Release Date:17/11/2011
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Character:Self
Release Date:08/07/2011
Music
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2010
Just Wright
Character:Scott McKnight
Release Date:14/05/2010
Bouncing Cats
Character:Narrator
Release Date:29/04/2010
Date Night
Character:Collins
Release Date:08/04/2010
Brave New Voices 2010
Character:Himself - Host
Release Date:01/01/2010
Terminator Salvation
Character:Barnes
Release Date:20/05/2009
Wanted
Character:The Gunsmith
Release Date:19/06/2008
Street Kings
Character:Coates
Release Date:10/04/2008
American Gangster
Character:Turner Lucas
Release Date:02/11/2007
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/2007
Smokin' Aces
Character:Sir Ivy
Release Date:09/12/2006
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Character:Self
Release Date:12/09/2005
Letter to the President
Character:Self
Release Date:29/03/2005
![Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iJoIAh8NaChoVN0GRYVHaa4Yxlq.jpg)
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Character:Self (segment "Two Words")
Release Date:22/03/2005
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Character:Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")
Release Date:22/03/2005
Soundz of Spirit
Character:Self
Release Date:08/02/2005
The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2005
5 Sides of a Coin
Character:Himself
Release Date:12/11/2004
Godfathers and Sons
Character:Self
Release Date:02/10/2003
Beef
Character:Self
Release Date:03/08/2003
Brown Sugar
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/2002
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Character:Common
Release Date:10/11/1998
Television Appearances
Evolution of the Black Quarterback
Character:Self
Silo
Character:Robert Sims
StoryBots: Answer Time
Character:Mr. Wonderful
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Obama
Character:Self
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
Character:
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Character:Westley
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Character:Self
Never Have I Ever
Character:Dr. Chris Jackson
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
Character:Self
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
Character:Self
Shut Up and Dribble
Character:Self - Musician
The Chi
Character:Rafiq
America Divided
Character:Self
Chelsea
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:
Lip Sync Battle
Character:Self
Framework
Character:Himself - Host
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
The Mindy Project
Character:Security Guard
Hell on Wheels
Character:Elam Ferguson
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Character:Self
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
Character:Self
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
Character:
Black in the 80s
Character:Self
Game Over
Character:Himself (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Chappelle's Show
Character:
Scrubs
Character:Common
One on One
Character:Darius
Girlfriends
Character:Omar
Mark Twain Prize
Character:Self - Musical Guest
TRL
Character:
The View
Character:Self
The Chris Rock Show
Character:
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
The Simpsons
Character:Common (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:
American Masters
Character:Self
MTV Video Music Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
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