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Common

Acting

2.8 Popularity Mar 13, 1972 (53 years old) Chicago, Illinois, USA

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?, a...

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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Filmography 148

2025
Wick Is Pain Movie

as Self

2025
2025
2024
2024
Four Letters Movie

Music

2024
Breathe Movie

as Darius

2024
Justice, USA TV

Executive Producer

2023
Fool's Paradise Movie

as The Dagger

2023
Silo TV

as Robert Sims

2023
The Legacy of J Dilla Movie

as Self - Rapper; Friend

2023
2022
StoryBots: Answer Time TV

as Mr. Wonderful

2022
Alice Movie

as Frank

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday March 13, 1972 (53 years old)
Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As Lonnie Rashid Lynn , Common Sense, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. and 1 more
Years Active 1975 - 2025
Popularity 2.8
Career Stats
148 Total Credits
90 Movie Roles
50 TV Roles
2 Photos