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Portrait of LL Cool J

Acting

LL Cool J

Career

Active from 1985 to 2026, with a break from 2014 to 2024, busiest in 1999 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for WWII in HD
WWII in HD
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
LL Cool J Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.7, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Pathos
    4.3, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Showbiz Drama 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Urban Setting 2
  • Crime Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
My Life With the Team: Bimmy's Story
My Life With the Team: Bimmy's Story

Thanks

2020s

4 titles · average score 53
NCIS: New York
NCIS: New York (2026)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Sam Hanna

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023)

Executive Producer

The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
GoodWatch score 33

TV show

NCIS: Hawaiʻi
NCIS: Hawaiʻi (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Sam Hanna

2010s

4 titles · average score 57
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (2016)

TV show

Mayweather
Mayweather (2013)

as Narrator

Grudge Match
Grudge Match (2013)
GoodWatch score 45

as Frankie Brite

Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Sam Hanna

2000s

21 titles · average score 54
WWII in HD
WWII in HD (2009)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Shelby Westbrook (voice)

Last Holiday
Last Holiday (2006)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sean Williams

Edison
Edison (2005)
GoodWatch score 29

as Deed

Slow Burn
Slow Burn (2005)
GoodWatch score 31

as Luther Pinks

American Dad!
American Dad! (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Sam Hanna (voice)

Mindhunters
Mindhunters (2004)
GoodWatch score 45

as Gabe Jensen

House
House (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Clarence

Deliver Us from Eva
Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ray Adams

S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T. (2003)
GoodWatch score 52

as Deacon 'Deke' Kaye

NCIS
NCIS (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Sam Hanna

Rollerball
Rollerball (2002)
GoodWatch score 18

as Marcus Ridley

Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come (2001)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ray Bud Slocumb

1990s

17 titles · average score 53
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
GoodWatch score 56

as Preacher

In Too Deep
In Too Deep (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dwayne Gittens / God

Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

as Julian Washington

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ronny

Caught Up
Caught Up (1998)
GoodWatch score 26

as Roger

Oz
Oz (1997)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Jiggy Walker

The Right to Remain Silent
The Right to Remain Silent (1996)
GoodWatch score 54

as Charles Red Taylor

In the House
In the House (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Marion Hill

Out-of-Sync
Out-of-Sync (1995)
GoodWatch score 38

as Jason St. Julian

The Adventures of Pete & Pete
The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1993)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Mr. Throneberry

Toys
Toys (1992)
GoodWatch score 41

as Patrick Zevo

The Hard Way
The Hard Way (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

as Billy

1980s

2 titles · average score 42
Wildcats
Wildcats (1986)
GoodWatch score 39

as Rapper

Krush Groove
Krush Groove (1985)
GoodWatch score 46

as LL Cool J