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Acting

Common

Titles
97movies55TV shows
Career

Active from 1998 to 2026, busiest in 2018 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Common Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Mystery
    3.3, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Tense & Suspenseful 3
  • Action Thriller 2
  • Dark Comedy Drama 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Dark Humor 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Troubled Youth 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
Type
RoleAnyAppearances78Acting70Production6Sound4Writing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s21990s42000s122010s432020s15Upcoming1
GenreAnyComedy28Drama26Crime15Thriller14Action13Documentary11Romance6Family5Music5Adventure4Animation4Fantasy4Talk4History3
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

Upcoming

1 title

2020s

15 titles · average score 59
GoodWatch80
Silo

TV show · as Robert Sims

GoodWatch67
StoryBots: Answer Time

TV show · as Mr. Wonderful

Glitter Ain't Gold

Executive Producer

GoodWatch37
Ava

as Michael

GoodWatch83
Never Have I Ever

TV show · as Dr. Chris Jackson

All 15 titles from the 2020s

2010s

43 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch67
Saint Judy

as Benjamin Adebayo

GoodWatch53
Hunter Killer

as RA John Fisk

GoodWatch45
LUV

as Uncle Vincent

GoodWatch75
Hell on Wheels

TV show · as Elam Ferguson

GoodWatch54
Just Wright

as Scott McKnight

All 43 titles from the 2010s

2000s

12 titles · average score 64
Justice League Mortal

as John Stewart (Green Lantern)

GoodWatch67
Wanted

as The Gunsmith

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

as Self (segment "Two Words") / Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")

GoodWatch81
Scrubs

TV show · as Common

GoodWatch50
One on One

TV show · as Darius

GoodWatch49
Girlfriends

TV show · as Omar

1990s

4 titles · average score 39

1980s

2 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch83
The Simpsons

TV show · as Common (voice)