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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 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Common Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Nostalgia
    2.7, average 3.6
  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

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

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
TypeAllMovies44TV shows35
RoleAnyAppearances79Acting69Production6Sound4Writing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s11980s31990s52000s182010s272020s21Upcoming4
GenreAnyDocumentary45Music20Talk17Comedy15News4Reality3History3TV Movie2Kids1Romance1Animation1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

Upcoming

4 titles

2020s

21 titles · average score 68
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Poster for jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

TV show · Self (archive footage)

Poster for Obama

TV show · Self

All 21 titles from the 2020s

2010s

27 titles · average score 62
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Poster for The Price of Protest

Self (archive footage)

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Poster for Tamron Hall

TV show · Self - Guest

Poster for Black America Again

Himself - Street Performer

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Poster for Chelsea

TV show · Self

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Poster for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV show · as Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest

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Poster for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV show · Self - Guest / Musical Guest

All 27 titles from the 2010s

2000s

18 titles · average score 61
Poster for Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

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

All 18 titles from the 2000s

1990s

5 titles · average score 66
Poster for Mark Twain Prize

TV show · Self - Musical Guest

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Poster for The View

TV show · Self

Poster for MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV show · Self - Presenter

1980s

3 titles · average score 60
Poster for MTV Video Music Awards

TV show · Self - Presenter

1970s

1 title · average score 69
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Poster for Saturday Night Live

TV show · Self - Cameo (uncredited)