Acting
Yasiin Bey
- Titles
- 54movies21TV shows
- Career
Active from 1988 to 2023, busiest in 2002 and 2008 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 16top three billing
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
Something the Lord Made84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Pop Culture3.7average 2.2
- Situational Comedy4.0average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism6.4average 5.4
- Satire & Parody3.2average 2.3
- Nostalgia4.5average 3.7
- Crime4.4average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism3.9average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Historical1.4, average 2.6
- Coming of Age2.1, average 3.0
- Warfare0.4, average 1.2
- Scare1.9, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Urban Setting 3
- Fast-Paced 3
- Pop Culture 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Melonie DíazActorBe Kind Rewind, Fats Waller Was Born Here
Joy BryantActorShowtime, Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Da BratActorCarmen: A Hip Hopera, Civil Brand
Marcus Carl FranklinActorBe Kind Rewind, Lackawanna Blues
Alan RickmanActorThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Something the Lord Made
Jack BlackActorBe Kind Rewind, Fats Waller Was Born Here
Danny GloverActorBe Kind Rewind, Fats Waller Was Born Here
Damon AlbarnActorThe Making of Plastic Beach, Gorillaz | MTV World Stage
John HawkesActorLife of Crime, Where's Marlowe?
Michael ElliotWriterBrown Sugar, Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Movies and TV shows
45Type
2020s
1 title
as Mos Def
2010s
7 titles · average score 59
as Mos Def
as Focé
as Saul
as Ordell Robbie
as Mos Def
as Mos Def
2000s
27 titles · average score 63
as Eric
as Mike
as Eddie Bunker
as Ford Prefect
as The Bandleader
as Vivien Thomas
as Left Ear
as Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
as Lt. Miller
as Ryrus Cooper
as Robbie J
1990s
9 titles · average score 61
as Wilt Crawley
as Dante
TV show · as Darius
TV show · as Monty
TV show
TV show · as Alonzo
as Curtis Roy
as Dead Romeos
TV show · as Raymond Kirkland
1980s
1 title · average score 70
as Richard Watkins