Acting
Yasiin Bey
- Titles
- 53movies20TV shows
- Career
Active from 1988 to 2023, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 16top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Something the Lord Made86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
- Situational Comedy4.1average 2.7
- Pop Culture3.5average 2.2
- Contemporary Realism6.4average 5.2
- Satire & Parody3.4average 2.3
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
- Crime4.5average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Historical1.5, average 2.6
- Warfare0.3, average 1.2
- Coming of Age2.1, average 2.9
- Fantasy1.0, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Fast-Paced 3
- Urban Setting 3
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Pop Culture 2
- Sharp Dialogue 2
- Relationship Drama 2
- New York City 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Damon AlbarnActorGorillaz: Reject False Icons, The Making of Plastic Beach, Gorillaz | MTV World Stage
Da BratActorCivil Brand, Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Marcus Carl FranklinActorBe Kind Rewind, Lackawanna Blues
Joy BryantActorShowtime, Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Melonie DíazActorBe Kind Rewind, Fats Waller Was Born Here
John HawkesActorLife of Crime, Where's Marlowe?
Phil CornwellActorGorillaz: Reject False Icons, Gorillaz | MTV World Stage
Danny GloverActorBe Kind Rewind, Fats Waller Was Born Here
Jack BlackActorBe Kind Rewind, Fats Waller Was Born Here
Alan RickmanActorThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Something the Lord Made
Michael ElliotWriterBrown Sugar, Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Movies and TV shows
452020s
2 titles
2010s
6 titles · average score 63
72
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019)
as Mos Def
55
French Tour (2016)
as Focé
73
Begin Again (2014)
as Saul
57
Life of Crime (2013)
as Ordell Robbie
60
I'm Still Here (2010)
as Mos Def
The Making of Plastic Beach (2010)
as Mos Def
2000s
27 titles · average score 65
54
Next Day Air (2009)
as Eric
63
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
as Mike
65
16 Blocks (2006)
as Eddie Bunker
66
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
as Ford Prefect
70
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
as The Bandleader
86
Something the Lord Made (2004)
as Vivien Thomas
68
The Italian Job (2003)
as Left Ear
66
Brown Sugar (2002)
as Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
54
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)
as Lt. Miller
68
Monster's Ball (2001)
as Ryrus Cooper
31
Island of the Dead (2000)
as Robbie J
1990s
9 titles · average score 66
56
Where's Marlowe? (1998)
as Wilt Crawley
77
Ghosts (1997)
as Dante
85
Brooklyn South (1997)
TV show · as Darius
67
Spin City (1996)
TV show · as Monty
50
The Cosby Mysteries (1994)
TV show
Here and Now (1992)
TV show · as Alonzo
Split Images (1992)
as Curtis Roy
62
The Hard Way (1991)
as Dead Romeos
You Take the Kids (1990)
TV show · as Raymond Kirkland
1980s
1 title · average score 68
68
God Bless the Child (1988)
as Richard Watkins