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Acting

Yasiin Bey

Career

Active from 1988 to 2023, busiest in 2002 and 2008 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Something the Lord Made
Something the Lord Made
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yasiin Bey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Warfare
    0.3, average 1.2
  • Mystery
    3.2, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Urban Setting 3
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Gritty Action 2
  • Pop Culture 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Gorillaz | MTV World Stage
Gorillaz | MTV World Stage (2023)

as Mos Def

2010s

7 titles · average score 59
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mos Def

French Tour
French Tour (2016)
GoodWatch score 55

as Focé

Begin Again
Begin Again (2014)
GoodWatch score 73

as Saul

Life of Crime
Life of Crime (2013)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ordell Robbie

I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here (2010)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mos Def

Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London
Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London (2010)

as Mos Def

The Making of Plastic Beach
The Making of Plastic Beach (2010)

as Mos Def

2000s

27 titles · average score 63
Next Day Air
Next Day Air (2009)
GoodWatch score 41

as Eric

Be Kind Rewind
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mike

16 Blocks
16 Blocks (2006)
GoodWatch score 60

as Eddie Bunker

Journey to the End of the Night
Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
GoodWatch score 53

as Wemba

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ford Prefect

Something the Lord Made
Something the Lord Made (2004)
GoodWatch score 81

as Vivien Thomas

House
House (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Lee

The Italian Job
The Italian Job (2003)
GoodWatch score 70

as Left Ear

Brown Sugar
Brown Sugar (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

as Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon

Showtime
Showtime (2002)
GoodWatch score 39

as Lazy Boy

Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lt. Miller

Monster's Ball
Monster's Ball (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ryrus Cooper

1990s

10 titles · average score 59
Where's Marlowe?
Where's Marlowe? (1998)
GoodWatch score 37

as Wilt Crawley

Ghosts
Ghosts (1997)
GoodWatch score 81

as Dante

Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South (1997)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Darius

Spin City
Spin City (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Monty

The Cosby Mysteries
The Cosby Mysteries (1994)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show

Later... with Jools Holland
Later... with Jools Holland (1992)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Here and Now
Here and Now (1992)

TV show · as Alonzo

Split Images
Split Images (1992)

as Curtis Roy

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

as Dead Romeos

You Take the Kids
You Take the Kids (1990)

TV show · as Raymond Kirkland

1980s

1 title · average score 71
God Bless the Child
God Bless the Child (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

as Richard Watkins