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Common

41 movies on Netflix

Biography

Common is an American rapper and actor from Chicago who began performing in the late 1980s and signed with Relativity Records at 20, putting out Can I Borrow a Dollar? (1992) and Resurrection (1994) before work with the Soulquarians helped him reach a wider audience through albums such as Like Water for Chocolate (2000), Be (2005) and Finding Forever (2007), his first to top the Billboard 200. He has won three Grammy Awards, and his song Glory, written with John Legend for Selma (2014), took the Academy Award for Best Original Song; he also appeared in that film as James Bevel. His screen credits include Smokin' Aces (2006), Wanted (2008), Now You See Me (2013), Run All Night (2015), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) and The Hate U Give (2018), along with the series Hell on Wheels, and he earned an Emmy for the song Letter to the Free, from 13th.

54years old

Turns 55 on March 13in 153 days

  • Born Chicago
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (birth name)Also credited as Lonnie R. Lynn, Common Sense, Lonnie Lynn, Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn and Lonnie Rashid Lynn

Movie Career

Films
41
Career span
21 years2003 to 2024

Genres

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  1. First role

    Before going solo, Common rapped in a Chicago trio called C.D.R. that opened for N.W.A and Big Daddy Kane while he was still in high school.

  2. Behind the award

    Common won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for "Letter to the Free," a song he released for 13th, the Netflix documentary directed by Ava DuVernay.

  3. A role that slipped away

    Common was cast as John Stewart, also known as Green Lantern, in the DC film Justice League: Mortal, a project that was never produced.

  4. Behind the camera

    In 2015, Common signed a two-year agreement with HBO. It let him launch Freedom Road Productions, his own film production company.

  5. First role

    Common made his Broadway acting debut in the play Between Riverside and Crazy in 2023. The play won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Common movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. John Wick: Chapter 22017 Action, Crime, Thrilleras Cassian

    IMDb rating 7.4579K votes

  2. Wanted2008 Action, Crime, Fantasyas The Gunsmith

    IMDb rating 6.7431K votes

  3. Terminator Salvation2009as Barnes

    IMDb rating 6.5395K votes

  4. Now You See Me2013as Evans

    IMDb rating 7.2779K votes

  5. Date Night2010as Collins

    IMDb rating 6.3181K votes

  6. Ava2020as Michael

    IMDb rating 5.569K votes

  7. Hunter Killer2018as RA John Fisk

    IMDb rating 6.682K votes

  8. Smokin' Aces2006as Sir Ivy

    IMDb rating 6.6159K votes

Most often with

Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Keanu Reeves, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Keanu ReevesRegina Hall, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Regina HallMorgan Freeman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Morgan FreemanForest Whitaker, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Forest WhitakerRay Liotta, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ray LiottaCary Elwes, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Cary Elwes

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Box office

What Common's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.4 billion

27 of the 41 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 41 films: 27 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.

  • 27Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 7Figure not found

Top grosser

Terminator Salvation2009as Barnes$371 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 78% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Terminator Salvation2009as Barnes
    $371M15.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Now You See Me2013as Evans
    $352M14.4% of the total
  3. 3
    Wanted2008as The Gunsmith
    $342M14.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Smallfoot2018as Stonekeeper (voice)
    $214M8.8% of the total
  5. 5
    John Wick: Chapter 22017as Cassian
    $172M7.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Date Night2010as Collins
    $152M6.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Happy Feet 22011as Seymour (voice)
    $150M6.2% of the total
  8. 8
    New Year's Eve2011as Soldier - Hospital Story
    $142M5.8% of the total
Run All Night (2015), $71.6 millionSelma (2014), $66.8 millionStreet Kings (2008), $66.5 millionSmokin' Aces (2006), $57.1 millionThe Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012), $56.0 millionBarbershop: The Next Cut (2016), $55.0 millionThe Hate U Give (2018), $34.9 millionMovie 43 (2013), $32.4 millionHunter Killer (2018), $31.7 millionJust Wright (2010), $21.5 millionThe Kitchen (2019), $16.0 millionMegan Leavey (2017), $13.4 millionDave Chappelle's Block Party (2005), $11.7 millionAva (2020), $3.0 millionThe Informer (2019), $2.9 millionAlice (2022), $373,043

$541 millionfrom the other 19 films with a worldwide figure, 22% of the total

Awards

Nine awards and honors from 2002 to 2015, four of them major.

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Common's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
2015Best Original SongGloryWon
Grammy Awards
2007Best Rap Performance by a Duo or GroupWon
2003Best R&B SongWon
2002Best R&B SongLove of My LifeWon
Other honors
2015Black Reel Award for Best Original or Adapted SongGloryWon
2015Soul Train Music Award for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's AwardGloryWon
2012BET Her AwardWon
2003BET Award for Video of the YearWon
2003BET Award for Viewer's ChoiceWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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