O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Biography

O'Shea Jackson Jr. is an American actor, rapper and songwriter who made his feature film debut portraying his father in the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton (2015). Born in Los Angeles, the son of Ice Cube, and raised in the San Fernando Valley, he studied screenwriting at the University of Southern California before leaving to pursue acting. The film drew positive reviews, and he followed it with roles in Ingrid Goes West (2017), where critics noted his scene-stealing work, Den of Thieves (2018), Long Shot (2019), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), and Just Mercy (2019), playing Anthony Ray Hinton. He also released the mixtape Jackin' for Beats under the name OMG in 2012 and has appeared on television in Swagger and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

35years old

Turns 36 on February 24in 106 days

Born February 24, 1991Los Angeles
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 11 years2015 to 2026

Genres

Drama50%, 5 films
Crime40%, 4 films
Action30%, 3 films
Comedy30%, 3 films
Biography20%, 2 films

First and latest

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Early training
Jackson went to the University of Southern California and studied screenwriting there, but he dropped out of school to pursue his acting career.

O'Shea Jackson Jr. movies on Netflix

Idiots2026IMDb rating 6.1as Davis
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera2025IMDb rating 6.3as Donnie Wilson
Cocaine Bear2023IMDb rating 5.9as Daveed
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return2022IMDb rating 7.3as Self - Kawlan Roken
Godzilla: King of the Monsters2019IMDb rating 6.0as Chief Warrant Officer Barnes
Just Mercy2019IMDb rating 7.6as Anthony Ray Hinton
Long Shot2019IMDb rating 6.8as Lance
Den of Thieves2018IMDb rating 7.0as Donnie Wilson
Ingrid Goes West2017IMDb rating 6.6as Dan Pinto
Straight Outta Compton2015IMDb rating 7.8as Ice Cube

Best known for

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

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Straight Outta Compton2015 Biography, Drama, History, Musicas Ice Cube
IMDb rating 7.8236K votes
Den of Thieves2018 Action, Crime, Dramaas Donnie Wilson
IMDb rating 7.0156K votes
Long Shot2019as Lance
IMDb rating 6.8130K votes
Cocaine Bear2023as Daveed
IMDb rating 5.9129K votes
Just Mercy2019as Anthony Ray Hinton
IMDb rating 7.686K votes
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera2025as Donnie Wilson
IMDb rating 6.346K votes
Ingrid Goes West2017as Dan Pinto
IMDb rating 6.653K votes
Godzilla: King of the Monsters2019as Chief Warrant Officer Barnes
IMDb rating 6.0232K votes

Most often with

Christian Gudegast directed two of these films. Three actors appear in two 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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Gerard Butler

Meadow Williams

Jordan BridgesChristian GudegastDirector, 2 films

Films together

Gerard Butler2 films together, 2018 to 2025
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- Den of Thieves 2: Pantera2025IMDb rating 6.3Jackson as Donnie WilsonButler as 'Big Nick' O'Brien
- Den of Thieves2018IMDb rating 7.0Jackson as Donnie WilsonButler as 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Meadow Williams2 films together, 2018 to 2025
Meadow Williams's page
- Den of Thieves 2: Pantera2025IMDb rating 6.3Jackson as Donnie WilsonWilliams as Holly
- Den of Thieves2018IMDb rating 7.0Jackson as Donnie WilsonWilliams as Holly
Jordan Bridges2 films together, 2018 to 2025
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- Den of Thieves 2: Pantera2025IMDb rating 6.3Jackson as Donnie WilsonBridges as Lobbin Bob
- Den of Thieves2018IMDb rating 7.0Jackson as Donnie WilsonBridges as Lobbin' Bob
Christian GudegastDirector, 2 films, 2018 to 2025
All films by Christian Gudegast
- Den of Thieves 2: Pantera2025IMDb rating 6.3Jackson as Donnie Wilson
- Den of Thieves2018IMDb rating 7.0Jackson as Donnie Wilson

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