Common
Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. He has received three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
He debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar?, and gained critical acclaim with his 1994 album Resurrection. He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s. He achieved mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians.
His fir
Common won the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his song, co-written and performed with John Legend, "Glory" from the 2014 film Selma, in which he co-starred as Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel. Common's acting career also includes roles in the films Smokin' Aces, Street Kings, American Gangster, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Date Night, Just Wright, Happy Feet Two, New Year's Eve, Run All Night, Being Charlie, Rex, John Wick: Chapter 2, Smallfoot and Hunter Killer. He also narrated the documentary Bouncing Cats, about one man's efforts to improve the lives of children in Uganda through hip-hop/b-boy culture. He starred as Elam Ferguson on the AMC western television series Hell on Wheels.
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Born
Mar 13, 1972
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
97 acting
11 crew
Popularity
2.2
Known For
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
as Cassian
Now You See Me
2013
as Evans
Hunter Killer
2018
as RA John Fisk
Ocean's Eight
2018
as Common
Suicide Squad
2016
as Monster T
American Gangster
2007
as Turner Lucas
Wanted
2008
as The Gunsmith
Terminator Salvation
2009
as Barnes
Smokin' Aces
2006
as Sir Ivy
Movie 43
2013
as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
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