Cast & creator
DMX
Best known for Saturday Night Live, South Park, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021), better known by his stage name DMX, was an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". As an actor, he also starred in the films Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 The Grave and Last Hour, and his own reality television series Soul of a Man on the American cable television network BET. In 2002, DMX wrote an autobiographical book titled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX. On April 9, 2021, DMX died at the age of 50 from a drug-related heart attack.
Also known as: Earl Simmons, Dark Man X
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film credits
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television credits
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1975–2025 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (59)
Showing 59 of 59 credits
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
South Park
DMX (voice)
1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Third Watch
Kandid Jones
1999
Fresh Off the Boat
DMX
2015
Moesha
DMX
1996
Half & Half
Himself
2002
Eve
Xenon
2003
The Chris Rock Show
Self
1997
Cradle 2 the Grave
Anthony Fait
2003
VERZUZ
Self
2020
Romeo Must Die
Silk
2000Romeo Must Die
Theme Song Performance
2000
Exit Wounds
Latrell Walker
2001
Couples Therapy
Himself
2012Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards
2003
Top Five
DMX
2014
MADtv
Self
1995MADtv
Self - Special Guest
1995
Pimp
Midnight John
2018
Beyond the Law
Detective Ray Munce
2019Trippin'
Self
2005
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
Belly
Tommy 'Buns' Bundy
1998
Never Die Alone
King David
2004Never Die Alone
Producer
2004
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self (archive footage)
2021
Fast and Fierce: Death Race
Davie
2020
The After Party
Self
2018
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2021
Backstage
Self
2000
Woodstock '99
2000
A Journey to Sundance
Self
2023
In Whose Name?
Self
2025
Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
Nick
2008Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
Executive Producer
2008
The Making of Exit Wounds
Self
2002
Jump Out Boys
Thorn
2008
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
Self
2017
Beef
Self
2003
The Bleeding
Tagg
2009
Fast Vengeance
Captain Liddle
2021
Chronicle of a Serial Killer
Detective White
2020
DMX: Soul of a Man
Self
2006
Death Toll
The Dog (Narrator)
2008Death Toll
Executive Producer
2008
Big Pun: The Legacy
Self
2009
The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI
Self (archive footage)
2024
Last Hour
Black Jack
2008Last Hour
Original Music Composer
2008
Boricua's Bond
2000
DMX: Don't Try to Understand
Self
2021
Father of Lies
Paul
2007
Def Jam: Survival of the Illest: Live from 125
Self
1999
Beef II
Self
2004
Doggmen
Cowboy
Ruff Ryders: Uncensored
Self
2001
DMX: Angel
Himself
2001