Cast & creator
Ice Cube
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer. His work on N.W.A.'s 1989 album Straight Outta Compton helped boost gangsta rap's popularity. His political rap solo albums AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990), Death Certificate (1991), and The Predator (1992) were all critically and commercially successful. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A in 2016. A native of Los Angeles, Ice Cube formed his first rap group, C.I.A., in 1986. In 1987, with Eazy-E and Dr. Dre, he formed the gangsta rap group N.W.A. As its lead rapper, Ice Cube also wrote most of the lyrics on Straight Outta Compton. This landmark album shaped West Coast hip-hop's early violent and controversial identity. It helped differentiate it from East Coast rap. After a monetary dispute over the group's management by Eazy-E and Jerry Heller, Ice Cube left N.W.A in late 1989 and embarked on a solo career, releasing eleven albums, with seven charting within the top-10 on the U.S. Billboard200. His singles "It Was a Good Day", "Check Yo Self", "You Know How We Do It", "Bop Gun (One Nation)", "Pushin' Weight", and "You Can Do It" all charted in the top-40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Ice Cube has also had an active film career since the early 1990s. His first acting role was in the hood film Boyz n the Hood (1991), named after a 1987 N.W.A. song he wrote. He also co-wrote and starred in the 1995 comedy film Friday, which spawned a franchise and reshaped his public image into an actor. He made his directorial debut with the 1998 film The Players Club, and also produced and curated the film's accompanying soundtrack. His film credits include comedies Three Kings (1999), the Barbershop and Are We There Yet? franchises, 21 Jump Street (2012), 22 Jump Street (2014), Ride Along (2014) and Ride Along 2 (2016). He has also appeared in the XXX franchise (2005–2017), the crime drama Rampart (2012), the animated fantasy The Book of Life (2014), and the thriller War of the Worlds (2025). Ice Cube has also served as executive producer, including for the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ice Cube, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Ice Cube Nwa, O'Shea Jackson, Westside Connection, N.W.A., NWA
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film credits
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television credits
137
1981–2027 · acting roles
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Filmography (179)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Conan
Self
2010
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
War of the Worlds
William Radford
2025
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
The Talk
Self
2010Good Day Live
Self
2001
The Bernie Mac Show
Ice Cube
2001
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
1999
Steve
Self
2017
The Jamie Foxx Show
Ice Cube
1996
The Studio
Ice Cube
2025
30 for 30
Director
2009
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Darius Stone / xXx
2017
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025
The Arsenio Hall Show
Self
2013
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
21 Jump Street
Captain Dickson
2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Superfly (voice)
2023
Are We There Yet?
Producer
2010
22 Jump Street
Captain Dickson
2014
The Book of Life
Candle Maker (voice)
2014
Anaconda
Ice Cube
2025
The Shop
Self
2018
Primetime Glick
2001
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Self
2016
Snacked
Self
2021
Ride Along 2
James Payton
2016Ride Along 2
Producer
2016
Boyz n the Hood
Doughboy
1991
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
1988
Straight Outta Compton
Producer
2015
Three Kings
Chief Elgin
1999
xXx: State of the Union
Darius Stone / xXx
2005
The High Note
Jack Robertson
2020
Anaconda
Danny Rich
1997
Friday
Craig
1995Friday
Writer
1995Friday
Executive Producer
1995
Ride Along
James
2014Ride Along
Producer
2014
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
2024
Hart to Heart
Self
2021
Criss Angel Mindfreak
2005
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
Self (archive footage)
2025
Are We There Yet?
Nick Persons
2005Are We There Yet?
Producer
2005
Torque
Trey
2004
Ghosts of Mars
James 'Desolation' Williams
2001
Barbershop
Producer
2005
Fist Fight
Ron Strickland
2017Fist Fight
Executive Producer
2017
Are We Done Yet?
Nick Persons
2007Are We Done Yet?
Producer
2007
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
2021
The Defiant Ones
Self
2017
Beauty Shop
Producer
2005
Barbershop
Calvin Palmer
2002
Hip Hop Evolution
Self
2016
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Calvin Palmer
2016Barbershop: The Next Cut
Producer
2016
The F Word
Self
2017
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Calvin
2004Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Executive Producer
2004
Friday After Next
Craig
2002Friday After Next
Writer
2002Friday After Next
Producer
2002Friday After Next
Characters
2002
Friday: The Animated Series
Creator
2007
Next Friday
Craig Jones
2000Next Friday
Producer
2000Next Friday
Writer
2000Next Friday
Characters
2000
First Sunday
Durell
2008First Sunday
Producer
2008
Higher Learning
Fudge
1995
Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies
Self - Co-narrator
2017
Untold Stories of Hip Hop
Self
2019
Rampart
Kyle Timkins
2011
The Hip Hop Years
Self
1999
All About the Benjamins
Bucum
2002All About the Benjamins
Writer
2002All About the Benjamins
Producer
2002
The Glass Shield
Theodore 'Teddy' Woods
1994
The Rebels
Executive Producer
2014
Lottery Ticket
Mr. Washington
2010Lottery Ticket
Executive Producer
2010
Trespass
Savon
1992
CB4
Self
1993
Janky Promoters
Russell Redds
2009Janky Promoters
Writer
2009Janky Promoters
Producer
2009
I Got the Hook-Up
Gun Runner
1998
The Players Club
Reggie
1998The Players Club
Director
1998The Players Club
Writer
1998The Players Club
Producer
1998
Black. White.
Producer
2006
The Longshots
Curtis Plummer
2008The Longshots
Producer
2008
We Got Time Today
Self
2024
24 Jump Street
Captain Dickson
2027
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Self
2012
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2021
Woodstock '99
2000
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
Self
2020
The Up in Smoke Tour
Self
2000
Last Friday
Craig Jones
Last Friday
Characters
Last Friday
Writer
Last Friday
Producer
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
2012
Korn: Deuce
Self
2002
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Self
2011
Flashback Cops
James
2016
The Fab Five
Self
2011
Letter to the President
Self
2005Outside Man
Ruben
Outside Man
Producer
DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
Self
2009
20 Most Shocking Unsolved Crimes
Self - Rapper
2007
Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James
Self
2021
Straight from the Streets
Self
2000
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Self
2003
Dangerous Ground
Vusi Madlazi
1997Dangerous Ground
Executive Producer
1997
Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren
Self
2021
Stand
Self - Rapper-Actor; Founder BIG3
2023
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
Self
2010
NWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton
2016
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
Self
1993
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
Self
2001
Beef
Self
2003
Family Values Tour '98
Self
1999Humbug
Humbug
Producer
Comedy Central's Colossal Clusterfest
Performer
2017Beats Music Presents: It Was A Good Day, The Live 90s Hip Hop Playlist
2021
Straight Outta L.A.
Self
2010Straight Outta L.A.
Director
2010
Hip Hop Don't Stop
Self
2014
An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube
Self
2000The Game: The Documentary 2
Self
2015
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
Self
2023Accidentes
The Making of Mr. October: The Reggie Jackson Story
Self
2016
Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane
Writer
1990
Ice Cube: The Making of a Don
Self
2004
‘Friday’ Straight Up
2009
Burn Motherfucker, Burn!
Self (archive footage)
2017
G-Funk
Self
2017Are They Gone Yet?
Nick Persons
Are They Gone Yet?
Producer
N.W.A.: Not Without Alonzo
2025
DJ Crazy Toones | It's A CT Experience: The DVD Files
Self
2007
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
The DOC
2022
Thicker Than Water
Slink
1999
Beef II
Self
2004Ride Along 3
James Payton
Comin' Up Short
Self
2024
Africa Rising
Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019Westside Connection: Gangsta Nation Live
2004Cube & Epps
Ice Cube
The Tuck Rule
2017
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003