Ice Cube
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 15, 1969 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 134
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.
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Known for
21 Jump Street
2012Movie
Captain Dickson
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017Movie
Darius Stone / xXx
22 Jump Street
2014Movie
Captain Dickson
The Book of Life
2014Movie
Candle Maker (voice)
Anaconda
1997Movie
Danny Rich
Ride Along
2014Movie
James
Filmography
24 Jump Street
2027Movie
Captain Dickson
Anaconda
2025Movie
Ice Cube
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
2025TV
Self (archive footage)
War of the Worlds
2025Movie
William Radford
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025TV
Self
The Studio
2025TV
Ice Cube
N.W.A.: Not Without Alonzo
2025Movie
We Got Time Today
2024TV
Self
Hollywood Black
2024TV
Self (archive footage)
Comin' Up Short
2024Movie
Self
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
2023Movie
Self
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023Movie
Superfly (voice)
Stand
2023Movie
Self - Rapper-Actor; Founder BIG3
The DOC
2022Movie
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hart to Heart
2021TV
Self
Snacked
2021TV
Self
Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James
2021Movie
Self
Beats Music Presents: It Was A Good Day, The Live 90s Hip Hop Playlist
2021Movie
Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren
2021Movie
Self
This Is Pop
2021TV
Self (archive footage)
The High Note
2020Movie
Jack Robertson
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020Movie
Self
Untold Stories of Hip Hop
2019TV
Self
Africa Rising
2019Movie
Self - Musician (archive footage)
The Shop
2018TV
Self
The Tuck Rule
2017Movie
Steve
2017TV
Self
The Defiant Ones
2017TV
Self
Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies
2017TV
Self - Co-narrator
Comedy Central's Colossal Clusterfest
2017Movie
Performer
The F Word
2017TV
Self
Burn Motherfucker, Burn!
2017Movie
Self (archive footage)
G-Funk
2017Movie
Self
Fist Fight
2017Movie
Ron Strickland
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017Movie
Darius Stone / xXx
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016TV
Self
The Making of Mr. October: The Reggie Jackson Story
2016Movie
Self
Hip Hop Evolution
2016TV
Self
Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016Movie
Calvin Palmer
Flashback Cops
2016Movie
James
Ride Along 2
2016Movie
James Payton
NWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton
2016Movie
The Game: The Documentary 2
2015Movie
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015TV
Self
The Book of Life
2014Movie
Candle Maker (voice)
22 Jump Street
2014Movie
Captain Dickson
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self, Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self, Self - Guest
Ride Along
2014Movie
James
Hip Hop Don't Stop
2014Movie
Self
The Arsenio Hall Show
2013TV
Self
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012Movie
Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012Movie
Self
21 Jump Street
2012Movie
Captain Dickson
Rampart
2011Movie
Kyle Timkins
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011Movie
Self
The Fab Five
2011Movie
Self
Conan
2010TV
Self
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
2010Movie
Self
The Talk
2010TV
Self
Lottery Ticket
2010Movie
Mr. Washington
Straight Outta L.A.
2010Movie
Self
Janky Promoters
2009Movie
Russell Redds
DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
2009Movie
Self
‘Friday’ Straight Up
2009Movie
The Longshots
2008Movie
Curtis Plummer
First Sunday
2008Movie
Durell
20 Most Shocking Unsolved Crimes
2007Movie
Self - Rapper
Are We Done Yet?
2007Movie
Nick Persons
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
DJ Crazy Toones | It's A CT Experience: The DVD Files
2007Movie
Self
Criss Angel Mindfreak
2005TV
xXx: State of the Union
2005Movie
Darius Stone / xXx
Letter to the President
2005Movie
Self
Are We There Yet?
2005Movie
Nick Persons
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005TV
Self
Beef II
2004Movie
Self
Ice Cube: The Making of a Don
2004Movie
Self
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004Movie
Calvin
Torque
2004Movie
Trey
Westside Connection: Gangsta Nation Live
2004Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003Movie
Self
Beef
2003Movie
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
2003TV
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003TV
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest
Friday After Next
2002Movie
Craig
Korn: Deuce
2002Movie
Self
Barbershop
2002Movie
Calvin Palmer
All About the Benjamins
2002Movie
Bucum
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
2001Movie
Self
The Bernie Mac Show
2001TV
Ice Cube
Good Day Live
2001TV
Self
Ghosts of Mars
2001Movie
James 'Desolation' Williams
Primetime Glick
2001TV
The Up in Smoke Tour
2000Movie
Self
Straight from the Streets
2000Movie
Self
An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube
2000Movie
Self
Woodstock '99
2000Movie
Next Friday
2000Movie
Craig Jones
Family Values Tour '98
1999Movie
Self
Thicker Than Water
1999Movie
Slink
Three Kings
1999Movie
Chief Elgin
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999TV
Self - Guest
The Hip Hop Years
1999TV
Self
I Got the Hook-Up
1998Movie
Gun Runner
The Players Club
1998Movie
Reggie
The View
1997TV
Self
Anaconda
1997Movie
Danny Rich
Dangerous Ground
1997Movie
Vusi Madlazi
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996TV
Ice Cube
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self, Self - Guest
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995Movie
Friday
1995Movie
Craig
Higher Learning
1995Movie
Fudge
The Glass Shield
1994Movie
Theodore 'Teddy' Woods
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
CB4
1993Movie
Self
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993Movie
Self
Trespass
1992Movie
Savon
Boyz n the Hood
1991Movie
Doughboy
Yo! MTV Raps
1988TV
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Entertainment Tonight
1981TV
Self
Last Friday
Movie
Craig Jones
Outside Man
Movie
Ruben
Are They Gone Yet?
Movie
Nick Persons
Ride Along 3
Movie
James Payton
Humbug
Movie
Accidentes
Movie
Cube & Epps
TV
Ice Cube