Killer Mike

Biography

Michael Santiago Render, better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American rapper, actor, and activist. He is the founder of Grind Time Official Records, which he launched through the SMC and Fontana Distribution.

Career Overview

Killer Mike has 49 screen credits in a career dating back to 1996. Their work is anchored in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told, Run The Jewels "Yankee and the Brave (ep. 4)", Run the Jewels - Rock en Seine 2015. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

49

Birth Date

1975-04-20 00:00:00

Birth Place

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Known For

• 

  Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
• 

  Run The Jewels "Yankee and the Brave (ep. 4)"
• 

  Run the Jewels - Rock en Seine 2015
• Run the Jewels: [2015] Reading Festival
• 

  Idiots
• 

  As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial

Associated Universes

• Aqua Teen Hunger Force Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• El-P (3 collaborations)
• Jermaine Dupri (1 collaborations)
• 21 Savage (1 collaborations)
• Rasheeda (1 collaborations)
• Shanti Das (1 collaborations)
• Kasim Reed (1 collaborations)
• Marc Lamont Hill (1 collaborations)
• Maurice Hobson (1 collaborations)
• Stacy Lloyd (1 collaborations)
• Kathleen Bertrand (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (48 credits)

  • Idiots

    Pastor William Armstrong

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Grind

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Jane Elliott Against the World

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Everybody Wants to Be Gen X

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Lowdown

    - The Sensitive Kind (2025) ... Cyrus Arnold actor actors

    - Tulsa Turnaround (2025) ... Cyrus Arnold actor actors

    - The Devil's Mama (2025) ... Cyrus actor actors

    - Pilot (2025) ... Cyrus actor actors
    2025
  • Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

    Self - Rapper/Activist

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Big Bruh

    Money Montez Sheffield / Montez Sr. (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Rap Trap: Hip-Hop on Trial

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm

    Boxy Brown (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Adult Swim Festival Presents: Run the Jewels

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • 2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • America: The Motion Picture

    Blacksmith (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Black Renaissance: The Art and Soul of Our Stories

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Run The Jewels "Yankee and the Brave (ep. 4)"

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • We Are George Floyd

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • DAVE

    - Hearsay (2023) ... Killer Mike actor actors
    2020
  • The Good Lord Bird

    - Last Words (2020) ... Clarence actor actors
    2020
  • Grass Is Greener

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    - Taraji P. Henson, Killer Mike (2023) ... Self actor actors
    2019
  • Word is Bond

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Baby Driver

    Restaurant Patron #2

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Logic's Everybody Documentary

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Black, White & Blue

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Ozark

    - The Cousin of Death (2022) ... Killer Mike actor actors
    2017
  • Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Billions

    - The Gulag Archipelago (2023) ... Killer Mike actor actors
    2016
  • Run the Jewels - Rock en Seine 2015

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Run the Jewels: [2015] Reading Festival

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    - 2/12/24 (John Oliver, Killer Mike) (2024) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors

    - Kieran Culkin, Run the Jewels, Joe Walsh (2022) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors

    - Killer Mike, Chris Hayes (2020) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    2015
  • Elementary Genocide

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    - J.J. Watt, Eric McCormack, Killer Mike ft. Robert Glasper & Eryn Allen Kane (2023) ... Self actor actors

    - Mike Myers, Sutton Foster, Killer Mike (2022) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors

    - Anthony Anderson, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Big Boi & Sleepy Brown ft. Killer Mike & Big Rube (2020) ... Self actor actors
    2014
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Nicolle Wallace, Killer Mike (2021) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2014
  • Criminal Behavior

    Anthony

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Question Bridge: Black Males

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Portlandia

    - The Storytellers (2017) ... Killer Mike actor actors
    2011
  • WWE NXT

    - January 28th, 2025 (2025) ... Self actor actors
    2010
  • ATL

    Killer Mike

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    - November 21, 2025: Mel Robbins, Michael "Killer Mike" Render, Donna Brazile (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - February 2, 2024: Michael Render, Gov. Chris Sununu, Jessica Tarlov (2024) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 580 (2021) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 532 (2020) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 504 (2019) ... Self actor actors
    2003
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    - Liam Neeson/Killer Mike/Norah Jones (2020) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Episode 44 (2003) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    2003
  • Jackboyz

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    - Boost Mobile (2005) ... Boost Mobile Phone (voice) actor actors
    2000
  • The View

    - Spike Lee, Killer Mike, Yolanda Adams and Miles Caton (2019) ... Self actor actors
    1997
  • The Daily Show

    - February 13, 2024 - Killer Mike (2024) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1996
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Jonny Moseley/Outkast (2002) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    1975

• crew (1 credits)

  • Paterson

    thanks

    crew
    2016