Chuck D

Characters played by Chuck D

Malcolm Y — Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)

Malcolm Y is a member of the terrorist group that robs banks and plans to seize television broadcasts. At the observatory, he demands that Ron Burgundy improvise a statement promoting the group after Veronica refuses to read its manifesto. He is later overpowered when Ron's news team enters the observatory.

Leon Brothers — An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)

Leon Brothers is one of the independent directors who supports Alan Smithee after hearing how the producers and stars took control of Trio. Working with Dion Brothers, he negotiates for Smithee to receive final cut and refuses the producers' offer when that condition is not guaranteed.

Career Overview

Chuck D has 114 screen credits in a career dating back to 1984. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently The Blues with 1 titles. Signature works include Ricky Powell: The Individualist, Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History, Use of Force: The Policing of Black America. 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: 114
Birth Date: 1960-08-01 00:00:00
Birth Place: Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

The Blues (1 titles)
Beef Collection (1 titles)
Hard 'N' Heavy (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Fab 5 Freddy (2 collaborations)
Ice-T (2 collaborations)
Ricky Powell (1 collaborations)
Laurence Fishburne (1 collaborations)
Vin Diesel (1 collaborations)
Max Perlich (1 collaborations)
Mark Ronson (1 collaborations)
Natasha Lyonne (1 collaborations)
LL Cool J (1 collaborations)
Futura (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (107 credits)
- Mi Familia: Sen Dog and the American Dream
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Sean Combs: The Reckoning
  
  - Pain vs Love (2025) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
  
  2025
- Mr. Nelson on the North Side
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Cover Your Ears
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Sign the Show
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
  
  - Ride Along (2025) ... The Beetle (voice) actor actors
  
  2023
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Nothing Compares
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Use of Force: The Policing of Black America
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- American Rapstar
  Self [Archive]
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- For NYC
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Ricky Powell: The Individualist
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- The Cobra at Twilight
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Grass Is Greener
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Rock Rubber 45s
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- The King
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Survivor's Guide to Prison
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- System Shock
  self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- G-Funk
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- 1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- The Bet
  Charles McD
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- A Tale of James Brown
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- All Things Must Pass
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Hustlers Convention
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  
  - Jason Segel, Chuck D (2023) ... actor actors
  
  2015
- James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Heights Girl
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre
  Rappeur
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote
  DJ Jonny Specials
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- The Doctor
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- City Teacher
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Prince: A Purple Reign
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- The Weird World of Blowfly
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- The Fab Five
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Straight Outta L.A.
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Big Pun: The Legacy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Copyright Criminals
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- The Black Candle
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Mixtape, Inc.
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Fuck
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Rock the Bells
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Left of the Dial
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
  Malcolm Y
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Lightning in a Bottle
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- James Brown: Soul Survivor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Godfathers and Sons
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Beef
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
  
  - Ryan Reynolds, Josh Johnson, Public Enemy (2025) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
  
  - Paul Rudd, Michael Cera, Public Enemy (2007) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
  
  2003
- Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force
  
  - A PE Christmas (2009) ... Chuck D (voice) actor actors
  
  2000
- Jackie Chan: My Story
  Self - Rapper
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
  Leon Brothers
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Anthem
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Rage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- The Daily Show
  
  - Tom Morello & Chuck D (2017) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  1996
- Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- NewsRadio
  
  - Rap (1997) ... Chuck D actor actors
  
  1995
- The Real Malcolm X
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live
  Hard Rhymer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- Rap's Most Wanted
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Impact Video Magazine
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- MTV Video Music Awards
  
  - 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (2024) ... Self actor actors
  
  1984
- The Grammys
  
  - 65th Annual Grammy Awards (2023) ... Self actor actors
  
  1959
production (2 credits)
- Hustlers Convention
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2013
sound (2 credits)
- On the Shoulders of Giants
  
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  2011
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
  
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  1998
crew (1 credits)
- Jackie Chan: My Story
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  1998
writing (2 credits)
- Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1992
- Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1990

Content sources

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