Nas

Characters played by Nas

Sincere — Belly (1998)

Reluctant gang member seeking to escape the drug trade for his family's safety.

Street Prophet (Isaiah) — Black Nativity (2013)

A street preacher Langston encounters on the bus ride to New York City. He engages the boy in a poignant conversation, quoting the spiritual Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, setting a reflective and spiritual tone for Langston's journey.

Career Overview

Nas has 66 screen credits in a career dating back to 1984. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues, Nas: Life Is Good, You're Watching Video Music Box. 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: 66
Birth Date: 1973-09-14
Birth Place: Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy Collection (1 titles)
Savage X Fenty Collection (1 titles)
Beef Collection (1 titles)
Belly Collection (1 titles)
Rocky (1 titles)
Men in Black (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

DMX (2 collaborations)
Method Man (2 collaborations)
Da Brat (2 collaborations)
Louis Armstrong (1 collaborations)
Wynton Marsalis (1 collaborations)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1 collaborations)
Orson Welles (1 collaborations)
Archie Shepp (1 collaborations)
Count Basie (1 collaborations)
Lucille Armstrong (1 collaborations)

Credits

production (5 credits)
- Ice Cream Man
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Soul Patrol
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Monster
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Nas: Live from the Kennedy Center
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Shake the Dust
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
actors (55 credits)
- Nas: Life Is Good
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Victory
  Nas
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Sean Combs: The Reckoning
  
  - Official Girl (2025) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
  
  2025
- Billy Joel: And So It Goes
  
  - Part Two (2025) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Part One (2025) ... Self actor actors
  
  2025
- TMZ Presents | The Downfall of Diddy 2: The Indictment
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Wu-Tang Clan & Nas: NY State of Mind Tour at Climate Pledge Arena
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Amazon Music Live: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and De La Soul's 'N.Y. State of Mind Tour'
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- B.I.B.L.E. - The Documentary
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- You're Watching Video Music Box
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
  Self - Performer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Monster
  Raymond 'Sunset' Green
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- David Blaine: The Magic Way
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- The Last Dance
  
  - Episode V (2020) ... Self actor actors
  
  2020
- Nas: Live from the Kennedy Center
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Word is Bond
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square
  Self - Singer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Black America since MLK: And still I rise
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
  Nas
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- The American Epic Sessions
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- The Game: The Documentary 2
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Fresh Dressed
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  
  - Eugene Levy, Nas (2023) ... Self actor actors
  
  2015
- Nas: Time Is Illmatic
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
  
  - Colin Jost, Sienna Miller, AZ & NAS (2026) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
  
  - Kristen Stewart, Artie Lange, Jason Aldean, Nas (2014) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Colin Firth, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nas featuring Q-Tip, John Oates (2014) ... Self actor actors
  
  2014
- Black Nativity
  Street Prophet (Isaiah)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Finding Your Roots
  
  - Decoding Our Past Through DNA (2014) ... Self actor actors
  
  - We Come From People (2014) ... Self actor actors
  
  2012
- One Night in Vegas
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Hawaii Five-0
  
  - Heihei (Race) (2010) ... Gordon Smith actor actors
  
  2010
- DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Jay Z: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- The MC: Why We Do It
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Colbert Report
  
  - Nas (2012) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Nas (2008) ... Self actor actors
  
  2005
- Murda Muzik
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Uptown Girls
  Celebrity
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Beef
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Nas: Made You Look - God's Son Live
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  
  - April 4, 2014 (2014) ... Self actor actors
  
  2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
  
  - Colin Farrell; Rosemarie DeWitt; Trey Songz (2012) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Jeremy Renner; Aaron Paul; Nas (2012) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
  
  - Julia Stiles, Damian Marley & Nas (2010) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
  
  - Nick Lachey, Gabrielle Union, Nas (2008) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Andy Dick, Ivanka Trump, NAS (2007) ... Self actor actors
  
  2003
- John Q
  Nas
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Ticker
  Det. Art 'Fuzzy' Rice
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- In Too Deep
  Drug Dealer on Street Corner
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Belly
  Sincere
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Rhyme & Reason
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Fugees: Live at New Pop Festival 1996
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- The Daily Show
  
  - November 14, 2022 - Nas (2022) ... Self actor actors
  
  1996
- MTV Video Music Awards
  
  - 19th Annual MTV Video Music Awards (2002) ... Self actor actors
  
  1984
- The Grammys
  
  - 64th Annual Grammy Awards (2022) ... Self actor actors
  
  - The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (2020) ... Self actor actors
  
  1959
sound (4 credits)
- Space Dogg
  music
  
  sound
  
  2026
- The Park Bench
  music supervisor
  
  sound
  
  2022
- Creed II
  songs
  
  sound
  
  2018
- Men in Black
  songs
  
  sound
  
  1997
directing (1 credits)
- You're Watching Video Music Box
  director
  
  directing
  
  2021
writing (1 credits)
- Belly
  story
  
  writing
  
  1998

Content sources

Related entry on Wikidata (Q194220), public domain (CC0).