Ice Cube
Known for Acting · 130 credits
- Born
- 1969-06-15 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Ice Cube Nwa · O'Shea Jackson · Westside Connection · N.W.A. · NWA · O'Shea Jackson Sr.
Biography
O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper, record producer, and filmmaker. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined N.W.A. He is known for his roles in the films “Boyz n the Hood,” “Friday,” the notorious remake of "War of the Worlds" and the “Jump Street” series.
Known For
TV Shows (41)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self / Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
The Bernie Mac Show
2001
as Ice Cube
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
as Ice Cube
The Studio
2025
as Ice Cube
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
Steve
2017
as Self
The Shop
2018
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
Snacked
2021
as Self
The Arsenio Hall Show
2013
as Self
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
as Self
Primetime Glick
2001
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
as Self
This Is Pop
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Hart to Heart
2021
as Self
The Defiant Ones
2017
as Self
Criss Angel Mindfreak
2005
Hip Hop Evolution
2016
as Self
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The F Word
2017
as Self
Untold Stories of Hip Hop
2019
as Self
The Hip Hop Years
1999
as Self
We Got Time Today
2024
as Self
Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies
2017
as Self - Co-narrator
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Movies (89)
War of the Worlds
2025
as William Radford
Anaconda
2025
as Ice Cube
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017
as Darius Stone / xXx
Anaconda
1997
as Danny Rich
xXx: State of the Union
2005
as Darius Stone / xXx
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
as Superfly (voice)
Friday
1995
as Craig
21 Jump Street
2012
as Captain Dickson
22 Jump Street
2014
as Captain Dickson
The Book of Life
2014
as Candle Maker (voice)
Boyz n the Hood
1991
as Doughboy
Three Kings
1999
as Chief Elgin
Torque
2004
as Trey
Next Friday
2000
as Craig Jones
Friday After Next
2002
as Craig
Fist Fight
2017
as Ron Strickland
Ride Along
2014
as James
Barbershop
2002
as Calvin Palmer
Ghosts of Mars
2001
as James 'Desolation' Williams
Trespass
1992
as Savon
Are We There Yet?
2005
as Nick Persons
Ride Along 2
2016
as James Payton
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
as Calvin
First Sunday
2008
as Durell
The High Note
2020
as Jack Robertson
Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016
as Calvin Palmer
Are We Done Yet?
2007
as Nick Persons
Higher Learning
1995
as Fudge
Rampart
2011
as Kyle Timkins
All About the Benjamins
2002
as Bucum
CB4
1993
as Self
Lottery Ticket
2010
as Mr. Washington
The Longshots
2008
as Curtis Plummer
The Players Club
1998
as Reggie
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self
The Glass Shield
1994
as Theodore 'Teddy' Woods
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Beef
2003
as Self
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
2001
as Self
The Fab Five
2011
as Self
I Got the Hook-Up
1998
as Gun Runner
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020
as Self
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012
as Self
DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
2009
as Self
The Up in Smoke Tour
2000
as Self
Stand
2023
as Self - Rapper-Actor; Founder BIG3
Janky Promoters
2009
as Russell Redds
The Game: The Documentary 2
2015
as Self
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
2023
as Self
Last Friday
as Craig Jones
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011
as Self
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
as Self
Burn Motherfucker, Burn!
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Straight from the Streets
2000
as Self
Beef II
2004
as Self
Dangerous Ground
1997
as Vusi Madlazi
Ice Cube: The Making of a Don
2004
as Self
G-Funk
2017
as Self
Africa Rising
2019
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Straight Outta L.A.
2010
as Self
An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube
2000
as Self
NWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton
2016
The DOC
2022
20 Most Shocking Unsolved Crimes
2007
as Self - Rapper
Thicker Than Water
1999
as Slink
N.W.A.: Not Without Alonzo
2025
Letter to the President
2005
as Self
Comin' Up Short
2024
as Self
‘Friday’ Straight Up
2009
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
2010
as Self
Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James
2021
as Self
The Making of Mr. October: The Reggie Jackson Story
2016
as Self
Humbug
Hip Hop Don't Stop
2014
as Self
Korn: Deuce
2002
as Self
The Tuck Rule
2017
DJ Crazy Toones | It's A CT Experience: The DVD Files
2007
as Self
Comedy Central's Colossal Clusterfest
2017
as Performer
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993
as Self
Ride Along 3
as James Payton
Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren
2021
as Self
Woodstock '99
2000
Outside Man
as Ruben
Flashback Cops
2016
as James
Beats Music Presents: It Was A Good Day, The Live 90s Hip Hop Playlist
2021
Westside Connection: Gangsta Nation Live
2004
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
Family Values Tour '98
1999
as Self
Accidentes
About Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper, record producer, and filmmaker. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined N.W.A. He is known for his roles in the films “Boyz n the Hood,” “Friday,” the notorious remake of "War of the Worlds" and the “Jump Street” series. With 130 credits spanning from 1981 to 2025, Ice Cube has appeared in 89 films and 41 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ice Cube Movies
- War of the Worlds (2025) — as William Radford
- Anaconda (2025) — as Ice Cube
- xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) — as Darius Stone / xXx
- Anaconda (1997) — as Danny Rich
- xXx: State of the Union (2005) — as Darius Stone / xXx
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