- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 1, 1960
- Place of Birth
- Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA
Chuck D
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy.
Filmography
movieIron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026 · Self
tvSean Combs: The Reckoning
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieMr. Nelson on the North Side
2024 · Self
tvCamden
2024 · Self
tvJames Brown: Say It Loud
2024 · Self
movieA GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 · Self
movieFreestyle 101: Hip Hop History
2023 · Narrator
movieCover Your Ears
2023 · Self
tvMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023 · The Beetle (voice)
tvFight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023 · Self, Creator
movieSign the Show
2023 · Self
movie2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 · Self
movieNothing Compares
2022 · Self
tvPayback
2022 · Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
movieUse of Force: The Policing of Black America
2022 · Narrator (voice)
movieWoodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieAnthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream
2021 · Himself
movieOscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021 · Self
tvThis Is Pop
2021 · Self
movieAmerican Rapstar
2020 · Self [Archive]
movieFor NYC
2020
movieRicky Powell: The Individualist
2020 · Self
movieCoachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020 · Self
movieIt's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
2020 · Self
The Cobra at Twilight
2019
movieSystem Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music
2019
movieHidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare
2019 · Self
movieGrass Is Greener
2019 · Self
tvShut Up and Dribble
2018 · Additional Music
movieThe Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop
2018 · Self
movieRock Rubber 45s
2018 · Self
movieThe King
2018 · Self
movieSurvivor's Guide to Prison
2018 · Self
movieSystem Shock
2018 · self
movieProphets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018
2018
tvWho Killed Tupac?
2017 · Self
movieG-Funk
2017 · Self
tvSoundbreaking
2016 · Self
1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers
2016
movieFull Court: The Spencer Haywood Story
2016 · Narrator (voice)
movieThe Bet
2016 · Charles McD
movieA Tale of James Brown
2016 · Self
movieAll Things Must Pass
2015 · Self
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
moviePublic Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios
2015 · Himself
movieHustlers Convention
2015 · Self, Executive Producer
movieJames Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
2014 · Self
movieHeights Girl
2014
movieAll About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
2014 · Self (archive footage)
movieMr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014 · Self
moviePublic Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre
2014 · Rappeur
Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was
2014 · Narrator
Dream School
2013 · Self - Student Mentor/Self - Raptivist, Musician, Digital Advocate
movieSwing Lowe Sweet Chariote
2013 · DJ Jonny Specials
movieThe Doctor
2013 · Narrator (voice)
movieRebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy
2013 · Self, Executive Producer
movieSomething from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012 · Self
movieYo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 · Self
movieCity Teacher
2012
movieBe Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
2012 · Self
movieFounding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)
2012
moviePublic Enemy: Prophets Of Rage
2011 · Himself
moviePrince: A Purple Reign
2011 · Self
moviePlanet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
2011 · Self
movieThe Weird World of Blowfly
2011 · Self
movieThe (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
2011 · Self
movieThe Fab Five
2011 · Self
movieOn the Shoulders of Giants
2011 · Original Music Composer
movieMy Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010 · Self
movieStraight Outta L.A.
2010 · Self
movieBig Pun: The Legacy
2009 · Self
movieDo the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
2009 · Self
movieCopyright Criminals
2009 · Self
movieThe Black Candle
2009 · Self
movieFounding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop
2009 · Narrator
movieMovin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
2008 · Self
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
2007 · Self
movieMixtape, Inc.
2007
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
2007 · Self
Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!
2007 · Himself
Ali's 65
2007 · Self - Narrator
tvLegends
2006 · Self
movieFuck
2006 · Self
movieRock the Bells
2006 · Himself
tvThe Henry Rollins Show
2006
movieLeft of the Dial
2005 · Self
moviePerfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
2005 · Self
movieThe Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
2005 · Self - Narrator
tvBlack in the 80s
2005
movieWake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004 · Malcolm Y
Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour
2004 · Himself
tvAnd You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004 · Self
movieAnd You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004 · Self
movieLightning in a Bottle
2004 · Self
movieJames Brown: Soul Survivor
2003
movieGodfathers and Sons
2003 · Self
tvThe Blues
2003 · Self
movieBeef
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieGil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003 · Himself
movieMuddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
2003 · Self
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Musical Guest
Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues
2001
movieMoney for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music
2001 · Self
tvAqua Teen Hunger Force
2000 · Chuck D (voice)
tvSealab 2021
2000 · Abelard (voice)
tvThe Hip Hop Years
1999 · Self
movieJackie Chan: My Story
1998 · Self - Rapper, Thanks
movieAn Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998 · Leon Brothers, Original Music Composer
tvBehind the Music
1997 · Self
movieAnthem
1997 · Self
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
movieRage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996
1996
movieRap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
tvNewsRadio
1995 · Chuck D
tvMTV Europe Music Awards
1994 · Self - Presenter
tvNew York Undercover
1994
tvSpace Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
movieThe Real Malcolm X
1992
moviePublic Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live
1992 · Hard Rhymer, Writer
Rap's Most Wanted
1991 · Self
movieHard 'N Heavy Volume 16
1991 · Self
moviePublic Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane
1990 · , Writer
movieSlammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990 · Self
movieImpact Video Magazine
1989
moviePublic Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!
1989
tvYo! MTV Raps
1988 · Self
moviePublic Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987
1987 · Self
tvMTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
tvThe Grammys
1959 · Self
Mi Familia: Sen Dog and the American Dream
— · Self