50 Cent

Actor, director, producer and writer · Born July 6, 1975 (51) · New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, he recorded his debut album Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records; however, he was struck by nine bullets during a shooting in May 2000, causing its release to be cancelled. Jackson is to be dropped from the label. His 2002 mixtape, Guess Who's Back?, was discovered by Detroit rapper Eminem, who signed Jackson to his label Shady Records, an imprint of Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records that same year. His debut studio album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003), was released to critical acclaim and commercial success. Peaking atop the Billboard200, it spawned the Billboard Hot 100-number singles "In da Club" and "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg). It received nonuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That same year, he launched the record label G-Unit Records, the namesake of a hip-hop group he formed two years prior; the label's initial signees were its members, fellow East Coast rappers Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. His second album, The Massacre (2005), was met with similar success and supported by his third number-one single, "Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia). He adopted a lighter, further commercially oriented approach for his third and fourth albums, Curtis (2007) and Before I Self Destruct (2009)—both were met with critical and commercial declines—and aimed for a return to his roots with his fifth album, Animal Ambition (2014), which was met with mixed reviews. He has since focused on his career in television and media, having executive-produced and starred in the television series Power (2014–2020), as well as its numerous spin-offs under his company G-Unit Films and Television Inc. Jackson has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and earned several accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, thirteen Billboard Music Awards, six World Music Awards, three American Music Awards and four BET Awards. In his acting career, Jackson first starred in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), which received critical panning. He was also cast in the war film Home of the Brave (2006) and the crime thriller Righteous Kill (2008). Billboard ranked Jackson as 17th on their "50 Greatest Rappers" list in 2023. and named him the sixth top artist of the 2000s decade. Rolling Stone ranked Get Rich or Die Tryin' and "In da Club" in its lists of the "100 Best Albums of the 2000s" and "100 Best Songs of the 2000s" at numbers 37 and 13, respectively. Description above from the Wikipedia article 50 Cent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: July 6, 1975 (51)
From: New York City, New York, USA
Works as: Actor, director, producer and writer
Titles: 48 on MovieCove · 68 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

Filmography

68 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page; 72 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Street Fighter(2026)
as Balrog
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Fightland(2026)
Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Moses the Black(2026)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Sean Combs: The Reckoning(2025)
Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
50 Ways to Catch a Killer(2025)
Show 6 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · as Self - Host
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Skillhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as 50 Cent
The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets(2025)
Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
Den of Thieves: Pantera(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Missionary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as 50 Cent
Boneyard(2024)
as Chief Carter
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
TikTok Star Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Executive Producer
The Expendables 4(2023)
as Drew "Easy Day" Farrell
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The BMF Documentary: Blowing Money Fast(2022)
Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Power Book IV: Force(2022)
Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
BMF(2021)
Show 1 episode · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Power Book III: Raising Kanan(2021)
Show 40 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Power Book II: Ghost(2020)
Show 40 episodes · Executive Producer · Main Title Theme Composer · as Kanan
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
For Life(2020)
Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer · as Cassius Dawkins
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Power Confidential(2019)
Show 16 episodes · Producer · Actor
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Escape Plan: The Extractors(2019)
as Hush
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Escape Plan 2: Hades(2018)
as Hush
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Den of Thieves(2018)
as Enson Levoux
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping(2016)
as 50 Cent
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Southpaw(2015)
as Jordan Mains
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Spy(2015)
as 50 Cent
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Prince(2014)
as The Pharmacy
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Power(2014)
Show 41 episodes · Director · as Kanan
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Last Vegas(2013)
as 50 Cent
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Escape Plan(2013)
as Hush
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Dream School(2013)
Show 6 episodes · Producer · as Self - Student Mentor/Self - Multi-Platinum Award Winning Recording Artist & Entrepreneur
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Frozen Ground(2013)
Producer · as Pimp Clate Johnson
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Tapia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Executive Producer
Circus Halligalli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Fire with Fire(2012)
Producer · as Lamar
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Freelancers(2012)
Producer · as Malo
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Finder(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Big Glade
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Set Up(2011)
Producer · as Sonny
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Blood Out(2011)
Executive Producer · as Detective Hardwick
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
All Things Fall Apart(2011)
Producer · Writer · as Deon
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Gun(2010)
Producer · Writer · as Rich
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Twelve(2010)
as Lionel
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Caught in the Crossfire(2010)
Executive Producer · as Tino
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
13(2010)
as Jimmy
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
50 Cent: Rise Above (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Actor
Before I Self Destruct(2009)
Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Clarence
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Streets of Blood(2009)
as Stan Green
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Dead Man Running(2009)
as Thigo
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Righteous Kill(2008)
as Spider
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Hoodz: Big Beef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Actor
Home of the Brave(2006)
as Jamal Aiken
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Jack's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Black
Get Rich or Die Tryin'(2005)
as Marcus
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Game: The Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Executive Producer · as Self
Robot Chicken(2005)
Show 1 episode · as 50 Cent / Gun (voice)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Entourage(2004)
Show 1 episode · as 50 Cent
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
50 Cent | The New Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Executive Producer · as Self
Grounded for Life(2001)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Making the Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 1 episode · Actor
CD:UK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Simpsons(1989)
Show 1 episode · as 50 Cent (voice)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
50 Cent: Gangsta Unit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as 50 Cent
Creature House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Executive Producer
Power: Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Executive Producer
Power: Origins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Creator · Executive Producer
The Fifth Wheel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
The Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Executive Producer
Trackmaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Executive Producer

Career shape

Film career

20052024

Peak 2011 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.