Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born July 6, 1975
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.
MovieStreet Fighter
2026
as Balrog
TV50 Ways to Catch a Killer with 50 Cent
2025
as Self - Host
MovieSkillhouse
2025
as 50 Cent
MovieMissionary
2024
as 50 Cent
MovieBoneyard
2024
as Chief Carter
MovieTMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieTale of the Tape
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHow Music Got Free
2024
as Self
MovieExpend4bles
2023
as Drew "Easy Day" Farrell
MovieThe Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVThe Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
2023
as Self
MovieTHE SHOW: California Love
2022
as Self
TVHip Hop Homicides
2022
as Self
MovieHyperfate
2022
as Self
MovieYou're Watching Video Music Box
2021
as Self (archive footage)
TVPower Book II: Ghost
2020
as Kanan
MovieJackass: Steve-O YouTube Videos
2020
as Self
MovieLA Originals
2020
as Self
TVFor Life
2020
as Cassius Dawkins
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
TVPower Confidential
2019
MovieEscape Plan: The Extractors
2019
as Hush
MovieEscape Plan 2: Hades
2018
as Hush
MovieDen of Thieves
2018
as Enson Levoux
TVSteve
2017
as Self
TVThe Defiant Ones
2017
as Self (archive footage)
TVMartha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
as Self
MoviePopstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
as 50 Cent
Movie50 Cent | Rap Star
2016
as Self
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieSouthpaw
2015
as Jordan Mains
MovieSpy
2015
as 50 Cent
MovieChamps
2015
as Self
MovieNot Afraid: The Shady Records Story
2015
as Self
MovieThe Prince
2014
as The Pharmacy
TVPower
2014
as Kanan
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
MovieLast Vegas
2013
as 50 Cent
MovieEscape Plan
2013
as Hush
Dream School
2013
as Self - Student Mentor/Self - Multi-Platinum Award Winning Recording Artist & Entrepreneur
MovieThe Frozen Ground
2013
as Pimp Clate Johnson
50 Cent | X Games Barcelona 2013
2013
as Self
TVCircus Halligalli
2013
MovieMoney, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry
2012
as Self
MovieHow to Make Money Selling Drugs
2012
as Self
MovieFire with Fire
2012
as Lamar
MovieFreelancers
2012
as Malo
TVThe Finder
2012
as Big Glade
MovieSetup
2011
as Sonny
TVRidiculousness
2011
as Self
TVThe Voice
2011
as Self
MovieBlood Out
2011
as Detective Hardwick
MovieAll Things Fall Apart
2011
as Deon
MovieMorning Glory
2010
as Self
TVConan
2010
as Self
MovieTwelve
2010
as Lionel
MovieGun
2010
as Rich
MovieCaught in the Crossfire
2010
as Tino
Movie13
2010
as Jimmy
50 Cent: Rise Above
2010
MovieBefore I Self Destruct
2009
as Clarence
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieStreets of Blood
2009
as Stan Green
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDead Man Running
2009
as Thigo
MovieElvis | Viva Las Vegas
2008
as Self
MovieRighteous Kill
2008
as Spider
MovieG-Unit: Bullets Can't Touch Us
2008
as Self
MovieThe Game: One Blood
2008
as Self
MovieLive!
2007
as Self
TVKeeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
as Self
MovieHoodz: Big Beef
2007
as Actor
50 Cent | Live in Concert
2007
as Self
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieHome of the Brave
2006
as Jamal Aiken
Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop
2006
as Self
MovieJack's Law
2006
as Black
Movie50 Cent: Refuse 2 Die
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBeef III
2005
as Self
MovieGet Rich or Die Tryin'
2005
as Marcus
MovieLive 8
2005
as Self
Movie50 Cent | The Best Music Videos On DVD
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Top of the Pops Reloaded
2005
as Self
MovieHip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005
as Self
MovieThe Game: The Documentary
2005
as Self
MovieLetter to the President
2005
as Self
MovieThe Infamous Times, Volume I: The Original 50 Cent
2005
as Self
TVRobot Chicken
2005
as 50 Cent / Gun (voice)
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
50 Cent | Who Dares Wins
2005
as Self
MovieBeef II
2004
as Self
TVEntourage
2004
as 50 Cent
MovieSMACK: Platinum Edition
2004
as Self
MovieTupac: Resurrection
2003
as Self
TVTop of the Pops Saturday
2003
as Self
MovieBeef
2003
as Self
Movie50 Cent & G-Unit | In Da Club: The Movie
2003
as Self
Born To Ball
2003
as Self
TVAmerica's Next Top Model
2003
as Self - Guest
50 Cent | Shoot First
2003
as Self
Movie50 Cent | The New Breed
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Musical Guest
TVFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self
TVStar Academy
2001
as Self
TVGrounded for Life
2001
TVMaking the Video
1999
CD:UK
1998
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
as Self
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as 50 Cent (voice)
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
TVMTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
TVWetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
TVTop of the Pops
1964
as Self
50 Cent: Gangsta Unit
as 50 Cent
A Portrait of an Artist: The Making of 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'
as Self
The Fifth Wheel
