Yasiin Bey

Yasiin Bey

Filmography

As Cast

Gorillaz: Live at Rock Werchter 2026 (2026)
Together for Palestine (2025)
as Self
Part of Me (2023)
as Himself
Gorillaz | MTV World Stage (2023)
as Mos Def
Hargrove (2022)
as Self
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
You're Watching Video Music Box (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Peculiar Contrast, Perfect Light (2021)
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019)
as Mos Def
French Tour (2016)
as Focé
Amy (2015)
as Self
Begin Again (2014)
as Saul
Life of Crime (2013)
as Ordell Robbie
Standard Operating Procedure (2013)
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)
as Self
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)
as Self
A Man's Story (2011)
as Self
I'm Still Here (2010)
as Mos Def
Bouncing Cats (2010)
The Making of Plastic Beach (2010)
as Mos Def
Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London (2010)
as Mos Def
Next Day Air (2009)
as Eric
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
as Mike
In Prison My Whole Life (2008)
as Self
Cadillac Records (2008)
as Chuck Berry
Prince Among Slaves (2008)
as Narrator
Fats Waller Was Born Here (2008)
as "Fats" Wallter/Mike (as Mos Def)
Yo Gabba Gabba! (2007)
16 Blocks (2006)
as Eddie Bunker
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
as Mos Def
Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
as Wemba
Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops (2006)
Coachella (2006)
as Self - Interviewee
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party (2006)
as Self
Dexter (2006)
as Brother Sam
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
as Self - (as Mos Def)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
as Ford Prefect
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
as The Bandleader
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005)
as Self
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth (2005)
as Self (as Mos Def)
Alicia Keys: Unplugged (2005)
as Self
The Boondocks (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
as Self
Something the Lord Made (2004)
as Vivien Thomas
The Woodsman (2004)
as Sgt. Lucas
House (2004)
as Lee
The Italian Job (2003)
as Left Ear
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)
as Self
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003)
as Himself
Chappelle's Show (2003)
as Self - Black Star
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
as Self - Musical Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
as Self
Civil Brand (2002)
as Michael Meadows
Brown Sugar (2002)
as Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
Showtime (2002)
as Lazy Boy
Monster's Ball (2001)
as Ryrus Cooper
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)
as Lt. Miller
My Wife and Kids (2001)
The Proud Family (2001)
as Mos Def (voice)
Bamboozled (2000)
as Mau Mau: Big Blak Afrika
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)
as Himself
Island of the Dead (2000)
as Robbie J
Mark Twain Prize (1999)
as Self - Musical Guest
Where's Marlowe? (1998)
as Wilt Crawley
Ghosts (1997)
as Dante
The View (1997)
as Self
Brooklyn South (1997)
as Darius
Spin City (1996)
as Monty
The Cosby Mysteries (1994)
Split Images (1992)
as Curtis Roy
Here and Now (1992)
as Alonzo
HBO First Look (1992)
as Self
The Hard Way (1991)
as Dead Romeos
You Take the Kids (1990)
as Raymond Kirkland
God Bless the Child (1988)
as Richard Watkins
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self - Musical Guest
Tony Awards (1956)
as Self - Performer
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
as Self
Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary
as Self

As Crew

Passaic Mosaic (2008)
Thanks