Chris Rock
Acting • Born 1965-02-07
Biography
Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central. He was also voted in the UK as the 9th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007, and again in the updated 2010 list as the 8th greatest stand-up comic. He is known for his roles in Dogma, Beverly Hills Ninja, Lethal Weapon 4, Nurse Betty, The Longest Yard, Bad Company, and a starring role in Down to Earth. Rock has also increasingly worked behind the camera, as a writer and director (and starring actor) of Head of State and I Think I Love My Wife. In the fall of 2005, the UPN television network premiered a comedy series called Everybody Hates Chris, based on Rock's school days, of which he is the executive producer and narrator. The show garnered both critical and ratings success. The series was nominated for a 2006 Golden Globe for Best TV Series (Musical or Comedy), a 2006 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Television Comedy, and two 2006 Emmy Awards for costuming and cinematography. Following the release of his first documentary, 2009's Good Hair, Rock is working on a documentary about debt called Credit is the Devil. In 2010 he starred alongside Adam Sandler in Grown-ups and with fellow comedian/actor Martin Lawrence in the remake of the British film Death at a Funeral.
Filmography
208 credits
Beverly Hills Cop II
Movie • 1987
Parking Valet
Lethal Weapon 4
Movie • 1998
Det.Lee Butters
Madagascar
Movie • 2005
Marty (voice)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Movie • 2001
Comedian (voice)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Movie • 2008
Marty / Additional Zebras (voice)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Movie • 2001
Chaka Luther King
Bad Company
Movie • 2002
Jake Hayes / Kevin Pope
Dogma
Movie • 1999
Rufus
Pootie Tang
Movie • 2001
JB / Radio DJ / Pootie's Father
Nurse Betty
Movie • 2000
Wesley
New Jack City
Movie • 1991
Pookie
Boomerang
Movie • 1992
Bony T
Bee Movie
Movie • 2007
Mooseblood (voice)
Good Hair
Movie • 2009
Self
Merry Madagascar
Movie • 2009
Marty (voice)
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Movie • 2005
Self - Presenter
Sgt. Bilko
Movie • 1996
1LT Oster
Osmosis Jones
Movie • 2001
Osmosis Jones (voice)
The Longest Yard
Movie • 2005
Caretaker
Head of State
Movie • 2003
Mays Gilliam
Beverly Hills Ninja
Movie • 1997
Joey
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Movie • 2003
Self
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Movie • 2023
Self
Rustin
Movie • 2023
Roy Wilkins
Death at a Funeral
Movie • 2010
Aaron
Panther
Movie • 1995
Yuck Mouth
The Immortals
Movie • 1995
Deke
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
Movie • 2002
Self
I Think I Love My Wife
Movie • 2007
Richard Cooper
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
Movie • 2008
Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Movie • 2009
Self
The Aristocrats
Movie • 2005
Self
CB4
Movie • 1993
Albert / MC Gusto
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2021
Self
Talking Funny
Movie • 2011
Self
Grown Ups
Movie • 2010
Kurt McKenzie
Down to Earth
Movie • 2001
Lance Barton
Chris Rock: Never Scared
Movie • 2004
Self
Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
Movie • 1999
Self
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
Movie • 1996
Self
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Movie • 2012
Marty (voice)
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Movie • 2011
Self
Comedian
Movie • 2002
Self
Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen
Movie • 1988
Self
Chris Rock: Big Ass Jokes
Movie • 1994
Self
2 Days in New York
Movie • 2012
Mingus
Everybody Loves Chris Rock
Movie • 2021
self
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Movie • 2012
Vic
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Movie • 2012
Self
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Movie • 1998
Self
Brooklyn Boheme
Movie • 2012
Self
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
Movie • 2012
Self
Grown Ups 2
Movie • 2013
Kurt McKenzie
Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison
Movie • 2010
Self
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Movie • 2012
Self
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
Movie • 2012
Self - Panelist
Madly Madagascar
Movie • 2013
Marty (voice)
The Last Laugh
Movie • 2016
Self
Chris Rock: One Man Show
Movie • 2022
Self
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute
Movie • 2022
Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Movie • 2007
Self
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Movie • 2023
Self
Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only
Movie • 2023
Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2002
Self
Look at Me
Movie • 2022
Adam
Top Five
Movie • 2014
Andre Allen
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Movie • 2022
Self
Uptown Comedy Express
Movie • 1987
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
Movie • 1990
Self
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
Movie • 2010
Self
Bowling for Columbine
Movie • 2002
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Movie • 2003
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock
Movie • 1999
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Movie • 1998
Self / Various Characters
Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut
Movie • 2021
Self
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
Movie • 2023
Self
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Kids Are Punny
Movie • 1998
Self (voice)
A Very Murray Christmas
Movie • 2015
Chris Rock
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Movie • 2007
Self
Dying Laughing
Movie • 2017
Self
Vanilla Ice Archive
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Movie • 1988
Rib Joint Customer
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Movie • 2003
Chris Rock
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Movie • 2015
Self - Special Guest
Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live
Movie • 1998
Self / Various (archive footage)
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Movie • 2008
Taxi Driver
Dancing in the Light: The Janet Collins Story
Movie • 2015
Narrator
Sandy Wexler
Movie • 2017
Testimonial
Paparazzi
Movie • 2004
Pizza Delivery Guy
Torrance Rises
Movie • 1999
Self
The Week Of
Movie • 2018
Kirby Cordice
Doctor Dolittle
Movie • 1998
Rodney (voice)
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
Movie • 2014
Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie • 2017
Self
The Black List: Volume One
Movie • 2008
Self
Chris Rock: Tamborine
Movie • 2018
Self
One Direction: This Is Us
Movie • 2013
Self
Dolemite Is My Name
Movie • 2019
Bobby Vale
Nobody's Fool
Movie • 2018
Lawrence
Kings of Comedy USA
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1
Movie • 2004
Self
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
Movie • 2000
Romanekian
Movie • 2005
Self
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Movie • 2021
Detective Zeke Banks
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Movie • 2020
Older Hero (voice)
Krush Groove
Movie • 1985
Person Standing Next to Club Phone During Fight (uncredited)
This Is Stand-Up
Movie • 2020
Self
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
Movie • 2006
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Movie • 2001
Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Movie • 2020
Self
Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?
Movie • 2000
Narrator
Live from New York!
Movie • 2015
Self
Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 1
Movie • 1999
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie • 2012
Self
Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2
Movie • 2001
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie • 1999
Self
The N Word
Movie • 2006
Self
Amsterdam
Movie • 2022
Milton King
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Movie • 2021
Self
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
Movie • 2012
Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Movie • 2021
Self - Artist
Jackie's Back!
Movie • 1999
Chris Rock
Misty Green
Movie
Stoner Cats
Movie • 2021
Hamilton
Jerry Seinfeld: The Comedian Award
Movie • 2007
Self
Disappearing Acts
Movie • 2000
TV Entertainer
Kanye West Album Listening, May 31, 2018 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Movie • 2018
Self - Announcer
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Movie • 2023
Kitty (voice)
The Trainer
Movie • 2024
Chris Rock
Darkskin Manson
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
In Whose Name?
Movie • 2025
Self
Being Eddie
Movie • 2025
Self
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2
Movie • 2001
Chris Rock
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Movie • 2007
Self
Me, Myself & Irene
Movie • 2000
Stand-Up Comedian on TV (archive footage)
Lorne
Movie • 2026
Self
Martin
TV • 1992
Valentino Watson
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
The Bernie Mac Show
TV • 2001
Chris Rock
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV • 1990
Maurice / Jasmine
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Carson
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Inside Comedy
TV • 2012
Self
The Jay Leno Show
TV • 2009
Self
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV • 1993
Carver Dooley
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
The Comedy Store
TV • 2020
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
DAG
TV • 2000
Chris Rock (uncredited)
The Wendy Williams Show
TV • 2008
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Mr. Show with Bob and David
TV • 1995
Self
Live from Studio Five
TV • 2009
Self
Weekends at the D.L.
TV • 2005
Louie
TV • 2010
Chris
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Everybody Hates Chris
TV • 2005
Narrator (voice)
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Empire
TV • 2015
Frank Gathers
Rove
TV • 1999
Self
Broad City
TV • 2014
Self (voice)
In Living Color
TV • 1990
Cheap Pete
In Living Color
TV • 1990
Various
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
The Eric Andre Show
TV • 2012
Director
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self - Host
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
TV • 2007
Self
Thanks a Million
TV • 2020
Self
The Kardashians
TV • 2022
Self
George Carlin's American Dream
TV • 2022
Self
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self - Guest
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
Baseball
TV • 1994
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Hart to Heart
TV • 2021
Self
Everybody Still Hates Chris
TV • 2024
Narrator (voice)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV • 2012
Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
Woody (voice)
Fargo
TV • 2014
Loy Cannon
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Host
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Roger 'Booda' Sack (voice)
American Masters
TV • 1986
Self
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
TV • 2007
Self
A.N.T. Farm
TV • 2011
Chris Rock
Desus & Mero
TV • 2019
Self - Illustrious Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Mark Twain Prize
TV • 1999
Self
60 Minutes
TV • 1968
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Biography: Bobby Brown
TV • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
TV • 2010
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Chris Rock (voice)
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
TV • 2009
Self - Comedian
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Four Floors Up
TV • 2026
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