
50 Cent
Acting • Born 1975-07-06
Biography
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.
Filmography
123 credits
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Movie • 2005
Marcus

Before I Self Destruct
Movie • 2009
Clarence

Dead Man Running
Movie • 2009
Thigo

Righteous Kill
Movie • 2008
Spider

50 Cent | X Games Barcelona 2013
Movie • 2013
Self

Caught in the Crossfire
Movie • 2010
Tino

Twelve
Movie • 2010
Lionel

Jack's Law
Movie • 2006
Black

Home of the Brave
Movie • 2006
Jamal Aiken

The Infamous Times, Volume I: The Original 50 Cent
Movie • 2005
Self

All Things Fall Apart
Movie • 2011
Deon

Morning Glory
Movie • 2010
Self

13
Movie • 2010
Jimmy

Boneyard
Movie • 2024
Chief Carter

You're Watching Video Music Box
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)

Beef
Movie • 2003
Self

Beef II
Movie • 2004
Self

Beef III
Movie • 2005
Self

Setup
Movie • 2011
Sonny

Gun
Movie • 2010
Rich

Streets of Blood
Movie • 2009
Stan Green

Blood Out
Movie • 2011
Detective Hardwick

Live!
Movie • 2007
Self

DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)

DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)

Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop
Movie • 2006
Self

Freelancers
Movie • 2012
Malo

Escape Plan
Movie • 2013
Hush

How to Make Money Selling Drugs
Movie • 2012
Self

Fire with Fire
Movie • 2012
Lamar

Hoodz: Big Beef
Movie • 2007
Actor

The Frozen Ground
Movie • 2013
Pimp Clate Johnson

The Prince
Movie • 2014
The Pharmacy

Hyperfate
Movie • 2022
Self

Spy
Movie • 2015
50 Cent

Born To Ball
Movie • 2003
Self

50 Cent | Shoot First
Movie • 2003
Self

50 Cent | Who Dares Wins
Movie • 2005
Self

50 Cent | The New Breed
Movie • 2003
Self

Southpaw
Movie • 2015
Jordan Mains

Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
Movie • 2005
Self

Not Afraid: The Shady Records Story
Movie • 2015
Self

Live 8
Movie • 2005
Self

THE SHOW: California Love
Movie • 2022
Self

Champs
Movie • 2015
Self

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Skillhouse
Movie • 2025
50 Cent

Tale of the Tape
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)

TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)

How Music Got Free
Movie • 2024
Self

50 Cent | Rap Star
Movie • 2016
Self

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Movie • 2016
50 Cent

Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry
Movie • 2012
Self

Last Vegas
Movie • 2013
50 Cent

Escape Plan 2: Hades
Movie • 2018
Hush

Den of Thieves
Movie • 2018
Enson Levoux

Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
Movie • 2008
Self

Escape Plan: The Extractors
Movie • 2019
Hush

50 Cent | Live in Concert
Movie • 2007
Self

50 Cent: Refuse 2 Die
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)

50 Cent: Gangsta Unit
Movie
50 Cent

LA Originals
Movie • 2020
Self

Jackass: Steve-O YouTube Videos
Movie • 2020
Self

Letter to the President
Movie • 2005
Self

A Portrait of an Artist: The Making of 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Movie
Self

50 Cent | The Best Music Videos On DVD
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)

50 Cent & G-Unit | In Da Club: The Movie
Movie • 2003
Self

Expend4bles
Movie • 2023
Drew "Easy Day" Farrell

Missionary
Movie • 2024
50 Cent

Tupac: Resurrection
Movie • 2003
Self

The Game: The Documentary
Movie • 2005
Self

50 Cent: Rise Above
Movie • 2010

SMACK: Platinum Edition
Movie • 2004
Self

Street Fighter
Movie • 2026
Balrog

G-Unit: Bullets Can't Touch Us
Movie • 2008
Self

The Game: One Blood
Movie • 2008
Self

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg at Coachella 2012
Movie
Self

The Fifth Wheel
Movie

The Simpsons
TV • 1989
50 Cent (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Musical Guest

The View
TV • 1997
Self

Top of the Pops
TV • 1964
Self

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV • 2001
Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self

Entourage
TV • 2004
50 Cent

CD:UK
TV • 1998

Top of the Pops Reloaded
TV • 2005
Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest

Making the Video
TV • 1999

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest

The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest

Top of the Pops Saturday
TV • 2003
Self

The Finder
TV • 2012
Big Glade

Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest

Power
TV • 2014
Kanan

Circus Halligalli
TV • 2013

Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self

Power Book II: Ghost
TV • 2020
Kanan

The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
TV • 2016
Self

Ridiculousness
TV • 2011
Self

MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self

America's Next Top Model
TV • 2003
Self - Guest

The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
TV • 2023
Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest

ECHO-Verleihung
TV • 1992
Self

Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
50 Cent / Gun (voice)

Power Confidential
TV • 2019

Keeping Up with the Kardashians
TV • 2007
Self

The Defiant Ones
TV • 2017
Self (archive footage)

Grounded for Life
TV • 2001

Star Academy
TV • 2001
Self

For Life
TV • 2020
Cassius Dawkins

Conan
TV • 2010
Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest

50 Ways to Catch a Killer
TV • 2025
Host

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest

The Voice
TV • 2011
Self

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
TV • 1972
Self - Performer (Las Vagas)

50 Ways to Catch a Killer with 50 Cent
TV • 2025