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