Acting

Chuck D

Born 1960-08-01 · Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA

Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy.

Credits

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Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
as Self
2026
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
as Self
2024
Camden
as Self
2024
James Brown: Say It Loud
as Self
2024
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2023
Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History
as Narrator
2023
Cover Your Ears
as Self
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as The Beetle (voice)
2023
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
as Self
2023
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Creator
2023
Sign the Show
as Self
2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2022
Nothing Compares
as Self
2022
Payback
as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
2022
Use of Force: The Policing of Black America
as Narrator (voice)
2022
Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
as Self
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream
as Himself
2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
as Self
2021
This Is Pop
as Self
2021
American Rapstar
as Self [Archive]
2020
For NYC
2020
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
as Self
2020
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
as Self
2020
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
as Self
2020
The Cobra at Twilight
2019
System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music
2019
Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare
as Self
2019
Grass Is Greener
as Self
2019
Shut Up and Dribble
Additional Music
2018
The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop
as Self
2018
Rock Rubber 45s
as Self
2018
The King
as Self
2018
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
2018
System Shock
as self
2018
Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018
2018
Who Killed Tupac?
as Self
2017
G-Funk
as Self
2017
Soundbreaking
as Self
2016
1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers
2016
Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story
as Narrator (voice)
2016
The Bet
as Charles McD
2016
A Tale of James Brown
as Self
2016
All Things Must Pass
as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios
as Himself
2015
Hustlers Convention
as Self
2015
Hustlers Convention
Executive Producer
2015
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
as Self
2014
Heights Girl
2014
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
as Self
2014
Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre
as Rappeur
2014
Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was
as Narrator
2014
Dream School
as Self - Student Mentor/Self - Raptivist, Musician, Digital Advocate
2013
Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote
as DJ Jonny Specials
2013
The Doctor
as Narrator (voice)
2013
Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy
as Self
2013
Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy
Executive Producer
2013
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
as Self
2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
2012
City Teacher
2012
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
as Self
2012
Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)
2012
Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage
as Himself
2011
Prince: A Purple Reign
as Self
2011
Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
as Self
2011
The Weird World of Blowfly
as Self
2011
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
as Self
2011
The Fab Five
as Self
2011
On the Shoulders of Giants
Original Music Composer
2011
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
as Self
2010
Straight Outta L.A.
as Self
2010
Big Pun: The Legacy
as Self
2009
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
as Self
2009
Copyright Criminals
as Self
2009
The Black Candle
as Self
2009
Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop
as Narrator
2009