Mos Def
Filmography

Mos Def

Section Title: Filmography
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Year	Film	Role	Notes

1997	Ghosts	Townsperson

1998	Where's Marlowe?	Wilt Crawley

2000	Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme	Himself

Bamboozled	Big Blak Afrika	Also recorded a song for the movie's soundtrack with other members of the Mau Maus

Island of the Dead	Robbie J

2001	Carmen: A Hip Hopera	Lieutenant Miller

Monster's Ball	Ryrus Cooper

2002	Showtime	Lazy Boy

Civil Brand	Michael Meadows

Brown Sugar	Chris 'Cav' Anton Vichon

My Wife and Kids	Tommy	1 episode: Chair Man of the Board

2003	The Italian Job	Left Ear

2004	The Woodsman	Detective Lucas

Something the Lord Made	Vivien Thomas	Nominated – Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated – Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Nominated – Image Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Mini-Series or Television Movie

2005	Lackawanna Blues	The Bandleader

The Boondocks (2005-2008)	Gangstalicious	Voice over for the animated series

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Ford Prefect

2006	Dave Chappelle's Block Party	Himself

16 Blocks	Eddie Bunker

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	Himself	Cameo

Journey to the End of the Night	Wemba

2007	Prince Among Slaves	Narrator

2008	Be Kind Rewind	Mike

Cadillac Records	Chuck Berry

2009	Next Day Air	Eric

House	Lee	Season 5, Episode 19, "Locked In"

2010	I'm Still Here	Himself

Bouncing Cats	Himself

Yo Gabba Gabba!	Super Mr. Superhero	Season 3, Episode 44, Superhero

2011	Dexter	Brother Sam	Season 6, recurring, (credited as "Mos" in 2 episodes, as "yasiin bey" in 3 episodes)

2013	Begin Again	Saul	as Yasiin Bey

2014	Life of Crime	Ordell Robbie	as Yasiin Bey

The Getaway	Himself	Season 2, Episode 7, in Morocco. as Yasiin Bey

2015	Amy	Himself	Credited as "yasiin bey"

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Mos Def landed the role of Ford Prefect in the 2005 movie "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

final_sentence: Mos Def landed the role of Ford Prefect in the 2005 movie "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".