Complex sentence: In 2007, Common appeared with Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, and Alicia Keys in the crime film "Smokin' Aces", making his big screen debut as villainous Mob enforcer Sir Ivy.
Split into simpler sentences: In 2007, Common appeared with Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, and Alicia Keys in the crime film "Smokin' Aces". He made his big screen debut as villainous Mob enforcer Sir Ivy.