DMX
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Acting Credits
Biography
Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021), better known by his stage name DMX, was an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". As an actor, he also starred in the films Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 ...
Known For
Filmography
In Whose Name?
2025
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI
2024
as Self (archive footage)
A Journey to Sundance
2023
as Self
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
as Self (archive footage)
DMX: Don't Try to Understand
2021
as Self
Fast Vengeance
2021
as Captain Liddle
Fast and Fierce: Death Race
2020
as Davie
Chronicle of a Serial Killer
2020
as Detective White
VERZUZ
2020
as Self
Beyond the Law
2019
as Detective Ray Munce
The After Party
2018
as Self
Pimp
2018
as Midnight John
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
2017
as Self
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
as DMX
Top Five
2014
as DMX
Couples Therapy
2012
as Himself
Big Pun: The Legacy
2009
as Self
The Bleeding
2009
as Tagg
Last Hour
2008
as Black Jack
Jump Out Boys
2008
as Thorn
Death Toll
2008
as The Dog (Narrator)
Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
2008
as Nick
Father of Lies
2007
as Paul
DMX: Soul of a Man
2006
as Self
Trippin'
2005
as Self
Never Die Alone
2004
as King David
Beef II
2004
as Self
Cradle 2 the Grave
2003
as Anthony Fait
Beef
2003
as Self
Eve
2003
as Xenon
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards
2003
The Making of Exit Wounds
2002
as Self
Cypress Hill Smoke Out Presents DMX
2002
Half & Half
2002
as Himself
Exit Wounds
2001
as Latrell Walker
Ruff Ryders: Uncensored
2001
as Self
DMX: Angel
2001
as Himself
Romeo Must Die
2000
as Silk
Backstage
2000
as Self
Boricua's Bond
2000
Woodstock '99
2000
Def Jam: Survival of the Illest: Live from 125
1999
as Self
Third Watch
1999
as Kandid Jones
Belly
1998
as Tommy 'Buns' Bundy
South Park
1997
as DMX (voice)
The Chris Rock Show
1997
as Self
Moesha
1996
as DMX
MADtv
1995
as Self
MADtv
1995
as Self - Special Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest