| 2026 | Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball AssociationSeries | Narrator (voice) | 54 |
| 2026 | W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a CauseMovie | Self | 54 |
| 2025 | Diane Warren: RelentlessMovie | Self | 53 |
| 2025 | Wick Is PainMovie | Self | 53 |
| 2024 | Hip-Hop and the White HouseMovie | — | 52 |
| 2024 | BreatheMovie | Darius | 52 |
| 2024 | Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan CentralMovie | Self | 52 |
| 2024 | Bilal: Live at GlasshausMovie | Self | 52 |
| 2023 | SiloSeries | Robert Sims | 51 |
| 2023 | A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopMovie | Self | 51 |
| 2023 | Chris Rock: Road To Live SpecialMovie | Self | 51 |
| 2022 | StoryBots: Answer TimeSeries | Mr. Wonderful | 50 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 50 |
| 2022 | jeen-yuhs: A Kanye TrilogySeries | Self (archive footage) | 50 |
| 2022 | AliceMovie | Frank | 50 |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyMovie | Self | 49 |
| 2021 | You're Watching Video Music BoxMovie | Self (archive footage) | 49 |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess BrideSeries | Westley | 48 |
| 2020 | Never Have I EverSeries | Dr. Chris Jackson | 48 |
| 2020 | One World: Together at HomeMovie | Self | 48 |
| 2020 | Bookmarks: Celebrating Black VoicesSeries | — | 48 |
| 2020 | Fraggle Rock: Rock On!Series | Self | 48 |
| 2019 | The InformerMovie | Grens | 47 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries | Self | 47 |
| 2019 | The KitchenMovie | Gary Silvers | 47 |
| 2019 | Tamron HallSeries | Self - Guest | 47 |
| 2019 | The Price of ProtestMovie | Self (archive footage) | 47 |
| 2018 | Ocean's EightMovie | Common | 46 |
| 2018 | The Hate U GiveMovie | Uncle Carlos | 46 |
| 2018 | Hunter KillerMovie | RA John Fisk | 46 |
| 2018 | The TaleMovie | Martin | 46 |
| 2018 | The ChiSeries | Rafiq | 46 |
| 2018 | Shut Up and DribbleSeries | Self - Musician | 46 |
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2Movie | Cassian | 45 |
| 2017 | Megan LeaveyMovie | Gunny Martin | 45 |
| 2017 | A Happening of Monumental ProportionsMovie | Daniel | 45 |
| 2017 | Girls TripMovie | Common | 45 |
| 2017 | The Words That Built AmericaMovie | Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence | 45 |
| 2017 | Love Beats RhymesMovie | Coltrane | 45 |
| 2017 | Chasing TraneMovie | Self - Musician | 45 |
| 2017 | Retro Wick: Exploring the Unexpected Success of 'John Wick'Movie | Self | 45 |
| 2017 | Feel Rich: Health Is the New WealthMovie | Himself | 45 |
| 2016 | Suicide SquadMovie | Monster T | 44 |
| 2016 | ChelseaSeries | Self | 44 |
| 2016 | WIRED's Autocomplete InterviewsSeries | Self - Guest | 44 |
| 2016 | Barbershop: The Next CutMovie | Jabari | 44 |
| 2016 | VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the QueensMovie | — | 44 |
| 2016 | BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama CelebrationMovie | Self - Performer | 44 |
| 2016 | Maya Angelou: And Still I RiseMovie | Self | 44 |
| 2016 | Letter to the FreeMovie | — | 44 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries | Self - Musical Guest | 43 |
| 2015 | Lip Sync BattleSeries | Self | 43 |
| 2015 | UnityMovie | Narrator (voice) | 43 |
| 2015 | Run All NightMovie | Mr. Price | 43 |
| 2015 | EntourageMovie | Common | 43 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeries | Self - Musical Guest | 42 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSeries | Self - Guest | 42 |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam JonesSeries | Self | 42 |
| 2014 | Every Secret ThingMovie | Devlin Hatch | 42 |
| 2014 | SelmaMovie | James Bevel | 42 |
| 2013 | Now You See MeMovie | Evans | 41 |
| 2013 | Movie 43Movie | Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch") | 41 |
| 2013 | LUVMovie | Uncle Vincent | 41 |
| 2013 | Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw RecordsMovie | Self | 41 |
| 2012 | The Mindy ProjectSeries | Security Guard | 40 |
| 2012 | The Odd Life of Timothy GreenMovie | Coach Cal | 40 |
| 2011 | Happy Feet TwoMovie | Seymour (voice) | 39 |
| 2011 | New Year's EveMovie | Soldier | 39 |
| 2011 | Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called QuestMovie | Self | 39 |
| 2010 | Date NightMovie | Collins | 38 |
| 2010 | Just WrightMovie | Scott McKnight | 38 |
| 2010 | Brave New Voices 2010Movie | Himself - Host | 38 |
| 2009 | Terminator SalvationMovie | Barnes | 37 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSeries | Self - Guest | 37 |
| 2009 | Justice League MortalMovie | John Stewart (Green Lantern) | 37 |
| 2008 | WantedMovie | The Gunsmith | 36 |
| 2008 | Street KingsMovie | Coates | 36 |
| 2007 | Keeping Up with the KardashiansSeries | Self | 35 |
| 2007 | Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than LifeMovie | Self | 35 |
| 2007 | American GangsterMovie | Turner Lucas | 35 |
| 2006 | Smokin' AcesMovie | Sir Ivy | 34 |
| 2006 | I Love the '70s: Volume 2Series | Self | 34 |
| 2005 | The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presentsMovie | — | 33 |
| 2005 | Letter to the PresidentMovie | Self | 33 |
| 2005 | Soundz of SpiritMovie | Self | 33 |
| 2005 | Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N OutSeries | — | 33 |
| 2005 | Black in the 80sSeries | Self | 33 |
| 2004 | Game OverSeries | Himself (voice) | 32 |
| 2004 | 5 Sides of a CoinMovie | Himself | 32 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill MaherSeries | Self | 31 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Self | 31 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeries | Self | 31 |
| 2003 | Chappelle's ShowSeries | — | 31 |
| 2003 | BeefMovie | Self | 31 |
| 2001 | ScrubsSeries | Common | 29 |
| 2001 | One on OneSeries | Darius | 29 |
| 2000 | GirlfriendsSeries | Omar | 28 |
| 1999 | Mark Twain PrizeSeries | Self - Musical Guest | 27 |
| 1998 | TRLSeries | — | 26 |
| 1997 | The ViewSeries | Self | 25 |
| 1997 | The Chris Rock ShowSeries | — | 25 |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSeries | Self | 24 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries | — | 20 |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV AwardsSeries | Self - Presenter | 20 |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsSeries | Common (voice) | 17 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries | — | 16 |
| 1986 | American MastersSeries | Self | 14 |
| 1981 | Entertainment TonightSeries | Self | 9 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | 3 |
| 0 | Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball AssociationMovie | Self/Narrator | — |
