Yasiin Bey

1973 (52) • Acting

Born: 12/11/1973 (52) in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Yasiin Bey

Yasiin Bey (/jæˈsiːn ˈbeɪ/; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), formerly known as Mos Def, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor.

Known For

House

86%

Lee

2004

The Italian Job

68%

Left Ear

2003

Dexter

82%

Brother Sam

2006

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

67%

Ford Prefect

2005

Begin Again

72%

Saul

2014

16 Blocks

65%

Eddie Bunker

2006

Be Kind Rewind

63%

Mike

2008

Amy

76%

Self

2015

Together for Palestine

82%

Self

2025

Gorillaz | MTV World Stage

80%

Mos Def

2023

Part of Me

Himself

2023

Hargrove

70%

Self

2022

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

71%

Self (archive footage)

2022

You're Watching Video Music Box

64%

Self (archive footage)

2021

Peculiar Contrast, Perfect Light

2021

Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

76%

Mos Def

2019

French Tour

53%

Focé

2016

Amy

76%

Self

2015

Begin Again

72%

Saul

2014

Life of Crime

57%

Ordell Robbie

2013

Standard Operating Procedure

2013

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

67%

Self

2012

A Man's Story

69%

Self

2011

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

71%

Self

2011

I'm Still Here

60%

Mos Def

2010

Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London

Mos Def

2010

Bouncing Cats

2010

The Making of Plastic Beach

Mos Def

2010

Next Day Air

51%

Eric

2009

Cadillac Records

71%

Chuck Berry

2008

Fats Waller Was Born Here

"Fats" Wallter/Mike (as Mos Def)

2008

Passaic Mosaic

10%

Thanks

2008

Be Kind Rewind

63%

Mike

2008

Prince Among Slaves

60%

Narrator

2008

In Prison My Whole Life

Self

2008

Yo Gabba Gabba!

72%

Unknown

2007