Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | The Hard Way | Dead Romeos Gang Member | |
| 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 |
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| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues | The Bandleader | |
| The Boondocks (2005-2008) | Voice Of Gangstalicious | Season 1 Episode 6, Season 2 Episode 13 | |
| 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 | |
| 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, "yasiin bey" in 3 episodes) |
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