Lonnie Lynn

Common (born Lonnie Lynn in Chicago, Illinois, March 13, 1972), a rapper and an actor, co-wrote with John Legend the song “Glory” for the movie Selma (2014) directed by Ava DuVernay with Daniel Oyelowo as Martin Luther King, where he also acted. He appeared in movies like American Gangster (2007) by Ridley Scott starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, Wanted (2008) with Angelina Jolie, Street Kings (2008) with Keanu Reeves, Date Night (2010) with Steve Carell and Tina Fey, The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) with Jennifer Garner, Now You See Me (2013), The Hate U Give (2018) with Amandla Stenberg, All About Nina (2018) with Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ava (2020) with Jessica Chastain, Alice (2022) with Keke Palmer. He starred with Queen Latifah in Just Wright (2010).