
DMX
Acting
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 The Grave and Last Hour, and his own reality television series Soul of a Man on the American cable television network BET. In 2002, DMX wrote an autobiographical book titled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX. On April 9, 2021, DMX died at the age of 50 from a drug-related heart attack.
Known for
2025In Whose Name?
Self
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2023A Journey to Sundance
Self
2021You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2021Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self (archive footage)
2021DMX: Don't Try to Understand
Self
2021Fast Vengeance
Captain Liddle
2020Fast and Fierce: Death Race
Davie
2020Chronicle of a Serial Killer
Detective White
2019Beyond the Law
Detective Ray Munce
2018The After Party
Self
2018Pimp
Midnight John
2017Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
Self
2014Top Five
DMX
2009Big Pun: The Legacy
Self
2009The Bleeding
Tagg
2008Last Hour
Black Jack
2008Jump Out Boys
Thorn
2008Death Toll
The Dog (Narrator)
2008Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
Nick
2007Father of Lies
Paul
2004Never Die Alone
King David
2004Beef II
Self
2003Cradle 2 the Grave
Anthony Fait