Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central. He was also voted in the UK as the 9th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007, and again in the updated 2010 list as the 8th greatest stand-up comic.
He is known for his roles in Dogma, Beverly Hills Ninja, Lethal Weapon 4, Nurse Betty, The Longest Yard, Bad Company, and a starring role in Down to Earth. Rock has also increasingly worked behind the camera, as a writer and director (and starring actor) of Head of State and I Think I Love My Wife.
In the fall of 2005, the UPN television network premiered a comedy series called Everybody Hates Chris, based on Rock's school days, of which he is the executive producer and narrator. The show garnered both critical and ratings success. The series was nominated for a 2006 Golden Globe for Best TV Series (Musical or Comedy), a 2006 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Television Comedy, and two 2006 Emmy Awards for costuming and cinematography.
Following the release of his first documentary, 2009's Good Hair, Rock is working on a documentary about debt called Credit is the Devil. In 2010 he starred alongside Adam Sandler in Grown-ups and with fellow comedian/actor Martin Lawrence in the remake of the British film Death at a Funeral.
Known For
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
(2023)
Kitty (voice)
Madagascar
(2005)
Marty (voice)
Grown Ups
(2010)
Kurt McKenzie
Grown Ups 2
(2013)
Kurt McKenzie
Bee Movie
(2007)
Mooseblood (voice)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
(2008)
Marty / Additional Zebras (voice)
The Week Of
(2018)
Kirby Cordice
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
(2012)
Marty (voice)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
(2001)
Comedian (voice)
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
(2021)
Detective Zeke Banks
Beverly Hills Cop II
(1987)
Parking Valet (Playboy Mansion)
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
(2008)
Taxi Driver
Roald Dahl's The Witches
(2020)
Older Hero (voice)
Lethal Weapon 4
(1998)
Det.Lee Butters
Amsterdam
(2022)
Milton King
Dolemite Is My Name
(2019)
Bobby Vale
Full Filmography
Acting
Krush Groove
(1985)
Person Standing Next to Club Phone During Fight (uncredited)
Beverly Hills Cop II
(1987)
Parking Valet (Playboy Mansion)
Uptown Comedy Express
(1987)
Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen
(1988)
Himself
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
(1988)
Rib Joint Customer
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
(1990)
Self
New Jack City
(1991)
Pookie
Boomerang
(1992)
Bony T
CB4
(1993)
Albert / MC Gusto
Chris Rock: Big Ass Jokes
(1994)
Himself
Panther
(1995)
Yuck Mouth
The Immortals
(1995)
Deke
Sgt. Bilko
(1996)
1st Lt. Oster
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
(1996)
Himself
Beverly Hills Ninja
(1997)
Joey
Lethal Weapon 4
(1998)
Det.Lee Butters
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
(1998)
Self / Various Characters
Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live
(1998)
Self / Various (archive footage)
Doctor Dolittle
(1998)
Rodney (voice)
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
(1998)
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
(1998)
Self
Kids Are Punny
(1998)
Dogma
(1999)
Rufus
Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
(1999)
Himself
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock
(1999)
Himself
Torrance Rises
(1999)
Self
Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 1
(1999)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(1999)
Self
Jackie's Back!
(1999)
Chris Rock
Nurse Betty
(2000)
Wesley
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
(2000)
Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?
(2000)
Narrator
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
(2001)
Comedian (voice)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
(2001)
Chaka Luther King
Pootie Tang
(2001)
JB / Radio DJ / Pootie's Father
Osmosis Jones
(2001)
Osmosis Jones (voice)
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
(2001)
Self
Down to Earth
(2001)
Lance Barton
America: A Tribute to Heroes
(2001)
Self
Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2
(2001)
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
(2001)
Self (archive footage)
Bad Company
(2002)
Jake Hayes / Kevin Pope
Comedian
(2002)
Self
Bowling for Columbine
(2002)
Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
(2002)
Self
Head of State
(2003)
Mays Gilliam
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
(2003)
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
(2003)
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pauly Shore Is Dead
(2003)
Chris Rock
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Chris Rock: Never Scared
(2004)
Chris Rock
Paparazzi
(2004)
Pizza Delivery Guy
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1
(2004)
Himself
Madagascar
(2005)
Marty (voice)
The Longest Yard
(2005)
Caretaker
The Aristocrats
(2005)
Self
Romanekian
(2005)
Himself
A Concert for Hurricane Relief
(2005)
Presenter
Kings of Comedy USA
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
(2006)
Himself
The N Word
(2006)
Himself
Bee Movie
(2007)
Mooseblood (voice)
I Think I Love My Wife
(2007)
Richard Cooper
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
(2007)
Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
(2007)
Self
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
(2008)
Marty / Additional Zebras (voice)
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
(2008)
Self
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
(2008)
Taxi Driver
The Black List: Volume One
(2008)
Himself
Good Hair
(2009)
Himself
Merry Madagascar
(2009)
Marty (voice)
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
(2009)
Self
Death at a Funeral
(2010)
Aaron
Grown Ups
(2010)
Kurt McKenzie
Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison
(2010)
Self
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
(2010)
Self
Talking Funny
(2011)
Himself
Woody Allen: A Documentary
(2011)
Self
Saturday Night Live Backstage
(2011)
Self
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
(2012)
Marty (voice)
2 Days in New York
(2012)
Mingus
What to Expect When You're Expecting
(2012)
Vic
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
(2012)
Self
Brooklyn Boheme
(2012)
Himself
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
(2012)
Self
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
(2012)
Self
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
(2012)
Self - Panelist
12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief
(2012)
Self
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
(2012)
Self
Grown Ups 2
(2013)
Kurt McKenzie
Madly Madagascar
(2013)
Marty (voice)
One Direction: This Is Us
(2013)
Self
Top Five
(2014)
Andre
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
(2014)
Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
A Very Murray Christmas
(2015)
Chris Rock
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
(2015)
Self
Dancing in the Light: The Janet Collins Story
(2015)
Narrator
Live from New York!
(2015)
Self
Eddie Murphy: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(2015)
Self
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
(2015)
Self
The Last Laugh
(2016)
Self
Dying Laughing
(2017)
Himself
Sandy Wexler
(2017)
Testimonial
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
(2017)
Self
The Week Of
(2018)
Kirby Cordice
Chris Rock: Tamborine
(2018)
Self
Nobody's Fool
(2018)
Lawrence
Dolemite Is My Name
(2019)
Bobby Vale
Roald Dahl's The Witches
(2020)
Older Hero (voice)
This Is Stand-Up
(2020)
Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
(2020)
Self
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
(2021)
Detective Zeke Banks
The One and Only Dick Gregory
(2021)
Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
(2021)
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(2021)
Self
Everybody Loves Chris Rock
(2021)
self
Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut
(2021)
Self
Amsterdam
(2022)
Milton King
Chris Rock: One Man Show
(2022)
Self
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute
(2022)
Self
Look at Me
(2022)
Adam
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
(2022)
Self
Rustin
(2023)
Roy Wilkins
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
(2023)
Self
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
(2023)
Self
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
(2023)
Kitty (voice)
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
(2023)
Self
Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only
(2023)
Self
Writing
Uptown Comedy Express
(1987)
Writer
CB4
(1993)
Story and Screenplay
Chris Rock: Big Ass Jokes
(1994)
Writer
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
(1996)
Writer
Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
(1999)
Writer
Down to Earth
(2001)
Screenplay
Head of State
(2003)
Screenplay
Chris Rock: Never Scared
(2004)
Writer
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1
(2004)
Writer
I Think I Love My Wife
(2007)
Screenplay
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
(2008)
Writer
Good Hair
(2009)
Writer
Top Five
(2014)
Writer
Chris Rock: Tamborine
(2018)
Writer
Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut
(2021)
Writer
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
(2023)
Writer
Production
Pootie Tang
(2001)
Producer
Down to Earth
(2001)
Executive Producer
Head of State
(2003)
Producer
I Think I Love My Wife
(2007)
Producer
Good Hair
(2009)
Executive Producer
Death at a Funeral
(2010)
Producer
Chris Rock: Tamborine
(2018)
Executive Producer
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
(2021)
Executive Producer
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
(2023)
Executive Producer
Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only
(2023)
Producer
Crew
Directing