DMX
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
South Park
DMX (voice)
1997
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
Third Watch
Kandid Jones
1999
Series
Fresh Off the Boat
DMX
2015
Series
Moesha
DMX
1996
Series
Half & Half
Himself
2002
Series
Eve
Xenon
2003
Series
The Chris Rock Show
Self
1997
Film
Cradle 2 the Grave
Anthony Fait
2003
Film
Romeo Must Die
Silk
2000
Film
Top Five
DMX
2014
Film
Exit Wounds
Latrell Walker
2001
Series
VERZUZ
Self
2020
Series
Couples Therapy
Himself
2012
Film
Pimp
Midnight John
2018
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards
2003
Film
Belly
Tommy 'Buns' Bundy
1998
Film
Beyond the Law
Detective Ray Munce
2019
Trippin'
Self
2005
Film
Woodstock '99
2000
Film
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
Series
MADtv
Self
1995
Series
MADtv
Self - Special Guest
1995
Film
In Whose Name?
Self
2025
Film
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Never Die Alone
King David
2004
Film
The After Party
Self
2018
Film
Fast and Fierce: Death Race
Davie
2020
Film
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Backstage
Self
2000
Film
Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
Nick
2008
Film
Fast Vengeance
Captain Liddle
2021
Film
A Journey to Sundance
Self
2023
Film
DMX: Don't Try to Understand
Self
2021
Film
Beef
Self
2003
Film
Father of Lies
Paul
2007
Series
DMX: Soul of a Man
Self
2006
Film
The Bleeding
Tagg
2009
Film
Death Toll
The Dog (Narrator)
2008
Film
Jump Out Boys
Thorn
2008
Film
Last Hour
Black Jack
2008
Film
Chronicle of a Serial Killer
Detective White
2020
Film
The Making of Exit Wounds
Self
2002
Film
Big Pun: The Legacy
Self
2009
Film
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
Self
2017
Film
DMX: Angel
Himself
2001
Film
Ruff Ryders: Uncensored
Self
2001
Film
Beef II
Self
2004
Film
Boricua's Bond
2000
Film
Def Jam: Survival of the Illest: Live from 125
Self
1999
Film
Doggmen
Cowboy
Film
Cypress Hill Smoke Out Presents DMX
2002