Tupac Shakur
Known for: Acting
Tupac Amaru Shakur (born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), better known by his stage name 2Pac and later by his alias Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Considered one of the most influential rappers of all time, Shakur is among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. In addition to his music career, Shakur also found considerable success as an actor, with his starring roles in Juice (1992), Poetic Justice (1993), Above the Rim (1994), Bullet (1996), Gridlock'd (1997), and Gang Related (1997).
Filmography
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
A Different World
Piccolo
1987
Series
In Living Color
1990
Series
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
Self (archive footage)
2025
Series
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
1988
Series
Dear Mama
Self (archive footage)
2023
Series
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
Self (archive footage)
2016
Film
Nothing but Trouble
Digital Underground Member
1991
Series
The Defiant Ones
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Juice
Roland Bishop
1992
Film
Gang Related
Detective Rodriguez
1997
Film
Poetic Justice
Lucky
1993
Film
Above the Rim
Birdie
1994
Film
Gridlock'd
Spoon
1997
Series
A Life in Ten Pictures
Self (archive footage)
2021
Series
Shut Up and Dribble
Self (archive footage)
2018
Saturday Night Special
1996
Film
Tupac: Resurrection
Himself (archive footage)
2003
Film
Bullet
Tank
1996
Film
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Hyperfate
Self (archive footage)
2022
Series
Who Killed Tupac?
Himself (archive footage)
2017
Film
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage)
2021
Film
Biggie & Tupac
himself
2002
Film
Welcome to Death Row
Self (archive footage)
2001
Film
Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie and Tupac
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
One Night in Vegas
Self (archive footage)
2010
Series
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Tupac: Live at the House of Blues
Self
2005
Film
Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
Beef
Self (archive footage)
2003
Horrifying Hollywood Murders
Self (archive footage)
Film
Death Row Uncut
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Self (archive footage)
2004
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Hip Hop Don't Stop
Self (archive footage)
2014
Film
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000
Film
Ice Cube: The Making of a Don
Self
2004
Film
So Many Tears
1995
Film
Snoop Doggy Dogg: Smokefest 1996 Tour Video
Self
1999
Film
2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
1996
Film
Diddy: Summit to Plummet
Self (archive)
2024
Film
Who Killed Tupac?
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Tupac Assassination Conspiracy Or Revenge
Himself
2009
Film
I Get Around
1993
Film
Tupac Shakur: Thug Immortal
Self
1997
Film
Tupac Vs.
Self (Archived Footage)
2004
Untitled Tupac Shakur Documentary
Himself (archive footage)
Film
Murder Rap: Inside the Biggie and Tupac Murders
Himself (Archive Footage)
2015
Film
American Dream/American Knightmare
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Hopelessly in Love: Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Andre Rison
Self (archive footage)
Tupac Assassination II: Reckoning
Himself
2009
Film
Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake
Himself (Archive Footage)
2001
Tupac - Complete Live Performances
2006
Film
Tupac: So Many Years, So Many Tears
2Pac
2006
Film
Who Killed Biggie and Tupac?
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Tupac Shakur: Clinton Correctional Facility Prison Interview
Himself
1995
Film
Tupac: Live at Club 662
Self
1995
R.I.P. Shades of Hip Hop
Film
Fame Kills - Tupac
2023
Film
The Life and Death of Tupac Shakur
Himself (Archive Footage)
2021
Film
Tupac Uncensored and Uncut: The Lost Prison Tapes
himself
2011