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Ludacris

Ludacris

Actor, also producer and writer · Born September 11, 1977 (49) · Champaign, Illinois, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 2 other major award bodies

Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris(/ˈluːdəkrɪs/), is an American rapper and actor. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludacris moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he first began rapping. Starting with a brief stint as a DJ, he formed his own record label, Disturbing tha Peace, in the late 1990s to release his debut studio album, Incognegro (1999), independently. After its single, "What's Your Fantasy" (featuring Shawnna), became a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, the album was re-released by Def Jam Recordings as his major label debut, Back for the First Time (2000). The latter album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and spawned his second top 40 single, "Southern Hospitality" (featuring Pharrell). Ludacris' subsequent albums—Word of Mouf (2001), Chicken-n-Beer (2003) and The Red Light District (2004)—were each met with continued success, receiving multi-platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His fifth and sixth albums, Release Therapy (2006) and Theater of the Mind (2008), explored more serious subject matter than their predecessors. His seventh album, Battle of the Sexes (2010), featured a return to the more lighthearted tone of his earlier albums. Throughout his career, Ludacris has scored two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist: "Stand Up" (featuring Shawnna) and "Money Maker" (featuring Pharrell), as well as three singles which did so as a guest performer: Usher's "Yeah!" in 2004, Fergie's "Glamorous" in 2007, and Taio Cruz's "Break Your Heart" in 2009. The following year, he guest featured on Justin Bieber's single "Baby", which remains one of the highest-certified singles of all time in the United States. Ludacris is named among the first Dirty South rappers to achieve mainstream success in the early 2000s. He is the recipient of three Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Award and an MTV Video Music Award. Outside of music, he has portrayed the character Tej Parker in the Fast & Furious film series—first appearing in its second film, 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003). His other notable acting roles include Crash (2004), Gamer (2009), and New Year's Eve (2011). In 2021, he created and starred in the children's animated series Karma's World for Netflix. Ludacris is also a private pilot. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ludacris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 11, 1977 (49)
From
Champaign, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 29% in 30 days

What are Ludacris' films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
16%
Morality
14%
Society
13%
Power
5%
Survival
4%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 6 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 7 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 10

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 16 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 16
Trickster
4 of 16
Mentor
3 of 16
Herald
2 of 16
Hero
2 of 16
Shadow
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
15
Thrilling
11
Tense
11
Hopeful
12
Warm
7
Other
25

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ludacris' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ludacris' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 67 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Groove Tails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as (voice)

  • Dashing Through the Snow(2023)

    as Eddie Garrick

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Fast X(2023)

    as Tej

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • End of the Road(2022)

    as Reggie Beaumont

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • 2021 World Series Champions: Atlanta Braves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Narrator

  • Karma's World(2021)

    Show 40 episodes · Producer · Writer · as Conrad Grant (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • F9: The Fast Saga(2021)

    as Tej Parker

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • John Henry(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Hell

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Deion's Double Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Show Dogs(2018)

    as Max (voice)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Ride(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Eldridge Buultjens

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Fate of the Furious(2017)

    as Tej Parker

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Inside the Label (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Furious 7(2015)

    as Tej Parker

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Empire(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Mcknight

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Being Mary Jane(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Terence Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Fast & Furious 6(2013)

    as Tej Parker

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Doc McStuffins(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Gus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • New Year's Eve(2011)

    as Brendan

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Breakaway(2011)

    as Ludacris

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Fast Five(2011)

    as Tej Parker

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • No Strings Attached(2011)

    as Wallace

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Plies: Goon In the Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Gamer(2009)

    as Humanz Brother

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Max Payne(2008)

    as Jim Bravura

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • RocknRolla(2008)

    as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Battleground Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Ball Don't Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Julius

  • Fred Claus(2007)

    as DJ Donnie

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Katt Williams: American Hustle(2007)

    as Ludacris

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Hustle & Flow(2005)

    as Skinny Black

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Ludacris - The Red Light District (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer · as Self

  • Crash(2004)

    as Anthony

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Lil' Pimp(2005)

    as Weathers (voice)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Heart of the Game(2005)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • DJ Domination: World Domination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Eve(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Rufus

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Groupies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious(2003)

    Songs · as Tej Parker

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Paper Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • The Wash(2001)

    as Customer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Darius Parker

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Making the Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Later... with Jools Holland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Ludacris (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Limited Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles, 44 of them dated from 1989 to 2023; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Furious 7 (2015)

$1.5B worldwide

Highest rated

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Fast X (2023)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19892023

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 46: 42 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndProducing2 of 46: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleMusic1 of 46: 1 only music, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 46: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

46 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s17 · 16 acting · 2 crew2010s16 · 16 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · 7 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 21 roles
011116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 4 other major awards from 23 major nominations, 2002–2013.

WinNomination
  1. 2013
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
  2. 2011
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Solo Performance
  3. 2009
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
  4. 2007
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Rap Album
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Rap Song
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
  5. 2006
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Solo Performance
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
  6. 2005
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best R&B Song
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Record of the Year
  7. 2004
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Male Rap Solo Performance
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  8. 2003
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Male Rap Solo Performance
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Album
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 2002
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Album
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Short Form Music Video

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ludacris' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 33 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor, writer, producer

Karma's World (2021)

99th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hustle & Flow (2005)

Midcredits 89th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ludacris' work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles33–84 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles21–63 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles42–87 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles27–64 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles28–65 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ludacris work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ludacris' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tyrese Gibson shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles