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O'Shea Jackson Jr.

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Actor and producer · Born February 24, 1991 (35) · Compton, California, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

O'Shea Jackson Jr. (born February 24, 1991), also known by the stage name OMG, is an American actor, rapper and songwriter. He is the oldest son of rapper and actor Ice Cube and, in his feature film debut, portrayed his father in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton. He has two brothers, Darryl and Sharif, and a sister Kareema. His brother Darryl is also a rapper under the name Doughboy, which is the nickname of the character his father portrayed, Darin "Doughboy" Baker, in his first film Boyz n the Hood. In June 2014, it was announced that he had been cast to portray his father in Straight Outta Compton, a biographical film about N.W.A. The film was released on August 14, 2015. Jackson is noted for his physical resemblance to his father, which Ice Cube described as "spot on." "He was born to play the part," he told Jimmy Kimmel in October 2014. Description above from the Wikipedia article O'Shea Jackson Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 24, 1991 (35)
From
Compton, California, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 42% in 30 days

What are O'Shea Jackson Jr.'s films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Self
29%
Bonds
21%
Power
15%
Morality
12%
Survival
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Ambition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 8
Mentor
2 of 8
Shadow
2 of 8
Hero
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Joyful
3
Hopeful
3
Thrilling
3
Absurd
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

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 O'Shea Jackson Jr.'s films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for O'Shea Jackson Jr.'s 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

18 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Idiots(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Davis

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Den of Thieves: Pantera(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Donnie 'Jean-Jacques' Wilson

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Cocaine Bear(2023)

    as Daveed

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kawlan Roken

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • The Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 14 episodes · as Coop

  • Swagger(2021)

    Show 18 episodes · as Isaac 'Ike' Edwards

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Premise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Cooper

  • Just Mercy(2019)

    as Anthony Ray Hinton

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters(2019)

    as Chief Warrant Officer Barnes

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Long Shot(2019)

    as Lance

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Den of Thieves(2018)

    as Donnie Wilson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Ingrid Goes West(2017)

    as Dan Pinto

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Straight Outta Compton(2015)

    as Ice Cube

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Are We There Yet?(2005)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • TNA iMPACT! Wrestling(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • All Day & All Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Den of Thieves 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Donnie Wilson

  • Lone Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles, 15 of them dated from 2004 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

$202M worldwide

Highest rated

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Idiots (2026)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
20042026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 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
Acting17 of 18: 15 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing2 of 18: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 18: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s6 · acting2020s7 · 7 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 11% of 9 roles

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.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2016, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

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 O'Shea Jackson Jr.'s films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most loved · actor

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. 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 O'Shea Jackson Jr.'s work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles32–75 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles14–61 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles52–90 · median 87 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles23–75 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles37–67 · median 58 · 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 O'Shea Jackson Jr. work with?

People who share at least 2 of O'Shea Jackson Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christian Gudegast shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles