Brandon Paak Anderson (born February 8, 1986), known professionally as Anderson .Paak (/pæk/ PACK or /pɑːk/ PAHK), is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He released his debut mixtape, O.B.E. Vol. 1, in 2012 and went on to release his debut album, Venice, in 2014. In 2016, he followed up with his second album, Malibu, which received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album, followed by his third album, Oxnard (2018). At the 61st Grammy Awards, Paak won his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance with his 2018 non-album single "Bubblin". In 2020, he won two additional Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album with his fourth album Ventura, while a song from the album won Best R&B Performance with "Come Home" (featuring André 3000). Apart from his solo career, Anderson formed the duo NxWorries in 2015 with record producer Knxwledge. He is frequently accompanied by the band Free Nationals, who play a variety of instruments, such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards and drums, and also serve as backing vocalists. In 2021, he formed the duo Silk Sonic with fellow singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. The duo's debut single, "Leave the Door Open", became Anderson's first single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and was the recipient of four awards at the 64th Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anderson .Paak licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 8, 1986 (40)
- Oxnard, California, USA
- Actor, also director, producer and writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Anderson .Paak's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Cooper in Trolls World Tour (2020)
- Heroas BJ in K-Pops! (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous1
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 Anderson .Paak's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Anderson .Paak'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
15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Bruno Mars: The romantic tour live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
K-Pops!(2024)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Sweet Dreams(2024)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Where's Usher? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Trolls Band Together(2023)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Survival of the Thickest(2023)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
We Baby Bears(2022)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Trolls World Tour(2020)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Black Panther(2018)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Grown-ish(2018)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Word Is Bond(2018)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Give the Drummer Some (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Golden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 14 titles, 12 of them dated from 2010 to 2026; peak year 2020.
Biggest box office
Trolls World Tour (2020)
Highest rated
Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021)
Most popular right now
Trolls World Tour (2020)
Film career
Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 2020Screen debut· Trolls World Tour
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.
Awards
5 major awards from 11 major nominations, 2017–2026.
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- Grammy Award, nominated · Album of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best R&B Performance
- Grammy Award, won · Best R&B Song
- Grammy Award, won · Best Melodic Rap Performance
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Video
- Grammy Award, won · Best R&B Album
- Grammy Award, won · Best R&B Performance
- Grammy Award, won · Best Rap Performance
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best New Artist
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Urban Contemporary Album
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 Anderson .Paak's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 47. 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.
Who does Anderson .Paak work with?
People who share at least 2 of Anderson .Paak's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Thomas Dam shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Thomas DamShared titles: Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021), Trolls World Tour (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Thomas Dam
Actors
- Anna KendrickShared titles: Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021), Trolls World Tour (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Anna Kendrick
- Justin TimberlakeShared titles: Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021), Trolls World Tour (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Justin Timberlake
- Rachel BloomShared titles: Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021), Trolls World Tour (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Rachel Bloom
- Ron FunchesShared titles: Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021), Trolls World Tour (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Funches
Producers
- Gina ShayShared titles: Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021), Trolls World Tour (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Gina Shay
Mixed roles
- Walt DohrnShared titles: Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021), Trolls World Tour (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Walt Dohrn
