Common's 5 Favorite Movie Roles Played by Musicians

With Oscar winning Selma songwriter and actor Common (Suicide Squad, Girls Trip) currently appearing in the new drama Here And Now, ComingSoon.net got to ask the superstar what his 5 Favorite Movie Roles Played by Musicians are. Check out Common’s list in the gallery below!

Here And Now which was formerly titled as Blue Night/Best Day Of My Life follows the story of successful singer-songwriter named Vivienne who has receive a shocking life-changing news that challenge her to balance her music, family, and friends, and reflect on her successes and failures. With the support of her mother Jeanne and ex-husband Nick, Vivienne strives to make peace with the city around her.

The cast includes Parker (Sex and the City) as Vivienne, Simon Baker (The Devil Wears Prada) as Nick, Common (Selma, Suicide Squad) as Ben, Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire), Waleed Zuaiter (20th Century Women), Jacqueline Bisset (Murder on the Orient Express) as Jeanne and Renée Zellweger (Chicago, Bridget Jones’ Diary).

Here And Now is directed by Fabien Constant and was written by Laura Eason (House of Cards). Allison Benson (Divorce), Andrea Iervolino (The Merchant of Venice) and Lady Monika Bacardi (To The Bone) are the film’s producers along with Parker. The film’s executive producers are Phil Hunt (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Compton Ross (Black Mass), Anna Dokoza (Flight of the Conchords), and Luca Matrundola (In Dubious Battle).

Here and Now is currently playing in theaters, VOD and Digital HD.

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Common's 5 Favorite Movie Roles Played by Musicians

Will Smith in Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

Based on the John Guare play of the same name, this story of a con man who finagles his way into upper crust Manhattan homes was Smith's third film and his first major lead role.
Will Smith in Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

Common: As I watched it I felt like this is a really unique play/movie, and I didn’t see Will Smith in that. When I saw it I saw the character, and I thought that was a powerful thing in itself.
Jamie Foxx in Ray (2004)

Foxx won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his brilliant portrayal of pianist and singer Ray Charles.
Jamie Foxx in Ray (2004)

Common: Jamie Foxx, if we could consider him... I mean, he is a musician, but we knew him first as an actor. But he’s a musician. I think his performance in “Ray” was obviously one of the phenomenal ones that we’ve seen.
Barbara Streisand in A Star is Born (1976)

Before Lady Gaga sank her teeth into the role with aplomb, Streisand played the part of the young but talented ingenue whose relationship with a rock star in a downward spiral (Kris Kristofferson) coincides with her ultimate rise to fame.
Barbara Streisand in A Star is Born (1976)

Common: Just for history sake, I’d have to go with Barbara Streisand in “A Star is Born.” I think that was one of the ones where she just lit it up, like incredibly.
Queen Latifah in Set It Off (1996)

Queen Latifah, Kimberly Elise, Vivica Fox and Jada Pinkett starred in F. Gary Gray's film about four female friends who decide to plan and execute a bank robbery.
Queen Latifah in Set It Off (1996)

Common: I would go with Queen Latifah in “Set It Off” as one of my favorite characters that a musician has done.
Mos Def in Something the Lord Made (2004)

This HBO movie told the story of black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas (Mos Def) and his partnership with white surgeon Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman), who pioneered modern heart surgery.
Mos Def in Something the Lord Made (2004)

Common: And then my last one didn’t come out in theaters, but it was an HBO movie that Mos Def did a performance in called “Something the Lord Made," and I thought it was phenomenal.