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Kid Cudi at The Hunger Games premiere in March 2012

This is the filmography of American actor, producer, film composer, music video director and musician Kid Cudi.

Film

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Key
† Denotes productions that have not yet been released
Kid Cudi's film credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2010 The Journey of Mr. Rager Himself Mini-documentary;
packaged alongside the deluxe edition of Man on the Moon II 		[1][2][3]
2011 Maniac Twisted Killer Short film;
also screenwriter, composer 		[4]
2012 Cruel Summer Rafi Short film
2013 Goodbye World Lev Berkowitz
Tacoma Yanni
2014 Need for Speed Sergeant Benny "Maverick" Jackson Feature film debut
The Ever After Scott
Two Night Stand Cedric
2015 Entourage Allen
Meadowland Jason
James White Nick Also composer [4]
2017 Vincent N Roxxy Suga
Killing Hasselhoff Himself
2018 The After Party William Also composer
2019 Drunk Parents Scottie Tow Driver
Jexi Himself
2020 Bill & Ted Face the Music Himself [5]
2021 Malcolm & Marie — Executive producer [6][7]
Crisis Ben Walker
A Man Named Scott Himself Documentary film [8]
Don't Look Up DJ Chello
2022 X Jackson Hole Also executive producer
Pearl — Executive producer
2023 House Party Himself
Parachute Justin [9]
Crater Michael Channing
Trolls Band Together Clay (voice)
Silent Night Dennis Vassel
2024 MaXXXine — Executive producer [10]
Trap The Thinker
2024 The Rise of Artist Dubose Himself Documentary film; also executive producer
2025 Happy Gilmore 2 † TBA Post-production


Television

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Kid Cudi's television credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2010 One Tree Hill Himself Episode: "Lists, Plans";
performed "Erase Me"
2010–2011 How to Make It in America Domingo Dean Main cast; 16 episodes
2013 The Cleveland Show Devon (voice) Episode: "Brownsized"
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Dustin Whitman Episode: "48 Hours"
2014 Scorpion Peyton Temple Episode: "Risky Business"
2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Himself Co-host/bandleader; 21 episodes
2019 Creepshow Doc Kessler Episode: "Bad Wolf Down"
2020 Westworld Francis Three episodes
We Are Who We Are Richard Poythress Main cast, miniseries
2022 Entergalactic Jabari (voice) Television special
Also executive producer, screenwriter, and composer 		[11]
2023 Young Love Stephen (voice) Animated series [12]
2024 Knuckles Agent Mason Miniseries [13]

Celebrity/musical guest

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Kid Cudi's television credits
Year Title Notes Ref(s)
2009 Dogg After Dark Celebrity guest; performed "Day n Nite" [14]
106 & Park Celebrity guest;
performed a cappella version of "Soundtrack 2 My Life" 		[15]
Last Call with Carson Daly Musical guest;
performed "Dat New New", "Sky Might Fall" and "Day n Nite" 		[16]
It's On with Alexa Chung Two episodes; musical guest;
performed "Make Her Say" and "Day n Nite" 		[17][18]
Late Show with David Letterman Musical guest;
performed "Pursuit of Happiness" 		[19]
2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Musical guest; performed "Maniac" [20]
Conan November 28 episode; performed "REVOFEV" [21]
2011 Conan Episode: "The Day the Proofradar Quit" [22]
2013 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Musical guest, performed "Immortal" [23]
2014 The Arsenio Hall Show Musical guest, performed "Internal Bleeding" [24]
Chelsea Lately Celebrity guest [25]
2014 Henry Danger Trevor (guest role) Not shown
2016 Talking Dead Episode: "Knots Untie" [26]
2017 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Musical guest; performed "Kitchen" [27]
2018 Saturday Night Live Cameo appearance, musical guest;
performed "Ghost Town" with Kanye West and 070 Shake 		[28]
Red Table Talk Episode: "Confronting Mental Illness" [29]
2021 Saturday Night Live Musical guest; performed "Tequila Shots" and "Sad People" [30]
2021 NFL draft Narrator [31]
Prime Day Show Musical [32]
The Shop: Uninterrupted Episode 10; Celebrity guest [33]
Songwriter's Roundtable Celebrity guest [34]
The Voice Musical guest; performed "Just Look Up" with Ariana Grande [35]
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Celebrity guest [36][37]
2022 Late Night with Seth Meyers [38]
2022 Kids' Choice Awards Performed a medley of "Stars in the Sky" and "Pursuit of Happiness" [39][40]
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Celebrity/musical guest; performed "Willing to Trust" alongside Ty Dolla Sign [41]

Music videos

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As lead artist

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List of music videos as lead artist, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Heaven at Nite" 2009 Va$htie[42][43]
"Day 'n' Nite" (Crookers Remix) (version 1) —[44]
"Day 'n' Nite" So Me[44]
"Day 'n' Nite" (Crookers Remix) (version 2) BBGun[45]
"Make Her Say"
(featuring Kanye West and Common) 		Nez Khammal[46]
"Pursuit of Happiness" (version 1)
(featuring MGMT and Ratatat) 		Brody Baker[47]
"Cudderisback" 2010 Jason Goldwatch[48]
"Pursuit of Happiness" (version 2)
(featuring MGMT and Ratatat) 		Megaforce[49]
"All Summer"
(with Rostam Batmanglij and Bethany Cosentino) 		Psyop[50]
"Soundtrack 2 My Life" Jason Goldwatch[51][52][53]
"Erase Me"
(featuring Kanye West)
"Mojo So Dope"
"Marijuana" 2011 Shia LaBeouf[54]
"No One Believes Me" Craig Gillespie[55]
"Mr. Rager" Jérémie Rozan[56]
"Just What I Am"
(featuring King Chip) 		2012 Kid Cudi[57][58][59][60]
"King Wizard"
"Frequency" 2016
"Surfin'"
"She Knows This" 2020 Nabil Elderkin[61][62]
"Heaven on Earth"
"Solo Dolo, Pt. III" 2021 Jason Goldwatch[63]
"Want It Bad"
(with Nigo) 		2022 Harrison Boyce[64]
"Stars in the Sky" William Lebeda[65][66]
"Talk About Me"
(with Dot da Genius, JID and Denzel Curry) 		Cole Bennett[67][68]
"Guitar in My Room"
(with Lil Durk and Lyrical Lemonade) 		2023
"Ill What I Bleed" Kid Cudi, Jason Goldwatch
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List of music videos as featured artist, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Welcome to Heartbreak"
(Kanye West featuring Kid Cudi) 		2009 Nabil Elderkin[69]
"She Came Along"
(Sharam featuring Kid Cudi) 		Sharam[70]
"Buggin Out '09"
(Consequence featuring Kid Cudi) 		Rik Cordero[71]
"Did It Again" (Remix)
(Shakira featuring Kid Cudi) 		Sophie Muller[72]
"Memories"
(David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi) 		2010 Keith Schofield[73]
"Symphonies" (Remix)
(Dan Black featuring Kid Cudi) 		Chic & Artistic[74]
"That Tree"
(Snoop Dogg featuring Kid Cudi) 		Erick Peyton, VisualCreatures[75]
"All of the Lights"
(Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi) 		Hype Williams[76]
"Run"
(The Knux featuring Kid Cudi) 		2011 BBGun[77]
"Cudi the Kid"
(Steve Aoki featuring Kid Cudi and Travis Barker) 		2012 Jam Sutton[78]
"Old School Caddy"
(Hit-Boy featuring Kid Cudi) 		Topshelf Junior[79]
"Dangerous"
(Schoolboy Q featuring Kid Cudi) 		2019 Alexandre Moors[80]
"M3tamorphosis"
(Playboi Carti featuring Kid Cudi) 		2020 Nico Ballesteros[81]
"Moon Man"
(Young Thug featuring Strick and Kid Cudi) 		2021 Zachary Bailey[82]

Cameo appearances

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List of cameo appearances in music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"T.O.N.Y."
(Solange Knowles) 		2009 Va$htie[83]
"I Gotta Feeling"
(The Black Eyed Peas) 		Ben Mor[84]
"My Last"
(Big Sean featuring Chris Brown) 		2011 Taj Stansberry[85]
"Mercy"
(Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz) 		2012 Nabil Elderkin[86]
"Arya"
(Nigo and ASAP Rocky) 		2022 Awge[87]
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References

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  1. ↑ "Cover Art: The Legend of Mr. Rager (Deluxe Edition)". Dat New 'Cudi'. October 19, 2010. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ "KiD CuDi "Man on The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager"". Sidewalk Hustle. November 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Video! Kid Cudi – The Journey of Mr. Rager (Documentary)". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Betancourt, Manuel (November 13, 2015). "Kid Cudi on Playing a Gay Man, Thirsting for Latinas, and Scoring 'James White'". Remezcla.
  5. ↑ Collis, Clark (December 17, 2019). "Get a most excellent first look at Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter in Bill & Ted Face the Music". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Zendaya and John David Washington's Romance Blooms in Netflix's 'Malcolm & Marie' Trailer". 8 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Reopening Hollywood: How Zendaya, John David Washington & 'Euphoria' Creator Sam Levinson Started & Finished a Secret Movie During the Pandemic". 8 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Kid Cudi Shares Trailer for New Documentary a Man Named Scott". Pitchfork. 26 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Kid Cudi Cast in Brittany Snow's Directorial Debut September 17th". 14 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "'X' Sequel 'MaXXXine' Sets Cast with Elizabeth Debicki, Lily Collins". The Hollywood Reporter. 5 April 2023.
  11. ↑ Petski, Denise (2022-06-08). "'Entergalactic': Jessica Williams, Timothée Chalamet, Vanessa Hudgens, Macaulay Culkin & More Join Kid Cudi In Voice Cast Of Netflix Animated Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  12. ↑ "Annecy: Max Unveils New Animation Slate, Including 'Young Love,' 'Ten Year Old Tom' and 'Fionna and Cake'". www.animationmagazine.net. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  13. ↑ "Kid Cudi Joins Cast of 'Sonic the Hedgehog' Spinoff Series 'Knuckles'". 17 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "KiD CuDi on Dogg After Dark". 18 February 2009.
  15. ↑ Nostro, Lauren (April 3, 2013). "A Timeline of Kid Cudi on G.O.O.D. MusicKanye West Appeared With Cudi on "106 & Park" To Debut "Day 'n' Nite" Video". Complex.
  16. ↑ "Video! Kid Cudi Performs on Last Call with Carson Daly". Complex. March 19, 2009.
  17. ↑ "Live Performance: Kid Cudi, 'Make Her Say'". MTV. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021.
  18. ↑ Kid Cudi Interview On Alexa Chung MTV Rap Radar (2009!). Archived from the original on 2021-12-11 – via YouTube.
  19. ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (September 14, 2009). "Kid Cudi & Ratatat Bring "Pursuit Of Happiness" To Letterman". Stereogum.com.
  20. ↑ Breihan, Tom (November 4, 2010). "Video: Watch Kid Cudi Perform "Maniac" on "Jimmy Fallon" With St. Vincent, Cage, and the Roots". Pitchfork.com.
  21. ↑ "Video: Kid Cudi Performs 'REVOFEV' on 'Conan'". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  22. ↑ "KiD CuDi - Interview on Conan O'Brien". Hypebeast.com. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  23. ↑ "Watch Kid Cudi on Jimmy Kimmel Live!". Consequence of Sound. March 27, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Kid Cudi Talks Suicidal Thoughts & The State Of Hip-Hop On 'Arsenio'". Vibe. March 15, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Watch Kid Cudi's Interview on "Chelsea Lately"". Complex Networks.
  26. ↑ "Talking Dead Guests Are Lauren Cohan, Kid Cudi, and a Surprise".
  27. ↑ Minsker, Evan (February 9, 2017). "Watch Kid Cudi Perform "Kitchen" on "Fallon"". Pitchfork.
  28. ↑ Espinoza, Joshua (September 30, 2018). "Kid Cudi Makes Brief Cameo in 'Saturday Night Live' Season Opener". Complex. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  29. ↑ Jensen, Erin (December 17, 2018). "'I had a complete emotional collapse': Jada Pinkett Smith, Kid Cudi talk mental health". USA Today. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  30. ↑ "Saturday Night Live: Carey Mulligan and Kid Cudi address show's highs and lows". TheGuardian.com. 11 April 2021.
  31. ↑ "Cleveland looked glorious on NFL Draft broadcasts on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network". Cleveland.com. 30 April 2021.
  32. ↑ "Why Amazon Traded a Big Concert for Prime Day Mini-Musicals with Billie Eilish, H.E.R. And Kid Cudi". Variety.com. 17 June 2021.
  33. ↑ "HBO Sports And Uninterrupted Present An All-New Edition Of THE SHOP: UNINTERRUPTED Debuting June 25". Pressparty.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  34. ↑ Feinberg, Scott (11 December 2021). ""I Can Make an Anthem for This Character": Camila Cabello, Kid Cudi, Anderson .Paak, Sparks and the THR Songwriter Roundtable". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  35. ↑ "Watch Kid Cudi Join Ariana Grande for Performance of "Just Look Up" on 'The Voice' Finale". Complex.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  36. ↑ "Kid Cudi Made Up an Alter Ego for Himself While Working at Applebee's | The Tonight Show". Theglobalherald.com. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  37. ↑ "Kid Cudi's Music Teacher Mom Gave Him a B- in Her Choir Class". 16 March 2022.
  38. ↑ "Kid Cudi Talks About Introducing Daughter to Horror Movies when She Was 8". Complex Networks.
  39. ↑ "Grammy Award-Winning Multiplatinum Kid Cudi and Multiple Grammy Award-Nominated Jack Harlow to Perform at "Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2022"" (Press release). Nickelodeon. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.
  40. ↑ Paul Grein (March 31, 2022). "Kid Cudi & Jack Harlow to Perform at 2022 Kids' Choice Awards: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  41. ↑ "Kid Cudi and Ty Dolla $ign perform TKTK on Fallon: Watch". 28 September 2022.
  42. ↑ Shamz (August 26, 2008). "Video: KiD CuDi "Heaven at Nite" Behind The Scenes". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on February 8, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  43. ↑ "KID CUDI - HEAVEN AT NITE (VIDEO)". Knotoryus.com. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 Roberts, Steven (March 10, 2009). "Kid Cudi Gets Second Chance On 'Day 'N' Nite' Video". MTV. Archived from the original on February 22, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  45. ↑ Gottlieb, Steven (October 5, 2009). "Watch It: The Roots "How I Got Over"". Video Static. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  46. ↑ Roberts, Steven (July 20, 2009). "Kanye West, Common Lend Kid Cudi Bicoastal Support In Video". MTV. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  47. ↑ Roberts, Steven (November 30, 2009). "Kid Cudi Hooks Up With Drake, Josh Hartnett For New Video". MTV. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  48. ↑ Kid Cudi - Cudderisback (Official Music Video). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
  49. ↑ "Pursuit Of Happiness (Megaforce Version) | Kid Cudi | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  50. ↑ Gottlieb, Steven (July 20, 2010). "Watch It: Kid Cudi, Rostam, Best Coast "All Summer" (Psyop, dir.)". Video Static. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  51. ↑ Dantana (March 25, 2010). "Video: Kid Cudi "Soundtrack 2 My Life" by Jason Goldwatch". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  52. ↑ "Erase Me | Kid Cudi | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  53. ↑ shamz (November 29, 2010). "Video: KiD CuDi "Mojo So Dope"". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  54. ↑ Markman, Rob (June 3, 2011). "Kid Cudi Calls 'Marijuana' Video An 'R.I.P. To My Smoking Career'". MTV. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  55. ↑ "No One Believes Me | Kid Cudi | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  56. ↑ "Kid Cudi Drops 'Mr. Rager' Video". MTV. September 8, 2011. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  57. ↑ Depland, Michael (November 7, 2012). "New Video: Kid Cudi Featuring King Chip, 'Just What I Am' (NSFW)". MTV. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  58. ↑ "Kid Cudi "King Wizard" [Video]". XXL. December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  59. ↑ "See Kid Cudi's Dark 'Frequency' Video". Rolling Stone. 13 October 2016.
  60. ↑ "Kid Cudi Dances with A$AP Rocky, Pharrell, Jaden Smith & More in Trippy 'Surfin' Video". November 2016.
  61. ↑ Findlay, Mitch (December 11, 2020). "Kid Cudi Loses Grip in New 'She Knows This' Video". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  62. ↑ Elder, Sajae (December 15, 2020). "Watch Kid Cudi's new video "Heaven On Earth – The Rager, The Menace Part 2"". The Fader. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  63. ↑ "Watch Kid Cudi's New Video for "Mr. Solo Dolo III"". Complex Networks.
  64. ↑ "Kid Cudi and Nigo Team up for New Song "Want It Bad": Stream". 18 February 2022.
  65. ↑ "Kid Cudi Shares Video for New Song "Stars in the Sky"". Pitchfork. 25 March 2022.
  66. ↑ "Stars in the Sky - Kid Cudi | Behind the Scenes". YouTube. 5 April 2022.
  67. ↑ "Dot da Genius ft. Kid Cudi, Denzel Curry & J.I.D. - Talk About Me (Directed by Cole Bennett)". YouTube. 24 June 2022.
  68. ↑ "Lil Durk & Kid Cudi Join Forces on 'Guitar in My Room'". 29 September 2023.
  69. ↑ "Welcome to Heartbreak | Kanye West | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  70. ↑ "She Came Along | Sharam | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  71. ↑ Shamz (March 18, 2009). "Video: Consequence & KiD CuDi "Buggin' Out '09"". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on August 15, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  72. ↑ "Did It Again | Shakira | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on November 21, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  73. ↑ "Memories | David Guetta | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on April 24, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  74. ↑ "Symphonies | Kid Cudi | Music Video". MTV Music. Archived from the original on July 7, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  75. ↑ "That Tree | Snoop Dogg | Music Video". MTV Music. Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  76. ↑ J.R. (Jan 2, 2011). "Kanye West Behind the Scenes of 'All Of The Lights' Music Video Shoot". Hip-Hop RX. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  77. ↑ Bark, Theo (September 13, 2011). "The Knux 'Run' With Kid Cudi in NSFW Video -- Watch". The Boombox. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  78. ↑ Gottlieb, Steven (April 6, 2012). "Watch It: Steve Aoki "Cudi The Kid" (Jam Sutton, dir.)". Video Static. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  79. ↑ "New Video: Hit-Boy ft. Kid Cudi "Old School Caddy"". Vibe. August 17, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  80. ↑ "Schoolboy Q Addresses Cyclical Nature of Violence in Stark 'Dangerous' Video". Rolling Stone. 27 June 2019.
  81. ↑ White, Caitlin (December 25, 2020). "Playboi Carti And Kid Cudi Rap In The Dark In The 'M3tamorphosis' Video". Uproxx. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  82. ↑ Lee, Cydney (9 September 2021). "Young Thug, Kid Cudi & Strick Head to Space in an RV for Trippy 'Moon Man' Video: Watch". Billboard.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  83. ↑ "Solange - 'T.O.N.Y.': Throwback Video of the Day". 26 August 2018.
  84. ↑ "The Black Eyed Peas: I Gotta Feeling (Music Video 2009)". IMDb.
  85. ↑ "Behind the Video: Big Sean f/ Chris Brown – 'My Last'". Rap-Up.com. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
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  87. ↑ "Nigo – Arya ft. A$AP Rocky (Official Music Video)". YouTube.com. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-01.

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