O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Acting

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Born February 24, 1991Compton, California, USA25 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Idiots
2026Idiots
as DavisMovie
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
2025Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
as Donnie 'Jean-Jacques' WilsonMovie
Cocaine Bear
2023Cocaine Bear
as DaveedMovie
Sherri
2022Sherri
as Self - GuestTV
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Kawlan RokenMovie
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Kawlan RokenTV
The Now
2021The Now
as CoopTV
Swagger
2021Swagger
as IkeTV
The Premise
2021The Premise
as CooperTV
Just Mercy
2019Just Mercy
as Anthony Ray HintonMovie
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Chief Warrant Officer BarnesMovie
Long Shot
2019Long Shot
as LanceMovie
Den of Thieves
2018Den of Thieves
as Donnie WilsonMovie
Ingrid Goes West
2017Ingrid Goes West
as Dan PintoMovie
Den of Thieves 3
Den of Thieves 3
as Donnie WilsonMovie