Mos Def Acting career

He began his professional acting career at the age of fourteen, appearing in the TV movie God Bless the Child, starring Mare Winningham. He then played the oldest child in the short-lived family sitcom, You Take the Kids, starring Nell Carter and Roger E. Mosley. His most notable acting role before his music career was that of Bill Cosby's sidekick on the short-lived detective show, The Cosby Mysteries. He also starred in a 1996 Visa check card commercial featuring Deion Sanders. In 1997 he had a small role alongside Michael Jackson in his short film and music video "Ghosts".


In 2002, he played the role of Booth in Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog, a Tony-nominated and Pulitzer-winning Broadway play. He and co-star Jeffrey Wright won a Special Award from the Outer Critics Circle Award for their joint performance. He also received positive notices as the quirky Left Ear in the blockbuster hit, The Italian Job in 2003.

In television, Mos Def has appeared on Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show, and has hosted the award-winning HBO spoken word show, Def Poetry since its inception. The show's sixth season aired in 2007. He also appeared on the sitcom My Wife And Kids as the old school friend of Michael Kyle's.

Mos Def won Best Actor, Independent Movie at the 2005 Black Reel Awards for his portrayal ofDetective Sgt. Lucas in The Woodsman.For his portrayal of Vivien Thomas in HBO's film Something the Lord Made,he was nominated for an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe, and won theImage Award. He also played a bandleader in HBO's Lackawanna Blues. He then landed the roleof Ford Prefect in the 2005 movie adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.





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