---
name: "Chris Tucker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/chris-tucker"
fi1m_id: "chris-tucker"
imdb_id: "nm0000676"
tmdb_id: 66
wikidata_id: "Q219717"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 August 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T05:14:31.965045+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Chris Tucker

## Identity

Chris Tucker

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/chris-tucker
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** chris-tucker
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000676
- **TMDB ID:** 66
- **Wikidata ID:** Q219717
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Tucker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219717, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000676/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66

Actor. Born 31 August 1971 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 August 1971, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Brett Ratner](https://film.one/person/brett-ratner.md), [Jackie Chan](https://film.one/person/jackie-chan.md), [Jonathan Glickman](https://film.one/person/jonathan-glickman.md), [Roger Birnbaum](https://film.one/person/roger-birnbaum.md), [Arthur M. Sarkissian](https://film.one/person/arthur-m-sarkissian.md), [Jeff Nathanson](https://film.one/person/jeff-nathanson.md), [Robert De Niro](https://film.one/person/robert-de-niro.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 75 (3), 2000s 50 (2), 2010s 80 (1), 2020s 70 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 63 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 7 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 4, Comedy 4, Crime 4, Drama 3, Adventure 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,515m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Tucker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219717, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000676/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Silver Linings Playbook*](https://film.one/film/silver-linings-playbook.md) (80)
- **Netflix:** [*The Fifth Element*](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md) (73)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Air*](https://film.one/film/air.md) (70)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Rush Hour*](https://film.one/film/rush-hour.md) (70)
- **Paramount+:** [*Rush Hour 2*](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-2.md) (61)
- **Tubi:** [*Rush Hour 3*](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-3.md) (38)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Chris Tucker

> Chris Tucker makes fast talk funny by letting us hear the confidence behind it and the trouble it can cause. We rate him most when a director gives that energy something specific to do.

In *Jackie Brown* (1997), Chris Tucker's Beaumont Livingston tries to talk his way out of a car boot. He seems to believe that another sentence will settle the matter. We laughed, then felt uneasy, because Tucker makes Beaumont unable to hear how little his talking is helping. Tarantino gives him one early scene, and he makes its brevity an advantage.

Smokey in *Friday* (1995), alongside Ice Cube, established the fast-talking comic presence. The busy stretch that followed included the flamboyant Ruby Rhod in *The Fifth Element* (1997), before *Rush Hour* (1998) paired his Detective James Carter with Jackie Chan. The sequels followed in 2001 and 2007. That pairing makes straightforward use of his timing: an irrepressible talker needs someone to talk at. It is an effective arrangement, but we would be wary of treating it as the only thing Tucker can do.

*Jackie Brown* is the reason. Jackson's Ordell can make an explanation sound reasonable and frightening at once; Beaumont is too busy explaining himself to listen. Tarantino gives the talking a different purpose for each actor. Tucker's speed lets us hear a character's poor judgement, and that is more interesting than speed alone. We would not assume that giving him a longer scene would improve it.

After the *Rush Hour* sequels, the film appearances became intermittent, with supporting roles in *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012) and *Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk* (2016). The latter gave him room for warmth amid a cynical ensemble. The gaps leave relatively few chances to see him work outside the familiar buddy pairing. We would like more parts that make use of that warmth.

As Howard White in Ben Affleck's *Air* (2023), Tucker worked on a real person's dialect and personality, with research informing the performance. That is a sensible task for an actor with such a recognisable delivery. We found the film quick, funny and well played, though its account of Nike signing Michael Jordan accepts the corporation's version too readily. For anyone who knows only Carter, Beaumont is the next performance to seek out.

## Biography

Chris Tucker is an American actor and comedian. Born on 31 August 1971 in Atlanta, Georgia, he grew up in Decatur and moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Columbia High School to pursue comedy.

He began performing stand-up on Def Comedy Jam in 1992. His feature film debut came in House Party 3 (1994), followed by a breakthrough role as Smokey in Friday (1995). In 1997 he appeared in The Fifth Element, Money Talks and Jackie Brown as Beaumont Livingston.

Tucker gained wider recognition as Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour trilogy (1998–2007). Later credits include Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and Air (2023), in which he played Howard White.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Air* (2023), Fi1m 70, as Howard White — [page](https://film.one/film/air.md)
- *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012), Fi1m 80, as Danny McDaniels — [page](https://film.one/film/silver-linings-playbook.md)
- *Rush Hour 3* (2007), Fi1m 38, as James Carter — [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-3.md)
- *Rush Hour 2* (2001), Fi1m 61, as James Carter — [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-2.md)
- *Rush Hour* (1998), Fi1m 70, as Carter — [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour.md)
- *Jackie Brown* (1997), Fi1m 83, as Beaumont Livingston — [page](https://film.one/film/jackie-brown.md)
- *The Fifth Element* (1997), Fi1m 73, as Ruby Rhod — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Air* (2023), as Howard White — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/air.md)
- *Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk* (2016), as Albert
- *Chris Tucker: Live* (2015), Writer
- *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012), as Danny McDaniels — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/silver-linings-playbook.md)
- *Rush Hour 3* (2007), as James Carter — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-3.md)
- *Rush Hour 2* (2001), as James Carter — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour-2.md)
- *Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2* (2001), as Chris Tucker
- *Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7* (2000), Actor
- *Rush Hour* (1998), as Carter — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour.md)
- *Jackie Brown* (1997), as Beaumont Livingston — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/jackie-brown.md)
- *Money Talks* (1997), as Franklin Hatchett · Executive Producer
- *The Fifth Element* (1997), as Ruby Rhod — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md)
- *Dead Presidents* (1995), as Skip
- *Panther* (1995), as Bodyguard
- *Friday* (1995), as Smokey
- *House Party 3* (1994), as Johnny Booze
- *The Meteor Man* (1993), as MC in Mall (uncredited), Mall MC
- *Hangin' with Mr. Cooper* (1992), series, as Rapper
- *Roseanne* (1988), series, Actor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)

## Gallery

- ![Chris Tucker](https://film.one/media/person/9140/gallery-f1fda3a1a97c.jpg) Chris Tucker — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Chris_Tucker_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Chris_Tucker_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Tucker. In celebration of Black History Month, CFC (Canadian Film Centre), Clement Virgo Productions and TD are pleased to present a special evening honou (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/9140/gallery-5e87c5732123.jpg) Chris Tucker. In celebration of Black History Month, CFC (Canadian Film Centre), Clement Virgo Productions and TD are pleased to present a special evening honou (2012) — Canadian Film Centre, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/An_Evening_Honouring_Chris_Tucker.jpg/1280px-An_Evening_Honouring_Chris_Tucker.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Tucker with etalk on the red carpet. In celebration of Black History Month, CFC (Canadian Film Centre), Clement Virgo Productions and TD are pleased to pr (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/9140/gallery-0ce5249448d5.jpg) Chris Tucker with etalk on the red carpet. In celebration of Black History Month, CFC (Canadian Film Centre), Clement Virgo Productions and TD are pleased to pr (2014) — Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/An_Evening_Honouring_Chris_Tucker_%2812794596725%29.jpg/1280px-An_Evening_Honouring_Chris_Tucker_%2812794596725%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Tucker on the red carpet. In celebration of Black History Month, CFC (Canadian Film Centre), Clement Virgo Productions and TD are pleased to present a spe (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/9140/gallery-94e417831f44.jpg) Chris Tucker on the red carpet. In celebration of Black History Month, CFC (Canadian Film Centre), Clement Virgo Productions and TD are pleased to present a spe (2014) — Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/An_Evening_Honouring_Chris_Tucker_%2812794597425%29.jpg/1280px-An_Evening_Honouring_Chris_Tucker_%2812794597425%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Tucker](https://film.one/media/person/9140/gallery-6241239aaee0.jpg) Chris Tucker — Image via TMDB
- ![Chris Tucker](https://film.one/media/person/9140/gallery-49e2f79032b3.jpg) Chris Tucker — Image via TMDB
- ![Chris Tucker](https://film.one/media/person/9140/gallery-42743116f74e.jpg) Chris Tucker — Image via TMDB
- ![Ellis Perryman from TD Bank Group and Chris Tucker on the red carpet. In celebration of Black History Month, CFC (Canadian Film Centre), Clement Virgo Productio (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/9140/gallery-ec1a52177b92.jpg) Ellis Perryman from TD Bank Group and Chris Tucker on the red carpet. In celebration of Black History Month, CFC (Canadian Film Centre), Clement Virgo Productio (2012) — Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/An_Evening_Honouring_Chris_Tucker_%2812794597485%29.jpg/1280px-An_Evening_Honouring_Chris_Tucker_%2812794597485%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Tucker In celebration of Black History Month, CFC (Canadian Film Centre), Clement Virgo Productions and TD are pleased to present a special evening honour (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/9140/gallery-f2ec389cb023.jpg) Chris Tucker In celebration of Black History Month, CFC (Canadian Film Centre), Clement Virgo Productions and TD are pleased to present a special evening honour (2014) — Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/An_Evening_Honouring_Chris_Tucker_%2812794597675%29.jpg/1280px-An_Evening_Honouring_Chris_Tucker_%2812794597675%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Tucker](https://film.one/media/person/9140/gallery-3aa12358f73b.jpg) Chris Tucker — Image via TMDB
- ![Chris Tucker](https://film.one/media/person/9140/gallery-5e6f983b8078.jpg) Chris Tucker — Image via TMDB
- ![Chris Tucker](https://film.one/media/person/9140/gallery-ff347cdbda01.jpg) Chris Tucker — Image via TMDB

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