---
name: "Eminem"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eminem"
fi1m_id: "eminem"
imdb_id: "nm0004896"
tmdb_id: 325
wikidata_id: "Q5608"
roles: ["Songs"]
born: "17 October 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T08:03:25.866145+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."
---

# Eminem

## Identity

Eminem

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eminem
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eminem
- **IMDb ID:** nm0004896
- **TMDB ID:** 325
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5608
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5608, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004896/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/325

Songs. Born 17 October 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Songs
- **Born:** 17 October 1972, St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Also known as:** Marshall Bruce Mathers III, Slim Shady, Marshall Mathers, M&M, MC Double M
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 crew
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (1), 2020s 66 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5608, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004896/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/325

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*8 Mile*](https://film.one/film/8-mile.md) (74)

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

## Fi1m on Eminem

> Eminem is persuasive when resentment gives way to the work of finding the next line. *8 Mile* makes a good case for him as a leading actor, though the brooding grows repetitive and the later cameos offer little comparable evidence.

In *8 Mile* (2002), Eminem lets Jimmy sulk without asking us to find it endearing. He seems used to being underestimated, and angry that he still has to put up with it. We rate the performance because it makes this familiar underdog worth following even when he is poor company. Curtis Hanson leaves enough of that unpleasantness intact to keep the character from becoming an agreeable guide through a predictable story.

An early appearance in *The Wash* (2001) preceded Jimmy, but *8 Mile* did not lead to a sustained career in substantial roles. Later appearances as himself in *Funny People* (2009) and *The Interview* (2014) made room for self-referential comedy. He also played White Boy Rick in *BMF* (2021), and took a comic role in *Happy Gilmore 2* (2025). That leaves a fairly small body of work on which to judge him, and little reason to treat one convincing lead as proof he could play anything.

The rap battles give him something more precise to do with the anger. We were gripped by the rapping because Jimmy's effort to find and deliver the words made us care about him more than his brooding had. Editors Jay Rabinowitz and Craig Kitson keep the exchanges moving while allowing each line time to register. Hanson makes the contests easy to follow even for those of us with no particular interest in rap, while Eminem makes the pressure of performing convincing.

Away from those contests, the limitations are harder to overlook. Eminem returns to the same sour mood often enough that Hanson has too little to vary, and the stretches between battles can drag. The film also gives its women too little attention, which leaves even more depending on a central performance that cannot supply every kind of interest. We would welcome another lead that asks him to do something as absorbing as Jimmy's rapping, rather than simply find more reasons to look aggrieved.

## Biography

Eminem, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, is an American actor and rapper. He made his feature film debut playing the lead role of Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. in the 2002 drama *8 Mile*, directed by Curtis Hanson.

His other screen credits include the role of Chris in *The Wash* (2001), appearances in *Funny People* (2009) and *The Interview* (2014), White Boy Rick in an episode of the series *BMF* (2021), and Donald Jr. in *Happy Gilmore 2* (2025).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *8 Mile* (2002), Fi1m 74, as Jimmy — [page](https://film.one/film/8-mile.md)

### Crew (1) — the average rests on these

- *Elvis* (2022), Fi1m 66, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/elvis.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

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

- *Stans* (2025), as Songs · Producer
- *Happy Gilmore 2* (2025), as Donald Jr.
- *Eminem: Temporary feat Skylar Grey* (2024), Actor
- *Slim Shady vs. Marshall Mathers: THE FACE-OFF* (2024), as Marshall Mathers / Slim Shady · Writer
- *How Music Got Free* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central* (2024), Executive Producer
- *How Music Got Free* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Elvis* (2022), as Songs — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/elvis.md)
- *The DOC* (2022), Actor
- *Venom: Let There Be Carnage* (2021), as Songs
- *BMF* (2021), series, as White Boy Rick
- *Beats Music Presents: It Was A Good Day, The Live 90s Hip Hop Playlist* (2021), Actor
- *Bodied* (2018), Producer
- *Venom* (2018), as Songs
- *Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives* (2015), Actor
- *Southpaw* (2015), as Songs
- *The Interview* (2014), as Songs
- *The Equalizer* (2014), as Songs
- *Eminem Behind the Lyrics* (2013), Actor
- *Real Steel* (2011), as Songs
- *Funny People* (2009), as Eminem
- *Eminem, Where Have You Been?* (2009), as Eminem
- *More than a Game* (2008), as Songs
- *Eminem Presents: The Anger Management Tour* (2005), Executive Producer, Songs, Music
- *Entourage* (2004), series, as Eminem — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)
- *50 Cent | The New Breed* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Pauly Shore Is Dead* (2003), as Eminem
- *8 Mile* (2002), as Jimmy, Songs — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/8-mile.md)
- *Eminem: All Access Europe* (2002), Executive Producer
- *Crank Yankers* (2002), series, Actor
- *Word: A Hip-Hop Film* (2002), Actor
- *Paperboys* (2001), as Songs
- *The Wash* (2001), as Chris
- *Da Hip Hop Witch* (2000), as Eminem
- *The Slim Shady Show* (2000), series, as Slim Shady, Marshall, Ken Kaniff, & Eminem · Creator
- *Hellboy*, as Background boy
- *Distorted Memory*, as The Town Music Maker · Music

## Gallery

- ![Eminem](https://film.one/media/person/1255634/gallery-478dee60dfc2.jpg) Eminem — Brendan_linden, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Eminem_2021_Color_Corrected.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Eminem performs during The Concert for Valor in Washington, D.C. Nov. 11, 2014. DoD News photo by EJ Hersom](https://film.one/media/person/1255634/gallery-35ccaf9334de.jpg) Eminem performs during The Concert for Valor in Washington, D.C. Nov. 11, 2014. DoD News photo by EJ Hersom — DoD News, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/141111-D-DB155-045_%2815207800873%29.jpg/1280px-141111-D-DB155-045_%2815207800873%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![This photo is taken in Macau Ferry Pier. (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/1255634/gallery-abd256a46928.jpg) This photo is taken in Macau Ferry Pier. (2018) — LN9267, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/6103_NWFB_115_14-09-2018.jpg/1280px-6103_NWFB_115_14-09-2018.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- !["Man's Hand in Shallow Focus and Grayscale Photography". In 2023 this cropped version of the image was used for an independent music album. (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/1255634/gallery-dc9022cebf73.png) "Man's Hand in Shallow Focus and Grayscale Photography". In 2023 this cropped version of the image was used for an independent music album. (2016) — lalesh aldarwish, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Album_Cover_The_Variation_Problem_-_StankBottom.png/1280px-Album_Cover_The_Variation_Problem_-_StankBottom.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eminem](https://film.one/media/person/1255634/gallery-c4455d7aa967.jpg) Eminem — Image via TMDB
- ![Eminem](https://film.one/media/person/1255634/gallery-3fa677df0c35.jpg) Eminem — Image via TMDB
- ![Eminem](https://film.one/media/person/1255634/gallery-5d17425dbdf1.jpg) Eminem — Image via TMDB
- ![Eminem and Royce da 5'9. The duo Bad Meets Evil. (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/1255634/gallery-eb42399d4559.jpg) Eminem and Royce da 5'9. The duo Bad Meets Evil. (2015) — Rayukk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Bad_Meets_Evil_compilation.jpg/1280px-Bad_Meets_Evil_compilation.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Logo of Bassmint Productions, enhanced and retouched from the youtube channel of Đ.J. βυττεһ Fíпgíz, one of the members of Bassmint Productions. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/1255634/gallery-cc7d1f1692d1.png) Logo of Bassmint Productions, enhanced and retouched from the youtube channel of Đ.J. βυττεһ Fíпgíz, one of the members of Bassmint Productions. (2021) — Đ.J. βυττεһ Fíпgíz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bassmint_Productions_Logo.png/1280px-Bassmint_Productions_Logo.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eminem](https://film.one/media/person/1255634/gallery-ab41849fe9b3.jpg) Eminem — Image via TMDB
- ![Eminem](https://film.one/media/person/1255634/gallery-8454191b83a1.jpg) Eminem — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2003: Best Original Song (won), for *Lose Yourself*

### Other awards — 3 won

- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (won)
- Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance 2015: Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (won), for *The Monster*
- Grammy Award for Best Rap Album 2015: Grammy Award for Best Rap Album (won), for *The Marshall Mathers LP 2*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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