---
name: "Ja Rule"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ja-rule"
fi1m_id: "ja-rule"
imdb_id: "nm0750019"
tmdb_id: 61658
wikidata_id: "Q309843"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 February 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-05T03:08:22.522161+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."
---

# Ja Rule

## Identity

Ja Rule

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ja-rule
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ja-rule
- **IMDb ID:** nm0750019
- **TMDB ID:** 61658
- **Wikidata ID:** Q309843
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja_Rule, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309843, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750019/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/61658

Actor. Born 29 February 1976 in Hollis, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 February 1976, Hollis, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2001–2003
- **Also known as:** Jeff Atkins, Jeff 'Ja Rule' Atkins, Jeffrey Atkins, Jeffrey 'Ja Rule' Atkins
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja_Rule, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309843, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750019/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/61658

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Fast and the Furious*](https://film.one/film/the-fast-and-the-furious.md) (72)

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

## Biography

Ja Rule, born Jeffrey Bruce Atkins, is an American rapper, singer and actor. He began his music career in the group Cash Money Click and released his debut album Venni Vetti Vecci in 1999. He has appeared in numerous films, often credited under variations of his stage name or real name.

His acting credits include the role of Edwin in *The Fast and the Furious* (2001), Nicolas 'Nick' Frazier in *Half Past Dead* (2002), Agent Thompson in *Scary Movie 3* (2003), a hip hop bar performer in *Shall We Dance?* (2004), and Smiley in *Assault on Precinct 13* (2005). He has also featured in *Wrong Side of Town* (2010) and documentary appearances in *Fyre* (2019) and *Fyre Fraud* (2019).

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Scary Movie 3* (2003), Fi1m 52, as Agent Thompson — [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md)
- *The Fast and the Furious* (2001), Fi1m 72, as Edwin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fast-and-the-furious.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

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

- *Trolland* (2016), as Fenn (voice)
- *I'm in Love with a Church Girl* (2013), as Miles Montego
- *Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn* (2013), as Willie Davis
- *The Cookout 2* (2011), as Bling Bling
- *Wrong Side of Town* (2010), as Razor · Stunts
- *Don't Fade Away* (2010), as Foster Johnson
- *Furnace* (2007), as Terrence Dufresne
- *South Beach* (2006), series, Actor
- *Back in the Day* (2005), as Reggie
- *Assault on Precinct 13* (2005), as Smiley
- *Shall We Dance?* (2004), as Hip Hop Bar Performer
- *The Cookout* (2004), as Bling Bling
- *Scary Movie 3* (2003), as Agent Thompson — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md)
- *Pauly Shore Is Dead* (2003), as Ja Rule
- *Crime Partners* (2003), as Hitman #2
- *Half Past Dead* (2002), as Nicolas 'Nick' Frazier
- *The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute* (2002), Actor
- *Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1* (2002), Actor
- *The Fast and the Furious* (2001), as Edwin — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fast-and-the-furious.md)
- *Da Hip Hop Witch* (2000), as Ja Rule
- *106 & Park* (2000), series, Actor
- *Turn It Up* (2000), as David 'Gage' Williams
- *MADtv* (1995), series, as Ja Rule

## Gallery

- ![Rap artist, Ja Rule, and his band perform on stage, during the nighttime portion of the Tribute to Our Heroes" celebration held at Fort Hood, Texas. The tribute (2005)](https://film.one/media/person/5587778/gallery-342d4fc8fd15.jpg) Rap artist, Ja Rule, and his band perform on stage, during the nighttime portion of the Tribute to Our Heroes" celebration held at Fort Hood, Texas. The tribute (2005) — John Byerly, CIV, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Ja_Rule_Fort_Hood.JPEG/1280px-Ja_Rule_Fort_Hood.JPEG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Show realizado pelo Ja Rule com abertura B8k (Na época Mc Binho do Jacaré) - Rocinha Rj (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/5587778/gallery-a34e2eae3030.jpg) Show realizado pelo Ja Rule com abertura B8k (Na época Mc Binho do Jacaré) - Rocinha Rj (2008) — Jeaney Calabria, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Ja_Rule_e_B8k.jpg/1280px-Ja_Rule_e_B8k.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ja Rule](https://film.one/media/person/5587778/gallery-7a25e068a45c.jpg) Ja Rule — WebSummit, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Ja_Rule_in_2016.jpg/1280px-Ja_Rule_in_2016.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jaid Barrymore and Ja Rule in February 2005.](https://film.one/media/person/5587778/gallery-cb12240a3aff.jpg) Jaid Barrymore and Ja Rule in February 2005. — Timothy M. Moore at https://www.flickr.com/photos/photocology/, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/JaidBarrymoreJaRuleFeb05.jpg/1280px-JaidBarrymoreJaRuleFeb05.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jaid Barrymore and Ja Rule in February 2005.](https://film.one/media/person/5587778/gallery-accc6ef3210e.jpg) Jaid Barrymore and Ja Rule in February 2005. — Timothy M. Moore at https://www.flickr.com/photos/photocology/, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/JaidBarrymoreJaRuleFeb05_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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