---
name: "Kid Cudi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kid-cudi"
fi1m_id: "kid-cudi"
imdb_id: "nm3264596"
tmdb_id: 484359
wikidata_id: "Q299138"
roles: ["Actor","Producer"]
born: "30 January 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T16:19:19.910168+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."
---

# Kid Cudi

## Identity

Kid Cudi

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kid-cudi
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kid-cudi
- **IMDb ID:** nm3264596
- **TMDB ID:** 484359
- **Wikidata ID:** Q299138
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Cudi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299138, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3264596/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/484359

Actor and producer. Born 30 January 1984 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Producer
- **Born:** 30 January 1984, Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Also known as:** Scott Mescudi, Moon Man, Rager, Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, KiD CuDi
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 5 acting, 2 producing, 1 crew
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 78 (1), 2020s 62 (7)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 65 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Crime 2, Horror 2, Adventure 1, Animation 1, Drama 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $309m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Cudi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299138, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3264596/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/484359

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*X*](https://film.one/film/x.md) (74)
- **Apple TV:** [*Trap*](https://film.one/film/trap.md) (58)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Trolls Band Together*](https://film.one/film/trolls-band-together.md) (58)
- **Netflix:** [*Don't Look Up*](https://film.one/film/dont-look-up.md) (52)

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

## Biography

Kid Cudi, born Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, is an American actor and rapper. He made his screen acting debut in the HBO series *How to Make It in America* (2010–2011) and has since appeared in feature films including *Need for Speed* (2014), *Entourage* (2015), *Don't Look Up* (2021) and *X* (2022).

His more recent credits include voicing Clay in the animated film *Trolls Band Together* (2023) and playing The Thinker in M. Night Shyamalan’s *Trap* (2024). He has also worked as an executive producer on the horror films *X* (2022), *Pearl* (2022) and *MaXXXine* (2024).

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

## On Fi1m (8)

### Performed in (5) — the average rests on these

- *Trap* (2024), Fi1m 58, as The Thinker — [page](https://film.one/film/trap.md)
- *Trolls Band Together* (2023), Fi1m 58, as Clay (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/trolls-band-together.md)
- *X* (2022), Fi1m 74, as Jackson — [page](https://film.one/film/x.md)
- *Don't Look Up* (2021), Fi1m 52, as DJ Chello — [page](https://film.one/film/dont-look-up.md)
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), Fi1m 78, as Dustin Whitman — [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)

### Produced (2)

- *MaXXXine* (2024), Fi1m 58, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/maxxxine.md)
- *Pearl* (2022), Fi1m 76, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/pearl.md)

### Crew (1)

- *Sonic the Hedgehog 2* (2022), Fi1m 58, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog-2.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

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

- *Pathetic Fallacy* (2026), as Music · Executive Producer
- *Mr. Miracle* (2025), Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor, Music
- *Spilled Milk* (2025), as Barry · Original Music Composer
- *Happy Gilmore 2* (2025), as FBI Agent — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/happy-gilmore-2.md)
- *Trap* (2024), as The Thinker, Songs — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/trap.md)
- *MaXXXine* (2024), Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/maxxxine.md)
- *Knuckles* (2024), series, as Agent Mason
- *Parachute* (2024), as Justin
- *Silent Night* (2023), as Detective Dennis Vassel
- *Trolls Band Together* (2023), as Clay (voice) — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/trolls-band-together.md)
- *Young Love* (2023), series, as Stephen Love (voice)
- *Crater* (2023), as Michael
- *House Party* (2023), as Scott Mescudi
- *Entergalactic* (2022), as Jabari (voice) · Creator, Executive Producer, Story, Songs
- *Pearl* (2022), Executive Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/pearl.md)
- *The Farmer's Daughters* (2022), as Man
- *Sonic the Hedgehog 2* (2022), as Songs — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog-2.md)
- *X* (2022), as Jackson · Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/x.md)
- *Don't Look Up* (2021), as DJ Chello — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/dont-look-up.md)
- *A Man Named Scott* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Crisis* (2021), as Ben Walker
- *Malcolm & Marie* (2021), Executive Producer
- *We Are Who We Are* (2020), series, as Richard Poythress
- *Bill & Ted Face the Music* (2020), as Kid Cudi
- *Jexi* (2019), as Kid Cudi
- *Creepshow* (2019), series, as Doc Kessler
- *Drunk Parents* (2019), as Scottie
- *Killing Hasselhoff* (2017), as Kid Cudi
- *Westworld* (2016), series, as Francis — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *Vincent N Roxxy* (2016), as Suga
- *James White* (2015), as Nick · Music
- *Meadowland* (2015), as Jason
- *Kanye West: 808s & Heartbreak Live at the Hollywood Bowl* (2015), Actor
- *Entourage* (2015), as Allen
- *The Ever After* (2015), as Scott
- *Two Night Stand* (2014), as Cedric
- *Scorpion* (2014), series, as Peyton Temple
- *Need for Speed* (2014), as Benny Jackson
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), series, as Dustin Whitman — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *Goodbye World* (2013), as Lev
- *Cruel Summer* (2012), as Rafi
- *Maniac* (2011), as Twisted Killer · Writer
- *How to Make It in America* (2010), series, as Domingo Brown
- *One Tree Hill* (2003), series, as Kid Cudi — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md)
- *Joséphine, Guardian Angel* (1997), series, as Dad
- *Doe*, as Doe · Writer, Director, Songs, Executive Producer
- *Ursa Major*, as Blair
- *Wrong Number*, as Ibn · Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Original Music Composer
- *Teddy*, Writer, Director
- *Real Life*, as Wallace · Producer
- *Hell Naw*, as Producer
- *Slime*, as Glenn (voice) · Original Music Composer, Songs, Producer

## Gallery

- ![X Premiere A24 Film Festival Brittany Snow Kid Cudi Cast (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/11175/gallery-a722559b998a.jpg) X Premiere A24 Film Festival Brittany Snow Kid Cudi Cast (2022) — - EMR -, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Austin_279_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![X Premiere A24 Film Festival Brittany Snow Kid Cudi Cast (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/11175/gallery-8072fdc3cd84.jpg) X Premiere A24 Film Festival Brittany Snow Kid Cudi Cast (2022) — - EMR -, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Austin_281_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![X Premiere A24 Film Festival Brittany Snow Kid Cudi Cast (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/11175/gallery-427317452a96.jpg) X Premiere A24 Film Festival Brittany Snow Kid Cudi Cast (2022) — - EMR -, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Austin_292_%28cropped%29.jpg/500px-Austin_292_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kid Cudi](https://film.one/media/person/11175/gallery-ce0ce682db5e.jpg) Kid Cudi — Julio Enriquez from Denver,CO, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Global_Dance_Fest_2011_%40_Red_Rocks.jpg/1280px-Global_Dance_Fest_2011_%40_Red_Rocks.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kid Cudi](https://film.one/media/person/11175/gallery-14ae658fb437.jpg) Kid Cudi — Image via TMDB
- ![Kid Cudi](https://film.one/media/person/11175/gallery-cec53b466219.jpg) Kid Cudi — Image via TMDB
- ![Kid Cudi](https://film.one/media/person/11175/gallery-0ff41a442cb7.jpg) Kid Cudi — Image via TMDB
- ![Rappers perform on a globe-like stage during the Ye Live Concert Tour. (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/11175/gallery-e556f5db2efc.webp) Rappers perform on a globe-like stage during the Ye Live Concert Tour. (2026) — @goodasssub on Instagram, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Kanye_West_%26_Kid_Cudi_at_Soldier_Field_Chicago_in_2026.webp/1280px-Kanye_West_%26_Kid_Cudi_at_Soldier_Field_Chicago_in_2026.webp?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance 2012: Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (won), for *All of the Lights*

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

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