Acting credits
43
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Joseph Simmons
Acting
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Movies: 20Series: 24Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 103899
IMDb ID: nm0799807
Known for: Acting
Born: November 14, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2025
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 6.7
Wikidata: Q742642
Also known as
Rev Run • Reverend Run • Joseph Ward Simmons • Joseph 'Run' Simmons • Run • RUN-D.M.C. • RUN-DMC
Other jobs
Sound Mixer (1)
Biography
Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964), known by the stage name Run, Rev. Run or DJ Run, is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run–D.M.C., and a practicing minister, known as Reverend Run. Simmons was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is the younger brother of Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr. and Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records. He found new popularity in 2005 with his family MTV reality show Run's House.
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Movie credits linked with Joseph Simmons.
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
5.5
Out of Bounds
Sound Mixer
2023 Movie
5.1
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
as Self - Neighborhood MC / Self - Narrator
2022 Movie
6.5
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
as Self [RUN-DMC]
2018 Movie
Jingle Bell Rocks!
as Self
2013 Movie
4.2
Made in America
as Self
2013 Movie
1.0
30 Days
as Himself
2006 Movie
Run DMC: Forever Kings
as Self
2004 Movie
7.0
Red Dragon
as Janitor
2002 Movie
Run-DMC | Together Forever
as Self
2002 Movie
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
2002 Movie
3.0
American Rap Stars
as Self
2002 Movie
Run DMC: Live at Montreux 2001
2001 Movie
Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999
1999 Movie
5.2
Who's the Man?
as Detective
1993 Movie
5.3
Tougher Than Leather
as Run
1988 Movie
5.0
Big Fun in the Big Town
as Self
1986 Movie
6.2
Krush Groove
as Joseph Simmons
1985 Movie
7.9
Live Aid
as Self
1985 Movie
9.0
The Making of Sun City
as Self
1985 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Joseph Simmons.
7.1
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.6
Death by Fame
as Self [RUN-D.M.C] (archive footage) • 1 eps
2023 Series
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Rev Run • 1 eps
2022 Series
4.0
Payback
as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage) • 1 eps
2022 Series
8.0
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
as Self • 6 eps
2019 Series
4.9
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.0
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
as Reverend Run (voice) • 1 eps
2019 Series
5.6
All About the Washingtons
as Joey Washington • 10 eps
2018 Series
6.3
The Last O.G.
as 90s DJ • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.6
Great News
as Rev Run • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.8
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
as Self (as "Rev. Run") • 1 eps
2007 Series
8.1
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
1 eps
2005 Series
Hip Hop Honors
7 eps
2004 Series
6.8
Grounded for Life
as Run • 1 eps
2001 Series
5.1
TRL
1 eps
1998 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.5
Yo! MTV Raps
as Self • 2 eps
1988 Series
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self • 1 eps
1988 Series
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Self • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.8
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self • 2 eps
1984 Series
6.2
Graffiti Rock
as Run • 1 eps
1984 Series
8.4
Reading Rainbow
as Self (as Run) • 1 eps
1983 Series
8.6
The Grammys
as Self • 2 eps
1959 Series