Acting credits
17
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
R. Kelly
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 13Series: 6Crew credits: 8
TMDB ID: 94158
IMDb ID: nm0005084
Known for: Acting
Born: January 8, 1967
Age: 59
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2019
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 6.67
Wikidata: Q273055
Also known as
Kellz • King of R&B • The Pied Piper • Robert Sylvester Kelly
Other jobs
Director (4)Executive Producer (1)Music Producer (1)Songs (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American former singer, songwriter, record producer, and convicted sex offender. Known professionally as R. Kelly, he is credited with prolific commercial success in R&B, hip hop, and pop music recordings, earning nicknames such as 'the King of R&B', 'the King of Pop-Soul', and 'the Pied Piper of R&B'. In 2025, Billboard ranked him 9th on their list of the 'Best R&B Artists of All Time'. In 2023, Kelly was convicted of multiple charges of child sexual abuse—three of thirteen charges of production of child pornography and three charges of enticing a child, effectively ending his career. As of 2025, he is serving a 31-year combined sentence at FCI Butner Medium I in North Carolina.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with R. Kelly.
7.6
Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly
as Himself
2019 Movie
7.0
R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes
as Himself (archive Footage)
2018 Movie
6.1
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno / Interviewer
2012 Movie
6.2
Sparkle
Songs
2012 Movie
8.0
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
as Sylvester / Narrator / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
2007 Movie
6.4
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
2007 Movie
10.0
R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour
as CANTOR
2007 Movie
6.8
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
as Sylvester / Narrator
2005 Movie
9.1
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
as Self
2003 Movie
6.0
Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!
as Self (archive footage)
2002 Movie
5.0
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
2002 Movie
10.0
Up Against the Wall
Music Producer
1991 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with R. Kelly.
7.1
Surviving R. Kelly
as Self (archive footage) • 15 eps
2019 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
9.1
Teen Choice Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.7
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
1975 Series
8.2
American Music Awards
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
1974 Series