Suge Knight

An American record producer, music executive, and a former replacement player as an American football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He is the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Death Row Records rose to dominate the rap charts after Dr. Dre's breakthrough album The Chronic in 1992. After several years of chart successes for artists including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Outlawz and Tha Dogg Pound, Death Row Records stagnated after Knight's incarceration on probation violation charges in September 1996 and went bankrupt in 2006. In February 2015, Knight was charged with murder and attempted murder following a fatal hit-and-run in Compton, California. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. Known gang banger of at least two Blood gangs. Was driving the car that Tupac Shakur was shot in on September 7, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tupac died six days later.

Suge Knight is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 21 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes Sean Combs: The Reckoning (2025), Vanilla Ice Archive (2012), Last Call with Carson Daly (2002), The Defiant Ones (2017), Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (2021), Tupac: Resurrection (2003), Tupac: Live at the House of Blues (2005), TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy (2024). The recorded credits span 2000 to 2025, including 18 movies and 3 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.