Colson Baker, better known by his stage name mgk, (born April 22, 1990) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. His original stage name, Machine Gun Kelly, was given for his rapid-fire lyrical flow and is a reference to notorious criminal George "Machine Gun Kelly" Barnes. mgk was born in Houston, Texas and experienced multiple moves until 2005 when he and his family settled in Cleveland, Ohio — the city Kelly associates himself with the most. He is signed to Bad Boy and Interscope Records. He rose to fame after releasing his first four mix tapes, Stamp Of Approval (2006), Homecoming (2008), 100 Words and Running (2010), and Lace Up (2010).

Filmography

• 2024Jackpot! — Machine Gun Kelly
• 2024WWE SummerSlam 2024 — Machine Gun Kelly
• Bupkis — Colson
• 2023Mainstream Sellout Live From Cleveland: The Pink Era — Self - Performer, Editor, Songs, Executive Producer
• 2022Good Mourning — London Clash, Producer, Director, Writer
• 2022Machine Gun Kelly's Life In Pink — Self, Executive Producer, Writer, Music
• 2022One Way — Freddy, Executive Producer
• 2022Taurus — Cole, Original Music Composer, Executive Producer
• 2021Downfalls High — Narrator / Performer, Costume Designer, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
• 2021Midnight in the Switchgrass — Calvin
• 2021The Last Son — Cal
• Wahl Street — Self - Musician & Actor, Pitch Meeting
• 2020Big Time Adolescence — Nick
• DAVE — Machine Gun Kelly
• 2020Project Power — Newt
• 2020The King of Staten Island — Tattoo Shop Owner
• 2019Captive State — Jurgis
• 2019Rent Due — mgk
• 2019The Dirt — Tommy Lee, Songs
• 2018Bird Box — Felix
• 2017Bright — Songs
• 2016Nerve — Ty
• 2016Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 — Crash
• Roadies — Wesley Mason
• 2016The Land — Slick
• 2016Viral — CJ
• 2014Beyond the Lights — Kid Culprit
• 2012WWE WrestleMania XXVIII — MGK
• Sad As F*ck — Executive Producer

Appearances as themselves (44)

• Bear Grylls is Running Wild — Self
• The Pete Davidson Show — Self - Guest
• 2026Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear — Self
• Paul American — Self
• 20242024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson — Self
• 2024A Motown Christmas — Self
• Hot Ones Versus — Self
• 2024The 25th Anniversary of Christina Aguilera - Spotify Anniversaries LIVE — Self
• 2024genre:sadboy — Self
• 2023'Til Death Do Us Part Kourtney & Travis — Self
• 2023Machine Gun Kelly - Hellfest 2023 — Self
• Amazon Music Live — Self
• 2022Jackass 4.5 — Self (archive footage)
• 2022Jackass Forever — Self
• 2022Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends — Self
• 2022Remember Me Just Like This — Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• The Kardashians — Self
• 2021Long Live Rock... Celebrate the Chaos — Self
• The D'Amelio Show — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Machine Gun Kelly - Hotel Diablo (Live from The Roxy) — Self
• 2020Machine Gun Kelly - Tickets to My Downfall (Live at The Roxy) — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• 2017Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington — Self
• 2017Little Mix: Glory Days - The Documentary — Self
• Hot Ones — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Wrestlemania Rewind — Self
• Radio Disney Music Awards — Self
• Catfish: The TV Show — Self - Guest Co-Host
• The Eric Andre Show — Self
• Ridiculousness — Self
• The Voice — Self - Advisor
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest/Musical Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self - Guest
• Kids' Choice Awards — Self - Musical Guest
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• People's Choice Awards — Self - Presenter
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest
• American Music Awards — Self - Musical Guest
• AVN Awards — Self - Performer