Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), better known by his stage name Kid Cudi (often stylized as KiD CuDi), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has widely been recognized as an influence on several contemporary hip hop and alternative acts. His lyrics are often autobiographical and describe his childhood hardships of depression, loneliness and alienation, his struggle with alcohol and drugs into adulthood, as well as themes of spirituality, heartbreak, dissipation and celebration. Cudi began to gain major recognition following the release of his first official full-length project, a mixtape titled A Kid Named Cudi (2008), which caught the attention of American musician Kanye West, who subsequently signed Cudi to his GOOD Music label imprint by late 2008.

Filmography

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

Appearances as themselves (17)

• 2025In Whose Name? — Self
• Sean Combs: The Reckoning — Self (archive footage)
• 2024TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy — Self (archive footage)
• 2023Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2023 : Le concert événement — Self - Guest
• jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy — Self (archive footage)
• Prime Day Show — Self
• 2021The Making of Identity Crisis: a documentary by Jordan Seamón — Self
• 2018Kanye West Album Listening, May 31, 2018 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming — Self
• The Shop — Self
• Hot Ones — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Musical Guest
• Comedy Bang! Bang! — Self, Self - Co-Host
• Talking Dead — Self
• The Voice — Self
• Conan — Self
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest