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).

KNOWN FOR

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2025
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2022
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2021
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2020
Saturday Night Live
2021
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2020
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2025
The Voice
2024
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2022
Hot Ones
2015
AVN Awards
2014

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
74
Directing
2
Writing
3
Producing
7
Editing
1
Sound
6
Costume & Make-Up
1
2026
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear
as Self
2026
The Pete Davidson Show
as Self - Guest
2026
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
as Self
2025
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2025
Paul American
as Self
2025
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2024
genre:sadboy
as Self
2024
Jackpot!
as Machine Gun Kelly
2024
WWE SummerSlam 2024
as Machine Gun Kelly
2024
A Motown Christmas
as Self
2024
2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
as Self
2024
The 25th Anniversary of Christina Aguilera - Spotify Anniversaries LIVE
as Self
2024
Hot Ones Versus
as Self
2024
The Voice
as Self - Advisor
2023
Mainstream Sellout Live From Cleveland: The Pink Era
as Self - Performer
2023
'Til Death Do Us Part Kourtney & Travis
as Self
2023
Machine Gun Kelly - Hellfest 2023
as Self
2023
DAVE
as Machine Gun Kelly
2023
The Kardashians
as Self
2023
Bupkis
as Colson
2023
The D'Amelio Show
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Remember Me Just Like This
as Self
2022
Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends
as Self
2022
Machine Gun Kelly's Life In Pink
as Self
2022
Jackass 4.5
as Self (archive footage)
2022
One Way
as Freddy
2022
Taurus
as Cole
2022
Jackass Forever
as Self
2022
Good Mourning
as London Clash
2022
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2022
American Music Awards
as Self
2022
Amazon Music Live
as Self
2022
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self - Guest
2022
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2022
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
2021
Long Live Rock... Celebrate the Chaos
as Self
2021
Midnight in the Switchgrass
as Calvin
2021
The Last Son
as Cal
2021
Downfalls High
as Narrator / Performer
2021
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
2021
Wahl Street
as Self - Musician & Actor, Pitch Meeting
2021
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2020
Big Time Adolescence
as Nick
2020
Project Power
as Newt
2020
The King of Staten Island
as Tattoo Shop Owner
2020
Machine Gun Kelly - Tickets to My Downfall (Live at The Roxy)
as Self
2020
Machine Gun Kelly - Hotel Diablo (Live from The Roxy)
as Self
2020
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2020
American Music Awards
as Self - Musical Guest
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2020
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
2020
The Eric Andre Show
as Self
2020
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
2019
Captive State
as Jurgis
2019
The Dirt
as Tommy Lee
2019
Rent Due
as mgk
2018
Bird Box
as Felix
2017
Little Mix: Glory Days - The Documentary
as Self
2017
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
as Self
2017
Radio Disney Music Awards
as Self
2017
Kids' Choice Awards
as Self - Musical Guest
2016
The Land
as Slick
2016
Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2
as Crash
2016
Viral
as CJ
2016
Nerve
as Ty
2016
Roadies
as Wesley Mason
2015
Catfish: The TV Show
as Self - Guest Co-Host
2015
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
Ridiculousness
as Self
2014
Beyond the Lights
as Kid Culprit
2014
Wrestlemania Rewind
as Self
2014
AVN Awards
as Self - Performer
2012
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
as MGK
2012
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest