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The actor who portrayed his father in “Straight Outta Compton” is O’Shea Jackson Jr. O’Shea Jackson Jr. is the son of the famous rapper and actor Ice Cube, whose real name is O’Shea Jackson. In the film “Straight Outta Compton,” which was released in 2015, O’Shea Jackson Jr. portrayed his father during the early days of the rap group N.W.A. The film depicts the rise of N.W.A and its members, including Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Eazy-E, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.