Acting

Tariq Trotter

Born 1971-10-03

Tariq Luqmaan Trotter, better known as Black Thought, is an American rapper and the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group, The Roots, as well as an occasional actor.

Credits

Newest first

Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
Executive Producer
2026
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
as Self (voice)
2026
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Executive Producer
2025
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
as Self
2024
Angry Birds Mystery Island
as Bat-Bat (voice)
2024
James Brown: Say It Loud
Executive Producer
2024
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2023
The League
Executive Producer
2023
Rise Up, Sing Out
2022
tick, tick... BOOM!
as H.A.W.K. Smooth
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self
2021
Rap Mentors
as Self
2021
Waiting for Godot
as Pozzo
2021
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
as Self
2021
Between the World and Me
as Self
2020
My Name Is Pedro
as Self
2020
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
as Self
2019
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Creator
2019
Bread EP Short Film
as Himself (Voice)
2018
Random Acts of Flyness
as Himself
2018
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
as Damar Varnish
2018
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
as Self
2017
The Deuce
as Reggie Love
2017
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2017
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as The Roots
2016
Stealing Cars
as Lionel McWorthers
2016
Brotherly Love
as Barbershop Patron
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Damar Varnish
2015
Get On Up
as Pee Wee Ellis
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Musical Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce
Music
2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
2012
On the Inside
as Tom Bogotus
2011
Yelling To The Sky
as Roland
2011
Night Catches Us
as Bostic Washington
2010
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
2005
Love Rome
as Tariq
2004
Chasing Liberty
as The Roots
2004
Brown Sugar
as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
2002
Brooklyn Babylon
as Solomon
2001
Bamboozled
as Alabama Porch Monkey
2000
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
as Tariq Trotter
1998
Men in Black
Songs
1997
On The Go - Repeat Offender
1995
The Grammys
as Self
1959
The Roots Present
as Self
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Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
as Self
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Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary
as Self
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