Tariq Trotter

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Tariq Trotter

Acting 54 October 3, 1971

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.

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Men in Black

Men in Black

7.2 1997 Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8 2014 TV Show
tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

7.6 2021 Movie
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

6.6 2016 Movie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

7.1 2015 TV Show
Get On Up

Get On Up

6.8 2014 Movie
The Deuce

The Deuce

7.6 2017 TV Show
Bamboozled

Bamboozled

6.3 2000 Movie
Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

6.7 2002 Movie
Dave Chappelle's Block Party

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

6.8 2005 Movie
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

6.5 2021 Movie
Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

7.0 2015 Movie

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)

    Movie Executive Producer

  2. 2026
    Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God

    Movie Self (voice)

  3. 2025
    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    Movie Self

  4. 2025
    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Movie Executive Producer

  5. 2024
    Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

    Movie Self

  6. 2024
    Angry Birds Mystery Island

    TV show Bat-Bat (voice)

  7. 2024
    James Brown: Say It Loud

    TV show Executive Producer

  8. 2023
    A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

    Movie Self

  9. 2023
    The League

    Movie Executive Producer

  10. 2022
    Rise Up, Sing Out

    TV show

  11. 2021
    tick, tick... BOOM!

    Movie H.A.W.K. Smooth

  12. 2021
    Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

    Movie Self

  13. 2021
    Rap Mentors

    TV show Self

  14. 2021
    Waiting for Godot

    Movie Pozzo

  15. 2021
    Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma

    Movie Self

  16. 2020
    Between the World and Me

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2020
    My Name Is Pedro

    Movie Self

  2. 2019
    Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

    TV show Self

  3. 2018
    Bread EP Short Film

    Movie Himself (Voice)

  4. 2018
    Random Acts of Flyness

    TV show Himself

  5. 2018
    Party Monster: Scratching the Surface

    Movie Damar Varnish

  6. 2017
    Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

    Movie Self

  7. 2017
    The Deuce

    TV show Reggie Love

  8. 2017
    Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon

    Movie Self

  9. 2016
    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

    Movie The Roots

  10. 2016
    Stealing Cars

    Movie Lionel McWorthers

  11. 2015
    Brotherly Love

    Movie Barbershop Patron

  12. 2015
    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

    TV show Damar Varnish

  13. 2014
    Get On Up

    Movie Pee Wee Ellis

  14. 2014
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    TV show Self - Musical Guest

  15. 2012
    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    Movie Self

  16. 2011
    On the Inside

    Movie Tom Bogotus

  17. 2011
    Yelling To The Sky

    Movie Roland

  18. 2010
    Night Catches Us

    Movie Bostic Washington

  19. 2005
    Dave Chappelle's Block Party

    Movie Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)

  20. 2004
    Love Rome

    Movie Tariq

  21. 2002
    Brown Sugar

    Movie Self - Black Thought [The Roots]

  22. 2001
    Brooklyn Babylon

    Movie Solomon

  23. 2000
    Bamboozled

    Movie Alabama Porch Monkey

  24. 1998
    Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

    Movie Tariq Trotter