6.7Acting
Tariq Trotter
- Born
- 1971-10-03
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
48 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
2026 · Movie
Executive Producer
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
2026 · Movie
Self (voice)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Movie
Executive Producer
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Movie
Self
Angry Birds Mystery Island
2024 · TV Show
Bat-Bat (voice)
James Brown: Say It Loud
2024 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024 · Movie
Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 · Movie
Self
The League
2023 · Movie
Executive Producer
Rise Up, Sing Out
2022 · TV Show
Cast
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
2021 · Movie
Self
Rap Mentors
2021 · TV Show
Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · Movie
H.A.W.K. Smooth
Waiting for Godot
2021 · Movie
Pozzo
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021 · Movie
Self
Between the World and Me
2020 · Movie
Self
My Name Is Pedro
2020 · Movie
Self
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019 · TV Show
Self · Creator
Bread EP Short Film
2018 · Movie
Himself (Voice)
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
2018 · Movie
Damar Varnish
Random Acts of Flyness
2018 · TV Show
Himself
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2017 · Movie
Self
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
2017 · Movie
Self
The Deuce
2017 · TV Show
Reggie Love
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016 · Movie
The Roots
Stealing Cars
2016 · Movie
Lionel McWorthers
Brotherly Love
2015 · Movie
Barbershop Patron
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015 · TV Show
Damar Varnish
Get On Up
2014 · Movie
Pee Wee Ellis
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
Self - Musical Guest · Self · Self - Guest
Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce
2012 · Movie
Music
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 · Movie
Self
On the Inside
2011 · Movie
Tom Bogotus
Yelling To The Sky
2011 · Movie
Roland
Night Catches Us
2010 · Movie
Bostic Washington
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005 · Movie
Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Chasing Liberty
2004 · Movie
The Roots
Love Rome
2004 · Movie
Tariq
Brown Sugar
2002 · Movie
Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Brooklyn Babylon
2001 · Movie
Solomon
Bamboozled
2000 · Movie
Alabama Porch Monkey
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998 · Movie
Tariq Trotter
Men in Black
1997 · Movie
Songs
On The Go - Repeat Offender
1995 · Movie
Cast
The Grammys
1959 · TV Show
Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Date unknown · Movie
Self
Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary
Date unknown · Movie
Self
The Roots Present
Date unknown · Movie
Self