Tariq Trotter

Tariq Trotter

Known for
Acting
Born
October 3, 1971 (age 55)

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

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The Roots Present poster

The Roots Present

Movie · as Self

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Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2

Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2

Movie · as Self

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Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary

Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary

Movie · as Self

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

Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God

Movie · as Self (voice)

2026
Spark Into a Flame poster

Spark Into a Flame

Movie · as Self

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Movie · as Self

2024
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular poster

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

Movie · as Self

2024
Angry Birds Mystery Island poster

Angry Birds Mystery Island

TV · as Bat-Bat (voice) · 2 eps

2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop poster

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

Movie · as Self

2022
Rise Up, Sing Out poster

Rise Up, Sing Out

TV · 8 eps

2021
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma poster

Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma

Movie · as Self

2021
Waiting for Godot poster

Waiting for Godot

Movie · as Pozzo

2021
tick, tick... BOOM! poster

tick, tick... BOOM!

Movie · as H.A.W.K. Smooth

2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage poster

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Movie · as Self

2021
Rap Mentors poster

Rap Mentors

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Between the World and Me poster

Between the World and Me

Movie · as Self

2020
My Name Is Pedro poster

My Name Is Pedro

Movie · as Self

2019
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America poster

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2018
Bread EP Short Film poster

Bread EP Short Film

Movie · as Himself (Voice)

2018
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface poster

Party Monster: Scratching the Surface

Movie · as Damar Varnish

2018
Random Acts of Flyness poster

Random Acts of Flyness

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2017
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville poster

Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

Movie · as Self

2017
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon

Movie · as Self

2017
The Deuce poster

The Deuce

TV · as Reggie Love · 4 eps

2016
Stealing Cars poster

Stealing Cars

Movie · as Lionel McWorthers

2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping poster

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Movie · as The Roots

2015
Brotherly Love poster

Brotherly Love

Movie · as Barbershop Patron

2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

TV · as Damar Varnish · 1 ep

2014
Get On Up poster

Get On Up

Movie · as Pee Wee Ellis

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest · 1 ep

2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ poster

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Movie · as Self

2011
On the Inside poster

On the Inside

Movie · as Tom Bogotus

2011
Yelling To The Sky poster

Yelling To The Sky

Movie · as Roland

2010
Night Catches Us poster

Night Catches Us

Movie · as Bostic Washington

2009
Silent Library poster

Silent Library

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2005
Dave Chappelle's Block Party poster

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

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

2004
Love Rome poster

Love Rome

Movie · as Tariq

2004
Chasing Liberty poster

Chasing Liberty

Movie · as The Roots

2002
Brown Sugar poster

Brown Sugar

Movie · as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]

2001
Brooklyn Babylon poster

Brooklyn Babylon

Movie · as Solomon

2000
Bamboozled poster

Bamboozled

Movie · as Alabama Porch Monkey

1998
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor poster

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

Movie · as Tariq Trotter

1995
On The Go - Repeat Offender poster

On The Go - Repeat Offender

Movie

1959
The Grammys poster

The Grammys

TV · as Self · 1 ep