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