Acting credits
39
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Tariq Trotter
Acting
Career Snapshot
ExplainedThese indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.
TMDB popularity
0.6
Low visibility
TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.
Movies: 34Series: 10Crew credits: 6
TMDB ID: 237061
IMDb ID: nm0873699
Known for: Acting
Born: October 3, 1971
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2026
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 6.7
Wikidata: Q880598
Also known as
Tariq • Black Thought • Tariq L. Trotter
Other jobs
Executive Producer (4)Creator (1)Songs (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Tariq Trotter.
Executive Producer
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
2026 • Movie
as Self (voice)
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
2026 • Movie
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Movie
as Self
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024 • Movie
as Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 • Movie
Executive Producer
The League
2023 • Movie
as H.A.W.K. Smooth
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 • Movie
as Self
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021 • Movie
as Pozzo
Waiting for Godot
2021 • Movie
as Self
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
2021 • Movie
as Self
Between the World and Me
2020 • Movie
as Self
My Name Is Pedro
2020 • Movie
as Himself (Voice)
Bread EP Short Film
2018 • Movie
as Damar Varnish
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
2018 • Movie
as Self
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2017 • Movie
as Self
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
2017 • Movie
as The Roots
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016 • Movie
as Lionel McWorthers
Stealing Cars
2016 • Movie
as Barbershop Patron
Brotherly Love
2015 • Movie
as Pee Wee Ellis
Get On Up
2014 • Movie
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 • Movie
as Tom Bogotus
On the Inside
2011 • Movie
as Roland
Yelling To The Sky
2011 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Tariq Trotter.
as Bat-Bat (voice) • 2 eps
Angry Birds Mystery Island
2024 • Series
Executive Producer • 4 eps
James Brown: Say It Loud
2024 • Series
8 eps
Rise Up, Sing Out
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Rap Mentors
2021 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019 • Series
as Himself • 1 eps
Random Acts of Flyness
2018 • Series
as Reggie Love • 4 eps
The Deuce
2017 • Series
as Damar Varnish • 1 eps
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015 • Series
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Grammys
1959 • Series