Tariq Trotter

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

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

The Deuce

Angry Birds Mystery Island

Random Acts of Flyness

Get On Up

All Movies (31)

Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God2026 · as Self (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025 · as Self
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular2024 · as Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop2023 · as Self
tick, tick... BOOM!2021 · as H.A.W.K. Smooth
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage2021 · as Self
Waiting for Godot2021 · as Pozzo
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma2021 · as Self
Between the World and Me2020 · as Self
My Name Is Pedro2020 · as Self
Bread EP Short Film2018 · as Himself (Voice)
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville2017 · as Self
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon2017 · as Self
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping2016 · as The Roots
Stealing Cars2016 · as Lionel McWorthers
Brotherly Love2015 · as Barbershop Patron
Get On Up2014 · as Pee Wee Ellis
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’2012 · as Self
On the Inside2011 · as Tom Bogotus
Yelling To The Sky2011 · as Roland
Night Catches Us2010 · as Bostic Washington
Dave Chappelle's Block Party2005 · as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Love Rome2004 · as Tariq
Brown Sugar2002 · as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Brooklyn Babylon2001 · as Solomon
Bamboozled2000 · as Alabama Porch Monkey
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor1998 · as Tariq Trotter
On The Go - Repeat Offender1995
The Roots Present— · as Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2— · as Self
Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary— · as Self

All TV Shows (11)

Angry Birds Mystery Island2024 · as Bat-Bat (voice)
Rise Up, Sing Out2022
Rap Mentors2021 · as Self
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America2019 · as Self
Random Acts of Flyness2018 · as Himself
The Deuce2017 · as Reggie Love
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015 · as Damar Varnish
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Musical Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
The Grammys1959 · as Self