Tariq Trotter
Acting
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
Acting41
tvAngry Birds Mystery Island
2024
Bat-Bat (voice)
movietick, tick... BOOM!
2021
H.A.W.K. Smooth
movieBread EP Short Film
2018
Himself (Voice)
tvRandom Acts of Flyness
2018
Himself
movieParty Monster: Scratching the Surface
2018
Damar Varnish
tvThe Deuce
2017
Reggie Love
movieStealing Cars
2016
Lionel McWorthers
movieBrotherly Love
2015
Barbershop Patron
tvUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
Damar Varnish
movieGet On Up
2014
Pee Wee Ellis
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Musical Guest / Self / Self - Guest
movieOn the Inside
2011
Tom Bogotus
movieNight Catches Us
2010
Bostic Washington
movieDave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
movieLove Rome
2004
Tariq
movieBrown Sugar
2002
Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
movieBrooklyn Babylon
2001
Solomon
movieBamboozled
2000
Alabama Porch Monkey
moviePete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998
Tariq Trotter
Production4
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Executive Producer
tvJames Brown: Say It Loud
2024
Executive Producer
movieThe League
2023
Executive Producer