Tariq Trotter
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Damar Varnish
2015
Series
The Deuce
Reggie Love
2017
Series
Rise Up, Sing Out
2022
Film
tick, tick... BOOM!
H.A.W.K. Smooth
2021
Series
Angry Birds Mystery Island
Bat-Bat (voice)
2024
Film
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
The Roots
2016
Film
Get On Up
Pee Wee Ellis
2014
Series
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Self
2019
Series
Random Acts of Flyness
Himself
2018
Film
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Film
Brown Sugar
Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
2002
Film
Bamboozled
Alabama Porch Monkey
2000
Film
Brotherly Love
Barbershop Patron
2015
Film
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Self
2024
Film
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
Self (voice)
2026
Film
Stealing Cars
Lionel McWorthers
2016
Film
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
Damar Varnish
2018
Film
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
2012
Film
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
2023
Film
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self
2021
Film
Night Catches Us
Bostic Washington
2010
Film
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
2005
Film
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2017
Series
Rap Mentors
Self
2021
Film
Between the World and Me
Self
2020
Film
Brooklyn Babylon
Solomon
2001
Film
Yelling To The Sky
Roland
2011
Film
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
Self
2017
Film
Waiting for Godot
Pozzo
2021
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Self
Film
On the Inside
Tom Bogotus
2011
Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary
Self
Film
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Tariq Trotter
1998
Series
The Grammys
Self
1959
Film
Love Rome
Tariq
2004
Film
My Name Is Pedro
Self
2020
Film
On The Go - Repeat Offender
1995
Film
The Roots Present
Self
Film
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Self
2021
Film
Bread EP Short Film
Himself (Voice)
2018