Cast & creator
Tariq Trotter
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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.
Also known as: Tariq, Black Thought, Tariq L. Trotter
38
film credits
13
television credits
44
1959–2026 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (51)
Showing 51 of 51 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Damar Varnish
2015
The Deuce
Reggie Love
2017
Men in Black
Songs
1997
Angry Birds Mystery Island
Bat-Bat (voice)
2024
tick, tick... BOOM!
H.A.W.K. Smooth
2021
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
The Roots
2016
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Self
2019Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Creator
2019
Random Acts of Flyness
Himself
2018
Rise Up, Sing Out
2022
Chasing Liberty
The Roots
2004
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Get On Up
Pee Wee Ellis
2014
James Brown: Say It Loud
Executive Producer
2024
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Executive Producer
2025
Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce
Music
2012
Bamboozled
Alabama Porch Monkey
2000
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self
2021
Brown Sugar
Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
2002
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
Executive Producer
2026
Brotherly Love
Barbershop Patron
2015
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
2005
Yelling To The Sky
Roland
2011
Stealing Cars
Lionel McWorthers
2016
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
2012
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
Damar Varnish
2018
Between the World and Me
Self
2020
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
Self (voice)
2026
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
2023Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Self
Rap Mentors
Self
2021
Night Catches Us
Bostic Washington
2010
On the Inside
Tom Bogotus
2011
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2017Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary
Self
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Tariq Trotter
1998
The Grammys
Self
1959
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
Self
2017
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Self
2024
The League
Executive Producer
2023
Brooklyn Babylon
Solomon
2001
Waiting for Godot
Pozzo
2021
My Name Is Pedro
Self
2020
On The Go - Repeat Offender
1995
Bread EP Short Film
Himself (Voice)
2018
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Self
2021
Love Rome
Tariq
2004
The Roots Present
Self