Cast & creator
Jack Black
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his roles in family and comedy films and his voice work in animated films. His awards include a Children's and Family Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and three Golden Globe Award nominations. After portraying supporting roles in films including Dead Man Walking (1995), The Cable Guy (1996), Mars Attacks! (1996), and Enemy of the State (1998), Black had his breakout role in the musical film High Fidelity (2000). This led to larger roles in films like Shallow Hal (2001) and Orange County (2002) before he solidified his leading-man status with his starring role in School of Rock (2003). Black has since starred in King Kong (2005), The Holiday (2006), Nacho Libre (2006), Tropic Thunder (2008), Bernie (2011), Goosebumps (2016), and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), its sequel Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) and A Minecraft Movie (2025). He has also voiced Po in the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–present) and Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie franchise (2023–present). Black is the lead vocalist of the duo Tenacious D, which he formed in 1994 with long-time friend Kyle Gass. In 2015, they won the Grammy Award for best metal performance for "The Last in Line." Since 2018, Black has run a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Thomas Jacob Black
192
film credits
144
television credits
296
1953–2027 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (336)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Simpsons
Milo (voice)
1989
The Office
Sam
2005
The Daily Show
Self
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Conan
Self
2010
Rick and Morty
Lithdor (voice)
2013
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Tenacious D
1975
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Good Mythical Morning
Self
2012
Infinite Challenge
Self
2005
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Morgenmagazin
Self
1992
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Emmys Segment
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - "Mean Tweets"
2003
The X-Files
Bart 'Zero' Liquori
1993
Amazing Saturday
Self
2018
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992
Will & Grace
Dr. Isaac Hershberg
1998
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
American Idol
Self
2002
iCarly
Aspartamay
2007
Hot Ones
Self
2015
The Mandalorian
Captain Bombardier
2019
Community
Buddy
2009
Touched by an Angel
Monte
1994
The Talk
Self
2010
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Bowser (voice)
2026
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host
1984
Northern Exposure
Kevin Wilkins
1990
Chopped
Self
2009
Steve
Self
2017
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Bowser (voice)
2023The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Songs
2023
A Minecraft Movie
Steve
2025A Minecraft Movie
Songs
2025
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Self
2016
The Fall Guy
Chuck
1981
Life Goes On
Skinhead
1989
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
2012
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self
1992
Workaholics
Pritchard
2011
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Po (voice)
2022Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Executive Producer
2022
Ice Age
Zeke (voice)
2002
Kung Fu Panda
Po (voice)
2008
The Eric Andre Show
Self
2012
Kung Fu Panda 4
Po (voice)
2024Kung Fu Panda 4
Songs
2024
The Jay Leno Show
Self
2009
Drunk History
William Mulholland
2013Drunk History
Vincenzo Peruggia
2013Drunk History
Elvis Presley
2013
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Kung Fu Panda 2
Po (voice)
2011
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
2021
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Bethany
2017
Kung Fu Panda 3
Po (voice)
2016
Picket Fences
Curtis Williams
1992
History of the World: Part II
Joseph Stalin
2023
Shark Tale
Lenny (voice)
2004
The Croods: A New Age
Songs
2020
Jumanji: The Next Level
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2019
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
The Oscars
Self
1953
Sex Tape
YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
2014
Tropic Thunder
Jeff Portnoy
2008
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
2001
Another Period
Dan Ringley
2015
The Single Guy
Randy
1995
Yo Gabba Gabba!
2007
Documentary Now!
Jamison Friend
2015
Last Call with Carson Daly
Self
2002
Made in Hollywood
Self
2005
Big Nate
Brad Gunter (voice)
2022
Demolition Man
Wasteland Scrap
1993
The Holiday
Miles
2006
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Farmer / Satan / God
1995Mr. Show with Bob and David
Expert
1995Mr. Show with Bob and David
Jeepers Creepers
1995Mr. Show with Bob and David
Gay Guy / Moviegoer
1995
King Kong
Carl Denham
2005
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Trapper JB (voice)
2004
Borderlands
Claptrap (voice)
2024
Goosebumps
Stine / Slappy / Invisible Boy (voice)
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
2015
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
2017
Anaconda
Doug McCallister
2025
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
2018
Enemy of the State
Fiedler
1998
The Jackal
Ian Lamont
1997
The Cable Guy
Rick
1996
Mars Attacks!
Billy Glenn Norris
1996
The School of Rock
Dewey Finn
2003
Kids' Choice Awards
Host
1987Kids' Choice Awards
Self - Honoree
1987
Waterworld
Pilot
1995
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Self
2010Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Self (archive footage)
2010
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
The Muppets
Jack Black (uncredited)
2011
The Golden Palace
Cab Driver
1992
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley
2020
Shallow Hal
Hal Larson
2001
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
R.L. Stine (uncredited)
2018
Clone High
Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voice)
2002
History 101
Characters
2020
Radio Disney Music Awards
Self - Presenter
2013
Dear Santa
Satan
2024
The New Leave It to Beaver
Nick
1984
Crank Yankers
Tenacious O (voice)
2002
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Jonathan Barnavelt
2018
The Gong Show
Self - Judge
2017
Nacho Libre
Nacho
2006Nacho Libre
Producer
2006
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Titus Telesco (uncredited)
1998
Icons
2002
Dead Man Walking
Craig Poncelet
1995
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Motorcyclist
2004
Brain Games
Self
2011
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Self - Special Guest
2018
High Fidelity
Barry
2000
Jumanji: Open World
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2026
Gulliver's Travels
Lemuel Gulliver
2010Gulliver's Travels
Executive Producer
2010
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Po (voice)
2008
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
Self
2016
The Andy Dick Show
J.D
2001
All-American Girl
Tommy
1994
Year One
Zed
2009
Tenacious D
Jack 'JB' Black
1997Tenacious D
Producer
1997Tenacious D
Writer
1997Tenacious D
Creator
1997
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
Welcome to Sweden
Self
2014
What the Fit
Self
2018
Orange County
Lance Brumder
2002
Monty
Doug
1994
The Brink
Alex Talbot
2015The Brink
Producer
2015
Cracking Up
Bruce Philapousis
2004
The Birthday Boys
2013
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
JB
2006Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Producer
2006Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Songs
2006Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Writer
2006
Acceptable.tv
2007Acceptable.tv
Self / Cop / Story Wizard
2007Acceptable.tv
Executive Producer
2007Acceptable.tv
Creator
2007
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Po (voice)
2010
This Morning
Self
1988
The Big Year
Brad Harris
2011
A Minecraft Movie Squared
Steve
2027
The Fan
Broadcast Technician
1996
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Wolfman Jack
2022
Full Frontal Comedy
self
1996
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Po (voice)
2016
Be Kind Rewind
Jerry
2008
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Po (voice)
2011
Water and Power
The Mayor
2008
Saving Silverman
J.D. McNugent
2001
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Paul McCartney (uncredited)
2007
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Dexter
2018
Laser Fart
The Elegant Hunter
2004
The NeverEnding Story III
Slip
1994
Ghost Ghirls
Executive Producer
2013
Time Belt
Computerman
2003
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Grown Up Stan (voice)
2022
Cup of Joe
Self
2020
Margot at the Wedding
Malcolm
2007
Bio-Dome
Tenacious D
1996
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
Ludwig van Beethoven
2016
The Aquabats! Saturday Morning!
The Wizard of Hollywood
2018The Aquabats! Saturday Morning!
Executive Producer
2018
The Concert for Valor
Self
2014Exposure
Dan Harmon
2006
The D Train
Dan Landsman
2015The D Train
Producer
2015
The dream of solar system
The sun
2027
Great Scott!
Ray
1992Live at Johnny's
2004The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
2007Pride & Joy
Man
1995
Cradle Will Rock
Sid
1999
Envy
Nick Vanderpark
2004HypaSpace
Self
2002
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Jeff Portnoy
2008
Double Fine Adventure
Self
2012
The Polka King
Jan Lewan
2017The Polka King
Producer
2017
Airborne
Augie
1993
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Self
2026
Computerman
Computerman
2003
The Love Letter
Fisherman
1999
Bernie
Bernie Tiede
2012
Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto
JB
2018Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto
Director
2018Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto
Writer
2018
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
2025
Channel 101
Self - Host
2004
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
2014
Happily
Producer
2021
Bob Roberts
Roger Davis
1992
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
Taskmaster: GOSH Charity Special
Self
2026
Pretty Sweet
Self
2012
Blind Justice
Private
1994
Run Ronnie Run
Lead Chimney Sweep
2002
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
Po (voice)
2013
Bye Bye Love
DJ at Party
1995
Prop 8: The Musical
Jesus Christ
2008
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self - Presenter
2005
Jesus' Son
Georgie
2000
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
Melvin Goes to Dinner
Mental Patient (uncredited)
2003
Fight for Your Right Revisited
MCA (B-Boys 2)
2011
Heat Vision and Jack
Jack Austin
1999
iCarly: iStart a Fan War
Aspartamay
2010
Harmontown
Self
2014
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
Po (voice)
2012
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Self
2011
How Did We Get Here?
Self (archive footage)
2022
Dear Class of 2020
Self
2020
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Self
2024
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
2003
Celebrity Escape Room
Self - Game Master
2020Celebrity Escape Room
Executive Producer
2020
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
Self - Actor
2023
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2024
Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale
JB
2002Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale
Writer
2002
Coachella
Self - Interviewee
2006
Relative insanity
Executive Producer
2007Relative insanity
Creator
2007
Crossworlds
Steve
1996
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self
2016
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Self
2006
Awesometown
George Washington
2006Stepdude
Producer
Free LSD
(Special Appearance)
2023
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
2008
Earth to America
Self
2005
Johnny Skidmarks
Jerry
1998
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020Danny Roane: First Time Director
Self
2006
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
2013
Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
Self
2020Kung Fu Panda 5
Po (voice)
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Self
2010
Dueling Dumplings
Po (voice)
2024
Kung Fu Panda: The Emperors Quest
Po (Voice)
2018
Marked for Murder
Car Thief
1993
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Self
2005
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Self
2022
Tenacious D: Butt Baby
JB
2002Tenacious D: Butt Baby
Writer
2002
The Innocent
Marty Prago
1994
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
Self
2008
Bongwater
Devlin
1998
Heat Vision and Jack
Jack Austin
1999
Tommy Can't Sleep
Big Tommy
2017
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
JB
2006Tenacious D: Time Fixers
Music
2006
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
2004
40 Watts from Nowhere
Executive Producer
2025
60 Spins Around the Sun
Executive Producer
2003
Tenacious D: For the Ladies
JB
2006The Eighth Blunder of the World
Self
2006
Tenacious D: In the Studio
Self
2003
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
Self
2002
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Self
2007The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Producer
2007
Club Oscar
Lenny (voice)
2005
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
2009
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Self
2015
The Sheik
Self
2014Tenacious D Live at the O2
Vocals / Guitar / Sax-a-boom
2025
Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
Self
2001Being 'Shallow Hal'
Self
2001
Tenacious D: Live at The Moore Theater in Seattle
Self
2008
Making of School of Rock
Self
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
Self
2003
Tenacious D: JB's BJ
JB
2001Tenacious D: JB's BJ
Writer
2001
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
Self
2008Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
Writer
2008
The Present
Self
2004
Kong's New York, 1933
Self
2006
Fats Waller Was Born Here
Multiple Roles/Jerry
2008
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3
Self
2025
Heaven Adores You
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014Branson
Producer
2009
The Insufferable Groo
Self
2018Tenacious D: Live at Brixton Academy
2003
Tenacious D: Live in London
Self
2002
Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour
JB
2023Micronations
Tenacious D: Rock In Rio 2019
2019
Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center
Self
2022
The Unexpected Race
Sheriff
2018Our Shining Moment
Teenage Boy
1991
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1999
Passaic Mosaic
Self
2008
The slapstick slasher movie
Himself
2026Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
Self
2010
Wizard's Way
Executive Producer
2014
The Roadie
JB
2012The Roadie
Writer
2012
Too Far from the Norm
Rick
1987
Kennedy Center Honors: Led Zeppelin Tribute Film
Self
2012
The Lewis Lectures
Lewis (voice)
2002The Glorious Octagon Of Destiny
Self
Gianna
Associate Producer
2023
Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023
Self
2023Cash Box
Man
2021
Jack Black: Tenacious Dude
self
2025
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003