Tariq Trotter
Known for Acting · 39 credits
- Born
- 1971-10-03 (age 54)
- Also known as
- Tariq · Black Thought · Tariq L. 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
2014
as Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Damar Varnish
The Deuce
2017
as Reggie Love
Angry Birds Mystery Island
2024
as Bat-Bat (voice)
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as H.A.W.K. Smooth
TV Shows (10)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Damar Varnish
The Deuce
2017
as Reggie Love
Angry Birds Mystery Island
2024
as Bat-Bat (voice)
Random Acts of Flyness
2018
as Himself
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019
as Self
The Grammys
1959
as Self
Rap Mentors
2021
as Self
Rise Up, Sing Out
2022
Movies (29)
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as H.A.W.K. Smooth
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
as The Roots
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Get On Up
2014
as Pee Wee Ellis
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Brown Sugar
2002
as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Bamboozled
2000
as Alabama Porch Monkey
Brotherly Love
2015
as Barbershop Patron
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
as Self
Night Catches Us
2010
as Bostic Washington
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self
Between the World and Me
2020
as Self
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
as Self
Stealing Cars
2016
as Lionel McWorthers
On the Inside
2011
as Tom Bogotus
Yelling To The Sky
2011
as Roland
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
2017
as Self
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2017
as Self
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024
as Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
as Self
Waiting for Godot
2021
as Pozzo
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
2026
as Self (voice)
Love Rome
2004
as Tariq
Brooklyn Babylon
2001
as Solomon
On The Go - Repeat Offender
1995
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998
as Tariq Trotter
Bread EP Short Film
2018
as Himself (Voice)
The Roots Present
as Self
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
2021
as Self
About Tariq Trotter
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. With 39 credits spanning from 1959 to 2026, Tariq Trotter has appeared in 29 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tariq Trotter Movies
- tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) — as H.A.W.K. Smooth
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) — as The Roots
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005) — as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
- Get On Up (2014) — as Pee Wee Ellis
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025) — as Self
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