Tariq Trotter

Acting·Oct 3, 1971

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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.

Film	Credit
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God2026 · Self (voice)	Self (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025 · Self	Self
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular2024 · Self	Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop2023 · Self	Self
tick, tick... BOOM!2021 · H.A.W.K. Smooth	H.A.W.K. Smooth
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage2021 · Self	Self
Waiting for Godot2021 · Pozzo	Pozzo
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma2021 · Self	Self
Between the World and Me2020 · Self	Self
My Name Is Pedro2020 · Self	Self
Bread EP Short Film2018 · Himself (Voice)	Himself (Voice)
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface2018 · Damar Varnish	Damar Varnish
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville2017 · Self	Self
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon2017 · Self	Self
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping2016 · The Roots	The Roots
Stealing Cars2016 · Lionel McWorthers	Lionel McWorthers
Brotherly Love2015 · Barbershop Patron	Barbershop Patron
Get On Up2014 · Pee Wee Ellis	Pee Wee Ellis
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’2012 · Self	Self
On the Inside2011 · Tom Bogotus	Tom Bogotus
Yelling To The Sky2011 · Roland	Roland
Night Catches Us2010 · Bostic Washington	Bostic Washington
Dave Chappelle's Block Party2005 · Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)	Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Love Rome2004 · Tariq	Tariq
Brown Sugar2002 · Self - Black Thought [The Roots]	Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Brooklyn Babylon2001 · Solomon	Solomon
Bamboozled2000 · Alabama Porch Monkey	Alabama Porch Monkey
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor1998 · Tariq Trotter	Tariq Trotter
On The Go - Repeat Offender1995 · Actor	Actor
The Roots PresentSelf	Self
DDave Chappelle's Block Party 2Self	Self
GGorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentarySelf	Self