Tariq Trotter

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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • as Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • as Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • as Self - Musical Guest

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015 • as Damar Varnish

The Deuce

The Deuce

2017 • as Reggie Love

tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021 • as H.A.W.K. Smooth

Filmography

2025

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/14/2025

2024

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/4/2024
Angry Birds Mystery Island
Angry Birds Mystery Island
as Bat-Bat (voice)
TV - Released: 5/21/2024

2023

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/10/2023

2022

Rise Up, Sing Out
Rise Up, Sing Out
TV - Released: 2/2/2022

2021

Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/28/2021
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot
as Pozzo
Movie - Released: 5/6/2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM!
as H.A.W.K. Smooth
Movie - Released: 11/11/2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/23/2021
Rap Mentors
Rap Mentors
as Self
TV - Released: 6/28/2021

2020

Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/21/2020

2019

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
as Self
TV - Released: 10/13/2019

2018

Bread EP Short Film
Bread EP Short Film
as Himself (Voice)
Movie - Released: 11/30/2018
Random Acts of Flyness
Random Acts of Flyness
as Himself
TV - Released: 8/4/2018

2017

Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/24/2017
The Deuce
The Deuce
as Reggie Love
TV - Released: 9/10/2017

2016

Stealing Cars
Stealing Cars
as Lionel McWorthers
Movie - Released: 4/5/2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as The Roots
Movie - Released: 6/3/2016

2015

Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love
as Barbershop Patron
Movie - Released: 4/24/2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Damar Varnish
TV - Released: 3/6/2015

2014

Get on Up
Get on Up
as Pee Wee Ellis
Movie - Released: 8/1/2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Musical Guest
TV - Released: 2/17/2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
TV - Released: 2/17/2014

2012

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/7/2012

2011

On the Inside
On the Inside
as Tom Bogotus
Movie - Released: 12/31/2011
Yelling To The Sky
Yelling To The Sky
as Roland
Movie - Released: 3/11/2011

2010

Night Catches Us
Night Catches Us
as Bostic Washington
Movie - Released: 12/3/2010

2005

Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Movie - Released: 9/12/2005

2004

Love Rome
Love Rome
as Tariq
Movie - Released: 11/9/2004

2002

Brown Sugar
Brown Sugar
as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Movie - Released: 10/5/2002

2001

Brooklyn Babylon
Brooklyn Babylon
as Solomon
Movie - Released: 8/16/2001

2000

Bamboozled
Bamboozled
as Alabama Porch Monkey
Movie - Released: 10/6/2000

1998

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
as Tariq Trotter
Movie - Released: 11/10/1998

1995

On The Go - Repeat Offender
On The Go - Repeat Offender
Movie - Released: 1/23/1995

1975

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1959

The Grammys
The Grammys
as Self
TV - Released: 11/29/1959