Tariq Trotter
Acting
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
2026Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
Self (voice)
2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2024Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Self
2023A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
2021Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Self
2021Waiting for Godot
Pozzo
2021tick, tick... BOOM!
H.A.W.K. Smooth
2021Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self
2020Between the World and Me
Self
2018Bread EP Short Film
Himself (Voice)
2017Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
Self
2017Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2016Stealing Cars
Lionel McWorthers
2016Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
The Roots
2015Brotherly Love
Barbershop Patron
2014Get On Up
Pee Wee Ellis
2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
2011On the Inside
Tom Bogotus
2011Yelling To The Sky
Roland
2010Night Catches Us
Bostic Washington
2005Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
2004Love Rome
Tariq
2002Brown Sugar
Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
2001Brooklyn Babylon
Solomon