Tariq Trotter

Tariq Trotter

Acting

Birthday

1971/10/03 (53 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Also know as

Tariq, Black Thought

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.

Acting
Night Catches Us
5.0

(2010) Night Catches Us

as Bostic Washington

On the Inside
5.3

(2011) On the Inside

as Tom Bogotus

Brooklyn Babylon
5.0

(2001) Brooklyn Babylon

as Solomon

Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
0.0

(2017) Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

as Self

Get on Up
6.8

(2014) Get on Up

as Pee Wee Ellis

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
5.0

(2012) Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

as Self

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
8.5

(2023) A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

as Self

Love Rome
0.0

(2004) Love Rome

as Tariq

On The Go - Repeat Offender
8.0

(1995) On The Go - Repeat Offender

as ---

Stealing Cars
6.3

(2016) Stealing Cars

as Lionel McWorthers

Brotherly Love
7.0

(2015) Brotherly Love

as Barbershop Patron

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
6.6

(2016) Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

as The Roots

Yelling To The Sky
5.7

(2011) Yelling To The Sky

as Roland

Brown Sugar
6.7

(2002) Brown Sugar

as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]

Bamboozled
6.2

(2000) Bamboozled

as Alabama Porch Monkey

Bread EP Short Film
0.0

(2018) Bread EP Short Film

as Himself (Voice)

Between the World and Me
7.9

(2020) Between the World and Me

as Self

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
5.0

(1998) Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

as Tariq Trotter

Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
6.0

(2021) Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma

as Self

Waiting for Godot
5.0

(2021) Waiting for Godot

as Pozzo

tick, tick... BOOM!
7.6

(2021) tick, tick... BOOM!

as H.A.W.K. Smooth

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
6.5

(2021) Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

as Self

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
9.0

(2024) Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

as Self

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
8.0

(2025) SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Musical Guest

Rap Mentors
0.0

(2021) Rap Mentors

as Self

Rise Up, Sing Out
3.5

(2022) Rise Up, Sing Out

as ---

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

The Deuce
7.6

(2017) The Deuce

as Reggie Love

Saturday Night Live
6.9

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

Random Acts of Flyness
4.6

(2018) Random Acts of Flyness

as Himself

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as ---

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
7.1

(2015) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

as Damar Varnish

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
8.0

(2019) Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

as Self

Angry Birds Mystery Island
5.3

(2024) Angry Birds Mystery Island

as Bat-Bat (voice)