Tariq Trotter
Acting
Born
Oct 03, 1971
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
7.6
tick, tick... BOOM!
H.A.W.K. Smooth
6.6
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
The Roots
6.8
Get On Up
Pee Wee Ellis
6.3
Bamboozled
Alabama Porch Monkey
6.6
Brown Sugar
Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
6.7
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
6.5
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self
6.8
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
9.0
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
5.0
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
Filmography — Acting
7.6
2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
H.A.W.K. Smooth
6.6
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
The Roots
6.8
2014
Get On Up
Pee Wee Ellis
6.3
2000
Bamboozled
Alabama Porch Monkey
6.6
2002
Brown Sugar
Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
6.7
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
6.5
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self
6.8
2005
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
9.0
2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
5.0
2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
6.2
2016
Stealing Cars
Lionel McWorthers
7.0
2015
Brotherly Love
Barbershop Patron
5.3
2011
On the Inside
Tom Bogotus
7.9
2020
Between the World and Me
Self
5.3
2010
Night Catches Us
Bostic Washington
2017
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
Self
5.5
2011
Yelling To The Sky
Roland
9.0
2024
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Self
3.0
2021
Waiting for Godot
Pozzo
5.0
1998
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Tariq Trotter
1.0
2004
Love Rome
Tariq
4.6
2001
Brooklyn Babylon
Solomon
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Self
7.0
2017
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
8.4
2026
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
Self (voice)
6.0
2021
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Self
8.0
1995
On The Go - Repeat Offender
2018
Bread EP Short Film
Himself (Voice)
The Roots Present
Self