Tariq Trotter

Acting

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.

Personal Info

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday October 3, 1971 (53 years old)
Place of Birth N/A

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2021

as H.A.W.K. Smooth

Brown Sugar

2002

as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]

Bamboozled

2000

as Alabama Porch Monkey

Love Rome

2004

as Tariq

Get on Up

2014

as Pee Wee Ellis

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

2023

as Self

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016

as The Roots

Stealing Cars

2016

as Lionel McWorthers

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

2021

as Self

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

1998

as Tariq Trotter

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

as Self

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

2024

as Self

TV Credits

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self - Musical Guest

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015

as Damar Varnish

The Deuce

2017

as Reggie Love

Angry Birds Mystery Island

2024

as Bat-Bat (voice)

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

2019

as Self

Random Acts of Flyness

2018

as Himself

Rise Up, Sing Out

2022

Rap Mentors

2021

as Self

The Grammys

1959

as Self