Tariq Trotter
Known for Acting
Born October 3, 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.
Filmography
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2021
as H.A.W.K. Smooth
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
as The Roots
Get On Up
2014
as Pee Wee Ellis
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
as Self
Brown Sugar
2002
as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Bamboozled
2000
as Alabama Porch Monkey
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self
Stealing Cars
2016
as Lionel McWorthers
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024
as Self
Brotherly Love
2015
as Barbershop Patron
On the Inside
2011
as Tom Bogotus
Yelling To The Sky
2011
as Roland
Night Catches Us
2010
as Bostic Washington
Between the World and Me
2020
as Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
as Self
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998
as Tariq Trotter
Waiting for Godot
2021
as Pozzo
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Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
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as Self
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