Acting
Tariq Trotter
EN, PT cinema · 39 credits
Born
3 October 1971 (age 55)
Also known as Tariq · Black Thought · Tariq L. Trotter
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
Filmography
The Roots Present
as Self
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
Executive Producer
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Executive Producer
The League
Executive Producer
Waiting for Godot
as Pozzo
tick, tick... BOOM!
as H.A.W.K. Smooth
Bread EP Short Film
as Himself (Voice)
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
as Damar Varnish
Stealing Cars
as Lionel McWorthers
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as The Roots
Brotherly Love
as Barbershop Patron
Get On Up
as Pee Wee Ellis
On the Inside
as Tom Bogotus
Yelling To The Sky
as Roland
Night Catches Us
as Bostic Washington
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Love Rome
as Tariq
Chasing Liberty
as The Roots
Brown Sugar
as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Brooklyn Babylon
as Solomon
Bamboozled
as Alabama Porch Monkey
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
as Tariq Trotter