Acting
Jack Black
EN, FR, ES, PT cinema · 175 credits
Born
28 August 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
Santa Monica, California, USA
Also known as Thomas Jacob Black
Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his roles in family and comedy films and his voice work in animated films. His awards include a Children's and Family Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and three Golden Globe Award nominations. After portraying supporting roles in films including Dead Man Walking (1995), The Cable Guy (1996), Mars Attacks! (1996), and Enemy of the State (1998), Black had his breakout role in the musical film High Fidelity (2000). This led to larger roles in films like Shallow Hal (2001) and Orange County (2002) before he solidified his leading-man status with his starring role in School of Rock (2003). Black has since starred in King Kong (2005), The Holiday (2006), Nacho Libre (2006), Tropic Thunder (2008), Bernie (2011), Goosebumps (2016), and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), its sequel Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) and A Minecraft Movie (2025). He has also voiced Po in the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–present) and Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie franchise (2023–present). Black is the lead vocalist of the duo Tenacious D, which he formed in 1994 with long-time friend Kyle Gass. In 2015, they won the Grammy Award for best metal performance for "The Last in Line." Since 2018, Black has run a YouTube channel called Jablinski Games. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Kung Fu Panda 5
Kung Fu Panda 5
as Po (voice)
Untitled Super Mario Film
Untitled Super Mario Film
as Bowser (voice)
Stepdude
Stepdude
Producer
Jumanji: Open World
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
as Bowser (voice)
A Minecraft Movie
as Steve, Songs
Anaconda
as Doug McCallister
Tenacious D Live at the O2
2025
Tenacious D Live at the O2
as Vocals / Guitar / Sax-a-boom
40 Watts from Nowhere
Executive Producer
Dear Santa
as Satan
Kung Fu Panda 4
as Po (voice), Songs
Dueling Dumplings
as Po (voice)
Borderlands
as Claptrap (voice)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
as Bowser (voice), Songs
Free LSD
as (Special Appearance)
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
as Self - Actor
Gianna
Associate Producer
How Did We Get Here?
as Self (archive footage)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Wolfman Jack
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
as Grown Up Stan (voice)
Happily
Producer
Celebrity Escape Room
as Self - Game Master, Executive Producer
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
as Jonathan Barnavelt
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
as R.L. Stine (uncredited)
The Unexpected Race
as Sheriff
Kung Fu Panda: The Emperors Quest
as Po (Voice)
Tommy Can't Sleep
as Big Tommy
The Polka King
as Jan Lewan, Producer
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Po (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
as Po (voice)
Goosebumps
as Stine / Slappy / Invisible Boy (voice)
The D Train
as Dan Landsman, Producer
Harmontown
as Self
Sex Tape
as YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
Heaven Adores You
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Actor
The Sheik
as Self
Wizard's Way
Executive Producer
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
as Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
The Roadie
as JB, Writer
Bernie
as Bernie Tiede
Pretty Sweet
as Self
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
as Po (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 2
as Po (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
as Po (voice)
The Big Year
as Brad Harris
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as MCA (B-Boys 2)
The Muppets
as Jack Black (uncredited)
Gulliver's Travels
as Lemuel Gulliver, Executive Producer
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
as Po (voice)
iCarly: iStart a Fan War
as Aspartamay
Year One
as Zed
Prop 8: The Musical
as Jesus Christ
Be Kind Rewind
as Jerry
Tropic Thunder
as Jeff Portnoy
Kung Fu Panda
as Po (voice)
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
as Jeff Portnoy
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
as Self, Writer
Passaic Mosaic
as Self
Fats Waller Was Born Here
as Multiple Roles/Jerry
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Paul McCartney (uncredited)
Margot at the Wedding
as Malcolm
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
as Self, Producer
The Holiday
as Miles
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as JB, Producer, Songs, Writer
Nacho Libre
as Ignacio / Nacho, Producer
Awesometown
as George Washington
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
as JB, Music
Coachella
as Self - Interviewee
King Kong
as Carl Denham
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
as Self - Presenter
Earth to America
as Self
Club Oscar
as Lenny (voice)
Shark Tale
as Lenny (voice)
Envy
as Nick Vanderpark
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Motorcyclist
The School of Rock
as Dewey Finn
Melvin Goes to Dinner
as Mental Patient (uncredited)
60 Spins Around the Sun
Executive Producer
Ice Age
as Zeke (voice)
Orange County
as Lance Brumder
The Lewis Lectures
as Lewis (voice)
Run Ronnie Run
as Lead Chimney Sweep
Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale
as JB, Writer
Tenacious D: Butt Baby
as JB, Writer
Saving Silverman
as J.D. McNugent
Shallow Hal
as Hal Larson
Tenacious D: JB's BJ
as JB, Writer
High Fidelity
as Barry
Jesus' Son
as Georgie
Heat Vision and Jack
as Jack Austin
The Love Letter
as Fisherman
Enemy of the State
as Fiedler
Bongwater
as Devlin
Johnny Skidmarks
as Jerry
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
as Titus Telesco (uncredited)
The Jackal
as Ian Lamont
Bio-Dome
as Tenacious D
The Cable Guy
as Rick
Crossworlds
as Steve
Mars Attacks!
as Billy Glenn Norris
The Fan
as Broadcast Technician
Waterworld
as Pilot
Dead Man Walking
as Craig Poncelet
Bye Bye Love
as DJ at Party
Blind Justice
as Private
The Innocent
as Marty Prago
Airborne
as Augie
Marked for Murder
as Car Thief
Demolition Man
as Wasteland Scrap
Bob Roberts
as Roger Davis
Our Shining Moment
1991
Our Shining Moment
as Teenage Boy
