Tariq Trotter

Acting · b. 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

7.1

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015 · Series · Damar Varnish

5.3

On the Inside

2011 · Tom Bogotus

7.6

The Deuce

2017 · Series · Reggie Love

5.4

Night Catches Us

2010 · Bostic Washington

5.1

Brooklyn Babylon

2001 · Solomon

5.5

Yelling To The Sky

2011 · Roland

7.6

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021 · H.A.W.K. Smooth

6.6

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016 · The Roots

6.2

Stealing Cars

2016 · Lionel McWorthers

6.8

Get On Up

2014 · Pee Wee Ellis

3.0

Waiting for Godot

2021 · Pozzo

5.5

Love Rome

2004 · Tariq

Created

7.5

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

2019 · Series · Creator

All acting credits19

5.2

Angry Birds Mystery Island

2024 · Series · Bat-Bat (voice)

3.5

Rise Up, Sing Out

2022 · Series

7.6