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.
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), 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 (2023).
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.
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External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0085312
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483907
Facebook: https://facebook.com/JackBlack
Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackblack
Filmography (Movies)
A Minecraft Movie 2
Character:Steve
Release Date:22/07/2027
Jumanji 3
Character:Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Release Date:09/12/2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Character:Bowser (voice)
Release Date:01/04/2026
Anaconda
Character:Doug McCallister
Release Date:24/12/2025
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
Character:
Release Date:23/10/2025
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3
Character:Self
Release Date:03/10/2025
Tenacious D Live at the O2
Character:Vocals / Guitar / Sax-a-boom
Release Date:03/10/2025
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Character:Self
Release Date:26/09/2025
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Character:Self
Release Date:05/07/2025
Early To Class
Character:Himself (Archive footage)
Release Date:14/05/2025
A Minecraft Movie
Character:Steve
Release Date:31/03/2025
Dear Santa
Character:Satan
Release Date:24/11/2024
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:19/10/2024
Borderlands
Character:Claptrap (voice)
Release Date:07/08/2024
Dueling Dumplings
Character:Po (voice)
Release Date:09/04/2024
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Character:Self
Release Date:23/03/2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
Character:Po (voice)
Release Date:02/03/2024
The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Replayed
Character:Bowser (archive sound)
Release Date:23/09/2023
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:04/09/2023
Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring
Character:Self
Release Date:07/06/2023
Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2023
Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour
Character:JB
Release Date:03/05/2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Character:Bowser (voice)
Release Date:05/04/2023
Free LSD
Character:(Special Appearance)
Release Date:20/01/2023
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/2022
Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Character:Wolfman Jack
Release Date:08/09/2022
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Character:Grown Up Stan (voice)
Release Date:24/03/2022
How Did We Get Here?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/02/2022
Cash Box
Character:Man
Release Date:01/12/2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2021
Dear Class of 2020
Character:Self
Release Date:07/06/2020
Celebrity Escape Room
Character:Self - Game Master
Release Date:21/05/2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Character:Self
Release Date:10/05/2020
One World: Together at Home
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2020
Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
Character:Self
Release Date:28/01/2020
Jumanji: The Next Level
Character:Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Release Date:04/12/2019
The Unexpected Race
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:14/10/2018
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Character:R.L. Stine (uncredited)
Release Date:11/10/2018
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Character:Jonathan Barnavelt
Release Date:15/09/2018
Kung Fu Panda: The Emperors Quest
Character:Po (Voice)
Release Date:15/06/2018
The Insufferable Groo
Character:Self
Release Date:07/06/2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Character:Dexter
Release Date:04/04/2018
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Character:Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Release Date:09/12/2017
The Words That Built America
Character:Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Release Date:04/07/2017
Tommy Can't Sleep
Character:Big Tommy
Release Date:20/06/2017
The Polka King
Character:Jan Lewan
Release Date:22/01/2017
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Character:Self
Release Date:05/08/2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
Character:Po (voice)
Release Date:23/01/2016
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Character:Po (voice)
Release Date:05/01/2016
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Character:Self
Release Date:01/09/2015
Goosebumps
Character:R.L. Stine
Release Date:05/08/2015
The D Train
Character:Dan Landsman
Release Date:08/05/2015
The Concert for Valor
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:07/11/2014
Sex Tape
Character:YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
Release Date:17/07/2014
Heaven Adores You
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:14/05/2014
The Sheik
Character:Self
Release Date:26/04/2014
Harmontown
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/2014
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
Character:Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
Release Date:27/10/2013
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
Character:Po (Voice)
Release Date:27/08/2013
Girl & Chocolate - Pretty Sweet
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/2012
Dreamworks Holiday Classics
Character:Po (voice)
Release Date:30/10/2012
The Roadie
Character:JB
Release Date:09/05/2012
Bernie
Character:Bernie Tiede
Release Date:27/04/2012
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Character:Po (voice)
Release Date:12/12/2011
The Muppets
Character:Jack Black (uncredited)
Release Date:23/11/2011
The Big Year
Character:Brad Harris
Release Date:13/10/2011
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2011
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Character:Self
Release Date:24/06/2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
Character:Po (voice)
Release Date:25/05/2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Character:MCA (B-Boys 2)
Release Date:22/04/2011
Gulliver's Travels
Character:Lemuel Gulliver
Release Date:23/12/2010
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Character:Po (voice)
Release Date:26/11/2010
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
Character:Self
Release Date:23/10/2010
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Character:Self
Release Date:29/06/2010
Year One
Character:Zed
Release Date:18/06/2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/2009
Prop 8: The Musical
Character:Jesus Christ
Release Date:03/12/2008
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Character:Po (voice)
Release Date:08/11/2008
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/2008
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Character:Jeff Portnoy
Release Date:26/08/2008
Tropic Thunder
Character:Jeff Portnoy
Release Date:09/08/2008
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Character:Self
Release Date:17/07/2008
Kung Fu Panda
Character:Po (voice)
Release Date:04/06/2008
Legend of the Legendary Warrior
Character:Po
Release Date:27/05/2008
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
Character:Self
Release Date:24/04/2008
Be Kind Rewind
Character:Jerry
Release Date:20/01/2008
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Character:Paul McCartney (uncredited)
Release Date:21/12/2007
Margot at the Wedding
Character:Malcolm
Release Date:16/11/2007
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Character:Self
Release Date:27/02/2007
The Holiday
Character:Miles Dumont
Release Date:05/12/2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Character:JB
Release Date:22/11/2006
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Character:Self
Release Date:14/11/2006
The Eighth Blunder of the World
Character:Self
Release Date:14/11/2006
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
Character:JB
Release Date:14/11/2006
Nacho Libre
Character:Nacho
Release Date:16/06/2006
Coachella
Character:Self (Interviewee)
Release Date:09/05/2006
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/2006
Kong's New York, 1933
Character:
Release Date:28/03/2006
Tenacious D: For the Ladies
Character:JB
Release Date:27/02/2006
Awesometown
Character:George Washington
Release Date:23/01/2006
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/2005
King Kong
Character:Carl Denham
Release Date:12/12/2005
Earth to America
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2005
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:02/09/2005
Club Oscar
Character:Lenny (voice)
Release Date:08/02/2005
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/2004
The Present
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2004
Shark Tale
Character:Lenny (voice)
Release Date:20/09/2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Character:Motorcyclist
Release Date:28/06/2004
Envy
Character:Nick Vanderpark
Release Date:30/04/2004
Melvin Goes to Dinner
Character:Mental Patient (uncredited)
Release Date:04/12/2003
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/2003
Tenacious D: In the Studio
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/2003
Tenacious D: Live at Brixton Academy
Character:
Release Date:04/11/2003
School of Rock
Character:Dewey Finn
Release Date:03/10/2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:14/09/2003
The Lewis Lectures
Character:Lewis (voice)
Release Date:05/12/2002
Tenacious D: Live in London
Character:Self
Release Date:03/11/2002
Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale
Character:JB
Release Date:20/10/2002
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
Character:Self
Release Date:02/07/2002
Tenacious D: Butt Baby
Character:JB
Release Date:05/04/2002
Ice Age
Character:Zeke (voice)
Release Date:14/03/2002
Run Ronnie Run
Character:Lead Chimney Sweep
Release Date:20/01/2002
Orange County
Character:Lance Brumder
Release Date:11/01/2002
Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
Character:Self
Release Date:06/11/2001
Being 'Shallow Hal'
Character:Self
Release Date:06/11/2001
Shallow Hal
Character:Hal Larson
Release Date:01/11/2001
Tenacious D: JB's BJ
Character:JB
Release Date:20/09/2001
Saving Silverman
Character:J.D. McNugent
Release Date:09/02/2001
Jesus' Son
Character:Georgie
Release Date:16/06/2000
High Fidelity
Character:Barry Judd
Release Date:17/03/2000
Cradle Will Rock
Character:Sid
Release Date:10/12/1999
The Love Letter
Character:Fisherman
Release Date:21/05/1999
Heat Vision and Jack
Character:Jack Austin
Release Date:10/01/1999
Enemy of the State
Character:Fiedler
Release Date:20/11/1998
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Character:Titus Telesco (uncredited)
Release Date:13/11/1998
Bongwater
Character:Devlin
Release Date:18/04/1998
Johnny Skidmarks
Character:Jerry
Release Date:18/01/1998
The Jackal
Character:Ian Lamont
Release Date:14/11/1997
Mars Attacks!
Character:Billy Glenn Norris
Release Date:13/12/1996
The Fan
Character:Broadcast Technician
Release Date:15/08/1996
The Cable Guy
Character:Rick
Release Date:10/06/1996
Crossworlds
Character:Steve
Release Date:14/02/1996
Bio-Dome
Character:Tenacious D
Release Date:12/01/1996
Dead Man Walking
Character:Craig Poncelet
Release Date:29/12/1995
Waterworld
Character:Pilot
Release Date:28/07/1995
Bye Bye Love
Character:DJ at Party
Release Date:16/03/1995
The NeverEnding Story III
Character:Slip
Release Date:26/10/1994
The Innocent
Character:Marty Prago
Release Date:25/09/1994
Blind Justice
Character:Private
Release Date:25/06/1994
Demolition Man
Character:Wasteland Scrap
Release Date:08/10/1993
Airborne
Character:Augie
Release Date:17/09/1993
Marked for Murder
Character:Car Thief
Release Date:17/01/1993
Bob Roberts
Character:Roger Davis
Release Date:04/09/1992
Our Shining Moment
Character:
Release Date:02/06/1991
Too Far from the Norm
Character:Rick
Release Date:01/01/1987
Television Appearances
History of the World: Part II
Character:Joseph Stalin
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Character:Po (voice)
Big Nate
Character:Brad Gunter (voice)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Character:Self - Contestant
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Character:Westley
Cup of Joe
Character:Self
The Mandalorian
Character:Captain Bombardier
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Character:Self
Amazing Saturday
Character:Self
What the Fit
Character:Self
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Character:Self - Special Guest
The Russell Howard Hour
Character:Self
The Gong Show
Character:Self - Judge
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
Character:Ludwig van Beethoven
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Documentary Now!
Character:Jamison Friend
Another Period
Character:Dan Ringley
The Brink
Character:Alex Talbot
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Character:Self
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Welcome to Sweden
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
Rick and Morty
Character:Lithdor (voice)
The Birthday Boys
Character:
Drunk History
Character:William Mulholland
Drunk History
Character:Vincenzo Peruggia
Drunk History
Character:Elvis Presley
Radio Disney Music Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Character:Self
The Eric Andre Show
Character:Self
Double Fine Adventure
Character:Self
Good Mythical Morning
Character:Self
Brain Games
Character:Self
Workaholics
Character:Pritchard
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Character:
Conan
Character:Self
Community
Character:Buddy
The Jay Leno Show
Character:Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Chopped
Character:Self
Water And Power
Character:The Mayor
iCarly
Character:Aspartamay
Acceptable.tv
Character:
Acceptable.tv
Character:Self / Cop / Story Wizard
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
Character:
Exposure
Character:Dan Harmon
Made in Hollywood
Character:Self
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
Character:
Infinite Challenge
Character:Self
The Office
Character:Sam
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Character:Trapper JB (voice)
Laser Fart
Character:The Elegant Hunter
Cracking Up
Character:Bruce Philapousis
Channel 101
Character:Self - Host
Live at Johnny's
Character:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Computerman
Character:Computerman
Time Belt
Character:Computerman
Celebrities Uncensored
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Emmys Segment
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Clone High
Character:Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voice)
American Idol
Character:Self
HypaSpace
Character:Self
Icons
Character:
Last Call with Carson Daly
Character:Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self
The Andy Dick Show
Character:J.D
Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Heat Vision and Jack
Character:Jack Austin
Will & Grace
Character:Dr. Isaac Hershberg
Tenacious D
Character:Jack 'JB' Black
The View
Character:Self - Guest
Full Frontal Comedy
Character:self
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Character:Jeepers Creepers
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Character:Expert
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Character:Gay Guy / Moviegoer
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Character:Farmer / Satan / God
The Single Guy
Character:Randy
Pride & Joy
Character:Man
Touched by an Angel
Character:Monte
All-American Girl
Character:Tommy
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Character:
Monty
Character:Doug
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
The X-Files
Character:Bart 'Zero' Liquori
Great Scott!
Character:Ray
The Golden Palace
Character:Cab Driver
Picket Fences
Character:Curtis Williams
Morgenmagazin
Character:Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
Northern Exposure
Character:Kevin Wilkins
The Simpsons
Character:Milo (voice)
Life Goes On
Character:Skinhead
This Morning
Character:Self
Kids' Choice Awards
Character:Host
Kids' Choice Awards
Character:Self - Honoree
The New Leave It to Beaver
Character:Nick
MTV Video Music Awards
Character:Self - Host
The Fall Guy
Character:Chuck
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Oscars
Character:Self
Images
