Jack Black
Known for Acting · 272 credits
- Born
- 1969-08-28 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Santa Monica, California, USA
- Also known as
- Thomas Jacob Black
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (108)
The Simpsons
1989
as Milo (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
Rick and Morty
2013
as Lithdor (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Office
2005
as Sam
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Musical Guest / Self - Tenacious D
The Mandalorian
2019
as Captain Bombardier
The X-Files
1993
as Bart 'Zero' Liquori
Conan
2010
as Self
Good Mythical Morning
2012
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Infinite Challenge
2005
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Emmys Segment / Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest
Morgenmagazin
1992
as Self
Amazing Saturday
2018
as Self
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Will & Grace
1998
as Dr. Isaac Hershberg
Community
2009
as Buddy
iCarly
2007
as Aspartamay
American Idol
2002
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Guest
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Monte
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Host
Northern Exposure
1990
as Kevin Wilkins
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Chopped
2009
as Self
Drunk History
2013
as William Mulholland / Vincenzo Peruggia / Elvis Presley
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self
The Fall Guy
1981
as Chuck
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Workaholics
2011
as Pritchard
Life Goes On
1989
as Skinhead
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
2022
as Po (voice)
Picket Fences
1992
as Curtis Williams
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995
as Jeepers Creepers / Expert / Gay Guy / Moviegoer / Farmer / Satan / God
Steve
2017
as Self
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
The Single Guy
1995
as Randy
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self
History of the World: Part II
2023
as Joseph Stalin
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
as Westley
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004
as Trapper JB (voice)
The Russell Howard Hour
2017
as Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self
Documentary Now!
2015
as Jamison Friend
Movies (164)
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026
as Bowser (voice)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023
as Bowser (voice)
Anaconda
2025
as Doug McCallister
A Minecraft Movie
2025
as Steve
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
as Po (voice)
Kung Fu Panda
2008
as Po (voice)
Ice Age
2002
as Zeke (voice)
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
as Po (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011
as Po (voice)
Sex Tape
2014
as YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
King Kong
2005
as Carl Denham
Shark Tale
2004
as Lenny (voice)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Tropic Thunder
2008
as Jeff Portnoy
Waterworld
1995
as Pilot
Mars Attacks!
1996
as Billy Glenn Norris
The School of Rock
2003
as Dewey Finn
Shallow Hal
2001
as Hal Larson
Demolition Man
1993
as Wasteland Scrap
Nacho Libre
2006
as Nacho
The Holiday
2006
as Miles
Borderlands
2024
as Claptrap (voice)
A Minecraft Movie Squared
2027
as Steve
The Jackal
1997
as Ian Lamont
Enemy of the State
1998
as Fiedler
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
as Motorcyclist
Goosebumps
2015
as R.L. Stine / Slappy (voice) / Invisible Boy (voice)
Jumanji: Open World
2026
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018
as Jonathan Barnavelt
The Muppets
2011
as Jack Black (uncredited)
Year One
2009
as Zed
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1998
as Titus Telesco (uncredited)
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
2018
as R.L. Stine (uncredited)
The Cable Guy
1996
as Rick
Gulliver's Travels
2010
as Lemuel Gulliver
High Fidelity
2000
as Barry Judd
Dead Man Walking
1995
as Craig Poncelet
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
as JB
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
2008
as Po (voice)
Saving Silverman
2001
as J.D. McNugent
Bio-Dome
1996
as Tenacious D
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
2010
as Po (voice)
The Fan
1996
as Broadcast Technician
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
as Self
Be Kind Rewind
2008
as Jerry
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022
as Wolfman Jack
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
2016
as Po (voice)
Airborne
1993
as Augie
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
as Paul McCartney (uncredited)
Dear Santa
2024
as Satan
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
2011
as Po (voice)
Bob Roberts
1992
as Roger Davis
The NeverEnding Story III
1994
as Slip
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self
Coachella
2006
as Self - Interviewee
Cradle Will Rock
1999
as Sid
One World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
Orange County
2002
as Lance Brumder
Envy
2004
as Nick Vanderpark
The Big Year
2011
as Brad Harris
Club Oscar
2005
as Lenny (voice)
The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018
as Dexter
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
2013
as Po (Voice)
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
as Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self
Bernie
2012
as Bernie Tiede
Dear Class of 2020
2020
as Self
Run Ronnie Run
2002
as Lead Chimney Sweep
Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011
as MCA (B-Boys 2)
Harmontown
2014
as Self
Celebrity Escape Room
2020
as Self - Game Master
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
2022
as Grown Up Stan (voice)
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Actor
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016
as Self
Earth to America
2005
as Self
Awesometown
2006
as George Washington
Blind Justice
1994
as Private
The D Train
2015
as Dan Landsman
Crossworlds
1996
as Steve
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
2013
as Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008
as Jeff Portnoy
The Love Letter
1999
as Fisherman
The Polka King
2017
as Jan Lewan
Margot at the Wedding
2007
as Malcolm
Bye Bye Love
1995
as DJ at Party
Danny Roane: First Time Director
2006
as Self
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2025
as Self
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
2025
as Self
Jesus' Son
2000
as Georgie
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
2006
as JB
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2024
as Self
Bongwater
1998
as Devlin
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
2011
as Self
The Present
2004
as Self
Melvin Goes to Dinner
2003
as Mental Patient (uncredited)
Pretty Sweet
2012
as Self
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
2012
as Po (voice)
Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
2020
as Self
The Innocent
1994
as Marty Prago
The Concert for Valor
2014
as Self
The Eighth Blunder of the World
2006
as Self
Marked for Murder
1993
as Car Thief
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
2024
as Self
Heat Vision and Jack
1999
as Jack Austin
The Sheik
2014
as Self
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015
as Self
Free LSD
2023
as (Special Appearance)
Kung Fu Panda: The Emperors Quest
2018
as Po (Voice)
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
as Self
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
as Self - Presenter
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
2005
as Self
Johnny Skidmarks
1998
as Jerry
Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
2023
as Self - Actor
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008
as Self
Prop 8: The Musical
2008
as Jesus Christ
Passaic Mosaic
2008
as Self
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010
as Self
Tenacious D: For the Ladies
2006
as JB
About Jack 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… With 272 credits spanning from 1953 to 2027, Jack Black has appeared in 164 films and 108 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jack Black Movies
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) — as Bowser (voice)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) — as Bowser (voice)
- Anaconda (2025) — as Doug McCallister
- A Minecraft Movie (2025) — as Steve
- Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) — as Po (voice)
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