Jack Black
5.5Acting

Jack Black

Aug 28, 1969 - Santa Monica, California, USA

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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Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2000High FidelityBarry Judd
Movie2005King KongCarl Denham
Movie2002Ice AgeZeke (voice)
Movie2006The HolidayMiles
Movie2006Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinyJB
Movie2008Prop 8: The MusicalJesus Christ
Movie2023The Super Mario Bros. MovieBowser (voice)
Movie2023Free LSD(Special Appearance)
Movie2004Shark TaleLenny (voice)
Movie1992Bob RobertsRoger Davis
Movie2004EnvyNick Vanderpark
Movie2001Saving SilvermanJ.D. McNugent
Movie1997The JackalIan Lamont
Movie2008Be Kind RewindJerry
Movie2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryPaul McCartney (uncredited)
Movie2008Tropic ThunderJeff Portnoy
Movie2002Orange CountyLance Brumder
Movie2004Anchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyMotorcyclist
Movie2000Jesus' SonGeorgie
Movie2005Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf CoastSelf - Presenter
Movie2008Kung Fu PandaPo (voice)
Movie1996Bio-DomeTenacious D
Movie1998Enemy of the StateFiedler
Movie2006Nacho LibreNacho
Movie1995WaterworldPilot
Movie1993AirborneAugie
Movie2001Shallow HalHal
Movie1996The Cable GuyRick
Movie1994The NeverEnding Story IIISlip
Movie2024Dear SantaSatan
Movie2010Rush: Beyond the Lighted StageSelf
Movie2008Tropic Thunder: Rain of MadnessJeff Portnoy
Movie2007Margot at the WeddingMalcolm
Movie2002The Lewis LecturesLewis (voice)
Movie1998BongwaterDevlin
Movie2008Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious FivePo (voice)
Movie20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
Movie1994Blind JusticePrivate
Movie2012The RoadieJB
Movie2010Gulliver's TravelsLemuel Gulliver
Movie1996CrossworldsSteve
Movie2009Year OneZed
Movie2011Kung Fu Panda 2Po (voice)
Movie2010Kung Fu Panda HolidayPo (voice)
Movie2011Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the MastersPo (voice)
Movie2005King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production DiariesSelf
Movie2023Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball TourJB
Movie2011The Big YearBrad Harris
Movie2012BernieBernie Tiede
MovieN/AMaking Of School of RockSelf
Movie2022How Did We Get Here?Self (archive footage)
Movie2006Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'Self
Movie2016Kung Fu Panda 3Po (voice)
Movie2010Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010Self
Movie2003Tenacious D: The Complete MasterworksSelf
Movie2008D Tour: A Tenacious DocumentarySelf
Movie2008Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2Self
MovieN/AThe Glorious Octagon Of DestinySelf
Movie2007The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'Self
Movie1999Heat Vision and JackJack Austin
Movie2006Tenacious D: For the LadiesJB
Movie2015GoosebumpsR.L. Stine
Movie2014HarmontownSelf
Movie2023Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023Self
Movie2004The PresentSelf
Movie2024Kung Fu Panda 4Po (voice)
Movie2022Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryWolfman Jack
Movie2015Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!Self
Movie2002Run Ronnie RunLead Chimney Sweep
Movie2022Tenacious D: Live at the Mann CenterSelf
Movie2025A Minecraft MovieSteve
Movie2015The D TrainDan Landsman
Movie2014Sex TapeYouPorn Owner (uncredited)
Movie1998Johnny SkidmarksJerry
Movie2014The Concert for ValorSelf
Movie2005Earth to AmericaSelf
Movie2013Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok OperaDethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
Movie1995Dead Man WalkingCraig Poncelet
Movie1987Too Far from the NormRick
MovieN/AMicronations
Movie2014Heaven Adores YouSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie2022Dio: Dreamers Never DieSelf
Movie1993Marked for MurderCar Thief
Movie2006AwesometownGeorge Washington
Movie2017Tommy Can`t SleepBig Tommy
Movie2023Tenacious D Live Rock am RingSelf
Movie2011Conan O'Brien Can't StopSelf
Movie1993Demolition ManWasteland Scrap
Movie2024Dueling DumplingsPo (voice)
Movie1996Mars Attacks!Billy Glenn Norris
Movie201421 Years: Richard LinklaterSelf - Actor
Movie1999Cradle Will RockSid
Movie1998I Still Know What You Did Last SummerTitus Telesco (uncredited)
Movie2016Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the ScrollPo (voice)
Movie2017Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleProfessor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
MovieN/AStepdudeSherman
Movie2003Tenacious D: In the StudioSelf
Movie2017The Polka KingJan Lewan
Movie2024ZEF - The Story of Die AntwoordSelf
Movie2025Anaconda
Movie2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on FootDexter
Movie2018The House with a Clock in Its WallsJonathan Barnavelt
Movie2012Girl & Chocolate - Pretty SweetSelf
Movie2017The Words That Built AmericaSelf - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Movie2011Fight for Your Right RevisitedMCA (B-Boys 2)
Movie2018Goosebumps 2: Haunted HalloweenR. L. Stine (uncredited)
Movie1996The FanBroadcast Technician
Movie1995Bye Bye LoveDJ at Party
Movie2019Jumanji: The Next LevelProfessor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
Movie2003School of RockDewey Finn
Movie2018The Insufferable GrooSelf
Movie2018The Unexpected RaceSheriff
Movie1994The InnocentMarty Prago
Movie2002Tenacious D: Live in LondonSelf
Movie2006The Eighth Blunder of the WorldSelf
Movie2001Being 'Shallow Hal'Self
Movie2001Reel Comedy: Shallow HalSelf
Movie2002Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-upSelf
Movie2020Feeding America Comedy FestivalSelf
Movie2005Club OscarLenny (voice)
Movie2020Celebrity Escape RoomSelf - Game Master
Movie2016Richard Linklater: Dream Is DestinySelf
Movie2020Dear Class of 2020Self
Movie2014The SheikSelf
Movie2022Apollo 10½: A Space Age ChildhoodGrown Up Stan (voice)
Movie2011The MuppetsJack Black (uncredited)
Movie2020Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy StorySelf
Movie2008VH1 Rock Honors: The WhoSelf
Movie2024BorderlandsClaptrap (voice)
Movie2012Dreamworks Holiday ClassicsPo (voice)
Movie2002Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for SaleJB
Movie2006Tenacious D: Time FixersJB
Movie2003Melvin Goes to DinnerMental Patient (uncredited)
Movie2009We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln MemorialSelf
Movie2001Tenacious D: JB's BJJB
Movie2002Tenacious D: Butt BabyJB
Movie2020One World: Together at HomeSelf
Movie2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary SpecialSelf
Movie2023Michel Gondry: Do It YourselfSelf - Actor
Movie2002Jack Black: Spider-ManJack Black / Spider-Man
Movie2021Cash BoxMan
Movie20242024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
Movie2011Clinton Foundation: Celebrity DivisionSelf
Movie2013Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets CollectionPo (Voice)
Movie2006CoachellaSelf (Interviewee)
Movie2002Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
Movie2025Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky HorrorSelf
Movie1999The Love LetterFisherman
MovieN/AUntitled Weezer Film
Movie2019Tenacious D - Rock in Rio 2019Self
Movie2025Early To ClassHimself (Archive footage)
Movie2004Linklater: St. Richard of AustinSelf
Movie2006Danny Roane: First Time DirectorSelf
Movie2018HumilitySelf
MovieN/ABack to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final BowSelf
TV Show1988This MorningSelf1
TV Show1989The SimpsonsMilo (voice)1
TV Show2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf2
TV Show1997Tenacious DJack 'JB' Black6
TV Show2003ComputermanComputerman6
TV Show2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self1
TV Show1996The Daily ShowSelf6
TV Show2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelf1
TV Show2005The Showbiz Show with David Spade1
TV Show1994Touched by an AngelMonte1
TV Show2002Clone HighPusher / Larry Hardcore (voice)1
TV Show1997The ViewSelf2
TV Show2002Icons1
TV Show2002HypaSpaceSelf1
TV Show2004Tom Goes to the MayorTrapper JB (voice)1
TV Show1996E! True Hollywood Story1
TV Show2014Welcome to SwedenSelf1
TV Show1999Heat Vision and JackJack Austin1
TV Show1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno6
TV Show1992The Golden PalaceCab Driver1
TV Show2002American IdolSelf1
TV Show2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf1
TV Show2009The Jay Leno ShowSelf1
TV Show2001The Andy Dick ShowJ.D1
TV Show2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf1
TV Show1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest3
TV Show2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelf1
TV Show2003Celebrities UncensoredSelf1
TV Show2004Cracking Up1
TV Show2016Full Frontal with Samantha BeeSelf1
TV Show2007The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show1
TV Show2012Good Mythical MorningSelf3
TV Show2004Live at Johnny's1
TV Show1953The OscarsSelf1
TV Show2019The MandalorianCaptain Bombardier1
TV Show2011Brain GamesSelf1
TV Show2009CommunityBuddy1
TV Show2013The Birthday Boys1
TV Show2015The BrinkAlex Talbot10
TV Show2007iCarlyAspartamay2
TV Show2012Comedy Bang! Bang!Self2
TV Show2015Documentary Now!Jamison Friend1
TV Show1993The X-FilesBart 'Zero' Liquori1
TV Show2013Drunk HistoryWilliam Mulholland1
TV Show2013Radio Disney Music AwardsSelf - Presenter1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host4
TV Show2016Join or Die with Craig FergusonSelf1
TV Show2022Big NateBrad Gunter (voice)1
TV Show2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf3
TV Show2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf1
TV Show2012The Eric Andre ShowSelf1
TV Show1989Life Goes OnSkinhead1
TV Show2017The Gong ShowSelf - Judge1
TV Show2022Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon KnightPo (voice)42
TV Show2015Another PeriodDan Ringley1
TV Show1984MTV Video Music AwardsSelf - Host1
TV Show2020Home Movie: The Princess BrideWestley1
TV Show1994Space Ghost Coast to Coast1
TV Show2002Last Call with Carson DalySelf1
TV Show2019The Kelly Clarkson Show2
TV Show2021Celebrity Wheel of FortuneSelf - Contestant1
TV Show2012Double Fine AdventureSelf1
TV Show2018The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHaleSelf - Special Guest1
TV Show2013Drunk HistoryVincenzo Peruggia1
TV Show2015Hot OnesSelf1
TV Show1998Will & GraceDr. Isaac Hershberg1
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf1
TV Show2017The Russell Howard HourSelf2
TV Show2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf4
TV Show2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Emmys segment1
TV Show2006ExposureDan Harmon2
TV Show2008Water And PowerThe Mayor1
TV Show2005Infinite ChallengeSelf1
TV Show2007Acceptable.tv1
TV Show2004Laser FartThe Elegant Hunter2
TV Show1994All-American GirlTommy1
TV Show1981The Fall GuyChuck1
TV Show1984The New Leave It to BeaverNick1
TV Show1990Northern ExposureKevin Wilkins1
TV Show1992Great Scott!Ray1
TV Show1995The Single GuyRandy2
TV Show1994MontyDoug1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest1
TV Show1995Mr. Show with Bob and DavidExpert1
TV Show1995Mr. Show with Bob and DavidFarmer / Satan / God1
TV Show1995Mr. Show with Bob and DavidGay Guy / Moviegoer1
TV Show1995Mr. Show with Bob and DavidJeepers Creepers1
TV Show1992Picket FencesCurtis Williams2
TV Show2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest1
TV Show2016Great Minds with Dan HarmonLudwig van Beethoven1
TV Show2013Rick and MortyLithdor (voice)1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)1
TV Show2007Acceptable.tvSelf / Cop / Story Wizard1
TV Show1992MTV Movie & TV AwardsSelf1
TV Show2013Drunk HistoryElvis Presley1
TV Show2009ChoppedSelf1
TV Show2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf1
TV Show2020Cup of JoeSelf1
TV Show2023History of the World: Part IIJoseph Stalin2
TV Show1987Kids' Choice AwardsHost3
TV Show2005The OfficeSam1
TV Show2005Made in HollywoodSelf1
TV Show2004Channel 101Self - Host1
TV Show2010ConanSelf3
TV Show1995Pride & JoyMan1
TV Show1992MorgenmagazinSelf1
TV Show2018Amazing SaturdaySelf1
TV Show2003Time BeltComputerman1
TV Show2025Good Hang with Amy Poehler1
TV Show2010Take Two with Phineas and Ferb1
TV Show2012Honest TrailersSteve (archive footage)1
TV Show2018What the FitSelf1
TV Show1996Full Frontal Comedyself1
TV Show2011WorkaholicsPritchard1

Crew

Media
Movie2006Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinyProducerProduction
Movie2006Nacho LibreProducerProduction
Movie2001Tenacious D: JB's BJWriterWriting
Movie2002Tenacious D: Butt BabyWriterWriting
Movie2002Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for SaleWriterWriting
Movie2006Tenacious D: Time FixersMusicSound
MovieN/AStepdudeProducerProduction
Movie2006Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinySongsSound
Movie2015The D TrainProducerProduction
Movie2012The RoadieWriterWriting
Movie2007The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'ProducerProduction
Movie2020The Croods: A New AgeSongsSound
Movie2010Gulliver's TravelsExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2023The Super Mario Bros. MovieSongsSound
Movie2023GiannaAssociate ProducerProduction
Movie2006Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinyWriterWriting
Movie2021HappilyProducerProduction
Movie2020Celebrity Escape RoomExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie200360 Spins Around the SunExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show1997Tenacious DProducerProduction
TV Show2013Ghost GhirlsExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2007Relative insanityExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2022Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon KnightExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2015The BrinkProducerProduction
TV Show2007Acceptable.tvExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show1997Tenacious DWriterWriting
TV Show1997Tenacious DCreatorCreator
TV Show2007Acceptable.tvCreatorCreator
TV Show2007Relative insanityCreatorCreator