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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Jumanji 3 as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
- 2026 · The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as Bowser (voice)
- 2025 · Anaconda as Doug McCallister
- 2025 · A Minecraft Movie as Steve
- 2024 · Dear Santa as Satan
- 2024 · Borderlands as Claptrap (voice)
- 2024 · Dueling Dumplings as Po (voice)
- 2024 · Kung Fu Panda 4 as Po (voice)
- 2023 · The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Replayed as Bowser (archive sound)
- 2023 · The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Bowser (voice)
- 2023 · History of the World: Part II as Joseph Stalin
- 2023 · Free LSD as (Special Appearance)
- 2022 · Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight as Po (voice)
- 2022 · Big Nate as Brad Gunter (voice)
- 2021 · Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Westley
- 2020 · Celebrity Escape Room as Self - Game Master
- 2020 · One World: Together at Home as Self
- 2019 · Jumanji: The Next Level as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
- 2019 · The Mandalorian as Captain Bombardier
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2018 · Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- 2018 · Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween as R.L. Stine (uncredited)
- 2018 · The House with a Clock in Its Walls as Jonathan Barnavelt
- 2018 · Amazing Saturday as Self
- 2018 · What the Fit as Self
- 2018 · The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale as Self - Special Guest
- 2017 · Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
- 2017 · The Russell Howard Hour as Self
- 2017 · The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
- 2017 · The Gong Show as Self - Judge
- 2016 · Join or Die with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2016 · Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda 3 as Po (voice)
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll as Po (voice)
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Documentary Now! as Jamison Friend
- 2015 · Goosebumps as R.L. Stine
- 2015 · Another Period as Dan Ringley
- 2015 · The Brink as Alex Talbot
- 2015 · StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Sex Tape as YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
- 2014 · Heaven Adores You as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014 · Welcome to Sweden as Self
- 2014 · Harmontown as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Lithdor (voice)
- 2013 · The Birthday Boys as
- 2013 · Drunk History as William Mulholland
- 2013 · Drunk History as Vincenzo Peruggia
- 2013 · Drunk History as Elvis Presley
- 2013 · Radio Disney Music Awards as Self - Presenter
- 2012 · Girl & Chocolate - Pretty Sweet as Self
- 2012 · Dreamworks Holiday Classics as Po (voice)
- 2012 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- 2012 · The Eric Andre Show as Self
- 2012 · The Roadie as JB
- 2012 · Bernie as Bernie Tiede
- 2012 · Good Mythical Morning as Self
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters as Po (voice)
- 2011 · The Muppets as Jack Black (uncredited)
- 2011 · Brain Games as Self
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda 2 as Po (voice)
- 2011 · Workaholics as Pritchard
- 2010 · Gulliver's Travels as Lemuel Gulliver
- 2010 · Take Two with Phineas and Ferb as
- 2010 · Kung Fu Panda Holiday as Po (voice)
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2009 · Community as Buddy
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Year One as Zed
- 2009 · Chopped as Self
- 2008 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five as Po (voice)
- 2008 · Tropic Thunder as Jeff Portnoy
- 2008 · Kung Fu Panda as Po (voice)
- 2008 · Water And Power as The Mayor
- 2008 · Be Kind Rewind as Jerry
- 2007 · Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Paul McCartney (uncredited)
- 2007 · iCarly as Aspartamay
- 2007 · Acceptable.tv as
- 2007 · Acceptable.tv as Self / Cop / Story Wizard
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · The Holiday as Miles Dumont
- 2006 · Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny as JB
- 2006 · Nacho Libre as Nacho
- 2006 · Coachella as Self (Interviewee)
- 2005 · King Kong as Carl Denham
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · The Showbiz Show with David Spade as
- 2005 · Infinite Challenge as Self
- 2005 · The Office as Sam
- 2005 · Club Oscar as Lenny (voice)
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Tom Goes to the Mayor as Trapper JB (voice)
- 2004 · The Present as Self
- 2004 · Shark Tale as Lenny (voice)
- 2004 · Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Motorcyclist
- 2004 · Envy as Nick Vanderpark
- 2004 · Cracking Up as Bruce Philapousis
- 2003 · Melvin Goes to Dinner as Mental Patient (uncredited)
- 2003 · School of Rock as Dewey Finn
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Emmys Segment
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Musical Guest
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2002 · Clone High as Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voice)
- 2002 · Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale as JB
- 2002 · American Idol as Self
- 2002 · Icons as
- 2002 · Ice Age as Zeke (voice)
- 2002 · Run Ronnie Run as Lead Chimney Sweep
- 2002 · Orange County as Lance Brumder
- 2002 · Last Call with Carson Daly as Self
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2001 · Shallow Hal as Hal Larson
- 2001 · The Andy Dick Show as J.D
- 2001 · Saving Silverman as J.D. McNugent
- 2000 · Jesus' Son as Georgie
- 2000 · High Fidelity as Barry Judd
- 1998 · Enemy of the State as Fiedler
- 1998 · I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as Titus Telesco (uncredited)
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Dr. Isaac Hershberg
- 1998 · Johnny Skidmarks as Jerry
- 1997 · Tenacious D as Jack 'JB' Black
- 1997 · The Jackal as Ian Lamont
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Mars Attacks! as Billy Glenn Norris
- 1996 · Full Frontal Comedy as self
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · The Cable Guy as Rick
- 1996 · Crossworlds as Steve
- 1996 · Bio-Dome as Tenacious D
- 1995 · Dead Man Walking as Craig Poncelet
- 1995 · Mr. Show with Bob and David as Expert
- 1995 · Mr. Show with Bob and David as Farmer / Satan / God
- 1995 · Mr. Show with Bob and David as Gay Guy / Moviegoer
- 1995 · Mr. Show with Bob and David as Jeepers Creepers
- 1995 · The Single Guy as Randy
- 1995 · Waterworld as Pilot
- 1995 · Bye Bye Love as DJ at Party
- 1994 · The NeverEnding Story III as Slip
- 1994 · The Innocent as Marty Prago
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Monte
- 1994 · All-American Girl as Tommy
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as
- 1993 · Demolition Man as Wasteland Scrap
- 1993 · Airborne as Augie
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · The X-Files as Bart 'Zero' Liquori
- 1992 · Picket Fences as Curtis Williams
- 1992 · The Golden Palace as Cab Driver
- 1992 · Bob Roberts as Roger Davis
- 1992 · Morgenmagazin as Self
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1990 · Northern Exposure as Kevin Wilkins
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Milo (voice)
- 1989 · Life Goes On as Skinhead
- 1987 · Kids' Choice Awards as Host
- 1987 · Kids' Choice Awards as Self - Honoree
- 1984 · The New Leave It to Beaver as Nick
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Host
- 1981 · The Fall Guy as Chuck
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · People's Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Untitled Weezer Film as
- 2025 · The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld as
- 2024 · 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2024 · ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord as Self
- 2023 · Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself as Self - Actor
- 2023 · Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023 as Self
- 2022 · Dio: Dreamers Never Die as Self
- 2022 · How Did We Get Here? as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2020 · Dear Class of 2020 as Self
- 2020 · Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 2016 · Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny as Self
- 2013 · Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera as Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
- 2011 · Conan O'Brien Can't Stop as Self
- 2011 · Fight for Your Right Revisited as MCA (B-Boys 2)
- 2010 · Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage as Self
- 2009 · We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self
- 2008 · Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Jeff Portnoy
- 2007 · The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' as Self
- 2006 · Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' as Self
- 2006 · The Eighth Blunder of the World as Self
- 2006 · Danny Roane: First Time Director as Self
- 2005 · King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries as Self
- 2005 · Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast as Self - Presenter
- 2004 · Linklater: St. Richard of Austin as Self
- 2004 · Channel 101 as Self - Host
- 2004 · Live at Johnny's as
- 2003 · Tenacious D: In the Studio as Self
- 2003 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2002 · Tenacious D: Live in London as Self
- 2001 · Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal as Self
- 1999 · Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1999 · Heat Vision and Jack as Jack Austin
- 1998 · Bongwater as Devlin
- 1994 · Blind Justice as Private
- 1993 · Marked for Murder as Car Thief
- Future · Making Of School of Rock as Self
- 2025 · Tenacious D Live at the O2 as Vocals / Guitar / Sax-a-boom
- 2025 · Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3 as Self
- 2025 · Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror as Self
- 2025 · Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow as Self
- 2025 · Early To Class as Himself (Archive footage)
- 2023 · Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring as Self
- 2023 · Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour as JB
- 2022 · Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center as Self
- 2022 · Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Wolfman Jack
- 2022 · Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood as Grown Up Stan (voice)
- 2021 · Cash Box as Man
- 2020 · Cup of Joe as Self
- 2020 · Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story as Self
- 2018 · The Unexpected Race as Sheriff
- 2018 · Kung Fu Panda: The Emperors Quest as Po (Voice)
- 2018 · The Insufferable Groo as Self
- 2018 · Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as Dexter
- 2017 · Tommy Can't Sleep as Big Tommy
- 2017 · The Polka King as Jan Lewan
- 2016 · Great Minds with Dan Harmon as Ludwig van Beethoven
- 2015 · Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! as Self
- 2015 · The D Train as Dan Landsman
- 2014 · The Concert for Valor as Self
- 2014 · 21 Years: Richard Linklater as Self - Actor
- 2014 · The Sheik as Self
- 2013 · Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection as Po (Voice)
- 2012 · Double Fine Adventure as Self
- 2011 · The Big Year as Brad Harris
- 2011 · Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division as Self
- 2010 · Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010 as Self
- 2008 · Prop 8: The Musical as Jesus Christ
- 2008 · Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2 as Self
- 2008 · VH1 Rock Honors: The Who as Self
- 2008 · Legend of the Legendary Warrior as Po
- 2008 · D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary as Self
- 2007 · Margot at the Wedding as Malcolm
- 2007 · The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show as
- 2006 · Tenacious D: Time Fixers as JB
- 2006 · Exposure as Dan Harmon
- 2006 · Kong's New York, 1933 as
- 2006 · Tenacious D: For the Ladies as JB
- 2006 · Awesometown as George Washington
- 2005 · Earth to America as Self
- 2004 · Laser Fart as The Elegant Hunter
- 2003 · Tenacious D: Live at Brixton Academy as
- 2003 · Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks as Self
- 2003 · Time Belt as Computerman
- 2003 · Computerman as Computerman
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2002 · The Lewis Lectures as Lewis (voice)
- 2002 · Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up as Self
- 2002 · HypaSpace as Self
- 2002 · Tenacious D: Butt Baby as JB
- Future · Micronations as
- 2001 · Being 'Shallow Hal' as Self
- 2001 · Tenacious D: JB's BJ as JB
- 1999 · Cradle Will Rock as Sid
- 1999 · The Love Letter as Fisherman
- 1999 · Heat Vision and Jack as Jack Austin
- 1996 · The Fan as Broadcast Technician
- 1995 · Pride & Joy as Man
- 1994 · Monty as Doug
- 1992 · Great Scott! as Ray
- 1991 · Our Shining Moment as
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1987 · Too Far from the Norm as Rick
- Future · The Glorious Octagon Of Destiny as Self