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 · ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord as Self
- 2023 · The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Replayed as Bowser (archive sound)
- 2023 · Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself as Self - Actor
- 2018 · The House with a Clock in Its Walls as Jonathan Barnavelt
- 2018 · What the Fit as Self
- 2018 · The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale as Self - Special Guest
- 2017 · The Gong Show as Self - Judge
- 2017 · Tommy Can't Sleep as Big Tommy
- 2016 · Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny as Self
- 2016 · Join or Die with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2015 · The Brink as Alex Talbot
- 2015 · StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- 2014 · The Concert for Valor as Self
- 2014 · Welcome to Sweden as Self
- 2013 · Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection as Po (Voice)
- 2012 · The Roadie as JB
- 2011 · Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division as Self
- 2011 · Conan O'Brien Can't Stop as Self
- 2008 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five as Po (voice)
- 2007 · Acceptable.tv as
- 2007 · Acceptable.tv as Self / Cop / Story Wizard
- 2006 · Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' as Self
- 2006 · Coachella as Self (Interviewee)
- 2004 · The Present as Self
- 2003 · Melvin Goes to Dinner as Mental Patient (uncredited)
- 2000 · Jesus' Son as Georgie
- 2000 · High Fidelity as Barry Judd
- 1999 · Cradle Will Rock as Sid
- 1998 · I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as Titus Telesco (uncredited)
- 1996 · Crossworlds as Steve
- 1994 · All-American Girl as Tommy
- 1994 · Blind Justice as Private
- Future · Untitled Weezer Film as
- 2024 · 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2023 · Free LSD as (Special Appearance)
- 2022 · Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Wolfman Jack
- 2022 · Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood as Grown Up Stan (voice)
- 2022 · How Did We Get Here? as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Cash Box as Man
- 2020 · Celebrity Escape Room as Self - Game Master
- 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
- 2013 · The Birthday Boys as
- 2010 · Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage as Self
- 2008 · Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Jeff Portnoy
- 2008 · Water And Power as The Mayor
- 2008 · D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary as Self
- 2007 · Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Paul McCartney (uncredited)
- 2007 · Margot at the Wedding as Malcolm
- 2006 · Danny Roane: First Time Director as Self
- 2006 · Awesometown as George Washington
- 2005 · Earth to America 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 · Laser Fart as The Elegant Hunter
- 2004 · Cracking Up as
- 2003 · Tenacious D: Live at Brixton Academy as
- 2002 · Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up as Self
- 2002 · HypaSpace as Self
- 2001 · Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal as Self
- 2001 · The Andy Dick Show as J.D
- 1999 · Heat Vision and Jack as Jack Austin
- 1996 · Full Frontal Comedy as self
- 1995 · Bye Bye Love as DJ at Party
- 1994 · The NeverEnding Story III as Slip
- 1994 · Monty as Doug
- 1992 · Bob Roberts as Roger Davis
- Future · Stepdude as Sherman
- 2025 · Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror as Self
- 2025 · Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow as Self
- 2024 · Dueling Dumplings as Po (voice)
- 2023 · Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring as Self
- 2022 · Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center as Self
- 2020 · Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 2020 · Cup of Joe as Self
- 2020 · Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story as Self
- 2018 · The Insufferable Groo as Self
- 2017 · The Polka King as Jan Lewan
- 2014 · 21 Years: Richard Linklater as Self - Actor
- 2014 · Harmontown as Self
- 2013 · Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera as Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
- 2012 · Double Fine Adventure as Self
- 2009 · We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self
- 2008 · VH1 Rock Honors: The Who as Self
- 2007 · The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' as Self
- 2007 · The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show as
- 2006 · Tenacious D: For the Ladies as JB
- 2004 · Channel 101 as Self - Host
- 2004 · Live at Johnny's as
- 2003 · Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks as Self
- 2003 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2003 · Computerman as Computerman
- 2003 · Time Belt as Computerman
- 2002 · Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale as JB
- 2002 · Tenacious D: Butt Baby as JB
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1995 · Pride & Joy as Man
- Future · Making Of School of Rock as Self
- 2025 · The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld as
- 2025 · Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3 as Self
- 2025 · Early To Class as Himself (Archive footage)
- 2024 · Kung Fu Panda 4 as Po (voice)
- 2023 · Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023 as Self
- 2023 · Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour as JB
- 2023 · The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Bowser (voice)
- 2023 · History of the World: Part II as Joseph Stalin
- 2022 · Dio: Dreamers Never Die as Self
- 2022 · Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight as Po (voice)
- 2022 · Big Nate as Brad Gunter (voice)
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Westley
- 2020 · Dear Class of 2020 as Self
- 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 · Tenacious D - Rock in Rio 2019 as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2018 · Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- 2018 · The Unexpected Race as Sheriff
- 2018 · Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween as R. L. Stine (uncredited)
- 2018 · Amazing Saturday as Self
- 2018 · Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as Dexter
- 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
- 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 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Sex Tape as YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
- 2014 · Heaven Adores You as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014 · The Sheik as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 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 · 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 · 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 · The Big Year as Brad Harris
- 2011 · Brain Games as Self
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda 2 as Po (voice)
- 2011 · Fight for Your Right Revisited as MCA (B-Boys 2)
- 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
- 2010 · Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010 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 · Prop 8: The Musical as Jesus Christ
- 2008 · Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2 as Self
- 2008 · Tropic Thunder as Jeff Portnoy
- 2008 · Kung Fu Panda as Po (voice)
- 2008 · Be Kind Rewind as Jerry
- 2007 · iCarly as Aspartamay
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · The Holiday as Miles
- 2006 · Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny as JB
- 2006 · The Eighth Blunder of the World as Self
- 2006 · Tenacious D: Time Fixers as JB
- 2006 · Exposure as Dan Harmon
- 2006 · Nacho Libre as Nacho
- 2006 · Kong's New York, 1933 as
- 2005 · King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries as Self
- 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 · Shark Tale as Lenny (voice)
- 2004 · Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Motorcyclist
- 2004 · Envy as Nick Vanderpark
- 2003 · Tenacious D: In the Studio as Self
- 2003 · School of Rock as Dewey Finn
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Emmys Segment
- 2002 · The Lewis Lectures as Lewis (voice)
- 2002 · Tenacious D: Live in London as Self
- 2002 · Clone High as Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voice)
- 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 · Being 'Shallow Hal' as Self
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2001 · Shallow Hal as Hal Larson
- 2001 · Tenacious D: JB's BJ as JB
- 2001 · Saving Silverman as J.D. McNugent
- 1999 · Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1999 · The Love Letter as Fisherman
- 1999 · Heat Vision and Jack as Jack Austin
- 1998 · Enemy of the State as Fiedler
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Dr. Isaac Hershberg
- 1998 · Bongwater as Devlin
- 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 · The Fan as Broadcast Technician
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · The Cable Guy as Rick
- 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
- 1994 · The Innocent as Marty Prago
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Monte
- 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
- 1993 · Marked for Murder as Car Thief
- 1992 · Great Scott! as Ray
- 1992 · Picket Fences as Curtis Williams
- 1992 · The Golden Palace as Cab Driver
- 1992 · Morgenmagazin as Self
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1991 · Our Shining Moment as
- 1990 · Northern Exposure as Kevin Wilkins
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Milo (voice)
- 1989 · Life Goes On as Skinhead
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1987 · Kids' Choice Awards as Host
- 1987 · Kids' Choice Awards as Self - Honoree
- Future · Micronations as
- 1987 · Too Far from the Norm as Rick
- 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)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · The Glorious Octagon Of Destiny as Self