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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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) | Bowser (voice) | 6.5 | |
| 2 | Jumanji: Open World (2026) | Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon | - | - |
| 3 | Anaconda (2025) | Doug McCallister | 6 | |
| 4 | A Minecraft Movie (2025) | Steve | 6.2 | |
| 5 | ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord (2024) | Self | - | - |
| 6 | Dear Santa (2024) | Satan | 4.5 | |
| 7 | Borderlands (2024) | Claptrap (voice) | 5 | |
| 8 | Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) | Po (voice) | 6.3 | |
| 9 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) | Bowser (voice) | 7.4 | |
| 10 | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) | Wolfman Jack | 7.4 | |
| 11 | Dio: Dreamers Never Die (2022) | Self | - | - |
| 12 | Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) | Grown Up Stan (voice) | 6.8 | |
| 13 | Celebrity Escape Room (2020) | Self - Game Master | 7 | |
| 14 | One World: Together at Home (2020) | Self | 8 | |
| 15 | Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story (2020) | Self | 7 | |
| 16 | Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) | Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon | 6.9 | |
| 17 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018) | Dexter | 6.3 | |
| 18 | The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) | Jonathan Barnavelt | 6.5 | |
| 19 | Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) | R.L. Stine (uncredited) | 6.6 | |
| 20 | The Polka King (2017) | Jan Lewan | 4.1 | |
| 21 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) | Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon | 7.2 | |
| 22 | Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) | Po (voice) | 7.3 | |
| 23 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016) | Po (voice) | 6.4 | |
| 24 | Goosebumps (2015) | Stine / Slappy / Invisible Boy (voice) | 6.9 | |
| 25 | The D Train (2015) | Dan Landsman | 4.7 | |
| 26 | Harmontown (2014) | Self | 9 | |
| 27 | Sex Tape (2014) | YouPorn Owner (uncredited) | 5.6 | |
| 28 | Heaven Adores You (2014) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | - | - |
| 29 | The Sheik (2014) | Self | 8 | |
| 30 | Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera (2013) | Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice) | 8 | |
| 31 | Bernie (2012) | Bernie Tiede | 6.9 | |
| 32 | Dreamworks: Holiday Classics (2012) | Po (voice) | 7 | |
| 33 | Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) Oscars 2012 | Po (voice) | 7.2 | |
| 34 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011) | Po (voice) | 5 | |
| 35 | The Big Year (2011) | Brad Harris | 6.1 | |
| 36 | Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011) | MCA (B-Boys 2) | 9 | |
| 37 | The Muppets (2011) Oscars 2012 | Jack Black (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 38 | Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (2011) | Self | 8.3 | |
| 39 | Gulliver's Travels (2010) | Lemuel Gulliver | 5.7 | |
| 40 | Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010) | Self | 8.8 | |
| 41 | Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010) | Po (voice) | 6.6 | |
| 42 | Year One (2009) | Zed | 5.4 | |
| 43 | D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary (2008) | Self | - | - |
| 44 | Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2 (2008) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 45 | Rain of Madness (2008) | Jeff Portnoy | 5.5 | |
| 46 | Be Kind Rewind (2008) | Jerry | 6.4 | |
| 47 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008) | Po (voice) | 6.6 | |
| 48 | Kung Fu Panda (2008) Oscars 2009 | Po (voice) | 7.4 | |
| 49 | Tropic Thunder (2008) Oscars 2009 | Jeff Portnoy | 6.8 | |
| 50 | The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' (2007) | Self | - | - |
| 51 | Margot at the Wedding (2007) | Malcolm | 5.1 | |
| 52 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) | Paul McCartney (uncredited) | 7.3 | |
| 53 | Nacho Libre (2006) | Nacho | 5.6 | |
| 54 | Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) | Director / Writer | 6.5 | |
| 55 | Awesometown (2006) | George Washington | 6 | |
| 56 | The Holiday (2006) | Miles | 7.1 | |
| 57 | Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006) | Self | - | - |
| 58 | Tenacious D: For the Ladies (2006) | JB | 9 | |
| 59 | King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries (2005) | Self | - | - |
| 60 | Club Oscar (2005) | Lenny (voice) | - | - |
| 61 | King Kong (2005) Oscars 2006 | Carl Denham | 6.7 | |
| 62 | Shark Tale (2004) Oscars 2005 | Lenny (voice) | 6.2 | |
| 63 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) | Motorcyclist | 6.9 | |
| 64 | Envy (2004) | Nick Vanderpark | 5.1 | |
| 65 | Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003) | Mental Patient (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 66 | The School of Rock (2003) | Dewey Finn | 7.1 | |
| 67 | Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks (2003) | Self | - | - |
| 68 | Orange County (2002) | Lance Brumder | 6.7 | |
| 69 | Ice Age (2002) Oscars 2003 | Zeke (voice) | 7.5 | |
| 70 | Jack Black: Spider-Man (2002) | Jack Black / Spider-Man | 3 | |
| 71 | Run Ronnie Run (2002) | Lead Chimney Sweep | - | - |
| 72 | Shallow Hal (2001) | Hal Larson | 5.9 | |
| 73 | Being 'Shallow Hal' (2001) | Self | - | - |
| 74 | Saving Silverman (2001) | J.D. McNugent | 7.4 | |
| 75 | High Fidelity (2000) | Barry Judd | 7.4 | |
| 76 | Heat Vision and Jack (1999) | Jack Austin | - | - |
| 77 | Bongwater (1998) | Devlin | 5 | |
| 78 | Enemy of the State (1998) | Fiedler | 7.6 | |
| 79 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) | Titus Telesco (uncredited) | 5.5 | |
| 80 | The Jackal (1997) | Ian Lamont | 6.5 | |
| 81 | Bio-Dome (1996) | Tenacious D | 5.7 | |
| 82 | The Fan (1996) | Broadcast Technician | 6.5 | |
| 83 | The Cable Guy (1996) | Rick | 6.2 | |
| 84 | Mars Attacks! (1996) | Billy Glenn Norris | 6.3 | |
| 85 | Crossworlds (1996) | Steve | - | - |
| 86 | Dead Man Walking (1995) | Craig Poncelet | 7 | |
| 87 | Bye Bye Love (1995) | DJ at Party | 4.5 | |
| 88 | Waterworld (1995) | Pilot | 6.1 | |
| 89 | The NeverEnding Story III (1994) | Slip | 5.5 | |
| 90 | Airborne (1993) | Augie | 5.5 | |
| 91 | Demolition Man (1993) | Wasteland Scrap | 6.8 | |
| 92 | Bob Roberts (1992) | Roger Davis | 5 |
