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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Known For

Super Mario World
Bowser (voice)
2026

Dear Santa
Satan
2024

Kung Fu Panda 4
Po (voice)
2024

Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023
Self
2023

Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour
JB
2023

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Bowser (voice)
2023

Free LSD
(Special Appearance)
2023

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Wolfman Jack
2022

How Did We Get Here?
Self (archive footage)
2022

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021

Kung Fu Panda 3
Po (voice)
2016

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Self
2015

Goosebumps
R.L. Stine
2015

Harmontown
Self
2014

The Roadie
JB
2012

Bernie
Bernie Tiede
2012

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Po (voice)
2011

The Big Year
Brad Harris
2011

Kung Fu Panda 2
Po (voice)
2011

Gulliver's Travels
Lemuel Gulliver
2010

Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Po (voice)
2010
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
Self
2010

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Self
2010

Year One
Zed
2009

Prop 8: The Musical
Jesus Christ
2008

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Po (voice)
2008

Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
Self
2008

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Jeff Portnoy
2008

Tropic Thunder
Jeff Portnoy
2008

Kung Fu Panda
Po (voice)
2008

D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
Self
2008

Be Kind Rewind
Jerry
2008

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Paul McCartney (uncredited)
2007

Margot at the Wedding
Malcolm
2007

The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Self
2007

The Holiday
Miles
2006

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
JB
2006

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Self
2006

Nacho Libre
Nacho
2006

Tenacious D: For the Ladies
JB
2006

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Self
2005

King Kong
Carl Denham
2005

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self - Presenter
2005

The Present
Self
2004

Shark Tale
Lenny (voice)
2004

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Motorcyclist
2004

Envy
Nick Vanderpark
2004

Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
Self
2003

The Lewis Lectures
Lewis (voice)
2002

Ice Age
Zeke (voice)
2002

Orange County
Lance Brumder
2002

Shallow Hal
Hal
2001

Saving Silverman
J.D. McNugent
2001

Jesus' Son
Georgie
2000

High Fidelity
Barry Judd
2000

Heat Vision and Jack
Jack Austin
1999

Enemy of the State
Fiedler
1998

Bongwater
Devlin
1998

The Jackal
Ian Lamont
1997

The Cable Guy
Rick
1996

Crossworlds
Steve
1996

Bio-Dome
Tenacious D
1996

Waterworld
Pilot
1995

The NeverEnding Story III
Slip
1994

Blind Justice
Private
1994

Airborne
Augie
1993

Bob Roberts
Roger Davis
1992
Making Of School of Rock
Self
The Glorious Octagon Of Destiny
Self

Anaconda
2025

A Minecraft Movie
Steve
2025

Dueling Dumplings
Po (voice)
2024

ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Self
2024

Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring
Self
2023

Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Self
2022

Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center
Self
2022

The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Jonathan Barnavelt
2018

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Dexter
2018

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2017
Tommy Can`t Sleep
Big Tommy
2017

The Polka King
Jan Lewan
2017

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Po (voice)
2016

The D Train
Dan Landsman
2015

The Concert for Valor
Self
2014

21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
2014

Sex Tape
YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
2014

Heaven Adores You
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014

Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
2013

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Self
2011

Awesometown
George Washington
2006

Earth to America
Self
2005

Tenacious D: In the Studio
Self
2003

Run Ronnie Run
Lead Chimney Sweep
2002

Cradle Will Rock
Sid
1999

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Titus Telesco (uncredited)
1998

Johnny Skidmarks
Jerry
1998

Mars Attacks!
Billy Glenn Norris
1996

Dead Man Walking
Craig Poncelet
1995

Too Far from the Norm
Rick
1987
Micronations

Demolition Man
Wasteland Scrap
1993

Marked for Murder
Car Thief
1993
Stepdude
Sherman

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
2025

Early To Class
Himself (Archive footage)
2025

Good Hang with Amy Poehler
(1 episode)
2025

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2024

Borderlands
Claptrap (voice)
2024

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
2024

Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
Self - Actor
2023

History of the World: Part II
Joseph Stalin · (2 episodes)
2023

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Po (voice) · (42 episodes)
2022

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Grown Up Stan (voice)
2022

Big Nate
Brad Gunter (voice) · (1 episode)
2022
Cash Box
Man
2021

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant · (1 episode)
2021

Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley · (1 episode)
2020

Dear Class of 2020
Self
2020

Celebrity Escape Room
Self - Game Master
2020

Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020

Cup of Joe
Self · (1 episode)
2020

One World: Together at Home
Self
2020

Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
Self
2020

Jumanji: The Next Level
Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2019

The Mandalorian
Captain Bombardier · (1 episode)
2019

Tenacious D - Rock in Rio 2019
Self
2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show
(2 episodes)
2019

The Unexpected Race
Sheriff
2018

Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self · (4 episodes)
2018

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
R. L. Stine (uncredited)
2018

The Insufferable Groo
Self
2018

Amazing Saturday
Self · (1 episode)
2018

What the Fit
Self · (1 episode)
2018

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Self - Special Guest · (1 episode)
2018

The Russell Howard Hour
Self · (2 episodes)
2017

The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017

The Gong Show
Self - Judge · (1 episode)
2017

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self
2016

Great Minds with Dan Harmon
Ludwig van Beethoven · (1 episode)
2016

Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2016

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Self · (1 episode)
2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015

Documentary Now!
Jamison Friend · (1 episode)
2015

Another Period
Dan Ringley · (1 episode)
2015

The Brink
Alex Talbot · (10 episodes)
2015

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self · (1 episode)
2015

Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
2015

The Sheik
Self
2014

Welcome to Sweden
Self · (1 episode)
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014

Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · (1 episode)
2014

Rick and Morty
Lithdor (voice) · (1 episode)
2013

The Birthday Boys
(1 episode)
2013

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
Po (Voice)
2013

Drunk History
William Mulholland · (1 episode)
2013

Drunk History
Vincenzo Peruggia · (1 episode)
2013

Drunk History
Elvis Presley · (1 episode)
2013

Radio Disney Music Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
2013

Girl & Chocolate - Pretty Sweet
Self
2012

Dreamworks Holiday Classics
Po (voice)
2012

Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self · (2 episodes)
2012

The Eric Andre Show
Self · (1 episode)
2012

Double Fine Adventure
Self · (1 episode)
2012

Honest Trailers
Steve (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012

Good Mythical Morning
Self · (3 episodes)
2012

The Muppets
Jack Black (uncredited)
2011

Brain Games
Self · (1 episode)
2011
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Self
2011

Fight for Your Right Revisited
MCA (B-Boys 2)
2011

Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
(1 episode)
2010

Conan
Self · (3 episodes)
2010

Community
Buddy · (1 episode)
2009

The Jay Leno Show
Self · (1 episode)
2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
2009

Chopped
Self · (1 episode)
2009

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
2008

Water And Power
The Mayor · (1 episode)
2008

iCarly
Aspartamay · (2 episodes)
2007

Acceptable.tv
(1 episode)
2007

Acceptable.tv
Self / Cop / Story Wizard · (1 episode)
2007

The Graham Norton Show
Self · (3 episodes)
2007
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
(1 episode)
2007
The Eighth Blunder of the World
Self
2006

Tenacious D: Time Fixers
JB
2006
Exposure
Dan Harmon · (2 episodes)
2006

Coachella
Self (Interviewee)
2006

Danny Roane: First Time Director
Self
2006

Made in Hollywood
Self · (1 episode)
2005
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
(1 episode)
2005

Infinite Challenge
Self · (1 episode)
2005

The Office
Sam · (1 episode)
2005

Club Oscar
Lenny (voice)
2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2005

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
2004

Tom Goes to the Mayor
Trapper JB (voice) · (1 episode)
2004

Laser Fart
The Elegant Hunter · (2 episodes)
2004

Cracking Up
(1 episode)
2004

Channel 101
Self - Host · (1 episode)
2004
Live at Johnny's
(1 episode)
2004

Melvin Goes to Dinner
Mental Patient (uncredited)
2003

School of Rock
Dewey Finn
2003

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2003

Computerman
Computerman · (6 episodes)
2003

Time Belt
Computerman · (1 episode)
2003

Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (1 episode)
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Emmys segment · (1 episode)
2003

Tenacious D: Live in London
Self
2002

Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
2002

American Idol
Self · (1 episode)
2002

Jack Black: Spider-Man
Jack Black / Spider-Man
2002
HypaSpace
Self · (1 episode)
2002

Last Call with Carson Daly
Self · (1 episode)
2002

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self · (1 episode)
2001

The Andy Dick Show
J.D · (1 episode)
2001

The Love Letter
Fisherman
1999

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Self (archive footage)

Untitled Weezer Film

Clone High
Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voice) · (1 episode)
2002

Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale
JB
2002

Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
Self
2002

Icons
(1 episode)
2002

Tenacious D: Butt Baby
JB
2002

Being 'Shallow Hal'
Self
2001

Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
Self
2001

Tenacious D: JB's BJ
JB
2001

Heat Vision and Jack
Jack Austin · (1 episode)
1999

Will & Grace
Dr. Isaac Hershberg · (1 episode)
1998

Tenacious D
Jack 'JB' Black · (6 episodes)
1997

The View
Self · (2 episodes)
1997

Full Frontal Comedy
self · (1 episode)
1996

E! True Hollywood Story
(1 episode)
1996

The Fan
Broadcast Technician
1996

The Daily Show
Self · (6 episodes)
1996

Mr. Show with Bob and David
Jeepers Creepers · (1 episode)
1995

Mr. Show with Bob and David
Expert · (1 episode)
1995

Mr. Show with Bob and David
Gay Guy / Moviegoer · (1 episode)
1995

Mr. Show with Bob and David
Farmer / Satan / God · (1 episode)
1995

The Single Guy
Randy · (2 episodes)
1995
Pride & Joy
Man · (1 episode)
1995

Bye Bye Love
DJ at Party
1995

The Innocent
Marty Prago
1994

Touched by an Angel
Monte · (1 episode)
1994

All-American Girl
Tommy · (1 episode)
1994

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
(1 episode)
1994

Monty
Doug · (1 episode)
1994

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
1993

The X-Files
Bart 'Zero' Liquori · (1 episode)
1993

Great Scott!
Ray · (1 episode)
1992

The Golden Palace
Cab Driver · (1 episode)
1992

Picket Fences
Curtis Williams · (2 episodes)
1992

Morgenmagazin
Self · (1 episode)
1992

MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(6 episodes)
1992

Northern Exposure
Kevin Wilkins · (1 episode)
1990

The Simpsons
Milo (voice) · (1 episode)
1989

Life Goes On
Skinhead · (1 episode)
1989

This Morning
Self · (1 episode)
1988

Kids' Choice Awards
Host · (3 episodes)
1987

The New Leave It to Beaver
Nick · (1 episode)
1984

MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1984

The Fall Guy
Chuck · (1 episode)
1981

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (4 episodes)
1975

Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
1975

Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975

The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953