Jack Black
Born: 1969-08-28 in Santa Monica, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2027
- A Minecraft Sequel as Steve
2026
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as Bowser (voice)
- Jumanji: Open World as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
2025
- Anaconda as Doug McCallister
- A Minecraft Movie as Steve
- Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow as Self
- Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror as Self
- The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
- 40 Watts from Nowhere ... (Executive Producer)
- Tenacious D Live at the O2 as Vocals / Guitar / Sax-a-boom
- Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3 as Self
2024
- Kung Fu Panda 4 as Po (voice)
- Borderlands as Claptrap (voice)
- Dear Santa as Satan
- ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord as Self
- 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- Dueling Dumplings as Po (voice)
2023
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Bowser (voice)
- History of the World: Part II as Joseph Stalin
- Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself as Self - Actor
- Free LSD as (Special Appearance)
- Gianna ... (Associate Producer)
- Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour as JB
- Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring as Self
- Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023 as Self
2022
- Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight as Po (voice)
- Big Nate as Brad Gunter (voice)
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Wolfman Jack
- Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood as Grown Up Stan (voice)
- How Did We Get Here? as Self (archive footage)
- Dio: Dreamers Never Die as Self
- Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center as Self
2021
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- Happily ... (Producer)
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- Cash Box as Man
2020
- The Croods: A New Age ... (Songs)
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Westley
- History 101 ... (Characters)
- Cup of Joe as Self
- One World: Together at Home as Self
- Dear Class of 2020 as Self
- Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- Celebrity Escape Room as Self - Game Master
- Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story as Self
2019
- The Mandalorian as Captain Bombardier
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
- Jumanji: The Next Level as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
- Tenacious D: Rock In Rio 2019
2018
- Amazing Saturday as Self
- Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween as R.L. Stine (uncredited)
- The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale as Self - Special Guest
- The House with a Clock in Its Walls as Jonathan Barnavelt
- What the Fit as Self
- Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as Dexter
- Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto as JB
- The Unexpected Race as Sheriff
- The Insufferable Groo as Self
- The Aquabats! Radventures! ... (Executive Producer)
- Kung Fu Panda: The Emperors Quest as Po (Voice)
2017
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
- The Russell Howard Hour as Self
- The Gong Show as Self - Judge
- Steve as Self
- The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
- The Polka King as Jan Lewan
- Tommy Can't Sleep as Big Tommy
2016
- Kung Fu Panda 3 as Po (voice)
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self
- Great Minds with Dan Harmon as Ludwig van Beethoven
- Join or Die with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll as Po (voice)
- Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Hot Ones as Self
- Documentary Now! as Jamison Friend
- Another Period as Dan Ringley
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- Goosebumps as R.L. Stine / Slappy (voice) / Invisible Boy (voice)
- The Brink as Alex Talbot
- The D Train as Dan Landsman
- Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Sex Tape as YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
- Welcome to Sweden as Self
- Harmontown as Self
- 21 Years: Richard Linklater as Self - Actor
- The Concert for Valor as Self
- The Sheik as Self
- Heaven Adores You as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Wizard's Way ... (Executive Producer)
2013
- Rick and Morty as Lithdor (voice)
- Drunk History as William Mulholland
- Radio Disney Music Awards as Self - Presenter
- The Birthday Boys
- Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection as Po (Voice)
- Ghost Ghirls ... (Executive Producer)
- Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera as Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)
2012
- Good Mythical Morning as Self
- Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- The Eric Andre Show as Self
- Bernie as Bernie Tiede
- Double Fine Adventure as Self
- Dreamworks: Holiday Classics as Po (voice)
- Pretty Sweet as Self
- The Roadie as JB
2011
- Workaholics as Pritchard
- Kung Fu Panda 2 as Po (voice)
- Brain Games as Self
- The Muppets as Jack Black (uncredited)
- The Big Year as Brad Harris
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters as Po (voice)
- Fight for Your Right Revisited as MCA (B-Boys 2)
- Conan O'Brien Can't Stop as Self
2010
- Conan as Self
- Gulliver's Travels as Lemuel Gulliver
- Kung Fu Panda Holiday as Po (voice)
- Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
- Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage as Self
- Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010 as Self
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Community as Buddy
- Chopped as Self
- The Jay Leno Show as Self
- Year One as Zed
- We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self
- Branson ... (Producer)
2008
- Kung Fu Panda as Po (voice)
- Tropic Thunder as Jeff Portnoy
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five as Po (voice)
- Be Kind Rewind as Jerry
- Water and Power as The Mayor
- Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Jeff Portnoy
- Prop 8: The Musical as Jesus Christ
- VH1 Rock Honors: The Who as Self
- Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2 as Self
- D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary as Self
- Passaic Mosaic as Self
- Tenacious D: Live at The Moore Theater in Seattle as Self
- Fats Waller Was Born Here as Multiple Roles/Jerry
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- iCarly as Aspartamay
- Yo Gabba Gabba!
- Acceptable.tv
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Paul McCartney (uncredited)
- Margot at the Wedding as Malcolm
- The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
- Relative insanity ... (Executive Producer)
- The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' as Self
2006
- Nacho Libre as Nacho
- The Holiday as Miles Dumont
- Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny as JB
- Exposure as Dan Harmon
- Danny Roane: First Time Director as Self
- Tenacious D: Time Fixers as JB
- Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' as Self
- Awesometown as George Washington
- The Eighth Blunder of the World as Self
- Coachella as Self - Interviewee
- Kong's New York, 1933
- Tenacious D: For the Ladies as JB
2005
- The Office as Sam
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Infinite Challenge as Self
- King Kong as Carl Denham
- Made in Hollywood as Self
- The Showbiz Show with David Spade
- Earth to America as Self
- Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast as Self - Presenter
- Club Oscar as Lenny (voice)
- King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries as Self
2004
- Tom Goes to the Mayor as Trapper JB (voice)
- Shark Tale as Lenny (voice)
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Motorcyclist
- Cracking Up as Bruce Philapousis
- Envy as Nick Vanderpark
- Laser Fart as The Elegant Hunter
- Linklater: St. Richard of Austin as Self
- Channel 101 as Self - Host
- The Present as Self
- Live at Johnny's
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- The School of Rock as Dewey Finn
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
- Computerman as Computerman
- Time Belt as Computerman
- Melvin Goes to Dinner as Mental Patient (uncredited)
- 60 Spins Around the Sun ... (Executive Producer)
- Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- Tenacious D: Live at Brixton Academy
- Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks as Self
- Tenacious D: In the Studio as Self
2002
- American Idol as Self
- Ice Age as Zeke (voice)
- Clone High as Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voice)
- Icons
- Last Call with Carson Daly as Self
- HypaSpace as Self
- Orange County as Lance Brumder
- Run Ronnie Run as Lead Chimney Sweep
- Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up as Self
- Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale as JB
- Tenacious D: Butt Baby as JB
- Tenacious D: Live in London as Self
- The Lewis Lectures as Lewis (voice)
2001
- Shallow Hal as Hal Larson
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- Saving Silverman as J.D. McNugent
- The Andy Dick Show as J.D
- Being 'Shallow Hal' as Self
- Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal as Self
- Tenacious D: JB's BJ as JB
2000
- High Fidelity as Barry Judd
- Jesus' Son as Georgie
1999
- The Love Letter as Fisherman
- Heat Vision and Jack as Jack Austin
- Cradle Will Rock as Sid
- Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- Heat Vision and Jack as Jack Austin
1998
- Will & Grace as Dr. Isaac Hershberg
- Enemy of the State as Fiedler
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as Titus Telesco (uncredited)
- Bongwater as Devlin
- Johnny Skidmarks as Jerry
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
- The Jackal as Ian Lamont
- Tenacious D as Jack 'JB' Black
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Mars Attacks! as Billy Glenn Norris
- The Cable Guy as Rick
- The Fan as Broadcast Technician
- Bio-Dome as Tenacious D
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Crossworlds as Steve
- Full Frontal Comedy as self
1995
- Waterworld as Pilot
- The Single Guy as Randy
- Mr. Show with Bob and David as Farmer / Satan / God
- Dead Man Walking as Craig Poncelet
- Pride & Joy as Man
- Bye Bye Love as DJ at Party
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Monte
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast
- All-American Girl as Tommy
- Monty as Doug
- The NeverEnding Story III as Slip
- Blind Justice as Private
- The Innocent as Marty Prago
1993
- The X-Files as Bart 'Zero' Liquori
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Demolition Man as Wasteland Scrap
- Airborne as Augie
- Marked for Murder as Car Thief
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Morgenmagazin as Self
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self
- Picket Fences as Curtis Williams
- The Golden Palace as Cab Driver
- Great Scott! as Ray
- Bob Roberts as Roger Davis
1991
- Our Shining Moment as Teenage Boy
1990
- Northern Exposure as Kevin Wilkins
1989
- The Simpsons as Milo (voice)
- Life Goes On as Skinhead
1988
- This Morning as Self
1987
- Kids' Choice Awards as Host
- Too Far from the Norm as Rick
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Host
- The New Leave It to Beaver as Nick
1981
- The Fall Guy as Chuck
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- People's Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1953
- The Oscars as Self