Jack Black filmography
Jack Black is an American actor. The following are his roles in film, television series, voice work and video games.
Film
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Bob Roberts | Roger Davis | |
| 1993 | Airborne | Augie | |
| Demolition Man | Wasteland Scrap | ||
| 1994 | The NeverEnding Story III | Slip | |
| 1995 | Bye Bye Love | DJ at party | |
| Waterworld | Pilot | ||
| Dead Man Walking | Craig Poncelet | ||
| 1996 | Bio-Dome | JB | |
| The Cable Guy | Rick Legatos | ||
| The Fan | Broadcast technician | ||
| Mars Attacks! | Billy-Glenn Norris | ||
| Crossworlds | Steve | ||
| 1997 | The Jackal | Ian Lamont | |
| 1998 | Johnny Skidmarks | Jerry | |
| Bongwater | Devlin | ||
| Enemy of the State | Fiedler | ||
| I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | Titus Telesco | Uncredited | |
| 1999 | The Love Letter | Fisherman | |
| Cradle Will Rock | Sid | ||
| Jesus' Son | Georgie | ||
| 2000 | High Fidelity | Barry Judd | |
| 2001 | Frank's Book | Performance hipster | Short film |
| Saving Silverman | JD McNugent | ||
| Shallow Hal | Harold "Hal" Larson | ||
| 2002 | Orange County | Lance Brumder | |
| Run Ronnie Run! | Lead chimney sweep | ||
| Ice Age | Zeke | Voice | |
| 2003 | Melvin Goes to Dinner | Mental patient | |
| School of Rock | Dewey Finn | ||
| 2004 | Envy | Nick Vanderpark | |
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Motorcyclist | Cameo | |
| Shark Tale | Lenny | Voice | |
| 2005 | King Kong | Carl Denham | |
| 2006 | Nacho Libre | Ignacio / Nacho | Also producer |
| Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | JB | Also producer and writer | |
| The Holiday | Miles | ||
| 2007 | Margot at the Wedding | Malcolm | |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Paul McCartney | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2008 | Be Kind Rewind | Jerry McLean | |
| Kung Fu Panda | Po | Voice | |
| Secrets of the Furious Five | Voice; Short film | ||
| Prop 8: The Musical | Jesus Christ | Short film | |
| Tropic Thunder | Jeff "Fats" Portnoy | ||
| 2009 | Year One | Zed | |
| 2010 | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Po | Voice; Short film |
| Gulliver's Travels | Lemuel Gulliver | Also executive producer | |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Po | Voice |
| Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters | Voice; Short film | ||
| Bernie | Bernie Tiede | ||
| The Big Year | Brad Harris | ||
| The Muppets | Himself | Uncredited | |
| 2014 | Sex Tape | Lamont | |
| 2015 | The D Train | Dan Landsman | Also producer |
| Goosebumps | R. L. Stine / Slappy and the Invisible Boy (voices) | ||
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Po | Voice |
| Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | Voice; Short film | ||
| 2017 | The Polka King | Jan Lewan | Also producer |
| Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon | ||
| 2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Dexter | |
| The Unexpected Race | Sheriff | ||
| The House with a Clock in Its Walls | Jonathan Barnavelt | ||
| Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | R. L. Stine | Uncredited | |
| 2019 | Jumanji: The Next Level | Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon | |
| 2022 | Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood | Adult Stanley | Voice |
| Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Wolfman Jack | ||
| 2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Bowser | Voice[1] |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Po | Voice |
| Dueling Dumplings | Voice; Short film | ||
| Borderlands | Claptrap | Voice[2] | |
| Free LSD | The Crazed Scientist | ||
| Dear Santa | Asmodeus / "Satan" / "Santa Claus" | ||
| 2025 | A Minecraft Movie | Steve | |
| Anaconda | Doug McCallister | ||
| 2026 | The Super Mario Galaxy Movie | Bowser | Voice [3] |
| Untitled Jumanji: The Next Level sequel † | Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon | Filming[4] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Fall Guy | Young Colt's Friend | Episode: "Old Heroes Never Die" |
| 1985 | The New Leave It to Beaver | Nick | Episode: "Movin' On" |
| 1991 | Our Shining Moment | Teenage boy | Pilot |
| 1992 | The Golden Palace | Taxi driver | Episode: "Seems Like Old Times: Part 2" |
| Great Scott! | Ray | Episode: "Book Crook" | |
| 1993 | Life Goes On | Skinhead | Episode: "Incident on Main" |
| Northern Exposure | Kevin Wilkins | Episode 5-5: "A River Doesn't Run Through It" | |
| Marked for Murder | Car thief | Television film | |
| 1994 | Blind Justice | Private | |
| The Innocent | Marty Prago | ||
| 1995 | All-American Girl | Tommy | Episode "A Night at the Oprah" |
| Pride & Joy | Man | Episode: "Brenda's Secret" | |
| The Single Guy | Randy | Episode: "Sister" | |
| Touched by an Angel | Monte | Episode: "Angels on the Air" | |
| The X-Files | Bart "Zero" Liquori | Episode: "D.P.O." | |
| 1995–1996 | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Various characters | 4 episodes |
| Picket Fences | Curtis Williams | 2 episodes | |
| 1997–2000 | Tenacious D | JB | Main role; also co-creator, writer and producer |
| 1998–2025 | Saturday Night Live | Himself / various | 4 episodes as host, 2 as musical guest (with Tenacious D) |
| 1999 | Heat Vision and Jack | Jack | Pilot |
| 2001 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Himself | He was a celebrity contestant on the American comedy edition of the show on October 22, 2001, hosted by Regis Philbin. Black won $125,000 for the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. |
| 2002 | 2002 MTV Movie Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| The Andy Dick Show | J.D. | Episode: "Flipped" | |
| Clone High | Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voices) | Episode: "Raisin the Stakes" | |
| Crank Yankers | Tenacious D | Episode: "#1.3" | |
| MADtv | Episode: "#7.22" | ||
| 2003 | Player$ | Episode: "Tenacious D a la Mode" | |
| Will & Grace | Dr. Isaac Hershberg | Episode: "Nice in White Satin" | |
| 2003, 2004 | Computerman | Computerman | 6 episodes; Also executive producer |
| Time Belt | 2 episodes | ||
| 2004 | Cracking Up | Bruce | Episode: "Scared Straight" |
| Tom Goes to the Mayor | Trapper JB (voice) | Episode: "Bear Traps" | |
| 2006 | Kids' Choice Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| MTV Video Music Awards | |||
| 2007 | Acceptable.TV | N/a | Executive producer |
| The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show | Jables | Episode: "Break-Up" | |
| The Simpsons | Milo (voice) | Episode: "Husbands and Knives" | |
| 2008 | Sesame Street | Himself | Episode: "The Golden Triangle of Destiny" |
| Kids' Choice Awards | Himself (host) | Television special | |
| Spike Video Game Awards | |||
| 2009 | The Office | Himself (as Sam) | Episode: "Stress Relief" |
| Yo Gabba Gabba! | Himself | Episode: "New Friends" | |
| 2010 | Community | Buddy Austin | Episode: "Investigative Journalism" |
| iCarly | Aspartamay[5] | Episode: "iStart a Fanwar" | |
| Take Two with Phineas and Ferb | Himself | Episode: Jack Black; short form series | |
| 2011 | Kids' Choice Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2012, 2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2018 | Drunk History | Various | 5 episodes |
| 2013 | Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem | Dethklok's original manager / Fat Blogger (voices) | Television special |
| 2014 | Meet Me at the Reck | Himself | YouTube series; Episode: "Cat in Black Ft. Stampylonghead & Jack Black" |
| 2015 | Workaholics | Pritchard DeMamp | Episode: "Gramps DeMamp is Dead" |
| The Brink[6] | Alex Talbot | 10 episodes; also producer | |
| Documentary Now! | Jamison Friend | Episode: "Dronez: The Hunt for El Chingon" | |
| 2016 | Panda Republic | Narrator (voice) | Documentary |
| Australia's Got Talent | Guest Judge | Episode: "Grand Finale" (season 8) | |
| 2017 | Great Minds with Dan Harmon | Ludwig van Beethoven | Episode: "Ludwig van Beethoven" |
| The Last Man on Earth | Rear Admiral Roy Billups | Episode: "M.U.B.A.R." | |
| 2018 | Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto | JB (voice) | Main role; also co-creator, director, writer and producer |
| 2020 | Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren and Stimpy Story | Himself | Documentary |
| Celebrity Escape Room | Himself (host) | Television special | |
| Home Movie: The Princess Bride[7] | Dread Pirate Roberts | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | Waffles + Mochi | Himself | Episode: "Water" |
| 2022 | Big Nate | Brad Gunter (voice) | Episode: "The Legend of the Gunting" |
| Rick and Morty | Lithdor, the Viscount of Venus (voice) | Episode: "A Rick in King Mortur's Mort" | |
| 2022–2023 | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight | Po (voice) | Main role; also executive producer |
| 2023 | History of the World, Part II | Joseph Stalin | 2 episodes |
| The Mandalorian | Captain Bombardier | Episode: "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Peter Jackson's King Kong | Carl Denham | |
| 2009 | Brütal Legend | Eddie Riggs | |
| 2014 | Broken Age | Harm'ny Lightbeard | |
| 2015 | Goosebumps: Night of Scares | R. L. Stine and Slappy the Dummy | |
| 2020 | Goosebumps: Dead of Night[8][9] | ||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2[10] | Officer Dick | ||
| 2021 | Psychonauts 2[11] | The Mote of Light/Helmut Fullbear | |
| 2022 | High on Life | Himself | Cameo |
| Pocket Mortys | Lithdor, the Viscount of Venus | [12] | |
| 2023 | Solarpunk Simulator | Captain Jack Black | Licensed game on Roblox[13] |
| 2025 | Minecraft | Steve | A Minecraft Movie live event and downloadable content[14] |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 | Officer Dick/Constable Richard |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Jesus Christ Superstar | King Herod | Ricardo Montalban Theatre[15] |
TV commercials
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Pitfall! commercial[16] | Himself |
Awards
References
Notes
- ^ Shard with cast
- ^ Shard with Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Nick Jonas
- ^ Murphy, J. Kim (September 23, 2021). "Nintendo Direct: Chris Pratt Will Voice Mario in the Super Mario Bros. Movie". IGN. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (February 11, 2021). "Jack Black to Play Claptrap in Star-Studded 'Borderlands' Movie". Variety. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ Moreau, Jack Dunn, Jordan (September 12, 2025). "'Super Mario Bros. 2' Officially Titled 'Super Mario Galaxy Movie'". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Gajewski, Ryan (October 28, 2024). "'Jumanji 3' Lands 2026 Holiday Release From Sony". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael. "Exclusive: 'iCarly' fades to (Jack) Black". Archived from the original on August 14, 2010.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 11, 2014). "HBO Gives Series Order To Comedy Pilot 'The Brink' Starring Jack Black & Tim Robbins, From Jay Roach & Jerry Weintraub". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ Breznican, Anthony (June 26, 2020). "Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ Gipp, Stuart (October 4, 2020). "Goosebumps Dead of Night Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ Litt, Nate (October 4, 2020). "Goosebumps: Dead of Night review: Where Old and New Collide". Game Tyrant. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ Winslow, Jeremy (September 3, 2020). "You Can Play As Jack Black In Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2". GameSpot. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ Hollis, Daniel (July 23, 2020). "New 'Psychonauts 2' footage features an original song by Jack Black". NME. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ Pocket Mortys! "A Rick in King Mortur's Mort" | Rick and Morty | Adult Swim UK 🇬🇧. Adult Swim. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ Gamboa, Glenn (March 28, 2023). "Comic Relief launches metaverse fundraiser to fight poverty". Associated Press.
- ^ Hayner, Chris (March 22, 2025). "Minecraft Adding Live Event And DLC Tied To Movie, Complete With Jack Black". GameSpot. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (August 13, 2006). "Original Stars of "Jesus Christ Superstar" Join Jack Black for Aug. 13 Reunion Concert". Playbill. Archived from the original on December 18, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
- ^ Biography: Jack Black
External links
- Jack Black at IMDb