Jack Black filmography
Jack Black is an American actor. The following are his roles in film, television series 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 | Post-production | |
| 2026 | The Super Mario Galaxy Movie † | Bowser | Voice; In production[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 | — | 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.
- ^ "HBO Gives Series Order To Comedy Pilot 'The Brink' Starring Jack Black & Tim Robbins, From Jay Roach & Jerry Weintraub". Deadline Hollywood. February 11, 2014. 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.
- ^ "New 'Psychonauts 2' footage features an original song by Jack Black". NME. July 23, 2020. 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.
- ^ Original Stars of "Jesus Christ Superstar" Join Jack Black for Aug. 13 Reunion Concert
- ^ Biography: Jack Black
External links
- Jack Black at IMDb