Jack Black
Acting
Born: Aug 28, 1969
From: Santa Monica, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dear Santa | Satan | 2024 | 6.2 |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Bowser (voice) | 2023 | 7.589 |
| Free LSD | (Special Appearance) | 2023 | 7.0 |
| Prop 8: The Musical | Jesus Christ | 2008 | 7.0 |
| Be Kind Rewind | Jerry | 2008 | 6.302 |
| Tropic Thunder | Jeff Portnoy | 2008 | 6.71 |
| Kung Fu Panda | Po (voice) | 2008 | 7.3 |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Paul McCartney (uncredited) | 2007 | 6.601 |
| The Holiday | Miles Dumont | 2006 | 7.098 |
| Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | JB | 2006 | 6.783 |
| Nacho Libre | Nacho | 2006 | 6.495 |
| King Kong | Carl Denham | 2005 | 6.888 |
| Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast | Self - Presenter | 2005 | 2.0 |
| Shark Tale | Lenny (voice) | 2004 | 6.035 |
| Envy | Nick Vanderpark | 2004 | 4.876 |
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Motorcyclist | 2004 | 6.7 |
| Ice Age | Zeke (voice) | 2002 | 7.369 |
| Orange County | Lance Brumder | 2002 | 6.005 |
| Saving Silverman | J.D. McNugent | 2001 | 5.681 |
| Shallow Hal | Hal Larson | 2001 | 6.167 |
| High Fidelity | Barry Judd | 2000 | 7.138 |
| Jesus' Son | Georgie | 2000 | 6.23 |
| Enemy of the State | Fiedler | 1998 | 7.061 |
| The Jackal | Ian Lamont | 1997 | 6.387 |
| Bio-Dome | Tenacious D | 1996 | 4.555 |
| The Cable Guy | Rick | 1996 | 5.996 |
| Waterworld | Pilot | 1995 | 6.224 |
| The NeverEnding Story III | Slip | 1994 | 4.5 |
| Airborne | Augie | 1993 | 6.053 |
| Bob Roberts | Roger Davis | 1992 | 6.571 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1969 |
| From | Santa Monica, California, … |