Jack Black biography
Jack Black is an American actor, comedian, and musician (born 1969), born on 28 August 1969 in Santa Monica.
Jack Black's screen career began in 1984 with The Fall Guy, playing Young Colt's Friend.
Jack Black has appeared in 93 films and 48 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026), Anaconda (2025), A Minecraft Movie (2025).
Honours include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and MTV Comedic Genius Award.
Coming up next: Jumanji: Open World (2026), A Minecraft Movie Squared (2027).
- Also known as
- JB, Jablinski, Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black
- Born
- 28 August 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Santa Monica
- Work
- Actor, Singer, Voice actor, Songwriter, Comedian
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1982 to present
- Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- MTV Comedic Genius Award
Jack Black filmography
95 films and 48 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | A Minecraft Movie Squared | Steve | Filming | |
| 2026 | Jumanji: Open World | Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon | Post-production | |
| 2026 | The Super Mario Galaxy Movie | Bowser / Dry Bowser | Voice | |
| 2025 | Anaconda | Doug McCallister | ||
| 2025 | A Minecraft Movie | Steve | ||
| 2025 | Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror | English | ||
| 2025 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 | Officer Dick/Constable Richard | ||
| 2025 | Minecraft | Steve | A Minecraft Movie live event and downloadable content | |
| 2024 | Dear Santa | Asmodeus / "Satan" / "Santa Claus" | ||
| 2024 | Borderlands | Claptrap | Voice | |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Po | Voice | |
| 2024 | Free LSD | The Crazed Scientist | ||
| 2024 | Dueling Dumplings | Po | Voice; Short film | |
| 2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Bowser | Voice | |
| 2023 | Solarpunk Simulator | Captain Jack Black | Licensed game on Roblox | |
| 2022 | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Wolfman Jack | ||
| 2022 | Pocket Mortys | Lithdor, the Viscount of Venus | ||
| 2022 | Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood | Adult Stanley | Voice | |
| 2021 | Psychonauts 2 | The Mote of Light/Helmut Fullbear | ||
| 2020 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 | Officer Dick | ||
| 2020 | Goosebumps: Dead of Night | R. L. Stine and Slappy the Dummy | ||
| 2019 | Jumanji: The Next Level | Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon | ||
| 2018 | Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | R. L. Stine | Uncredited | |
| 2018 | The House with a Clock in Its Walls | Jonathan Barnavelt | ||
| 2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Dexter |
Show all 95 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Unexpected Race | Sheriff | ||
| 2017 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon | ||
| 2017 | The Polka King | Jan Lewan | Also producer | |
| 2016 | Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny | |||
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | Po | Voice; Short film | |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Po | Voice | |
| 2015 | The D Train | Dan Landsman | Also producer | |
| 2015 | Goosebumps | R. L. Stine / Slappy and the Invisible Boy (voices) | ||
| 2015 | Goosebumps: Night of Scares | R. L. Stine and Slappy the Dummy | ||
| 2014 | Sex Tape | Lamont | Uncredited | |
| 2014 | Broken Age | Harm'ny Lightbeard | ||
| 2011 | The Muppets | English | ||
| 2011 | Bernie | Bernie Tiede | ||
| 2011 | The Big Year | Brad Harris | ||
| 2011 | Fight for Your Right Revisited | English | ||
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters | Po | Voice; Short film | |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Po | Voice | |
| 2010 | Gulliver's Travels | Lemuel Gulliver | Also executive producer | |
| 2010 | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Po | Voice; Short film | |
| 2009 | Year One | Zed | ||
| 2009 | Brütal Legend | Eddie Riggs | ||
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Jeff "Fats" Portnoy | ||
| 2008 | D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary | English | ||
| 2008 | Be Kind Rewind | Jerry McLean | ||
| 2008 | Secrets of the Furious Five | Po | Voice; Short film | |
| 2008 | Prop 8: The Musical | Jesus Christ | Short film | |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Po | Voice | |
| 2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Paul McCartney | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2007 | Margot at the Wedding | Malcolm | ||
| 2006 | The Holiday | Miles | ||
| 2006 | Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | JB | Also producer and writer | |
| 2006 | Nacho Libre | Ignacio / Nacho | Also producer | |
| 2006 | Tenacious D: Time Fixers | American English | ||
| 2006 | Danny Roane: First Time Director | English | ||
| 2005 | King Kong | Carl Denham | ||
| 2005 | Peter Jackson's King Kong | Carl Denham | ||
| 2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Motorcyclist | Cameo | |
| 2004 | Envy | Nick Vanderpark | ||
| 2004 | Shark Tale | Lenny | Voice | |
| 2003 | School of Rock | Dewey Finn | ||
| 2003 | The Complete Master Works | |||
| 2003 | Melvin Goes to Dinner | Mental patient | ||
| 2002 | Orange County | Lance Brumder | ||
| 2002 | Run Ronnie Run! | Lead chimney sweep | ||
| 2002 | Ice Age | Zeke | Voice | |
| 2001 | Shallow Hal | Harold "Hal" Larson | ||
| 2001 | Saving Silverman | JD McNugent | ||
| 2001 | Frank's Book | Performance hipster | Short film | |
| 2000 | High Fidelity | Barry Judd | ||
| 1999 | The Love Letter | Fisherman | Uncredited | |
| 1999 | Jesus' Son | Georgie | ||
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Sid | ||
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | Fiedler | ||
| 1998 | Johnny Skidmarks | Jerry | ||
| 1998 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | Titus Telesco | Uncredited | |
| 1998 | Bongwater | Devlin | ||
| 1997 | The Jackal | Ian Lamont | ||
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | Billy-Glenn Norris | ||
| 1996 | The Cable Guy | Rick Legatos | ||
| 1996 | The Fan | Broadcast technician | ||
| 1996 | Crossworlds | Steve | ||
| 1996 | Bio-Dome | JB | ||
| 1995 | Bye Bye Love | DJ at party | ||
| 1995 | Waterworld | Pilot | ||
| 1995 | Dead Man Walking | Craig Poncelet | ||
| 1994 | The NeverEnding Story III | Slip | ||
| 1993 | Demolition Man | Wasteland Scrap | ||
| 1993 | Outlaw Cop | English | ||
| 1993 | Airborne | Augie | ||
| 1992 | Bob Roberts | Roger Davis |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Mandalorian | Captain Bombardier | Episode: "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire" | |
| 2023 | History of the World, Part II | Joseph Stalin | 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | Rick and Morty | Lithdor, the Viscount of Venus (voice) | Episode: "A Rick in King Mortur's Mort" | |
| 2022 | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight | Po (voice) | Main role; also executive producer | |
| 2022 | Big Nate | Brad Gunter (voice) | Episode: "The Legend of the Gunting" | |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Dread Pirate Roberts | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Tenacious D in Post-Apocalypto | JB (voice) | Main role; also co-creator, director, writer and producer | |
| 2017 | The Last Man on Earth | Rear Admiral Roy Billups | Episode: "M.U.B.A.R." | |
| 2017 | Great Minds with Dan Harmon | Ludwig van Beethoven | Episode: "Ludwig van Beethoven" | |
| 2016 | Panda Republic | Narrator (voice) | Documentary | |
| 2015 | Workaholics | Pritchard DeMamp | Episode: "Gramps DeMamp is Dead" | |
| 2015 | The Brink | Alex Talbot | 10 episodes; also producer | |
| 2015 | Documentary Now! | Jamison Friend | Episode: "Dronez: The Hunt for El Chingon" | |
| 2013 | Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem | Dethklok's original manager / Fat Blogger (voices) | Television special | |
| 2010 | iCarly | Aspartamay | Episode: "iStart a Fanwar" | |
| 2010 | Community | Buddy Austin | Episode: "Investigative Journalism" | |
| 2007 | The Simpsons | Milo (voice) | Episode: "Husbands and Knives" | |
| 2007 | The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show | Jables | Episode: "Break-Up" | |
| 2007 | Acceptable.TV | , N/a | Executive producer | |
| 2004 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Trapper JB (voice) | Episode: "Bear Traps" | |
| 2004 | Cracking Up | Bruce | Episode: "Scared Straight" | |
| 2003 | Will & Grace | Dr. Isaac Hershberg | Episode: "Nice in White Satin" | |
| 2003 | Time Belt | Computerman | 2 episodes | |
| 2003 | Player$ | Tenacious D | Episode: "Tenacious D a la Mode" | |
| 2003 | Computerman | Computerman | 6 episodes; Also executive producer |
Show all 48 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Andy Dick Show | J.D. | Episode: "Flipped" | |
| 2002 | MADtv | Tenacious D | Episode: "#7.22" | |
| 2002 | Crank Yankers | Tenacious D | Episode: "#1.3" | |
| 2002 | Clone High | Pusher / Larry Hardcore (voices) | Episode: "Raisin the Stakes" | |
| 1999 | Heat Vision and Jack | Jack | Pilot | |
| 1997 | Tenacious D | JB | Main role; also co-creator, writer and producer | |
| 1995 | D.P.O. | English | ||
| 1995 | Touched by an Angel | Monte | Episode: "Angels on the Air" | |
| 1995 | The X-Files | Bart "Zero" Liquori | Episode: "D.P.O." | |
| 1995 | The Single Guy | Randy | Episode: "Sister" | |
| 1995 | Pride & Joy | Man | Episode: "Brenda's Secret" | |
| 1995 | Picket Fences | Curtis Williams | 2 episodes | |
| 1995 | All-American Girl | Tommy | Episode "A Night at the Oprah" | |
| 1994 | The Innocent | Marty Prago | Television film | |
| 1994 | Blind Justice | Private | Television film | |
| 1993 | Northern Exposure | Kevin Wilkins | Episode 5-5: "A River Doesn't Run Through It" | |
| 1993 | Marked for Murder | Car thief | Television film | |
| 1993 | Life Goes On | Skinhead | Episode: "Incident on Main" | |
| 1992 | The Golden Palace | Taxi driver | Episode: "Seems Like Old Times: Part 2" | |
| 1992 | Great Scott! | Ray | Episode: "Book Crook" | |
| 1991 | Our Shining Moment | Teenage boy | Pilot | |
| 1985 | The New Leave It to Beaver | Nick | Episode: "Movin' On" | |
| 1984 | The Fall Guy | Young Colt's Friend | Episode: "Old Heroes Never Die" |