
Cast
Jack Black
Acting
Cast
Jack Black
Known for
Acting
Born
1969-08-28
From
Santa Monica, California, USA
Also known as Thomas Jacob Black
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.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
as Bowser (voice)

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
as Bowser (voice)

Anaconda
as Doug McCallister

A Minecraft Movie
as Steve

Kung Fu Panda 4
as Po (voice)

Kung Fu Panda
as Po (voice)

Ice Age
as Zeke (voice)

Jumanji: The Next Level
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon

Kung Fu Panda 3
as Po (voice)

Kung Fu Panda 2
as Po (voice)

Sex Tape
as YouPorn Owner (uncredited)

King Kong
as Carl Denham

Shark Tale
as Lenny (voice)

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon

Tropic Thunder
as Jeff Portnoy

Waterworld
as Pilot

Mars Attacks!
as Billy Glenn Norris

The School of Rock
as Dewey Finn

Shallow Hal
as Hal Larson

Demolition Man
as Wasteland Scrap

Nacho Libre
as Nacho

The Holiday
as Miles

Borderlands
as Claptrap (voice)

A Minecraft Movie Squared
as Steve

The Jackal
as Ian Lamont

Enemy of the State
as Fiedler

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Motorcyclist

Goosebumps
as R.L. Stine / Slappy (voice) / Invisible Boy (voice)

Jumanji: Open World
as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon

The House with a Clock in Its Walls
as Jonathan Barnavelt

The Muppets
as Jack Black (uncredited)

Year One
as Zed

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
as Titus Telesco (uncredited)

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
as R.L. Stine (uncredited)

The Cable Guy
as Rick

Gulliver's Travels
as Lemuel Gulliver

High Fidelity
as Barry Judd

Dead Man Walking
as Craig Poncelet

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as JB

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
as Po (voice)

Saving Silverman
as J.D. McNugent

Bio-Dome
as Tenacious D

Kung Fu Panda Holiday
as Po (voice)

The Fan
as Broadcast Technician

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self

Be Kind Rewind
as Jerry

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Wolfman Jack

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
as Po (voice)

Airborne
as Augie

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Paul McCartney (uncredited)

Dear Santa
as Satan

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
as Po (voice)

Bob Roberts
as Roger Davis

The NeverEnding Story III
as Slip

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self

Coachella
as Self - Interviewee

Cradle Will Rock
as Sid

One World: Together at Home
as Self

Orange County
as Lance Brumder

Envy
as Nick Vanderpark

The Big Year
as Brad Harris

Club Oscar
as Lenny (voice)

The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as Dexter

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
as Po (Voice)

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self

Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self

Bernie
as Bernie Tiede

Dear Class of 2020
as Self

Run Ronnie Run
as Lead Chimney Sweep

Fight for Your Right Revisited
as MCA (B-Boys 2)

Harmontown
as Self

Celebrity Escape Room
as Self - Game Master

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
as Grown Up Stan (voice)

21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Actor

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
as Self

Earth to America
as Self

Awesometown
as George Washington

Blind Justice
as Private

The D Train
as Dan Landsman

Crossworlds
as Steve

Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera
as Dethklok's Original Manager / Fat Fan (voice)

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
as Jeff Portnoy

The Love Letter
as Fisherman

The Polka King
as Jan Lewan

Margot at the Wedding
as Malcolm

Bye Bye Love
as DJ at Party

Danny Roane: First Time Director
as Self

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
as Self

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
as Self

Jesus' Son
as Georgie

Tenacious D: Time Fixers
as JB

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self

Bongwater
as Devlin

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
as Self

The Present
as Self

Melvin Goes to Dinner
as Mental Patient (uncredited)

Pretty Sweet
as Self

Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
as Po (voice)

Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
as Self

The Innocent
as Marty Prago

The Concert for Valor
as Self

The Eighth Blunder of the World
as Self

Marked for Murder
as Car Thief

ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
as Self

Heat Vision and Jack
as Jack Austin

The Sheik
as Self

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
as Self

Free LSD
as (Special Appearance)

Kung Fu Panda: The Emperors Quest
as Po (Voice)

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
as Self

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
as Self - Presenter

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
as Self

Johnny Skidmarks
as Jerry

Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
as Self - Actor

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
as Self

Prop 8: The Musical
as Jesus Christ

Passaic Mosaic
as Self

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
as Self

Tenacious D: For the Ladies
as JB

Dueling Dumplings
as Po (voice)

D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
as Self

Heaven Adores You
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
as Self

The Insufferable Groo
as Self

Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
as Self

Being 'Shallow Hal'
as Self

Micronations

Tenacious D: Live in London
as Self

Tenacious D: Butt Baby
as JB

Kong's New York, 1933

How Did We Get Here?
as Self (archive footage)

The Unexpected Race
as Sheriff

Dio: Dreamers Never Die
as Self

Untitled Third Super Mario Bros. Film
as Bowser (voice)

Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks
as Self

Journeys of a Gentle Southern Man

Kung Fu Panda 5
as Po (voice)

Tenacious D: Live at Brixton Academy

The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
as Self

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
as Self

The Roadie
as JB

Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
as Self

Too Far from the Norm
as Rick

Our Shining Moment
as Teenage Boy

Tenacious D Live Rock am Ring
as Self

Tenacious D: Rock In Rio 2019

Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour
as JB

Tenacious D: In the Studio
as Self

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

Tommy Can't Sleep
as Big Tommy

Tenacious D: Live at the Mann Center
as Self

Cash Box
as Man

Fats Waller Was Born Here
as Multiple Roles/Jerry

Making of School of Rock
as Self

Tenacious D: JB's BJ
as JB

Tenacious D: Live at The Moore Theater in Seattle
as Self

The Lewis Lectures
as Lewis (voice)

Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
as Self

Tenacious D: Rock Star Sperm for Sale
as JB

Tenacious D: Rock Am Ring 2023
as Self

The Glorious Octagon Of Destiny
as Self

Tenacious D Live at the O2
as Vocals / Guitar / Sax-a-boom

Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks Vol. 3
as Self