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Jack Black

Jack Black

Actor · Born 1969-08-28 · Santa Monica, California, USA

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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…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) — Bethany
  2. Ice Age (2002) — Zeke (voice)
  3. Kung Fu Panda (2008) — Po (voice)
  4. Rick and Morty (2013) — Lithdor (voice)
  5. The Mandalorian (2019) — Captain Bombardier
  6. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) — Bowser (voice)
  7. The Simpsons (1989) — Milo (voice)
  8. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) — Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
  9. King Kong (2005) — Carl Denham
  10. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) — Po (voice)
  11. Tropic Thunder (2008) — Jeff Portnoy
  12. Shark Tale (2004) — Lenny (voice)
  13. Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) — Po (voice)
  14. The School of Rock (2003) — Dewey Finn
  15. Mars Attacks! (1996) — Billy Glenn Norris
  16. The Holiday (2006) — Miles
  17. The Office (2005) — Sam
  18. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) — Motorcyclist
  19. Enemy of the State (1998) — Fiedler
  20. Sex Tape (2014) — YouPorn Owner (uncredited)
  21. Demolition Man (1993) — Wasteland Scrap
  22. Waterworld (1995) — Pilot
  23. Goosebumps (2015) — Stine / Slappy / Invisible Boy (voice)
  24. The X-Files (1993) — Bart 'Zero' Liquori
  25. Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) — Po (voice)
  26. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) — Bowser (voice)
  27. Shallow Hal (2001) — Hal Larson
  28. A Minecraft Movie (2025) — Steve
  29. The Cable Guy (1996) — Rick
  30. Gulliver's Travels (2010) — Lemuel Gulliver
  31. The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) — Jonathan Barnavelt
  32. High Fidelity (2000) — Barry Judd
  33. The Jackal (1997) — Ian Lamont
  34. Community (2009) — Buddy
  35. Year One (2009) — Zed
  36. Nacho Libre (2006) — Nacho
  37. Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) — JB
  38. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) — Titus Telesco (uncredited)
  39. The Muppets (2011) — Jack Black (uncredited)
  40. Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) — R.L. Stine (uncredited)

Directed

  1. Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto (2018) — Director