
Jack Black is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He was born on August 28, 1969, in Santa Monica, California, United States. Black gained popularity for his roles in comedy films and his work as the lead vocalist of the rock duo Tenacious D. He has worked in Hollywood since the 1980s and has appeared in more than 60 films over the years.
Black started his acting career at the age of 13 with a TV ad for a video game. He made his TV debut with a minor appearance in the show The Fall Guy in 1984. Before his breakthrough, he did many small roles on TV shows like Life Goes On, Mr. Show, The Golden Palace, and The X-Files. Along with acting, he also connects with fans through social media and his YouTube channel, Jablinski Games. Let’s take a look at Jack Black’s films.
List of Jack Black's movies

Jack Black made his film debut with the film Bob Roberts in 1992. He got his breakthrough with the film High Fidelity in 2000, where he played the role of Barry Judd, a sarcastic record store employee. He gained further popularity with the films Shallow Hal (2001) and School of Rock (2003). Apart from that, he has been part of many films like King Kong (2005), Nacho Libre (2006), Tropic Thunder (2008), Gulliver’s Travels (2010), Bernie (2011), Goosebumps (2015), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), etc. He has also worked as a voice actor in DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–present), one of his most successful projects.
Year | Film Title | Role |
1992 | Bob Roberts | Roger Davis |
1993 | Airborne | Augie |
1993 | Demolition Man | Wasteland Scrap |
1994 | The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia | Slip |
1995 | Bye Bye Love | DJ at party |
1995 | Waterworld | Pilot |
1995 | Dead Man Walking | Craig Poncelet |
1996 | Bio-Dome | JB |
1996 | The Cable Guy | Rick Legatos |
1996 | The Fan | Broadcast technician |
1996 | Mars Attacks! | Billy-Glenn Norris |
1996 | Crossworlds | Steve |
1997 | The Jackal | Ian Lamont |
1998 | Johnny Skidmarks | Jerry |
1998 | Bongwater | Devlin |
1998 | Enemy of the State | Fiedler |
1998 | I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | Titus Telesco |
1999 | The Love Letter | Fisherman |
1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Sid |
1999 | Jesus' Son | Georgie |
2000 | High Fidelity | Barry Judd |
2001 | Frank's Book | Performance hipster |
2001 | Saving Silverman | JD McNugent |
2001 | Shallow Hal | Harold "Hal" Larson |
2002 | Orange County | Lance Brumder |
2002 | Run Ronnie Run! | Lead chimney sweep |
2002 | Ice Age | Zeke |
2003 | Melvin Goes to Dinner | Mental patient |
2003 | School of Rock | Dewey Finn |
2004 | Envy | Nick Vanderpark |
2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Motorcyclist |
2004 | Shark Tale | Lenny |
2005 | King Kong | Carl Denham |
2006 | Nacho Libre | Ignacio / Nacho |
2006 | Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | JB |
2006 | The Holiday | Miles |
2007 | Margot at the Wedding | Malcolm |
2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Paul McCartney |
2008 | Be Kind Rewind | Jerry McLean |
2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Po |
2008 | Secrets of the Furious Five | Po |
2008 | Prop 8: The Musical | Jesus Christ |
2008 | Tropic Thunder | Jeff "Fats" Portnoy |
2009 | Year One | Zed |
2010 | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Po |
2010 | Gulliver's Travels | Lemuel Gulliver |
2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Po |
2011 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters | Po |
2011 | Bernie | Bernie Tiede |
2011 | The Big Year | Brad Harris |
2011 | The Muppets | Himself |
2014 | Sex Tape | Lamont |
2015 | The D Train | Dan Landsman |
2015 | Goosebumps | R. L. Stine / Slappy and the Invisible Boy (voices) |
2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Po |
2016 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | Po |
2017 | The Polka King | Jan Lewan |
2017 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon |
2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Dexter |
2018 | The Unexpected Race | Sheriff |
2018 | The House with a Clock in Its Walls | Jonathan Barnavelt |
2018 | Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween | R. L. Stine |
2019 | Jumanji: The Next Level | Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon |
2022 | Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood | Adult Stanley |
2022 | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Wolfman Jack |
2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Bowser |
2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Po |
2024 | Borderlands | Claptrap |
2024 | Free LSD | The Crazed Scientist |
2024 | Dear Santa | Satan |
Jack Black’s upcoming projects

Jack Black has few upcoming projects in 2025. He will be playing the role of Steve in the upcoming fantasy adventure film A Minecraft Movie, set to be released in theaters on April 4, 2025. Alongside Black, the cast of the film also includes Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Coolidge, and others. Apart from acting, he also collaborated with Dave Grohl on a song called I Feel Alive for the film.
There were some questions about Jack Black's casting as Steve in the film, but in an interview with Variety, Mojang executive Torfi Frans Ólafsson defended the decision. He said, “His character was originally a talking pig, and it was very, very, very late in the development where we had the idea to switch it to become Steve, because we needed an expert and host. This is not my Steve or your Steve — this is Jack Black’s Steve. A lot of fans responded when they saw the first teasers and trailers, like, ‘Hey, wait a minute — this is just Jack Black. This isn’t Jack Black being someone else.’ And maybe it is, because this is literally him interpreting this character and what it means to him.”
Apart from A Minecraft Movie, he will also be seen in the upcoming horror-comedy film Anaconda, where he will play the role of Doug McCallister alongside Paul Rudd. The film is a new take on the 1997 film directed by Luis Llosa, which starred Jennifer Lopez and Ice Cube. It is set to be released in theatres on December 25, 2025. Jack Black and Paul Rudd made the film announcement on YouTube in December 2024.
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