December 2025
Jack Black is an American actor, comedian and musician.
Black and Kyle Gass make up the comedy and rock music duo Tenacious D. The duo has released two albums, Tenacious D, and its follow up, The Pick of Destiny.
Black's acting career began with primetime TV roles, and then with small roles in 1990s films such as Dead Man Walking, The Cable Guy, The Jackal and Enemy of the State.
By the 2000s, he was cast in lead roles in comedy films such as Shallow Hal and School of Rock and in dramas such as King Kong and The Holiday. He is a member of the so-called Frat Pack, a media term for a group of comedians active in Hollywood films. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe award.
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April 2025
A Minecraft Movie
Family, Action, AdventureDirected by: Jared HessWith: Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers
August 2024
Borderlands
Action, AdventureDirected by: Eli RothWith: Cate Blanchett, Ariana Greenblatt,...A feature film based on the popular video game set on the abandoned fictional planet of Pandora where people search for a mysterious relic.
October 2018
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Family, Comedy, Fantasy, AdventureDirected by: Rob LettermanWith: Jack Black, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison IsemanHalloween comes to life in a comedy adventure based on R.L. Stine's 400-million-selling series of books.
September 2018
The House with a Clock in its Walls
Horror, FantasyDirected by: Eli RothWith: Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Kyle MacLachlanA young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.
January 2018
Jumanji: Welcome to the jungle
Family, Fantasy, AdventureDirected by: Jake KasdanWith: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin HartFour teenagers discover an old video game console and are literally drawn into the game's jungle setting, becoming the adult avatars they choose.
March 2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
Action, Adventure, Animation (modern)Directed by: Jennifer Yuh & Alessandro CarloniWith: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, David Cross,...When Po's long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new panda characters. But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must do the impossible-learn to train a... Read more...
January 2016
Goosebumps
Family, HorrorDirected by: Rob LettermanWith: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya RushA young kid teams up with the niece of young adult horror author R.L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Greendale, Maryland.
June 2011
Kung Fu Panda 2 : The Kaboom of Doom
Comedy, Animation (modern)Directed by: Jennifer YuhIn "Kung Fu Panda 2," Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, the Furious Five. But Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable... Read more...
February 2011
Gulliver's Travels
Animation (classic style), AdventureDirected by: Rob LettermanWith: Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Amanda Peet,...Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.
The Big Year
Comedy Directed by: David FrankelWith: Rashida Jones, Jim Parsons, Owen Wilson,...In birding, a Big Year is seeing or hearing as many different species of birds as possible in a calendar year. Three men pursue the Birder of the Year title: Kenny Bostick, who's seen a record 732 in a past big year, Stu Preissler, newly retired, and Brad Harris, who narrates the story. Life gets... Read more...
August 2009
The Year One
ComedyDirected by: Harold RamisWith: Jack Black & Michael CeraWhen a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Jack Black and Michael Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world in Columbia Pictures' comedy "Year One." Harold Ramis directs. The screenplay is by Harold Ramis & Gene Stupnitsky & Lee... Read more...
October 2008
Tropic Thunder
ComedyDirected by: Ben StillerWith: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Nick NolteIn the action-comedy "Tropic Thunder," Ben Stiller plays pampered action superstar Tugg Speedman, who is cast in the biggest, most expensive war movie ever produced. He sets out to Southeast Asia with a "Who's Who" of celebrity co-stars. They include Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), an intense,... Read more...
August 2008
Be Kind Rewind
ComedyDirected by: Michel GondryWith: Jack Black, Mos Def, PJ Byrne, Mia FarrowWhen a man whose body accidentally becomes magnetized unintentionally erases every tape in his friend's video store, the pair set out to remake the lost films, including Ghostbusters, Driving Miss Daisy and Boyz in the hood. When Jerry (Jack Black) accidentally erases all the tapes in the store... Read more...
July 2008
Kung Fu Panda
Comedy, Animation (modern)Directed by: Mark Osborne & John StevensonWith: Jack Black, Ian McShane, Angelina JolieEnthusiastic, big and a little clumsy, Po is the biggest fan of Kung Fu around...which doesn't exactly come in handy while working every day in his family's noodle shop. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po's dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies... Read more...
March 2008
Margot at The Wedding
Drama, ComedyDirected by: Noah BaumbachWith: Nicole Kidman, Jack Black, Jennifer Jason Leigh,...The film will be a multigenerational story that takes place over a weekend and follows a mom and her son who visit the mom's sister. Kidman and Leigh will play the sisters.
December 2006
The Holiday
Romantic comedyDirected by: Nancy MeyersWith: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black
November 2006
Nacho Libre
ComedyDirected by: Jared HessWith: Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Héctor Jiménez,...Ignacio, a disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery, can barely afford to feed the orphans who live there. Inspired by a local wrestling hero, he decides to moonlight as the not-so-famous Luchador "Nacho Libre" to earn money for the monastery -- not to mention the admiration of beautiful nun Sister... Read more...
December 2005
King Kong
Fantasy, AdventureDirected by: Peter JacksonWith: Adrien Brody, Naomi Watts, Jack Black,...A movie crew, travelling to a mysterious island to shoot their picture, encounter a furious gorilla, taking their leading actress and forming a special relationship with her, protecting her at all costs.
October 2004