Questlove - Actor Profile

Questlove

50Movies
10.0 Best Rating

Biography

Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born on January 20, 1971), known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as BROther ?uestion, Questo or Brother Question), is an American drummer, DJ, music journalist and record producer. He is best known as the drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots, which is now the in-house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He has produced for artists such as Common, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Jay-Z, Nikka Costa and more recently, Al Green, Amy Winehouse and John Legend. He is a member of the production teams the Soulquarians, The Randy Watson Experience, and The Grand Wizzards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Questlove,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Top Rated Movies

★10.0
The Reverend (2022) movie poster
★10.0

The Reverend — Winner of the DOC NYC Audience Award, Director Nick Canfield’s first film follows gospel-rock icon and activist Reverend

The Reverend

2022•Documentary
★10.0
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo (2019) movie poster
★10.0

Devil's Pie: D'Angelo — D'Angelo had it all: two platinum selling albums, a sold out world tour and a body chiselled to perfection. However, one

Devil's Pie: D'Angelo

2019•Documentary
★9.2
We Want the Funk! (2025) movie poster
★9.2

We Want the Funk! — Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.

We Want the Funk!

2025•Documentary
★9.0
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023) movie poster
★9.0

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop — A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the two-hour tribute special feat

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

2023•Music
★9.0
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular (2024) movie poster
★9.0

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular — Jimmy and his friends present a hour long special inspired by his album, "Holiday Seasoning".

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

2024•Comedy

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2025 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Self ★ 4.5 FLOP
2025 Spinal Tap II: The End Continues Questlove ★ 6.4 FLOP
2025 We Want the Funk! Self ★ 9.2 HIT
2025 SNL50: The Homecoming Concert Self ★ 6.8 HIT
2025 SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) Self ★ 6.9 HIT
2024 Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular Self ★ 9.0 HIT
2024 Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary Self ★ 6.8 HIT
2023 A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop Self ★ 9.0 HIT
2023 American Symphony Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ★ 6.7 HIT
2023 May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story Himself ★ 0.0 FLOP
2023 The Legacy of J Dilla Self (archive footage) ★ 0.0 FLOP
2023 Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes Self ★ 0.0 FLOP
2022 The Reverend Self ★ 10.0 HIT
2022 Hargrove Self ★ 7.0 HIT
2021 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Self ★ 7.0 HIT
2021 Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Self (uncredited) ★ 7.6 HIT
2021 Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days Self - Guest ★ 6.5 HIT
2021 Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut Self (archive footage) ★ 7.0 HIT
2020 Soul Curly (voice) ★ 8.1 HIT
2020 Herb Alpert Is... Self ★ 7.2 HIT
2020 One World: Together at Home Self ★ 7.0 HIT
2020 The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show Self ★ 6.2 FLOP
2020 Siempre, Luis Self ★ 6.3 FLOP
2019 Devil's Pie: D'Angelo Self ★ 10.0 HIT
2019 Someone Great Questlove ★ 6.4 FLOP
2019 Boy Band Alien ★ 5.5 FLOP
2018 Rock Rubber 45s Self ★ 0.0 FLOP
2018 Mr. SOUL! Self ★ 7.0 HIT
2017 Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon Self ★ 7.0 HIT
2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Ahmir-Khalib Thompson ★ 6.6 HIT
2015 All Things Must Pass Self ★ 7.2 HIT
2014 Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown Self ★ 6.9 HIT
2014 Finding the Funk Self ★ 7.2 HIT
2013 Sample This Self ★ 6.7 HIT
2013 A Band Called Death Self ★ 7.2 HIT
2013 Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records Self ★ 7.1 HIT
2012 Bad 25 Self ★ 7.3 HIT
2012 Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Self ★ 5.0 FLOP
2011 Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest Self ★ 7.2 HIT
2010 My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop Self ★ 3.5 FLOP
2009 Am I Black Enough for You - ★ 8.0 HIT
2006 Before the Music Dies Self - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove) ★ 7.0 HIT
2005 Dave Chappelle's Block Party Self (The Roots) ★ 6.8 HIT
2004 And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop Self ★ 4.0 FLOP
2002 Brown Sugar Self ★ 6.6 HIT
2001 Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged Self ★ 6.2 FLOP
2001 Brooklyn Babylon Member of The Lions ★ 4.6 FLOP
2001 All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! Self ★ 0.0 FLOP
2000 Bamboozled Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director ★ 6.2 FLOP
N/A Ferocious Drummers - ★ 0.0 FLOP