Directed credits
3
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Questlove
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.7
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 14
TMDB ID: 4719
IMDb ID: nm0859821
Known for: Acting
Born: January 20, 1971
Age: 55
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.84
Wikidata: Q263024
Also known as
?uestlove • Ahmir-Khalib Thompson • Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson • Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson • Ahmir Thompson
Frequent jobs
Director (3)Executive Producer (6)Music (2)Executive Music Producer (1)Music Producer (1)Original Music Composer (1)
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.
Photos
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Questlove.
8.1
Soul
as Curly (voice)
2020 Movie
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Director
2021 Movie
7.2
All Things Must Pass
as Self
2015 Movie
7.2
A Band Called Death
as Self
2013 Movie
6.8
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
as Self (The Roots)
2005 Movie
6.6
Brown Sugar
as Self
2002 Movie
6.6
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
2016 Movie
6.4
Someone Great
as Questlove
2019 Movie
6.2
Bamboozled
as Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director
2000 Movie
6.1
Top Five
Original Music Composer
2014 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Questlove.
8.0
Parks and Recreation
as LeVondrious • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Tour Guide (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
8.0
Community
as Questlove • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.0
iCarly
as Questlove • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.9
The Eric Andre Show
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.7
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
1 eps
2013 Series
7.4
Abbott Elementary
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
as Self • 1 eps
1969 Series
7.1
The Oscars
Music • 1 eps
1953 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 2 eps
1975 Series
6.9
Roots
Executive Music Producer • 4 eps
2016 Series
6.9
Drunk History
as Himself • 1 eps
2013 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Questlove.
8.1
Soul
as Curly (voice)
2020 Movie
6.2
Bamboozled
as Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director
2000 Movie
6.4
Someone Great
as Questlove
2019 Movie
6.6
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
2016 Movie
7.3
Bad 25
as Self
2012 Movie
7.0
Hargrove
as Self
2022 Movie
6.3
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Questlove
2025 Movie
5.5
Boy Band
as Alien
2019 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Questlove.
8.0
The Simpsons
as Tour Guide (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 2 eps
1975 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
as Self • 1 eps
1969 Series
8.0
Community
as Questlove • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.0
Parks and Recreation
as LeVondrious • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 2 eps
2019 Series
7.2
Hot Ones
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.0
iCarly
as Questlove • 1 eps
2007 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Questlove.
I Was Born This Way
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
9.0
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
6.5
The League
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
6.3
Descendant
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
5.2
Stucco
Music
2019 Movie
6.1
Top Five
Original Music Composer
2014 Movie
6.2
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
Music Producer
2001 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Questlove.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Questlove.
4.5
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2025 Movie
Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers Revenge
as himself
2025 Movie
6.3
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Questlove
2025 Movie
I Was Born This Way
as Self
2025 Movie
8.0
We Want the Funk!
as Self
2025 Movie
6.9
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025 Movie
6.9
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
as Self
2025 Movie
9.0
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
as Self
2024 Movie
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
as Self
2024 Movie
6.8
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
as Self
2024 Movie
9.0
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2023 Movie
6.7
American Symphony
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Questlove.
1.0
My Happy Place
as Self • 6 eps
2025 Series
5.8
Camden
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
8.0
James Brown: Say It Loud
as Self • 4 eps
2024 Series
5.5
Mulligan
as (voice) • 2 eps
2023 Series
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
3.5
Rise Up, Sing Out
8 eps
2022 Series
7.8
JANET JACKSON.
as Self • 3 eps
2022 Series
7.4
Abbott Elementary
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
9.0
Quest for Craft
8 eps
2021 Series
7.4
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
as Self • 2 eps
2021 Series
8.0
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
as Self • 6 eps
2019 Series