Questlove
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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.
Known for
Credits
Soul (2020)
as Curly (voice)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
Someone Great (2019)
as Questlove
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Brown Sugar (2002)
as Self
Bamboozled (2000)
as Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director
One World: Together at Home (2020)
as Self
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)
as Self
Bad 25 (2012)
as Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
as Self (uncredited)
American Symphony (2023)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
as Self
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025)
as Self
Boy Band (2019)
as Alien
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 (—)
as Self
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2025)
as Self
Mr. SOUL! (2018)
as Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023)
as Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
as Self (The Roots)
We Want the Funk! (2025)
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)
as Self
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days (2021)
as Self - Guest
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)
as Self
All Things Must Pass (2015)
as Self
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo (2019)
as Self
I Was Born This Way (2025)
as Self
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular (2024)
as Self
Siempre, Luis (2020)
as Self
A Band Called Death (2013)
as Self
Sample This (2013)
as Self
The Reverend (2022)
as Self
Brooklyn Babylon (2001)
as Member of The Lions
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004)
as Self
Herb Alpert Is... (2020)
as Self
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024)
as Self
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records (2013)
as Self
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! (2001)
as Self
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged (2001)
as Self
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus (2024)
as Self
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop (2010)
as Self
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)
as Self
The Legacy of J Dilla (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Hargrove (2022)
as Self
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show (2020)
as Self
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville (2017)
Actor
Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2018)
as Self
Before the Music Dies (2006)
as Self - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)
Finding the Funk (2014)
as Self
Rock Rubber 45s (2018)
as Self
Am I Black Enough for You (2009)
Actor
Downtown Calling (2009)
as Self
Give the Drummer Some (—)
Actor
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon (2017)
as Self
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool (1994)
as Self
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party (2006)
as Self
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
as Self
Ferocious Drummers (—)
Actor
May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story (2023)
as Himself
Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story (2020)
as Self
Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers Revenge (2025)
as Self
D'Angelo: Montreux Jazz Festival 2000 (2000)
Actor
The Roots Present (—)
as Self