Which South Park student is voiced by producer Adrien Beard?

The South Park student voiced by producer Adrien Beard is Tolkien Black.

Tolkien debuted in the series premiere, “Cartman Gets an Anal Probe,” although he initially had no spoken lines. Trey Parker voiced him in early appearances, and Beard took over the role in 2000. Beard also works on the series as an art director and storyboard artist, making the casting connection especially notable.

A major South Park continuity change surrounds the character’s name. Until 2022, he was generally known as Token Black, a reference to tokenism. The episode “The Big Fix” revealed that his real name is Tolkien, after author J. R. R. Tolkien, and the show subsequently updated earlier materials and captions. That change can cause confusion when older episode guides or quiz questions use “Token.”

Tolkien is one of South Park Elementary’s recurring students and is the son of Steve and Linda Black. He was originally portrayed as the school’s only Black student, before the series introduced other Black families and students, including Nichole Daniels.