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Laurence Fishburne

30th July 1961 Augusta, Georgia, USA Acting

Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Tony Award winner known for his roles on stage and screen. He has frequently portrayed forceful, militant, and authoritative characters. Some of Fishburne's best-known roles are Morpheus in The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the John Singleton drama film Boyz n the Hood (1991), Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in Francis Ford Coppola's war film Apocalypse Now (1979), and "The Bowery King" in the John Wick film series (2017–present). For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running (1992) and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in TriBeCa (1993). Fishburne became the first African American to portray Othello on film when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play. He has also received five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. He received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead nomination for his performance in Deep Cover (1992). Other film credits of Fishburne include Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple (1985), Spike Lee's School Daze (1988), Abel Ferrara's King of New York (1990), Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Steven Soderbergh's Contagion (2011), and Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying (2017). He has also gained a wider audience with the blockbuster films Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). On television, he starred as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008–2011) and as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and had a recurring role as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022).

137 Movies 56 TV Shows 1 In Production 209 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Sneaks poster
Sneaks 17th April 2025 as The Collector (voice)
Bonnie poster
Bonnie 12th November 2022 as Self
The Mule poster
The Mule 14th December 2018 as Special Agent in Charge
Khumba poster
Khumba 18th July 2013 as Seko (voice)
Thurgood poster
Thurgood 24th February 2011 as Thurgood Marshall
Tortured poster
Tortured 10th September 2008 as Archie Green
21 poster
21 27th March 2008 as Cole Williams
TMNT poster
TMNT 23rd March 2007 as Narrator (voice)
Bobby poster
Bobby 5th September 2006 as Edward Robinson
Spooge poster
Spooge 10th November 2001 as Self
Hoodlum poster
Hoodlum 27th August 1997 as Bumpy Johnson
Fled poster
Fled 19th July 1996 as Piper
Deep Cover poster
Deep Cover 15th April 1992 as Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull
Cadence poster
Cadence 16th November 1990 as Roosevelt Stokes
MacGruber poster
MacGruber 16th December 2021 as General Barrett Fasoose
What If...? poster
What If...? 11th August 2021 as Dr. Bill Foster / Goliath (voice)
What If...? poster
What If...? 11th August 2021 as Bill Foster / Goliath (voice)
Madiba poster
Madiba 1st February 2017 as Nelson Mandela
Roots poster
Roots 30th May 2016 as Alex Haley
Conan poster
Conan 8th November 2010 as Self
CSI: NY poster
CSI: NY 22nd September 2004 as Ray Langston
The Blues poster
The Blues 28th September 2003 as Self - Narrator
CSI: Miami poster
CSI: Miami 23rd September 2002 as CSI Dr. Ray Langston
MADtv poster
MADtv 14th October 1995 as Self
The Civil War poster
The Civil War 23rd September 1990 as Sgt. Louis Douglas / Samuel Jess / Various (voice)
Miami Vice poster
Miami Vice 16th September 1984 as Prison Guard Keller
M*A*S*H poster
M*A*S*H 17th September 1972 as Corporal Dorsey
Gatto poster Coming soon
Gatto 3rd March 2027 as Rocco (voice)