Actor profile

Martin Lawrence

16th April 1965 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany [now Germany] Acting

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and comedian who was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films Bad Boys, Blue Streak, Big Momma's House and Bad Boys II. Lawrence has acted in numerous movie roles and starred in his own television series, Martin, which ran from 1992 to 1997.

49 Movies 28 TV Shows 79 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy poster

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy 31st May 2026 as Self

7 Dogs poster

7 Dogs 27th May 2026

Sneaks poster

Sneaks 17th April 2025 as J.B. (voice)

Bad Boys: Ride or Die poster

Bad Boys: Ride or Die 5th June 2024 as Marcus Burnett

Martin: The Reunion poster

Martin: The Reunion 16th December 2022 as Self

Mindcage poster

Mindcage 16th December 2022 as Jake Doyle

Def comedy Jam - All stars 3 poster

Def comedy Jam - All stars 3 26th June 2021

Bad Boys for Life poster

Bad Boys for Life 15th January 2020 as Marcus

The Beach Bum poster

The Beach Bum 21st March 2019 as Captain Wack

Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2 poster

Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2 1st January 2019

Def Comedy Jam 25 poster

Def Comedy Jam 25 26th September 2017 as Self

Martin Lawrence Doin’ Time poster

Martin Lawrence Doin’ Time 9th September 2016 as Himself

Eddie Murphy: One Night Only poster

Eddie Murphy: One Night Only 14th November 2012 as Self

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son poster

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son 16th February 2011 as Malcolm / Big Momma

Death at a Funeral poster

Death at a Funeral 15th April 2010 as Ryan

College Road Trip poster

College Road Trip 7th March 2008 as Chief James Porter

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins poster

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins 8th February 2008 as Roscoe Jenkins

Wild Hogs poster

Wild Hogs 2nd March 2007 as Bobby Davis

Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run poster

Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run 15th December 2006 as Boog (voice)

We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story poster

We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story 17th October 2006 as Himself

Open Season poster

Open Season 27th September 2006 as Boog (voice)

Big Momma's House 2 poster

Big Momma's House 2 26th January 2006 as Malcolm Turner / Big Momma

Rebound poster

Rebound 1st July 2005 as Roy McCormick

Bad Boys II poster

Bad Boys II 18th July 2003 as Detective Marcus Burnett

National Security poster

National Security 17th January 2003 as Earl Montgomery

Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat poster

Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat 2nd August 2002 as himself

What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers poster

What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers 4th June 2002 as Self

Black Knight poster

Black Knight 21st November 2001 as Jamal Walker / Skywalker

What's the Worst That Could Happen? poster

What's the Worst That Could Happen? 31st May 2001 as Kevin Caffery

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2 poster

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2 29th May 2001 as Martin Lawrence

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 12 poster

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 12 29th May 2001

Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7 poster

Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7 28th November 2000

Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' poster

Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' 27th June 2000 as Self

Big Momma's House poster

Big Momma's House 31st May 2000 as Malcolm Turner

Blue Streak poster

Blue Streak 17th September 1999 as Miles Logan

Life poster

Life 16th April 1999 as Claude Banks

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 1 poster

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 1 1st March 1999

Jackie Chan: My Story poster

Jackie Chan: My Story 17th July 1998 as Self - Bad Boy

Nothing to Lose poster

Nothing to Lose 18th July 1997 as Terrence Paul "T-Paul" Davidson

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate poster

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate 4th April 1996 as Darnell

Bad Boys poster

Bad Boys 7th April 1995 as Marcus Burnett

Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy poster

Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy 27th April 1994 as Self

Boomerang poster

Boomerang 28th June 1992 as Tyler

House Party 2 poster

House Party 2 23rd October 1991 as Bilal

Talkin' Dirty After Dark poster

Talkin' Dirty After Dark 16th August 1991 as Terry

One-Night Stand: Martin Lawrence poster

One-Night Stand: Martin Lawrence 23rd March 1991 as Himself

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade poster

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade 15th December 1990 as Willie

House Party poster

House Party 20th January 1990 as Bilal

Do the Right Thing poster

Do the Right Thing 14th June 1989 as Cee

Demascus poster

Demascus 7th August 2025 as Forty

Number One on the Call Sheet poster

Number One on the Call Sheet 27th March 2025 as Self

Sherri poster

Sherri 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022 as Self

The Shop poster

The Shop 28th August 2018 as Self

Steve poster

Steve 5th September 2017 as Self

Partners poster

Partners 4th August 2014 as Marcus Jackson

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

Oddity Archive poster

Oddity Archive 5th July 2012 as Maurice Winfield (archive footage)

The Soul Man poster

The Soul Man 20th June 2012 as Rudy

Conan poster

Conan 8th November 2010 as Self

Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up poster

Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up 18th April 2007

El hormiguero poster

El hormiguero 24th September 2006 as Self - Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam All Stars poster

Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam All Stars 29th May 2001 as Himself

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

The Chris Rock Show poster

The Chris Rock Show 7th February 1997

E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story 21st August 1996

The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show 22nd July 1996 as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien 13th September 1993 as Self - Guest

Martin poster

Martin 27th August 1992 as Martin Payne

MTV Movie & TV Awards poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards 10th June 1992 as Self - Presenter

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 25th May 1992

One Night Stand poster

One Night Stand 15th February 1989

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

What's Happening Now!! poster

What's Happening Now!! 7th September 1985 as Maurice Warfield

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Host