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Laurence Fishburne

Acting 64 years old Augusta, Georgia, USA ★ 3.1
Born: July 30, 1961

Biography

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).

External Links

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Known For

The Matrix
The Matrix Morpheus 1999
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited) 2005
John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4 Bowery King 2023
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Perry White 2016
John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 2 Bowery King 2017

Jimmy's Seen (5)

The Amateur
The Amateur Henderson 2025
Deep Cover
Deep Cover Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull 1992
King of New York
King of New York Jimmy Jump 1990
The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections Morpheus (archive footage) (uncredited) 2021
John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 2 Bowery King 2017

Filmography

Acting Credits (201)

Untitled The Exorcist Film
Untitled The Exorcist Film 2027
The Astronaut
The Astronaut General William Harris 2025
Megadoc
Megadoc Self 2025
Wick Is Pain
Wick Is Pain Self 2025
Sneaks
Sneaks The Collector (voice) 2025
The Amateur
The Amateur Henderson 2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
Number One on the Call Sheet Self 2025
Cellar Door
Cellar Door Emmett 2024
Megalopolis
Megalopolis Fundi Romaine 2024
Transformers One
Transformers One Alpha Trion (voice) 2024
Slingshot
Slingshot Captain Franks 2024
Clipped
Clipped Doc Rivers 2024
John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4 Bowery King 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Foster (voice) 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur The Beyonder (voice) 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Backstory Man (voice) 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Beyonder (voice) 2023
Bonnie
Bonnie Self 2022
The School for Good and Evil
The School for Good and Evil School Master 2022
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Is That Black Enough for You?!? Self 2022
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special Self 2022
All the Old Knives
All the Old Knives Vick Wallinger 2022
Death to 2021
Death to 2021 Narrator (voice) 2021
The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections Morpheus (archive footage) (uncredited) 2021
MacGruber
MacGruber General Barrett Fasoose 2021
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy Self 2021
What If...?
What If...? Dr. Bill Foster / Goliath (voice) 2021
What If...?
What If...? Bill Foster / Goliath (voice) 2021
The Ice Road
The Ice Road Goldenrod 2021
Under the Stadium Lights
Under the Stadium Lights Harold Christian 2021
Death to 2020
Death to 2020 Narrator (voice) 2020
History's Greatest Mysteries
History's Greatest Mysteries Self - Host 2020
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Ricky Powell: The Individualist Self 2020
Our Lady of 121st Street
Our Lady of 121st Street Rooftop 2020
#FreeRayshawn
#FreeRayshawn Steven Poincy 2020
The Witcher
The Witcher Regis 2019
mixed-ish
mixed-ish Pops Johnson 2019
Imprisoned
Imprisoned Daniel Calvin 2019
Running with the Devil
Running with the Devil The Man 2019
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Where'd You Go, Bernadette Paul Jellinek 2019
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Bowery King 2019
The Mule
The Mule Special Agent in Charge 2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' Self 2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ant-Man and the Wasp Dr. Bill Foster 2018
grown-ish
grown-ish Pops Johnson 2018
Last Flag Flying
Last Flag Flying Reverend Richard Mueller 2017
Year Million
Year Million Narrator 2017
John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 2 Bowery King 2017
Madiba
Madiba Nelson Mandela 2017
Passengers
Passengers Gus Mancuso 2016
The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day Narrator (voice) 2016
Roots
Roots Alex Haley 2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Perry White 2016
Standoff
Standoff Sade 2016
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon Self 2015
Jay Leno's Garage
Jay Leno's Garage Self 2015
The Muppets
The Muppets Self 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Sean Connery: In His Own Words Self 2015
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand Self 2015
Rudderless
Rudderless Del 2014
black-ish
black-ish Pops Johnson 2014
The Signal
The Signal Dr. Wallace Damon 2014
Ride Along
Ride Along Omar 2014
Khumba
Khumba Seko (voice) 2013
Man of Steel
Man of Steel Perry White 2013
The Colony
The Colony Briggs 2013
The Frame
The Frame Perry White 2013
Hannibal
Hannibal Jack Crawford 2013
Slavery by Another Name
Slavery by Another Name Narrator 2012
Have a Little Faith
Have a Little Faith Henry Covington 2011
A Man's Story
A Man's Story Self 2011
Contagion
Contagion Ellis Cheever 2011
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood' Self 2011
Thurgood
Thurgood Thurgood Marshall 2011
Top Gear
Top Gear 2010
Conan
Conan Self 2010
Predators: Moments of Extraction
Predators: Moments of Extraction Noland (voice) 2010
Predators
Predators Noland 2010
Rappin' With The Rickster
Rappin' With The Rickster Self 2010
Predators: The Chosen
Predators: The Chosen 2010
Armored
Armored Baines 2009
The Black List: Volume Two
The Black List: Volume Two Self 2009
Days of Wrath
Days of Wrath Mr. Stafford 2008
Tortured
Tortured Archie Green 2008
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence Self 2008
21
21 Cole Williams 2008
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
The Death and Life of Bobby Z Tad Gruzsa 2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer (voice) 2007
TMNT
TMNT Narrator (voice) 2007
America's Game: 1986 New York Giants
America's Game: 1986 New York Giants Narrator 2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War Self 2007
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions Narrator (voice) 2006
Bobby
Bobby Edward Robinson 2006
Five Fingers
Five Fingers Ahmat 2006
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee Dr. Larabee 2006
Mission: Impossible III
Mission: Impossible III Theodore Brassel 2006
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
The Making of 'Event Horizon' Self 2006
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited) 2005
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' Self (archive footage) 2005
Ashes and Snow
Ashes and Snow Narrator (voice) 2005
Assault on Precinct 13
Assault on Precinct 13 Marion Bishop 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited Self 2004
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited Self 2004
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase Self 2004
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix Morpheus 2004
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface Self 2004
The Matrix Recalibrated
The Matrix Recalibrated Self 2004
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions Morpheus 2003
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
Mystic River: From Page to Screen Self 2003
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load Self 2003
Mystic River
Mystic River Whitey Powers 2003
The Blues
The Blues Self - Narrator 2003
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend Self 2003
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty Self 2003
The Soul of a Man
The Soul of a Man Self - Narrator 2003
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded Morpheus 2003
MTV Reloaded
MTV Reloaded Morpheus (archive footage) 2003
Biker Boyz
Biker Boyz Smoke 2003
Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'
Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz' Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
A History of Sex
A History of Sex Self 2003
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami CSI Dr. Ray Langston 2002
Undercover Brother
Undercover Brother Verification Hand (voice) (uncredited) 2002
The Matrix Revisited
The Matrix Revisited Self - Morpheus 2001
Spooge
Spooge Self 2001
Osmosis Jones
Osmosis Jones Thrax (voice) 2001
Once in the Life
Once in the Life 20 / 20 Mike 2000
Welcome to Hollywood
Welcome to Hollywood Laurence Fishburne 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Raymond Langston 2000
Sex and the Matrix
Sex and the Matrix Morpheus (archive footage) 2000
Michael Jordan to the Max
Michael Jordan to the Max Narrator (voice) 2000
Making "The Matrix"
Making "The Matrix" Self 1999
The Matrix
The Matrix Morpheus 1999
The Magic Hour
The Magic Hour Self 1998
Always Outnumbered
Always Outnumbered Socrates Fortlow 1998
Black Hollywood
Black Hollywood Self 1997
Hoodlum
Hoodlum Bumpy Johnson 1997
Event Horizon
Event Horizon Miller 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Miss Evers' Boys
Miss Evers' Boys Caleb Humphries 1997
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Fled
Fled Piper 1996
Othello
Othello Othello 1995
MADtv
MADtv Self 1995
The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen Hannibal Lee 1995
Just Cause
Just Cause Sheriff Tanny Brown 1995
Bad Company
Bad Company Nelson Crowe 1995
Higher Learning
Higher Learning Professor Maurice Phipps 1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer Vinnie 1993
What's Love Got to Do with It
What's Love Got to Do with It Ike Turner 1993
TriBeCa
TriBeCa 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
Deep Cover
Deep Cover Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull 1992
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Self 1991
Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood Furious Styles 1991
Class Action
Class Action Nick Holbrook 1991
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry Self 1991
Decoration Day
Decoration Day Michael Waring, DOD Man 1990
Cadence
Cadence Roosevelt Stokes 1990
The Civil War
The Civil War Various 1990
King of New York
King of New York Jimmy Jump 1990
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special Cowboy Curtis 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
Red Heat
Red Heat Lt. Stobbs 1988
School Daze
School Daze Vaughn 'Dap' Dunlap 1988
Cherry 2000
Cherry 2000 Glu Glu Lawyer 1987
Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone Sgt. Flanagan 1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Max 1987
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Pee-wee's Playhouse Cowboy Curtis 1986
Band of the Hand
Band of the Hand Cream 1986
Quicksilver
Quicksilver Voodoo 1986
The Color Purple
The Color Purple Swain 1985
Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire 1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer Casey Taylor 1985
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club Bumpy Rhodes 1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice Prison Guard Keller 1984
Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish Midget 1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers Jimbo Collins 1983
I Take These Men
I Take These Men Hank Johnson 1983
Death Wish II
Death Wish II Cutter 1982
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues 1981
A Rumor of War
A Rumor of War Lightbulb 1980
Willie & Phil
Willie & Phil High School Student 1980
The Six O'Clock Follies
The Six O'Clock Follies Robby Robinson 1980
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D. 1979
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now Tyrone 'Clean' Miller 1979
Fast Break
Fast Break Street Kid 1979
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Cornbread, Earl and Me Wilford Robinson 1975
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band Fish 1972
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H Corporal Dorsey 1972
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Michael Waring 1951
The Little Bedroom
The Little Bedroom
Blacksmith
Blacksmith Mather
The Blacksmith
The Blacksmith
Crimson Blues
Crimson Blues Mills
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn Self

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (3)

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