Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Date of Birth:

Jul 30, 1961

Place of Birth:

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor and producer. He has been critically hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films. He is known for playing Morpheus in the first three films of 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 in a motion picture by a major studio when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play.

Other film credits of Fishburne include The Color Purple (1985), School Daze (1988), King of New York (1990), Deep Cover (1992), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), Event Horizon (1997), Mystic River (2003), Akeelah and the Bee (2006), Contagion (2011), 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), as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–present).

filmography:

Passengers Passengers

2016

Sex and the Matrix Sex and the Matrix

2000

Blacksmith Blacksmith

1970

Michael Jordan to the Max Michael Jordan to the Max

2000

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

2015

John Wick: Chapter 2 John Wick: Chapter 2

2017

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

2015

Last Flag Flying Last Flag Flying

2017

The Snowy Day The Snowy Day

2016

Ant-Man and the Wasp Ant-Man and the Wasp

2018

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

1991

A Man's Story A Man's Story

2011

Welcome to Hollywood Welcome to Hollywood

1998

Where'd You Go, Bernadette Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019

The Black List: Volume Two The Black List: Volume Two

2009

The Making of 'Event Horizon' The Making of 'Event Horizon'

2006

Spooge Spooge

2001

Days of Wrath Days of Wrath

2008

The Colony The Colony

2013

Megalopolis Megalopolis

2024

Rudderless Rudderless

2014

The Matrix Recalibrated The Matrix Recalibrated

2004

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016

Ride Along Ride Along

2014

Khumba Khumba

2013

The Signal The Signal

2014

Is That Black Enough for You?!? Is That Black Enough for You?!?

2022

Standoff Standoff

2016

Class Action Class Action

1991

Black Water Transit Black Water Transit

2009

The Cotton Club The Cotton Club

1984

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

1988

The Matrix Revolutions Revisited The Matrix Revolutions Revisited

2004

Willie and Phil Willie and Phil

1980

Our Lady of 121st Street Our Lady of 121st Street

2020

Sean Connery: In His Own Words Sean Connery: In His Own Words

2015

Slavery by Another Name Slavery by Another Name

2012

Predators: The Chosen Predators: The Chosen

2010

Predators: Moments of Extraction Predators: Moments of Extraction

2010

The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

2003

The Blacksmith The Blacksmith

1970

All the Old Knives All the Old Knives

2022

Death to 2020 Death to 2020

2020

Cellar Door Cellar Door

2024

I Take These Men I Take These Men

1983

Thunderbolts* Thunderbolts*

2025

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

Under the Stadium Lights Under the Stadium Lights

2021

The School for Good and Evil The School for Good and Evil

2022

Crimson Blues Crimson Blues

1970

The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase

2004

Making 'The Matrix' Making 'The Matrix'

1999

Imprisoned Imprisoned

2019

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

2005

MTV Reloaded MTV Reloaded

2003

The Mule The Mule

2018

Running with the Devil Running with the Devil

2019

Rappin' With The Rickster Rappin' With The Rickster

2010

Ashes and Snow Ashes and Snow

2005

Fast Break Fast Break

1979

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

2003

The Ice Road The Ice Road

2021

If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

1972

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

The Matrix Reloaded Revisited The Matrix Reloaded Revisited

2004

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood' The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

2011

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

2003

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

2007

Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz' Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'

2003

Five Fingers Five Fingers

2006

21 21

2008

The Tuskegee Airmen The Tuskegee Airmen

1995

The Astronaut The Astronaut

1970

Hoodlum Hoodlum

1997

Bonnie Bonnie

2022

Sneaks Sneaks

2025

Event Horizon Event Horizon

1997

Black Hollywood Black Hollywood

1997

King of New York King of New York

1990

Always Outnumbered Always Outnumbered

1998

Red Heat Red Heat

1988

Osmosis Jones Osmosis Jones

2001

Just Cause Just Cause

1995

Assault on Precinct 13 Assault on Precinct 13

2005

Biker Boyz Biker Boyz

2003

Quicksilver Quicksilver

1986

Deep Cover Deep Cover

1992

TMNT TMNT

2007

The Matrix The Matrix

1999

The Matrix Reloaded The Matrix Reloaded

2003

Mission: Impossible III Mission: Impossible III

2006

The Color Purple The Color Purple

1985

Rumble Fish Rumble Fish

1983

Mystic River Mystic River

2003

The Matrix Revolutions The Matrix Revolutions

2003

Boyz n the Hood Boyz n the Hood

1991

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991

Armored Armored

2009

The Death and Life of Bobby Z The Death and Life of Bobby Z

2007

Bobby Bobby

2006

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

2007

Band of the Hand Band of the Hand

1986

Tortured Tortured

2008

The Amateur The Amateur

2025

Thurgood Thurgood

2011

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

2019

Man of Steel Man of Steel

2013

Fled Fled

1996

Transformers One Transformers One

2024

Death to 2021 Death to 2021

2021

John Wick: Chapter 4 John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

Have a Little Faith Have a Little Faith

2011

black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

2022

A History of Sex A History of Sex

2003

The Little Bedroom The Little Bedroom

1970

Miss Evers' Boys Miss Evers' Boys

1997

Decoration Day Decoration Day

1990

The Soul of a Man The Soul of a Man

2003

Contagion Contagion

2011

Othello Othello

1995

Akeelah and the Bee Akeelah and the Bee

2006

The Matrix Revisited The Matrix Revisited

2001

Searching for Bobby Fischer Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993

Bad Company Bad Company

1995

Gardens of Stone Gardens of Stone

1987

Predators Predators

2010

Cadence Cadence

1990

School Daze School Daze

1988

Death Wish II Death Wish II

1982

Once in the Life Once in the Life

2000

Higher Learning Higher Learning

1995

Slingshot Slingshot

2024

Cherry 2000 Cherry 2000

1987

Cornbread, Earl and Me Cornbread, Earl and Me

1975

What's Love Got to Do with It What's Love Got to Do with It

1993

Apocalypse Now Apocalypse Now

1979

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