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Laurence Fishburne

Film Director / Film Producer / Playwright / Screenwriter / Actor / Theatre Director / Executive Producer | * 07/30/1961 (62) | Augusta, Georgia (United States of America (USA))
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Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961, usually credited as Larry Fishburne until 1993) is an American actor. He is a three time Emmy Award and Tony Award winning actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has been hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films. He is known for playing 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 ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Laurence Fishburne

Theatre World Award 2x Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Saturn Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie MTV Movie Award for Best Fight NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Audie Award for Best Male Narrator Academy Award for Best Actor Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
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Movies with Laurence Fishburne as Actor(131)

as Captain Franks2024 Slingshot
as Alpha Trion (voice)2024 Transformers One
as Bowery King2023 John Wick: Chapter 4
as Mills2023 Crimson Blues
as General William Harris2023 The Astronaut
2023 Fencer
as The Collector (voice)2023 Sneaks
as Vick Wallinger2022 All the Old Knives
as himself2022 Bonnie
as School Master2022 The School for Good and Evil
as Narrator (voice)2021 Death to 2021
as Jim Goldenrod2021 The Ice Road
as Harold Christian2021 Under the Stadium Lights
as Narrator (voice)2020 Death to 2020
as The Man2019 Running with the Devil
as Paul Jellinek2019 Where'd You Go, Bernadette
as Morpheus (archive)2019 Cyberpunk Documentary PART 1
as Daniel Calvin2019 Imprisoned
as Dr. Bill Foster2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp
as Special Agent in Charge2018 The Mule
as Reverend Richard Mueller2017 Last Flag Flying
as Bowery King2017 John Wick: Chapter 2
as Gus Mancuso2016 Passengers
as Narrator2016 The Snowy Day
as Sade2016 Standoff
as Dr. Wallace Damon2014 The Signal
as Del2014 Rudderless
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Omar2014 Ride Along
as Perry White2013 Man of Steel
as Briggs2013 The Colony
as Seko (voice)2013 Khumba
as Narrator2012 Slavery by Another Name
as himself2011 A Man's Story
as Henry Covington2011 Have a Little Faith
as Thurgood Marshall2011 Thurgood
as Ellis Cheever2011 Contagion
as Self (archive footage)2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Noland2010 Predators: The Chosen
as Noland (Voice)2010 Predators: Moments of Extraction
as Noland2010 Predators
as Baines2009 Armored
as Cole Williams2008 21
as Archie Green2008 Tortured
as Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer (voice)2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
as Narrator (voice)2007 TMNT
as Theodore Brassel2006 Mission: Impossible III
as Dr. Larabee2006 Akeelah and the Bee
as Edward Robinson2006 Bobby
as Ahmat2006 Five Fingers
as Narrator (voice)2005 Ashes and Snow
as Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited)2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
as Marion Bishop2005 Assault on Precinct 13
as Morpheus2003 The Matrix Revolutions
as Sergeant Whitey Powers2003 Mystic River
as himself2003 A History of Sex
as Self - Narrator2003 The Soul of a Man
as Morpheus2003 The Matrix Reloaded
as Smoke2003 Biker Boyz
as Morpheus (archive footage)2003 MTV Reloaded
as Self - Morpheus2001 The Matrix Revisited
as Thrax (voice)2001 Osmosis Jones
as 20 / 20 Mike2000 Once in the Life
as Narrator (voice)2000 Michael Jordan to the max
as Morpheus1999 The Matrix
as himself1999 Making 'The Matrix'
as himself1998 Welcome to Hollywood
as Socrates Fortlow1998 Always Outnumbered
as Miller1997 Event Horizon
as Caleb Humphries1997 Miss Evers' Boys
as himself1997 Black Hollywood
as Bumpy Johnson1997 Hoodlum
as Piper1996 Fled
as Sheriff Tanny Brown1995 Just Cause
as Hannibal Lee1995 The Tuskegee Airmen
as Professor Maurice Phipps1995 Higher Learning
as Nelson Crowe1995 Bad Company
as Othello1995 Othello
as Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull1992 Deep Cover
as Jason 'Furious' Styles1991 Boyz n the Hood
as Nick Holbrook1991 Class Action
as Roosevelt Stokes1990 Cadence
as Michael Waring, DOD Man1990 Decoration Day
as Jimmy Jump1990 King of New York
as Vaughn 'Dap' Dunlap1988 School Daze
as Lt. Stobbs1988 Red Heat
as Glu Glu Lawyer1987 Cherry 2000
as Sgt. Flanagan1987 Gardens of Stone
as Voodoo1986 Quicksilver
as Cream1986 Band of the Hand
as Swain1985 The Color Purple
as Bumpy Rhodes1984 The Cotton Club
as Midget1983 Rumble Fish
as Hank Johnson1983 I Take These Men
as Cutter1982 Death Wish II
as High School Student1980 Willie and Phil
as Street Kid1979 Fast Break
as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller1979 Apocalypse Now
as Wilford Robinson1975 Cornbread, Earl and Me

TV Shows/Series with Laurence Fishburne as Actor(43)

as Doc Rivers2024 The Sterling Affairs
as The Beyonder (voice)2023 Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as General Barrett Fasoose2021 MacGruber
as Steven Poincy2020 #FreeRayshawn
as Pops Johnson2019 mixed-ish
as Pops Johnson2018 grown-ish
as Narrator2017 Year Million
as Nelson Mandela2017 Madiba
as Alex Haley2016 Roots
as himself2015 The Muppets
as himself2015 Jay Leno's Garage
as Pops Johnson2014 black-ish
as Jack Crawford2013 Hannibal
as Perry White2013 The Frame
as himself2010 Conan
2004 House
as Raymond Langston2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as himself1998 The Magic Hour
as himself1997 The View
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as himself1995 MADtv
1993 TriBeCa
as Cowboy Curtis1986 Pee-wee's Playhouse
as Robby Robinson1980 The Six O'Clock Follies
as Lightbulb1980 A Rumor of War
as Corporal Dorsey1972 M*A*S*H
as Various??? Supercar
as Michael Waring??? Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with Laurence Fishburne as Crew(12)

Production/Producer2023 Sneaks
Production/Producer2022 The Cave of Adullam
Production/Executive Producer2022 The Cave of Adullam
Production/Producer2006 Akeelah and the Bee
Production/Producer2006 Five Fingers
Directing/Director2000 Once in the Life
Production/Producer2000 Once in the Life
Writing/Screenplay2000 Once in the Life
Writing/Writer2000 Once in the Life
Production/Executive Producer1998 Always Outnumbered
Production/Executive Producer1997 Miss Evers' Boys
Production/Executive Producer1997 Hoodlum

TV Shows/Series with Laurence Fishburne as Crew(5)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Production/Executive Producer2019 mixed-ish
Production/Executive Producer2018 grown-ish
Production/Executive Producer2017 Year Million
Production/Executive Producer2014 black-ish

Additional Information

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Full Name: Laurence Fishburne
Born: Sunday, 07/30 1961 (July) in Augusta, Georgia (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 62 years + 243 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Hollywood High School, Talent Unlimited High School
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Spouses (current/former): Gina Torres, Hajna O. Moss
Children: Montana Fishburne
Other names for Laurence Fishburne (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Larry Fishburne"
"لورنس فيشبورن"
"로런스 피시번"
"ローレンス・フィッシュバーン"
"Лоренс Фишберн"
"勞倫斯·費許朋"
"Laurence John Fishburne"
"Λώρενς Τζον Φίσμπερν"
"Λώρενς Φίσμπερν"
"劳伦斯·菲什伯恩"
"ローレンス・ジョン・フィッシュバーン"
"Laurence John Fishburne III"
Laurence Fishburne frequently works together with these people:
Keanu Reeves (16x, Actor)
Anthony Anderson (14x, Actor)
Lana Wachowski (14x, Crew)
Wanda Sykes (14x, Actress)
Lilly Wachowski (14x, Crew)
Kenya Barris (14x, Crew)
Carrie-Anne Moss (11x, Actress)
John Leguizamo (11x, Actor)
Julie Harris (11x, Actress)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Tracee Ellis Ross (11x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:145, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/24/2024