Morgan Freeman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

272

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-06-01 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Morgan Freeman

Biography

Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved further stardom in Glory, the biographical drama Lean on Me, and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (all 1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Dark Knight

    The Dark Knight

  • Lioness

    Lioness

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Shawshank Redemption

    The Shawshank Redemption

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • The View

    The View

  • 60 Minutes

    60 Minutes

  • Madam Secretary

    Madam Secretary

  • Madam Secretary

    Madam Secretary

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Se7en

    Se7en

  • Batman Begins

    Batman Begins

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • The Dark Knight Rises

    The Dark Knight Rises

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Now You See Me: Now You Don't

    Now You See Me: Now You Don't

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Ted 2

    Ted 2

  • The Lego Movie

    The Lego Movie

  • War of the Worlds

    War of the Worlds

  • Now You See Me

    Now You See Me

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Jay Leno Show

    The Jay Leno Show

  • Olympus Has Fallen

    Olympus Has Fallen

  • Now You See Me 2

    Now You See Me 2

  • Angel Has Fallen

    Angel Has Fallen

  • 30 for 30

    30 for 30

  • Bruce Almighty

    Bruce Almighty

  • London Has Fallen

    London Has Fallen

  • The Electric Company

    The Electric Company

  • The Electric Company

    The Electric Company

  • The Electric Company

    The Electric Company

  • Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

    Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

  • Lucy

    Lucy

  • Deep Impact

    Deep Impact

  • Along Came a Spider

    Along Came a Spider

  • Unleashed

    Unleashed

  • RED

    RED

  • Today

    Today

  • Million Dollar Baby

    Million Dollar Baby

  • HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

  • Wanted

    Wanted

  • Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

    Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

  • The Bucket List

    The Bucket List

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Oblivion

    Oblivion

  • How to Rob a Bank

    How to Rob a Bank

  • Through the Wormhole

    Through the Wormhole

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • The Civil War

    The Civil War

  • Coming 2 America

    Coming 2 America

  • The Power of One

    The Power of One

  • Lucky Number Slevin

    Lucky Number Slevin

  • Life on Our Planet

    Life on Our Planet

  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

  • Kiss the Girls

    Kiss the Girls

  • The Chris Rock Show

    The Chris Rock Show

  • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

    The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

  • The Muppets Mayhem

    The Muppets Mayhem

  • The Comeback Trail

    The Comeback Trail

  • Momentum

    Momentum

  • Evan Almighty

    Evan Almighty

  • Feast of Love

    Feast of Love

  • The Sum of All Fears

    The Sum of All Fears

  • Dreamcatcher

    Dreamcatcher

  • The Magic of Belle Isle

    The Magic of Belle Isle

  • Transcendence

    Transcendence

  • Gunner

    Gunner

  • Unforgiven

    Unforgiven

  • Solos

    Solos

  • Solos

    Solos

  • 57 Seconds

    57 Seconds

  • The Big Bounce

    The Big Bounce

  • Chain Reaction

    Chain Reaction

  • Lean On Me

    Lean On Me

  • High Crimes

    High Crimes

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • Invictus

    Invictus

  • The Minute You Wake Up Dead

    The Minute You Wake Up Dead

  • Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

  • Conan the Barbarian

    Conan the Barbarian

  • Last Vegas

    Last Vegas

  • Glory

    Glory

  • Vanquish

    Vanquish

  • Outbreak

    Outbreak

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • The Eastwood Factor

    The Eastwood Factor

  • Under Suspicion

    Under Suspicion

  • Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

    Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

  • Thick as Thieves

    Thick as Thieves

  • B.B. King: The Life of Riley

    B.B. King: The Life of Riley

  • Nurse Betty

    Nurse Betty

  • Marie: A True Story

    Marie: A True Story

  • Gone Baby Gone

    Gone Baby Gone

  • Edison

    Edison

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

    Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

  • A Raisin in the Sun

    A Raisin in the Sun

  • Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl

    Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl

  • The Ritual Killer

    The Ritual Killer

  • Hard Rain

    Hard Rain

  • Ending the Knight

    Ending the Knight

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

  • Sidney

    Sidney

  • Levity

    Levity

  • The Long Way Home

    The Long Way Home

  • Ben-Hur

    Ben-Hur

  • Island of Lemurs: Madagascar

    Island of Lemurs: Madagascar

  • Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

    Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

  • Blade

    Blade

  • A Good Person

    A Good Person

  • Spidey Super Stories

    Spidey Super Stories

  • Spidey Super Stories

    Spidey Super Stories

  • Spidey Super Stories

    Spidey Super Stories

  • Spidey Super Stories

    Spidey Super Stories

  • Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

    Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

  • Going in Style

    Going in Style

  • Betty White: A Celebration

    Betty White: A Celebration

  • Dolphin Tale

    Dolphin Tale

  • The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

    The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

  • Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

    Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

  • The Atlanta Child Murders

    The Atlanta Child Murders

  • Death of a Prophet

    Death of a Prophet

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • An Unfinished Life

    An Unfinished Life

  • Cosmic Voyage

    Cosmic Voyage

  • The Contract

    The Contract

  • Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

    Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

  • Curiosity

    Curiosity

  • Fight for Life

    Fight for Life

  • Just Getting Started

    Just Getting Started

  • Driving Miss Daisy

    Driving Miss Daisy

  • The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

    The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

  • 5 Flights Up

    5 Flights Up

  • Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

    Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • Dolphin Tale 2

    Dolphin Tale 2

  • Sniff

    Sniff

  • Our Universe

    Our Universe

  • Born to Be Wild

    Born to Be Wild

  • Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

    Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

  • The Story of God with Morgan Freeman

    The Story of God with Morgan Freeman

  • The Maiden Heist

    The Maiden Heist

  • Last Knights

    Last Knights

  • My Dead Friend Zoe

    My Dead Friend Zoe

  • Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

    Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

  • The C Word

    The C Word

  • Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

    Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

  • Brubaker

    Brubaker

  • The Poison Rose

    The Poison Rose

  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

    Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

    Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • Johnny Handsome

    Johnny Handsome

  • Clinton and Nadine

    Clinton and Nadine

  • Mark Twain Prize

    Mark Twain Prize

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Inside the White House

    Inside the White House

  • That Was Then... This Is Now

    That Was Then... This Is Now

  • Paradise Highway

    Paradise Highway

  • Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

    Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • A Man Called Adam

    A Man Called Adam

  • History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman

    History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman

  • Harry & Son

    Harry & Son

  • All About Us

    All About Us

  • America Beyond the Color Line

    America Beyond the Color Line

  • Moll Flanders

    Moll Flanders

  • 10 Items or Less

    10 Items or Less

  • Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

    Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

  • The Pawnbroker

    The Pawnbroker

  • Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

    Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

  • Meeting the Beatles in India

    Meeting the Beatles in India

  • The People Speak

    The People Speak

  • The Words That Built America

    The Words That Built America

  • Wish Wizard

    Wish Wizard

  • Slavery and the Making of America

    Slavery and the Making of America

  • March of the Penguins

    March of the Penguins

  • Out to Lunch

    Out to Lunch

  • Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

    Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

  • The Promised Land

    The Promised Land

  • Clean and Sober

    Clean and Sober

  • Clint Eastwood : la légende

    Clint Eastwood : la légende

  • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

    Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

  • The 16th Man

    The 16th Man

  • The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

  • Hollow Image

    Hollow Image

  • Hate to See You Go

    Hate to See You Go

  • Brian Banks

    Brian Banks

  • Blues Divas

    Blues Divas

  • The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan

    The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan

  • The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman

    The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman

  • Eyewitness

    Eyewitness

  • Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!

    Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!

  • Breaking the Taboo

    Breaking the Taboo

  • Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

    Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

  • The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum

    The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum

  • America's Musical Journey

    America's Musical Journey

  • Amistad

    Amistad

  • Odysseus Returns

    Odysseus Returns

  • The Making of Se7en

    The Making of Se7en

  • John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

    John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

  • Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

    Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

  • Into Nature's Wild

    Into Nature's Wild

  • Street Smart

    Street Smart

  • All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

    All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

  • March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step

    March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step

  • Resting Place

    Resting Place

  • Prom Night in Mississippi

    Prom Night in Mississippi

  • 761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers

    761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers

  • Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo

    Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo

  • Caught in the Middle

    Caught in the Middle

  • Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

    Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

  • CLINT

    CLINT

  • For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

    For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

  • The Execution of Raymond Graham

    The Execution of Raymond Graham

  • AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

    AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

  • JFK: A President Betrayed

    JFK: A President Betrayed

  • Follow the Drinking Gourd

    Follow the Drinking Gourd

  • JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness

    JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness

  • Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

    Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The True Story of Glory Continues

    The True Story of Glory Continues

  • Where the Water Meets the Sky

    Where the Water Meets the Sky

  • Power of Chi

    Power of Chi

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • Attica

    Attica

  • Die Clint Eastwood Story

    Die Clint Eastwood Story

  • Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation

    Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation

  • Energy Crisis

    Energy Crisis

  • From the Balkans

    From the Balkans

  • The Marva Collins Story

    The Marva Collins Story

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • Guilty by Association

    Guilty by Association

  • Clint Eastwood's West

    Clint Eastwood's West

  • Born to Fight

    Born to Fight

  • The Gospel at Colonus

    The Gospel at Colonus

  • Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers

    Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers

  • The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office

    The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office

  • Panama Canal in 3D a Land Divided a World United

    Panama Canal in 3D a Land Divided a World United

  • The Little Bedroom

    The Little Bedroom

  • The Hunting of the President

    The Hunting of the President

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

  • We the People

    We the People

  • The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

    The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

  • Echoes 'Cross the Tracks

    Echoes 'Cross the Tracks

  • James Lipton Takes on Three

    James Lipton Takes on Three

  • Partners of the Heart

    Partners of the Heart

  • Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born

    Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born