Laurence Fishburne

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

195

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-07-30 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Laurence Fishburne

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).

Known For

  • The Witcher

    The Witcher

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • The Astronaut

    The Astronaut

  • John Wick: Chapter 4

    John Wick: Chapter 4

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Hannibal

    Hannibal

  • The Signal

    The Signal

  • The Matrix

    The Matrix

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • John Wick: Chapter 2

    John Wick: Chapter 2

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Predators

    Predators

  • The Amateur

    The Amateur

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • grown-ish

    grown-ish

  • Man of Steel

    Man of Steel

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Transformers One

    Transformers One

  • John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

    John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

  • Sneaks

    Sneaks

  • The Matrix Reloaded

    The Matrix Reloaded

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  • Mystic River

    Mystic River

  • Spenser: For Hire

    Spenser: For Hire

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp

    Ant-Man and the Wasp

  • 21

    21

  • Mission: Impossible III

    Mission: Impossible III

  • The Matrix Revolutions

    The Matrix Revolutions

  • Slingshot

    Slingshot

  • The School for Good and Evil

    The School for Good and Evil

  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

    Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

    Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

    Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

    Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

  • TMNT

    TMNT

  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

    Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

  • The Mule

    The Mule

  • Assault on Precinct 13

    Assault on Precinct 13

  • mixed-ish

    mixed-ish

  • Passengers

    Passengers

  • Boyz n the Hood

    Boyz n the Hood

  • Rudderless

    Rudderless

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Event Horizon

    Event Horizon

  • Contagion

    Contagion

  • The Civil War

    The Civil War

  • Blacksmith

    Blacksmith

  • Black Hollywood

    Black Hollywood

  • Standoff

    Standoff

  • The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

  • The Ice Road

    The Ice Road

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Biker Boyz

    Biker Boyz

  • Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

  • School Daze

    School Daze

  • Bobby

    Bobby

  • Higher Learning

    Higher Learning

  • Jay Leno's Garage

    Jay Leno's Garage

  • Wick Is Pain

    Wick Is Pain

  • Cherry 2000

    Cherry 2000

  • Khumba

    Khumba

  • Fast Break

    Fast Break

  • All the Old Knives

    All the Old Knives

  • Cellar Door

    Cellar Door

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse

    Pee-wee's Playhouse

  • Hoodlum

    Hoodlum

  • Red Heat

    Red Heat

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • Decoration Day

    Decoration Day

  • Deep Cover

    Deep Cover

  • Armored

    Armored

  • Class Action

    Class Action

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

  • King of New York

    King of New York

  • Just Cause

    Just Cause

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • Akeelah and the Bee

    Akeelah and the Bee

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • Othello

    Othello

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

  • Imprisoned

    Imprisoned

  • History's Greatest Mysteries

    History's Greatest Mysteries

  • The Death and Life of Bobby Z

    The Death and Life of Bobby Z

  • Cadence

    Cadence

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

    A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

  • MacGruber

    MacGruber

  • Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'

    Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'

  • Death to 2021

    Death to 2021

  • Willie & Phil

    Willie & Phil

  • Clipped

    Clipped

  • Five Fingers

    Five Fingers

  • Ride Along

    Ride Along

  • Death Wish II

    Death Wish II

  • Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix

    Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix

  • Bonnie

    Bonnie

  • Fled

    Fled

  • Rumble Fish

    Rumble Fish

  • Always Outnumbered

    Always Outnumbered

  • Quicksilver

    Quicksilver

  • The Colony

    The Colony

  • Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

    Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

  • Osmosis Jones

    Osmosis Jones

  • The Cotton Club

    The Cotton Club

  • The Magic Hour

    The Magic Hour

  • Band of the Hand

    Band of the Hand

  • The Tuskegee Airmen

    The Tuskegee Airmen

  • Bad Company

    Bad Company

  • The Matrix Revisited

    The Matrix Revisited

  • The Matrix Recalibrated

    The Matrix Recalibrated

  • A Man's Story

    A Man's Story

  • What's Love Got to Do with It

    What's Love Got to Do with It

  • Searching for Bobby Fischer

    Searching for Bobby Fischer

  • Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

    Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

  • Tortured

    Tortured

  • The Snowy Day

    The Snowy Day

  • Cornbread, Earl and Me

    Cornbread, Earl and Me

  • Last Flag Flying

    Last Flag Flying

  • Under the Stadium Lights

    Under the Stadium Lights

  • The Soul of a Man

    The Soul of a Man

  • Have a Little Faith

    Have a Little Faith

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

    Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

  • The Blues

    The Blues

  • Once in the Life

    Once in the Life

  • Michael Jordan to the Max

    Michael Jordan to the Max

  • The Matrix Reloaded Revisited

    The Matrix Reloaded Revisited

  • Where'd You Go, Bernadette

    Where'd You Go, Bernadette

  • Death to 2020

    Death to 2020

  • The Matrix Revolutions Revisited

    The Matrix Revolutions Revisited

  • Rappin' With The Rickster

    Rappin' With The Rickster

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

    For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

  • Gardens of Stone

    Gardens of Stone

  • Sean Connery: In His Own Words

    Sean Connery: In His Own Words

  • The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

    The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

  • A Rumor of War

    A Rumor of War

  • Running with the Devil

    Running with the Devil

  • Megadoc

    Megadoc

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Madiba

    Madiba

  • Predators: Moments of Extraction

    Predators: Moments of Extraction

  • Ashes and Snow

    Ashes and Snow

  • Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn

    Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn

  • Our Lady of 121st Street

    Our Lady of 121st Street

  • TriBeCa

    TriBeCa

  • Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

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

    If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • #FreeRayshawn

    #FreeRayshawn

  • Welcome to Hollywood

    Welcome to Hollywood

  • Making 'The Matrix'

    Making 'The Matrix'

  • The Making of 'Event Horizon'

    The Making of 'Event Horizon'

  • I Take These Men

    I Take These Men

  • Sex and the Matrix

    Sex and the Matrix

  • The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase

    The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase

  • Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

    Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

  • Miss Evers' Boys

    Miss Evers' Boys

  • Thurgood

    Thurgood

  • The Six O'Clock Follies

    The Six O'Clock Follies

  • Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

    Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

  • Year Million

    Year Million

  • Ricky Powell: The Individualist

    Ricky Powell: The Individualist

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

    black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

  • A History of Sex

    A History of Sex

  • Spooge

    Spooge

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Days of Wrath

    Days of Wrath

  • Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

    Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

  • Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

    Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

  • The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

    The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

  • The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

    The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

  • August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

    August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

  • MTV Reloaded

    MTV Reloaded

  • Mystic River: From Page to Screen

    Mystic River: From Page to Screen

  • The Little Bedroom

    The Little Bedroom

  • King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

    King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

  • Slavery by Another Name

    Slavery by Another Name

  • Crimson Blues

    Crimson Blues

  • The Blacksmith

    The Blacksmith

  • The Black List: Volume Two

    The Black List: Volume Two

  • Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

    Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

  • America's Game: 1986 New York Giants

    America's Game: 1986 New York Giants