Laurence Fishburne

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

196

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

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • The Witcher

    The Witcher

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Hannibal

    Hannibal

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Matrix

    The Matrix

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

  • John Wick: Chapter 4

    John Wick: Chapter 4

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • The Astronaut

    The Astronaut

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

    John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

  • The Amateur

    The Amateur

  • The Matrix Reloaded

    The Matrix Reloaded

  • Man of Steel

    Man of Steel

  • John Wick: Chapter 2

    John Wick: Chapter 2

  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

  • grown-ish

    grown-ish

  • 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

  • Transformers One

    Transformers One

  • Predators

    Predators

  • Sneaks

    Sneaks

  • 21

    21

  • Biker Boyz

    Biker Boyz

  • The Matrix Revolutions

    The Matrix Revolutions

  • Mission: Impossible III

    Mission: Impossible III

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp

    Ant-Man and the Wasp

  • Cellar Door

    Cellar Door

  • Standoff

    Standoff

  • The Civil War

    The Civil War

  • Fled

    Fled

  • Deep Cover

    Deep Cover

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • Spenser: For Hire

    Spenser: For Hire

  • King of New York

    King of New York

  • Quicksilver

    Quicksilver

  • Bobby

    Bobby

  • Mystic River

    Mystic River

  • Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

    Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

    Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

  • Event Horizon

    Event Horizon

  • Passengers

    Passengers

  • Contagion

    Contagion

  • Slingshot

    Slingshot

  • The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

  • Bonnie

    Bonnie

  • Bad Company

    Bad Company

  • Hoodlum

    Hoodlum

  • Khumba

    Khumba

  • Cadence

    Cadence

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

  • The School for Good and Evil

    The School for Good and Evil

  • MacGruber

    MacGruber

  • Blacksmith

    Blacksmith

  • mixed-ish

    mixed-ish

  • The Ice Road

    The Ice Road

  • Jay Leno's Garage

    Jay Leno's Garage

  • The Mule

    The Mule

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • Class Action

    Class Action

  • Welcome to Hollywood

    Welcome to Hollywood

  • Five Fingers

    Five Fingers

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

  • Death Wish II

    Death Wish II

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse

    Pee-wee's Playhouse

  • Rumble Fish

    Rumble Fish

  • Boyz n the Hood

    Boyz n the Hood

  • Always Outnumbered

    Always Outnumbered

  • Decoration Day

    Decoration Day

  • Roots

    Roots

  • TMNT

    TMNT

  • History's Greatest Mysteries

    History's Greatest Mysteries

  • Osmosis Jones

    Osmosis Jones

  • Armored

    Armored

  • Red Heat

    Red Heat

  • Ashes and Snow

    Ashes and Snow

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • Ride Along

    Ride Along

  • Tortured

    Tortured

  • Clipped

    Clipped

  • The Colony

    The Colony

  • Assault on Precinct 13

    Assault on Precinct 13

  • All the Old Knives

    All the Old Knives

  • Cherry 2000

    Cherry 2000

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

    Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

  • The Magic Hour

    The Magic Hour

  • I Take These Men

    I Take These Men

  • Just Cause

    Just Cause

  • The Signal

    The Signal

  • Wick Is Pain

    Wick Is Pain

  • Searching for Bobby Fischer

    Searching for Bobby Fischer

  • The Death and Life of Bobby Z

    The Death and Life of Bobby Z

  • The Blues

    The Blues

  • Year Million

    Year Million

  • Madiba

    Madiba

  • Where'd You Go, Bernadette

    Where'd You Go, Bernadette

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Spooge

    Spooge

  • #FreeRayshawn

    #FreeRayshawn

  • Running with the Devil

    Running with the Devil

  • Akeelah and the Bee

    Akeelah and the Bee

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

    A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

  • Higher Learning

    Higher Learning

  • The Cotton Club

    The Cotton Club

  • A Rumor of War

    A Rumor of War

  • Rudderless

    Rudderless

  • Thurgood

    Thurgood

  • TriBeCa

    TriBeCa

  • Death to 2021

    Death to 2021

  • Ricky Powell: The Individualist

    Ricky Powell: The Individualist

  • School Daze

    School Daze

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • Sex and the Matrix

    Sex and the Matrix

  • Gardens of Stone

    Gardens of Stone

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  • Last Flag Flying

    Last Flag Flying

  • A History of Sex

    A History of Sex

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

    Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

  • What's Love Got to Do with It

    What's Love Got to Do with It

  • Othello

    Othello

  • Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

    Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

  • Death to 2020

    Death to 2020

  • The Six O'Clock Follies

    The Six O'Clock Follies

  • Slavery by Another Name

    Slavery by Another Name

  • The Matrix Revisited

    The Matrix Revisited

  • Megadoc

    Megadoc

  • The Tuskegee Airmen

    The Tuskegee Airmen

  • Willie & Phil

    Willie & Phil

  • Imprisoned

    Imprisoned

  • Miss Evers' Boys

    Miss Evers' Boys

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Matrix Reloaded Revisited

    The Matrix Reloaded Revisited

  • Band of the Hand

    Band of the Hand

  • Days of Wrath

    Days of Wrath

  • The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

    The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

  • The Matrix Revolutions Revisited

    The Matrix Revolutions Revisited

  • Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

  • Have a Little Faith

    Have a Little Faith

  • Fast Break

    Fast Break

  • Cornbread, Earl and Me

    Cornbread, Earl and Me

  • Under the Stadium Lights

    Under the Stadium Lights

  • Michael Jordan to the Max

    Michael Jordan to the Max

  • Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

    Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

  • The Snowy Day

    The Snowy Day

  • MTV Reloaded

    MTV Reloaded

  • The Matrix Recalibrated

    The Matrix Recalibrated

  • Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix

    Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix

  • A Man's Story

    A Man's Story

  • The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase

    The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase

  • Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'

    Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'

  • Once in the Life

    Once in the Life

  • The Blacksmith

    The Blacksmith

  • The Soul of a Man

    The Soul of a Man

  • Crimson Blues

    Crimson Blues

  • Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn

    Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn

  • On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'

    On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'

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

    black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

  • Predators: The Chosen

    Predators: The Chosen

  • Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

    Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

  • The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

    The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

  • Making 'The Matrix'

    Making 'The Matrix'

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

    If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

  • The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

    The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

  • Mystic River: From Page to Screen

    Mystic River: From Page to Screen

  • The Black List: Volume Two

    The Black List: Volume Two

  • The Little Bedroom

    The Little Bedroom

  • Sean Connery: In His Own Words

    Sean Connery: In His Own Words

  • Our Lady of 121st Street

    Our Lady of 121st Street

  • King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

    King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

  • Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

    Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

  • August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

    August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

  • Rappin' With The Rickster

    Rappin' With The Rickster

  • Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

    Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

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

    For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

  • Black Hollywood

    Black Hollywood

  • Predators: Moments of Extraction

    Predators: Moments of Extraction

  • The Making of 'Event Horizon'

    The Making of 'Event Horizon'

  • America's Game: 1986 New York Giants

    America's Game: 1986 New York Giants