Morgan Freeman
Acting
Born: June 1, 1937 (age 89) · Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Highest Rated
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 Dark Knight
2008
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
Se7en
1995
Batman Begins
2005
Lucy
2014
Now You See Me
2013
Now You See Me 2
2016
Oblivion
2013
Bruce Almighty
2003
Million Dollar Baby
2004
War of the Worlds
2005
Photos (20)
Movies (147)
The Shawshank Redemption
Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
The Dark Knight
Lucius Fox
The Dark Knight Rises
Fox
Se7en
Somerset
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Thaddeus Bradley
Ted 2
Patrick Meighan
Batman Begins
Lucius Fox
The Lego Movie
Vitruvius (voice)
Now You See Me
Thaddeus Bradley
War of the Worlds
Narrator (voice)
Oblivion
Beech
Lucy
Professor Norman
Bruce Almighty
God
Now You See Me 2
Thaddeus Bradley
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Senior
Deep Impact
President Tom Beck
Wanted
Sloan
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Azeem
Unforgiven
Ned Logan
Olympus Has Fallen
Alan Trumbull
RED
Joe Matheson
Angel Has Fallen
Alan Trumbull
London Has Fallen
Alan Trumbull
Evan Almighty
God
Million Dollar Baby
Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
Conan the Barbarian
Narrator (voice)
The Sum of All Fears
DCI William Cabot
Lucky Number Slevin
The Boss
Kiss the Girls
Det. Alex Cross
Outbreak
General Billy Ford
Gone Baby Gone
Jack Doyle
Last Knights
Bartok
Glory
Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
Transcendence
Joseph Tagger
Chain Reaction
Paul Shannon
Going in Style
Willie Davis
The Bucket List
Carter Chambers
57 Seconds
Anton Burrell
Along Came a Spider
Alex Cross
Ben-Hur
Sheik Ilderim
Driving Miss Daisy
Hoke Colburn
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Drosselmeyer
Unleashed
Sam
Last Vegas
Archibald 'Archie' Clayton
Dreamcatcher
Col. Abraham Curtis
Coming 2 America
Morgan Freeman
High Crimes
Charlie Grimes
Under Suspicion
Captain Victor Benezet
The Magic of Belle Isle
Monte Wildhorn
Hard Rain
Jim
The Ritual Killer
Dr. Mackles
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Judge Leonard White
The Poison Rose
Doc
Invictus
Nelson Mandela
An Unfinished Life
Mitch Bradley
Momentum
Senator
Johnny Handsome
Lt. A.Z. Drones
The Love Guru
Morgan Freemann (voice) (uncredited)
Gunner
Kendrick Ryker
Dolphin Tale
Dr. McCarthy
Paradise Highway
Gerick
Lean On Me
Principal Joe Clark
Brubaker
Walter
The Comeback Trail
Reggie Fontaine
The Minute You Wake Up Dead
Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
A Good Person
Daniel
The Contract
Frank Carden
Nurse Betty
Charlie
Edison
Ashford
Vanquish
Damon
The Maiden Heist
Charles Peterson
Just Getting Started
Duke
Thick as Thieves
Keith Ripley
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
Narrator (English voice)
Dolphin Tale 2
Dr. Cameron McCarthy
March of the Penguins
Narrator
Feast of Love
Harry Stevenson
Brian Banks
Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
My Dead Friend Zoe
Dr. Cole
10 Items or Less
'Him'
The Power of One
Geel Piet
5 Flights Up
Alex Carver
Levity
Miles Evans
Wish Wizard
Maxwell Omni
Moll Flanders
Hibble
Eyewitness
Lieutenant Black
The Big Bounce
Walter Crewes
Resting Place
Luther Johnson
The Pawnbroker
Man on Street (Uncredited)
Clean and Sober
Craig
That Was Then... This Is Now
Charlie Woods
Street Smart
Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr.
The Earth Day Special
Walter Samson
Born to Be Wild
Narrator (voice)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Grand Central Commuter (uncredited)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Grand Central Commuter
Metro Boomin: Heroes & Villains
2022
Teachers
Lewis
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Jaques (segment "As You Like It")
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Neil Armstrong (voice)
Harry & Son
Siemanowski
The C Word
Narrator (voice)
Power of Chi
Narrator (voice)
A Man Called Adam
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hollow Image
Sweet Talk
The Hunting of the President
Narrator (voice)
Death of a Prophet
Malcolm X
Cosmic Voyage
Narrator (voice)
Breaking the Taboo
Narrator (voice)
A Raisin in the Sun
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Clinton and Nadine
Dorsey Pratt
Odysseus Returns
Narrator
Marie: A True Story
Charles Traughber
The Long Way Home
Narrator (voice)
Amistad
Theodore Joadson
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
Narrator (voice)
America's Musical Journey
Narrator (voice)
The Marva Collins Story
Clarence Collins
Blade
Chris
Fight for Life
Dr. Sherard
Guilty by Association
Lt. Redding
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Narrator (voice)
The Execution of Raymond Graham
Warden Pratt
Attica
Hap Richards
Prom Night in Mississippi
Narrator (voice)
The 16th Man
Narrator (voice)
The Power of Chi
(narrator)
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
2004
We the People
Narrator (voice)
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Narrator (voice)
The Gospel at Colonus
Messenger
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
Edward G. Robinson
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
Afro
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Narrator (voice)
Into Nature's Wild
Narrator (voice)
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Narrator (voice)
Meeting the Beatles in India
Narrator (voice)
Greasy Rider
2006
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Uncle Hammer
Inside the White House
Narrator (voice)
Partners of the Heart
Narrator (voice)
JFK: A President Betrayed
Narrator (voice)
The True Story of Glory Continues
Narrator (voice)
The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office
Narrator (voice)
JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness
Narrator (voice)
From the Balkans
(narrator)
Where the Water Meets the Sky
2008
TV Shows (30)
Lioness
Secretary of State Edwin Mullins · 18 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2 eps
Great Performances
Messenger · 1 eps
Madam Secretary
Chief Justice Frawley · 1 eps
Madam Secretary
Chief Justice Wilbourne (uncredited) · 2 eps
LEGEND
1 eps
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
American Masters
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Tony (segment "Dealer's Choice") · 1 eps
30 for 30
1 eps
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Morgan Freeman (voice) · 1 eps
The Kominsky Method
Morgan Freeman · 1 eps
The Electric Company
Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello · 780 eps
HBO First Look
1 eps
The Chris Rock Show
1 eps
The American Revolution
(voice) · 1 eps
Solos
Narrator (voice) · 7 eps
Solos
Stuart · 1 eps
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Civil War
Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice) · 9 eps
The Muppets Mayhem
Morgan Freeman · 1 eps
Spidey Super Stories
Easy Reader · 2 eps
Spidey Super Stories
Count Dracula · 1 eps
Spidey Super Stories
Police officer · 1 eps
Spidey Super Stories
Umpire · 1 eps
The Atlanta Child Murders
Ben Shelter · 2 eps
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Uncle Hammer · 3 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Clarence · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Luther · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (84)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 4 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 2 eps
The View
Self · 3 eps
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · 1 eps
60 Minutes
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · 5 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Today
Self · 1 eps
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self · 1 eps
The Jay Leno Show
Self · 1 eps
The Dinosaurs
Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
Through the Wormhole
Self - Host · 62 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
Life on Our Planet
Self - Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
Self - Host · 15 eps
Mark Twain Prize
Self · 1 eps
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 2 eps
Curiosity
Self - Narrator (voice) · 31 eps
Our Universe
Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
Sidney
Self
Ending the Knight
Self
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self · 9 eps
History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman
Self - Host · 16 eps
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Self · 3 eps
The People Speak
Self
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
Slavery and the Making of America
Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
Self - Host · 6 eps
America Beyond the Color Line
Self · 1 eps
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
Out to Lunch
Self / Croupier
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Declaration of Independence
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
All About Us
Self
Betty White: A Celebration
Self
VM-krönika 2022
Self (archive footage)
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
Self
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
Self
Die Clint Eastwood Story
Self
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Self
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
Panama Canal: A Land Divided ~ A World United
Self
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger
Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
Born to Fight
Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman
Self
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Self
The Eastwood Factor
Self - Narrator (voice)
Live from Studio Five
Self · 1 eps
Blues Divas
Self
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks
Self
Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers
Self
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Self
Upcoming (2)
Directing (2)
Producing (16)
Madam Secretary
Executive Producer
Through the Wormhole
Producer
Through the Wormhole
Executive Producer
Along Came a Spider
Executive Producer
Under Suspicion
Executive Producer
Invictus
Executive Producer
The Gray House
Executive Producer
5 Flights Up
Producer
Levity
Executive Producer
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Executive Producer
In Our Blood
Executive Producer
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
Executive Producer
Ogun Óla: War is Coming
Producer
Mutiny
Executive Producer
The 16th Man
Producer
13 Steps - Die unglaubliche Karriere von Edwin Moses
Executive Producer