Laurence Fishburne
Acting
Born: July 30, 1961 (age 65) · Augusta, Georgia, USA
Highest Rated
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 Matrix
1999
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Man of Steel
2013
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
Passengers
2016
Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018
The Matrix Reloaded
2003
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
Apocalypse Now
1979
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
Photos (12)
Movies (108)
Transformers One
Alpha Trion (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 2
Bowery King
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Perry White
John Wick: Chapter 4
Bowery King
The Matrix
Morpheus
Mission: Impossible III
Theodore Brassel
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Dr. Bill Foster
The Matrix Reloaded
Morpheus
The Matrix Revolutions
Morpheus
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Bowery King
Man of Steel
Perry White
The Amateur
Henderson
The Ice Road
Goldenrod
Apocalypse Now
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
Mystic River
Whitey Powers
Passengers
Gus Mancuso
Rumble Fish
Midget
TMNT
Narrator (voice)
Event Horizon
Miller
Running with the Devil
The Man
The School for Good and Evil
School Master
Armored
Baines
The Matrix Resurrections
Morpheus (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mule
Special Agent in Charge
Slingshot
Captain Franks
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Silver Surfer (voice)
Khumba
Seko (voice)
The Color Purple
Swain
Sneaks
The Collector (voice)
Ride Along
Omar
Megalopolis
Fundi Romaine
Higher Learning
Professor Maurice Phipps
Predators
Noland
Osmosis Jones
Thrax (voice)
Boyz n the Hood
Furious Styles
The Cotton Club
Bumpy Rhodes
Contagion
Ellis Cheever
The Astronaut
General William Harris
King of New York
Jimmy Jump
Red Heat
Lt. Stobbs
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Vinnie
Assault on Precinct 13
Marion Bishop
Undercover Brother
Verification Hand (voice) (uncredited)
The Colony
Briggs
21
Cole Williams
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
All the Old Knives
Vick Wallinger
The Tuskegee Airmen
Hannibal Lee
Standoff
Sade
Last Flag Flying
Reverend Richard Mueller
Deep Cover
Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull
What's Love Got to Do with It
Ike Turner
Cadence
Roosevelt Stokes
The Signal
Dr. Wallace Damon
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Tad Gruzsa
Biker Boyz
Smoke
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Paul Jellinek
Akeelah and the Bee
Dr. Larabee
Fled
Piper
Death to 2020
Narrator (voice)
Death Wish II
Cutter
Rudderless
Del
Hoodlum
Bumpy Johnson
Cellar Door
Emmett
Willie & Phil
High School Student
Bobby
Edward Robinson
Death to 2021
Narrator (voice)
Five Fingers
Ahmat
The Snowy Day
Narrator (voice)
Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Flanagan
Under the Stadium Lights
Harold Christian
Cherry 2000
Glu Glu Lawyer
Class Action
Nick Holbrook
Othello
Othello
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Max
Tortured
Archie Green
School Daze
Vaughn 'Dap' Dunlap
Just Cause
Sheriff Tanny Brown
Have a Little Faith
Henry Covington
Band of the Hand
Cream
Quicksilver
Voodoo
Miss Evers' Boys
Caleb Humphries
MTV Reloaded
Morpheus (archive footage)
Days of Wrath
Mr. Stafford
Michael Jordan to the Max
Narrator (voice)
Bad Company
Nelson Crowe
Sex and the Matrix
Morpheus (archive footage)
Once in the Life
20 / 20 Mike
Ashes and Snow
Narrator (voice)
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Wilford Robinson
Welcome to Hollywood
Laurence Fishburne
Predators: The Chosen
2010
Our Lady of 121st Street
Rooftop
Slavery by Another Name
Narrator
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
Fish
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Cowboy Curtis
Decoration Day
Michael Waring, DOD Man
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
Fast Break
Street Kid
Predators: Moments of Extraction
Noland (voice)
America’s Game: 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Narrator
I Take These Men
Hank Johnson
Always Outnumbered
Socrates Fortlow
Thurgood
Thurgood Marshall
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
Morpheus
Imprisoned
Daniel Calvin
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Jimbo Collins
America's Game: 1986 New York Giants
Narrator
TV Shows (36)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Raymond Langston · 60 eps
CSI: Miami
CSI Dr. Ray Langston · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 eps
M*A*S*H
Corporal Dorsey · 1 eps
CSI: NY
Ray Langston · 1 eps
Miami Vice
Prison Guard Keller · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
What If...?
Dr. Bill Foster / Goliath (voice) · 1 eps
What If...?
Bill Foster / Goliath (voice) · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
1 eps
black-ish
Pops Johnson · 88 eps
The Witcher
Regis · 8 eps
American Playhouse
Jimbo Collins · 1 eps
The Equalizer
Casey Taylor · 1 eps
Hannibal
Jack Crawford · 39 eps
grown-ish
Pops Johnson · 3 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
1 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Foster (voice) · 1 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
The Beyonder (voice) · 8 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Backstory Man (voice) · 4 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Beyonder (voice) · 5 eps
mixed-ish
Pops Johnson · 1 eps
Spenser: For Hire
1 eps
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
Roots
Alex Haley · 4 eps
Clipped
Doc Rivers · 6 eps
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Cowboy Curtis · 45 eps
Top Gear
1 eps
The Civil War
Sgt. Louis Douglas / Samuel Jess / Various (voice) · 9 eps
MacGruber
General Barrett Fasoose · 8 eps
Year Million
Narrator · 6 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Michael Waring · 1 eps
The Frame
Perry White · 1 eps
#FreeRayshawn
Steven Poincy · 15 eps
Madiba
Nelson Mandela · 3 eps
A Rumor of War
Lightbulb · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (50)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 4 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self · 1 eps
History's Greatest Mysteries
Self - Host · 103 eps
The Muppets
Self · 1 eps
Jay Leno's Garage
Self · 2 eps
The Blues
Self - Narrator · 1 eps
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self · 9 eps
The Magic Hour
Self · 1 eps
Wick Is Pain
Self
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Self
A Man's Story
Self
MADtv
Self · 1 eps
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Self · 3 eps
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
Self
Bonnie
Self
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Self · 1 eps
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Self
The Soul of a Man
Self - Narrator
Megadoc
Self
The Matrix Revisited
Self - Morpheus
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Self
Making "The Matrix"
Self
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Self
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
Self (archive footage)
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Self
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
Self
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
Self
A History of Sex
Self
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Self
The Matrix Recalibrated
Self
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Self
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Self
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Self
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
Self
Retro Wick: Exploring the Unexpected Success of 'John Wick'
Self
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
Self
The Black List: Volume Two
Self
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Self
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Self
Rappin' With The Rickster
Self
Spooge
Self
Upcoming (3)
Directing (1)
Writing (3)
Producing (15)
black-ish
Executive Producer
grown-ish
Executive Producer
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Executive Producer
mixed-ish
Executive Producer
Sneaks
Producer
The Astronaut
Executive Producer
Year Million
Executive Producer
Akeelah and the Bee
Producer
Hoodlum
Executive Producer
Five Fingers
Producer
Miss Evers' Boys
Executive Producer
Once in the Life
Producer
The Cave of Adullam
Producer
The Cave of Adullam
Executive Producer
Always Outnumbered
Executive Producer
