Blair Underwood
Acting
Born: August 25, 1964 (age 62) · Tacoma, Washington, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Blair Underwood (born August 25, 1964) is an American television and film actor. He is perhaps best known as headstrong attorney Jonathan Rollins from the NBC legal drama L.A. Law, a role he portrayed for seven years. He has gained critical acclaim throughout his career, receiving numerous Golden Globe Award nominations, three NAACP Image Awards and 1 Grammy Award. His feature film debut was the 1985 movie Krush Groove. His 1985 appearance on The Cosby Show landed him a short stint on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, which eventually led to his performance on the TV series L.A. Law, where he appeared from 1987 to 1994. Underwood broke into film with roles in Just Cause (1995), Set It Off (1996) and Deep Impact (1998). He also had a supporting role as a geneticist in the film Gattaca. In 2000, he played the lead role in the short-lived television series City of Angels. In 2003, he guest starred in four episodes on the HBO series Sex and the City playing Cynthia Nixon's love interest. In 2004, he played the role of Roger De Souza opposite Heather Locklear in NBC's LAX. He gained acclaim as the sexy grade school teacher in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus for two years. In 2007, he guest starred in an episode of the NBC series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. His also had a role as recurring character Alex in the HBO series In Treatment. Also in 2007, Underwood co-authored the novel Casanegra: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel with husband-and-wife team Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due. He's also had recurring roles on Dirty Sexy Money, NBC's The Event, Ironside, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Quantico. He has received three NAACP Image Awards, for his film work in Rules of Engagement, and his television work in L.A. Law, City of Angels, Murder in Mississippi and Mama Flora's Family. He was voted one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2000, and one of TV Guide's "Most Influential Faces of the 90s".
Known for
Gattaca
1997
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
Deep Impact
1998
Longlegs
2024
Sex and the City
1998
Your Honor
2020
Knight Rider
1982
The Art of Getting By
2011
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016
American Crime Story
2016
When They See Us
2019
Photos (5)
Movies (49)
Deep Impact
Mark Simon
Gattaca
Geneticist
Longlegs
Agent Carter
Rules of Engagement
Capt. Lee
Something New
Mark Harper
Madea's Family Reunion
Carlos
Just Cause
Bobby Earl Ferguson
Set It Off
Keith
Malibu's Most Wanted
Tom Gibbsons
The Art of Getting By
Principal
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Makuu (voice)
Origin
Amari Selvan
Full Frontal
Calvin / Nicholas
Youngblood
Blane Youngblood
Tigers on the Rise
Narrator (voice)
Posse
Carver
Bad Hair
Amos Bludso
Broken
2016
Mistrial
Lieutenant C. Hodges
One Spoon of Chocolate
Officer Beem
Weather Girl
Fitz
G
Chip Hightower
The After Party
Sgt. Martin Ellison
Krush Groove
Russell Walker
Covert One: The Hades Factor
Palmer Addison
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Jonathan Rollins
Soul of the Game
Jackie Robinson
Bear Witness
Narrator (voice)
Really Love
Jerome Richmond
Guardians of the Galapagos
Narrator (voice)
Murder in Mississippi
James Chaney
Mr. SOUL!
Ellis Haizlip (voice)
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Jared Williams
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
David Ames
Heat Wave
Bob Richardson
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Horace Bouchet
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Reader
Penguins: Life on the Edge
Narrator (voice)
The Trip to Bountiful
Ludie Watts
Juanita
Blair Underwood
A Soldier's Play
Captain Richard Davenport
Asunder
Chance Williams
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
Narrator (voice)
The Golden Blaze
Gregory Fletcher (voice)
Do Geese See God
Man
Truth Be Told
Det. Harris
The Wishing Tree
Thomas
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
Narrator (voice)
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (40)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Miles Sennet · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Harry Dargis · 1 eps
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Andrew Garner · 10 eps
Sex and the City
Dr. Robert Leeds · 5 eps
Knight Rider
Potts · 1 eps
Elsbeth
Cliff McGrath · 1 eps
21 Jump Street
Reginald Brooks · 1 eps
L.A. Law
Jonathan Rollins · 149 eps
The Cosby Show
Mark · 1 eps
American Crime Story
Vernon Jordan · 3 eps
A Different World
Zelmer Collier · 1 eps
Quantico
Owen Hall · 35 eps
In Treatment
Alex Prince · 9 eps
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1 eps
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Daniel Harris · 9 eps
The Tyra Banks Show
1 eps
Your Honor
Roland Carter · 1 eps
The Lion Guard
Makuu (voice) · 2 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Midas (voice) · 1 eps
Half & Half
Blair Underwood · 1 eps
Dirty Sexy Money
Simon Elder · 23 eps
The Word
1 eps
When They See Us
Bobby Burns · 2 eps
The Event
Elias Martinez · 22 eps
Love Life
Leon Hines · 1 eps
LAX
Roger De Souza · 13 eps
High Incident
32 eps
Vietnam in HD
Charles Brown · 6 eps
Ironside
Robert Ironside · 9 eps
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Charles James Walker · 4 eps
City of Angels
Ben Turner · 25 eps
Three Women
Richard · 10 eps
Downtown
Terry Corsaro · 13 eps
Celebrity Crime Files
Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
Fatherhood
26 eps
Mama Flora's Family
Willie · 2 eps
Smothered
6 eps
Covert One: The Hades Factor
Palmer Addison · 2 eps
Thunder and Lightning
Black Lightning (voice) · 2 eps
スーパーマン @ Tokyo
Superman / Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (19)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · 1 eps
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Self
The Gristle
Self (uncredited)
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
Self
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Self
