Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961; usually credited as Larry Fishburne until 1993) 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 been hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films. He is known for playing 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 Colour 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), as well as having a recurring role as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022). He is currently starring in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's play American Buffalo alongside Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laurence Fishburne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Augusta, Georgia, USA
    Birthday
    30 July 1961
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
8.3
Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish
7
Mystic River
Mystic River
7.7
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
7.8
Mission: Impossible III
Mission: Impossible III
6.742
TMNT
TMNT
6.1
The Matrix
The Matrix
8.219
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded
7.1
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions
6.7
Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood
7.611
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
6.674
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
5.6
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
6.125
Bobby
Bobby
6.409
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
7.9
Armored
Armored
5.7
Deep Cover
Deep Cover
6.7
Quicksilver
Quicksilver
5.6
Bonnie
Bonnie
3
Sneaks
Sneaks
0
Hoodlum
Hoodlum
6.4
Five Fingers
Five Fingers
6.018
21
21
6.694
The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen
7.025
Event Horizon
Event Horizon
6.537
Black Hollywood
0
Assault on Precinct 13
Assault on Precinct 13
6.17
Biker Boyz
Biker Boyz
6.3
Just Cause
Just Cause
6.2
Osmosis Jones
Osmosis Jones
6.5
King of New York
King of New York
6.7
Always Outnumbered
Always Outnumbered
6.4
Red Heat
Red Heat
6.2
Band of the Hand
Band of the Hand
6.4
Tortured
Tortured
5.4
Predators
Predators
6.273
Cadence
Cadence
6.7
Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone
6.28
Bad Company
Bad Company
4.8
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee
7.1
The Matrix Revisited
The Matrix Revisited
6.8
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
7.086
School Daze
School Daze
5.9
Death Wish II
Death Wish II
6.272
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Cornbread, Earl and Me
7.2
What's Love Got to Do with It
What's Love Got to Do with It
7.113
Cherry 2000
Cherry 2000
5.979
Slingshot
Slingshot
6.1
Once in the Life
Once in the Life
4.4
Higher Learning
Higher Learning
6.3
Othello
Othello
6.4
Contagion
Contagion
6.644
Transformers One
Transformers One
8.1
Death to 2021
Death to 2021
5.972
Fled
Fled
5.544
Man of Steel
Man of Steel
6.628
The Amateur
The Amateur
0
Thurgood
Thurgood
6.3
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
7.447
John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4
7.73
Have a Little Faith
Have a Little Faith
6.5
Decoration Day
Decoration Day
7.3
The Soul of a Man
The Soul of a Man
6.4
Miss Evers' Boys
Miss Evers' Boys
6.176
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
10
A History of Sex
A History of Sex
5.5
Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'
0
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
8.5
Ride Along
Ride Along
6.255
Khumba
Khumba
6
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
6
The Matrix Recalibrated
The Matrix Recalibrated
6.6
The Colony
The Colony
5.426
Megalopolis
Megalopolis
5.495
Rudderless
Rudderless
7.2
The Signal
The Signal
6
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
7.4
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
0
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
7.474
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club
6.5
Black Water Transit
4
Standoff
Standoff
6.038
Class Action
Class Action
6.334
Days of Wrath
Days of Wrath
10
Spooge
Spooge
0
John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 2
7.335
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
0
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
0
Michael Jordan to the Max
Michael Jordan to the Max
7.3
Passengers
Passengers
6.951
Sex and the Matrix
Sex and the Matrix
6.4
Last Flag Flying
Last Flag Flying
6.8
The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day
7
The Black List: Volume Two
The Black List: Volume Two
6
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
7.5
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
6.603
Welcome to Hollywood
Welcome to Hollywood
3.8
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ant-Man and the Wasp
6.93
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
4.3
A Man's Story
A Man's Story
6.9
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
7.2
Willie and Phil
Willie and Phil
4.4
Rappin' With The Rickster
Rappin' With The Rickster
2
Ashes and Snow
Ashes and Snow
7.2
Running with the Devil
Running with the Devil
5.5
The Mule
The Mule
6.853
Imprisoned
Imprisoned
5.5
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
7.2
MTV Reloaded
MTV Reloaded
7.3
Fast Break
Fast Break
5.2
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
4.5
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
7.5
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
6.7
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
6.97
The Ice Road
The Ice Road
6.8
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
0
Making 'The Matrix'
Making 'The Matrix'
7.03
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
7
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
6.125
Predators: The Chosen
Predators: The Chosen
6.1
Predators: Moments of Extraction
Predators: Moments of Extraction
4.3
Our Lady of 121st Street
Our Lady of 121st Street
0
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
6
Slavery by Another Name
Slavery by Another Name
7.2
All the Old Knives
All the Old Knives
6.004
Death to 2020
Death to 2020
6.5
The School for Good and Evil
The School for Good and Evil
7.1
Under the Stadium Lights
Under the Stadium Lights
6.6
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.8
Cellar Door
Cellar Door
6.3
I Take These Men
I Take These Men
0