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Laurence Fishburne
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Laurence Fishburne
Homepage
http://www.laurence-fishburne.com
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1961-07-30,Augusta, Georgia, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Laurence John Fishburne III (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.

Filmography

8.272

Apocalypse Now
1979-05-19

6.985

Rumble Fish
1983-10-09

7.745

Mystic River
2003-10-08

The Color Purple

7.751

The Color Purple
1985-12-18

Mission: Impossible III

6.748

Mission: Impossible III
2006-04-25

6.148

TMNT
2007-03-23

The Matrix Reloaded

7.064

The Matrix Reloaded
2003-05-15

8.231

The Matrix
1999-03-31

The Matrix Revolutions

6.744

The Matrix Revolutions
2003-11-05

Boyz n the Hood

7.631

Boyz n the Hood
1991-07-12

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

6.696

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987-02-27

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

5.6

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007-06-13

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

6.157

The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007-07-23

6.409

Bobby
2006-09-05

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

7.928

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991-11-27

5.745

Armored
2009-12-04

6.8

Deep Cover
1992-04-15

5.536

Quicksilver
1986-02-14

5

Bonnie
2022-11-12

6

Sneaks
2025-04-17

6.413

Hoodlum
1997-08-27

0

The Astronaut
2025-09-26

6

Five Fingers
2006-05-01

6.692

21
2008-03-27

The Tuskegee Airmen

7.1

The Tuskegee Airmen
1995-08-25

6.558

Event Horizon
1997-08-15

Black Hollywood

0

Black Hollywood
1997-12-29

Assault on Precinct 13

6.178

Assault on Precinct 13
2005-01-19

6.231

Biker Boyz
2003-01-31

6.239

Just Cause
1995-02-17

6.501

Osmosis Jones
2001-08-10

King of New York

6.7

King of New York
1990-07-18

Always Outnumbered

6.4

Always Outnumbered
1998-03-21

6.238

Red Heat
1988-06-17

Band of the Hand

6.264

Band of the Hand
1986-04-11

5.475

Tortured
2008-09-10

6.3

Predators
2010-07-07

6.7

Cadence
1990-11-16

Gardens of Stone

6.209

Gardens of Stone
1987-05-05

4.836

Bad Company
1995-01-20

Akeelah and the Bee

7.1

Akeelah and the Bee
2006-04-28

The Matrix Revisited

6.8

The Matrix Revisited
2001-11-19

Searching for Bobby Fischer

7.075

Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993-08-13

5.726

School Daze
1988-02-12

6.251

Death Wish II
1982-02-20

Cornbread, Earl and Me

6.682

Cornbread, Earl and Me
1975-05-21

What's Love Got to Do with It

7.065

What's Love Got to Do with It
1993-06-09

5.99

Cherry 2000
1987-11-10

6.186

Slingshot
2024-08-30

Once in the Life

4.583

Once in the Life
2000-10-27

Higher Learning

6.3

Higher Learning
1995-01-11

6.383

Othello
1995-12-15

6.6

Contagion
2011-09-08

Transformers One

8.048

Transformers One
2024-09-11

5.956

Death to 2021
2021-12-27

5.557

Fled
1996-07-19

6.636

Man of Steel
2013-06-12

6.98

The Amateur
2025-04-09

6.227

Thurgood
2011-02-24

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

7.444

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019-05-15

John Wick: Chapter 4

7.719

John Wick: Chapter 4
2023-03-22

Have a Little Faith

6.4

Have a Little Faith
2011-11-27

6.889

Decoration Day
1990-12-02

The Soul of a Man

6.5

The Soul of a Man
2003-05-16

Miss Evers' Boys

6.3

Miss Evers' Boys
1997-02-22

The Little Bedroom

0

The Little Bedroom

black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

10

black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
2022-04-19

A History of Sex

5.4

A History of Sex
2003-01-14

Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'

0

Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'
2003-01-30

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

8.5

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
2007-01-16

6.264

Ride Along
2014-01-07

6.004

Khumba
2013-07-18

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

5.985

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016-03-23

The Matrix Recalibrated

6.706

The Matrix Recalibrated
2004-04-06

5.456

The Colony
2013-04-12

5.212

Megalopolis
2024-09-25

7.2

Rudderless
2014-10-17

6.012

The Signal
2014-03-15

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

7.4

Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022-10-09

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

0

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983-03-22

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

7.2

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
1988-12-21

The Cotton Club

6.523

The Cotton Club
1984-12-14

Black Water Transit

4.25

Black Water Transit
2009-05-13

6

Standoff
2016-02-26

6.314

Class Action
1991-03-15

5.5

Days of Wrath
2008-09-17

0

Spooge
2001-11-10

John Wick: Chapter 2

7.339

John Wick: Chapter 2
2017-02-08

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

10

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015-12-08

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

0

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
2015-02-20

Michael Jordan to the Max

7.3

Michael Jordan to the Max
2000-05-05

6.953

Passengers
2016-12-21

Sex and the Matrix

6.4

Sex and the Matrix
2000-06-03

0

Blacksmith

Last Flag Flying

6.8

Last Flag Flying
2017-11-03

7

The Snowy Day
2016-11-25

The Black List: Volume Two

6

The Black List: Volume Two
2009-02-26

The Making of 'Event Horizon'

7.4

The Making of 'Event Horizon'
2006-04-18

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

6.6

Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019-08-16

Welcome to Hollywood

3.6

Welcome to Hollywood
2000-10-27

Ant-Man and the Wasp

6.913

Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018-07-04

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

4.3

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991-01-01

6.9

A Man's Story
2011-10-08

The Matrix Revolutions Revisited

7.052

The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
2004-12-07

4.3

Willie & Phil
1980-08-15

Rappin' With The Rickster

2

Rappin' With The Rickster
2010-01-01

7.269

Ashes and Snow
2005-03-05

Running with the Devil

5.396

Running with the Devil
2019-08-29

6.861

The Mule
2018-12-14

4.607

Imprisoned
2019-09-12

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

7.164

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005-09-14

7.3

MTV Reloaded
2003-05-13

4.688

Fast Break
1979-03-02

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

2

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011-07-19

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

4.5

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003-09-02

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

7.5

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003-06-24

The Matrix Reloaded Revisited

6.696

The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
2004-12-07

6.8

The Ice Road
2021-06-24

If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

1

If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
1972-12-19

Making 'The Matrix'

7.333

Making 'The Matrix'
1999-09-21

The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase

7

The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
2004-12-07

The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

6.071

The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
2003-10-14

0

The Blacksmith

Predators: Moments of Extraction

4

Predators: Moments of Extraction
2010-10-19

Our Lady of 121st Street

0

Our Lady of 121st Street
2020-05-23

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

6

Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015-08-18

Slavery by Another Name

7.2

Slavery by Another Name
2012-02-11

All the Old Knives

6.026

All the Old Knives
2022-04-08

6.501

Death to 2020
2020-12-27

The School for Good and Evil

7.054

The School for Good and Evil
2022-10-19

0

Crimson Blues

Under the Stadium Lights

6

Under the Stadium Lights
2021-06-04

5.89

Cellar Door
2024-10-31

I Take These Men

1

I Take These Men
1983-01-05

Ricky Powell: The Individualist

4.75

Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020-05-30

7.5

Wick Is Pain
2025-05-08

Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

0

Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
2004-06-08

Mystic River: From Page to Screen

0

Mystic River: From Page to Screen
2003-10-31

0

MegaDoc
2025-09-19

Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix

7.1

Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
2004-12-07

Inside the Actors Studio

7.535

Inside the Actors Studio
1994-08-14

7.9

M*A*S*H
1972-09-17

Spenser: For Hire

6.677

Spenser: For Hire
1985-09-20

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-10-06

Trapper John, M.D.

6.5

Trapper John, M.D.
1979-09-23

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

7.713

CSI: Miami
2002-09-23

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

7.452

Miami Vice
1984-09-16

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.5

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

4.3

The View
1997-08-11

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.405

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25

Hill Street Blues

7.6

Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15

7.145

The Equalizer
1985-09-18

7

MADtv
1995-10-14

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

6

TriBeCa
1993-03-23

5.762

MacGruber
2021-12-16

The Six O'Clock Follies

0

The Six O'Clock Follies
1980-04-24

6.96

The Oscars
1953-03-19

8.251

Hannibal
2013-04-04

7.3

The Blues
2003-09-28

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.78

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005-01-03

5.917

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

6.976

The Muppets
2015-09-22

6.286

Top Gear
2010-11-21

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

7.5

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008-07-07

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

8

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006-11-17

8.333

Year Million
2017-05-15

7.8

Madiba
2017-02-01

6.583

Clipped
2024-06-04

6.861

Roots
2016-05-30

7.179

black-ish
2014-09-24

7.958

The Civil War
1990-09-23

8.084

What If...?
2021-08-11

10

The Frame
2013-04-09

Pee-wee's Playhouse

7.208

Pee-wee's Playhouse
1986-09-13

6

A Rumor of War
1980-09-24

7.971

grown-ish
2018-01-03

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

7.861

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023-02-10

5

The Magic Hour
1998-06-08

7.5

mixed-ish
2019-09-24

Jay Leno's Garage

7.3

Jay Leno's Garage
2015-10-07

7.2

#FreeRayshawn
2020-04-13

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

6.3

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018-10-13

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

7.861

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023-02-10

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

7

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021-09-09

History's Greatest Mysteries

7.7

History's Greatest Mysteries
2020-11-14

7.117

Conan
2010-11-08

8.084

What If...?
2021-08-11

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

7.861

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023-02-10

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

7.861

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023-02-10

Number One on the Call Sheet

7

Number One on the Call Sheet
2025-03-27