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Blair Underwood
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Acting
Birthday
1964-08-25,Tacoma, Washington, USA
Gender
Male
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".

Filmography

Rules of Engagement

6.232

Rules of Engagement
2000-04-07

8.7

Asunder
1998-11-06

Covert One: The Hades Factor

5.9

Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006-01-01

6.218

Deep Impact
1998-05-08

6.199

Just Cause
1995-02-17

7.181

Set It Off
1996-11-06

Malibu's Most Wanted

5.101

Malibu's Most Wanted
2003-04-10

4

The Hit
2007-09-26

6.1

Krush Groove
1985-10-25

6.057

G
2002-05-10

4.666

Full Frontal
2002-08-02

Madea's Family Reunion

6.4

Madea's Family Reunion
2006-02-24

5.6

Weather Girl
2009-07-10

Soul of the Game

4.8

Soul of the Game
1996-04-20

Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day

3.7

Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012-04-13

Do Geese See God

5.8

Do Geese See God
2004-11-23

The Cover Girl and the Cop

3

The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989-01-16

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

6

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993-04-19

The Trip to Bountiful

5.9

The Trip to Bountiful
2014-03-08

Murder in Mississippi

6.5

Murder in Mississippi
1990-02-05

7

Heat Wave
1990-08-13

First Generation

0

First Generation
2011-01-01

4.8

Mistrial
1996-11-02

The Art of Getting By

6.6

The Art of Getting By
2011-06-17

6.454

Something New
2006-01-29

7.5

Truth Be Told
2002-01-01

Mickey's 60th Birthday

6.8

Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988-11-13

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

4.333

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991-01-01

The Wishing Tree

7.4

The Wishing Tree
1999-01-01

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

6.2

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
2016-08-05

The After Party

6.123

The After Party
2018-08-24

7.555

Gattaca
1997-09-07

5.2

Juanita
2019-03-08

5.286

Posse
1993-05-14

5.903

Bad Hair
2021-05-05

Penguins: Life on the Edge

7.8

Penguins: Life on the Edge
2020-04-03

7.5

Mr. SOUL!
2018-04-27

0

Viral

A Soldier's Play

0

A Soldier's Play
2021-02-25

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

9.6

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020-01-02

6.4

Really Love
2020-10-16

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

5.7

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991-01-01

Voices That Care

8

Voices That Care
1991-02-28

Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers

0

Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
2022-05-31

6

Bear Witness
2022-04-22

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

6.7

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2015-11-22

The Golden Blaze

1

The Golden Blaze
2005-05-10

6.53

Origin
2023-12-08

5.5

The Gristle
2004-05-13

0

Longlegs
2024-07-10

Tigers on the Rise

7

Tigers on the Rise
2024-04-22

One Spoon of Chocolate

0

One Spoon of Chocolate

The Tony Danza Show

6.1

The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13

6.983

L.A. Law
1986-09-15

6.984

The Cosby Show
1984-09-20

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.4

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

4.2

Fatherhood
2004-06-20

7.536

Knight Rider
1982-09-26

7.4

LAX
2004-09-13

The New Adventures of Old Christine

6.8

The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006-03-13

7.8

High Incident
1996-03-04

A Different World

6.9

A Different World
1987-09-24

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.7

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08

8.2

Half & Half
2002-09-23

7.121

21 Jump Street
1987-04-12

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.517

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

The Tyra Banks Show

3.9

The Tyra Banks Show
2005-09-12

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.928

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

6.3

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983-10-03

Dirty Sexy Money

6.215

Dirty Sexy Money
2007-09-26

Aspel & Company

0

Aspel & Company
1984-06-09

0

Company Town

5

Downtown
1986-09-27

5.159

Ironside
2013-10-02

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

7.487

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013-09-24

6.358

The Event
2010-09-20

9

City of Angels
2000-01-16

6.542

Quantico
2015-09-27

Covert One: The Hades Factor

5.4

Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006-04-09

Mama Flora's Family

7.3

Mama Flora's Family
1998-11-08

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

3.2

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10

4.5

The View
1997-08-11

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

7.4

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
2020-03-20

When They See Us

8.229

When They See Us
2019-05-31

Thunder and Lightning

7

Thunder and Lightning
2013-01-05

5.1

Tamron Hall
2019-09-09

8.138

Your Honor
2020-12-06

7.7

Vietnam in HD
2011-11-08

American Crime Story

7.535

American Crime Story
2016-02-02

7.1

Love Life
2020-05-27

7.615

In Treatment
2008-01-28

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.6

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.4

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

6.889

Three Women
2023-12-13

Sex and the City

7.4

Sex and the City
1998-06-06

Who Do You Think You Are?

6.5

Who Do You Think You Are?
2010-03-05

4.5

Smothered
2023-12-07

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

4.896

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16

7.85

Elsbeth
2024-02-29