Laurence Fishburne
Born July 30, 1961 (Age: 64)
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Augusta, Georgia, USA
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).
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).
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Filmography
The Exorcist
2027
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as
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Age: 65
Megadoc
2025
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as Self
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Age: 64
Sneaks
2025
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as The Collector (voice)
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Age: 63
The Amateur
2025
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as Henderson
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Age: 63
Megalopolis
2024
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as Fundi Romaine
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Age: 63
Transformers One
2024
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as Alpha Trion (voice)
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Age: 63
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
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as Bowery King
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Age: 61
The Matrix Resurrections
2021
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as Morpheus (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 60
The Ice Road
2021
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as Goldenrod
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Age: 59
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019
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as Bowery King
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Age: 57
The Mule
2018
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as Special Agent in Charge
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Age: 57
Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018
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as Dr. Bill Foster
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Age: 56
Last Flag Flying
2017
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as Reverend Richard Mueller
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Age: 56
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
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as Bowery King
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Age: 55
Passengers
2016
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as Gus Mancuso
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Age: 55
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
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as Perry White
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Age: 54
Rudderless
2014
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as Del
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Age: 53
The Signal
2014
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as Dr. Wallace Damon
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Age: 52
Ride Along
2014
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as Omar
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Age: 52
Khumba
2013
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as Seko (voice)
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Age: 51
Man of Steel
2013
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as Perry White
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Age: 51
A Man's Story
2011
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as Self
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Age: 50
Contagion
2011
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as Ellis Cheever
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Age: 50
Predators: Moments of Extraction
2010
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as Noland (voice)
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Age: 49
Predators
2010
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as Noland
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Age: 48
Predators: The Chosen
2010
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as
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Age: 48
Armored
2009
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as Baines
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Age: 48
21
2008
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as Cole Williams
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Age: 46
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007
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as Tad Gruzsa
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Age: 45
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
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as Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer (voice)
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Age: 45
TMNT
2007
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 45
America's Game: 1986 New York Giants
2007
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as Narrator
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Age: 45
Akeelah and the Bee
2006
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as Dr. Larabee
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Age: 44
Mission: Impossible III
2006
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as Theodore Brassel
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Age: 44
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005
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as Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 44
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
2005
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 44
Assault on Precinct 13
2005
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as Marion Bishop
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Age: 43
No Image
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
2004
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as Self
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Age: 42
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
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as Morpheus
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Age: 42
Mystic River
2003
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as Whitey Powers
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Age: 42
The Matrix Reloaded
2003
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as Morpheus
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Age: 41
Biker Boyz
2003
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as Smoke
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Age: 41
Osmosis Jones
2001
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as Thrax (voice)
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Age: 40
Once in the Life
2000
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as 20 / 20 Mike
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Age: 39
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
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as Laurence Fishburne
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Age: 39
Sex and the Matrix
2000
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as Morpheus (archive footage)
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Age: 38
Michael Jordan to the Max
2000
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 38
The Matrix
1999
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as Morpheus
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Age: 37
No Image
Black Hollywood
1997
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as Self
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Age: 36
Hoodlum
1997
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as Bumpy Johnson
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Age: 36
Event Horizon
1997
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as Miller
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Age: 36
Fled
1996
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as Piper
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Age: 34
Othello
1995
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as Othello
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Age: 34
Just Cause
1995
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as Sheriff Tanny Brown
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Age: 33
Higher Learning
1995
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as Professor Maurice Phipps
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Age: 33
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993
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as Vinnie
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Age: 32
What's Love Got to Do with It
1993
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as Ike Turner
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Age: 31
Deep Cover
1992
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as Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull
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Age: 30
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
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as Self
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Age: 30
Boyz n the Hood
1991
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as Furious Styles
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Age: 29
King of New York
1990
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as Jimmy Jump
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Age: 28
Red Heat
1988
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as Lt. Stobbs
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Age: 26
Cherry 2000
1987
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as Glu Glu Lawyer
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Age: 26
Gardens of Stone
1987
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as Sgt. Flanagan
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Age: 25
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
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as Max
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Age: 25
Band of the Hand
1986
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as Cream
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Age: 24
Quicksilver
1986
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as Voodoo
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Age: 24
The Color Purple
1985
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as Swain
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Age: 24
The Cotton Club
1984
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as Bumpy Rhodes
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Age: 23
Rumble Fish
1983
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as Midget
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Age: 22
Death Wish II
1982
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as Cutter
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Age: 20
Willie & Phil
1980
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as High School Student
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Age: 19
Apocalypse Now
1979
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as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
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Age: 17