Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor and producer. He has been critically hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films. He is known for playing Morpheus in the first three films of 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 in a motion picture by a major studio when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play. Other film credits of Fishburne include The Color Purple (1985), School Daze (1988), King of New York (1990), Deep Cover (1992), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), Event Horizon (1997), Mystic River (2003), Akeelah and the Bee (2006), Contagion (2011), 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), as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–present).
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Augusta, Georgia, USA
    Birthday
    7/30/1961
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
6.7
TMNT
TMNT
6.1
The Matrix
The Matrix
8.2
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded
7.1
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions
6.7
Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood
7.6
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
6.7
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
6.1
Bobby
Bobby
6.4
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
21
21
6.7
The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen
7.1
Event Horizon
Event Horizon
6.5
Black Hollywood
0
Assault on Precinct 13
Assault on Precinct 13
6.2
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
6.3
Cadence
Cadence
6.7
Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone
6.3
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
7.1
School Daze
School Daze
5.9
Death Wish II
Death Wish II
6.3
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
7.1
Cherry 2000
Cherry 2000
6
Slingshot
Slingshot
6.2
Once in the Life
Once in the Life
4.4
Higher Learning
Higher Learning
6.3
Othello
Othello
6.4
Contagion
Contagion
6.6
Transformers One
Transformers One
8.2
Death to 2021
Death to 2021
6
Fled
Fled
5.5
Man of Steel
Man of Steel
6.6
The Amateur
The Amateur
0
Thurgood
Thurgood
6.3
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
7.4
John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4
7.7
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
6.3
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
6.3
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
5.4
Megalopolis
Megalopolis
5.6
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
7.5
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club
6.5
Standoff
Standoff
6
Class Action
Class Action
6.3
Days of Wrath
Days of Wrath
10
Spooge
Spooge
0
John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 2
7.3
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
6.9
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
6.6
Welcome to Hollywood
Welcome to Hollywood
3.8
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ant-Man and the Wasp
6.9
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
6.8
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...
7
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'
6.9
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
7
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
6.1
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
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
6.1
I Take These Men
I Take These Men
0
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