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Morgan Freeman

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Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman is an actor born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He is known for The Shawshank Redemption, Se7en and Lucy. GloboWatch shows where to watch 3 of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
June 1, 1937
Place of birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Also known as
Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr. · Morgan J. Freeman

Biography

Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved further stardom in Glory, the biographical drama Lean on Me, and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (all 1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre.

Filmography

  1. 2025Now You See Me: Now You Don'tas Thaddeus Bradley
  2. 202357 Secondsas Anton Burrell
  3. 2023Lionessas Secretary of State Edwin Mullins · 18 episodes
  4. 2021Hitman's Wife's Bodyguardas Senior
  5. 2021Coming 2 Americaas Morgan Freeman
  6. 2019Angel Has Fallenas Alan Trumbull
  7. 2018The Nutcracker and the Four Realmsas Drosselmeyer
  8. 2017Going in Styleas Willie Davis
  9. 2016Ben-Huras Sheik Ilderim
  10. 2016Now You See Me 2as Thaddeus Bradley
  11. 2016London Has Fallenas Alan Trumbull
  12. 2015Momentumas Senator
  13. 2015Ted 2as Patrick Meighan
  14. 2015Last Knightsas Bartok
  15. 2014Lucyas Professor Norman
  16. 2014Transcendenceas Joseph Tagger
  17. 2014The Lego Movieas Vitruvius (voice)
  18. 2013Last Vegasas Archibald 'Archie' Clayton
  19. 2013Now You See Meas Thaddeus Bradley
  20. 2013Oblivionas Beech
  21. 2013Olympus Has Fallenas Alan Trumbull
  22. 2012The Dark Knight Risesas Fox
  23. 2011Dolphin Taleas Dr. McCarthy
  24. 2011Conan the Barbarianas Narrator (voice)
  25. 2010REDas Joe Matheson
  26. 2009Invictusas Nelson Mandela · Executive producer
  27. 2009Thick as Thievesas Keith Ripley
  28. 2008The Dark Knightas Lucius Fox
  29. 2008The Love Guruas Morgan Freemann (voice) (uncredited)
  30. 2008Wantedas Sloan
  31. 2007The Bucket Listas Carter Chambers
  32. 2007Gone Baby Goneas Jack Doyle
  33. 2007Evan Almightyas God
  34. 2006The Contractas Frank Carden
  35. 2006Lucky Number Slevinas The Boss
  36. 2005An Unfinished Lifeas Mitch Bradley
  37. 2005War of the Worldsas Narrator (voice)
  38. 2005Batman Beginsas Lucius Fox
  39. 2005Unleashedas Sam
  40. 2005March of the Penguinsas Narrator
  41. 2004Million Dollar Babyas Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
  42. 2003Bruce Almightyas God
  43. 2003Dreamcatcheras Col. Abraham Curtis
  44. 2002The Sum of All Fearsas DCI William Cabot
  45. 2002High Crimesas Charlie Grimes
  46. 2001Along Came a Spideras Alex Cross · Executive producer
  47. 2000Under Suspicionas Captain Victor Benezet · Executive producer
  48. 1998Deep Impactas President Tom Beck
  49. 1998Hard Rainas Jim
  50. 1997Amistadas Theodore Joadson
  51. 1997Kiss the Girlsas Det. Alex Cross
  52. 1996Chain Reactionas Paul Shannon
  53. 1995Se7enas Somerset
  54. 1995Outbreakas General Billy Ford
  55. 1994The Shawshank Redemptionas Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
  56. 1992Unforgivenas Ned Logan
  57. 1991Robin Hood: Prince of Thievesas Azeem
  58. 1990The Bonfire of the Vanitiesas Judge Leonard White
  59. 1989Gloryas Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
  60. 1989Driving Miss Daisyas Hoke Colburn