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Laurence Fishburne

Acting

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne is an actor born on July 30, 1961 in Augusta, Georgia, USA. He is known for The Matrix, John Wick: Chapter 2 and Passengers. GloboWatch shows where to watch 2 of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
July 30, 1961
Place of birth
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Also known as
Larry Fishburne · Laurence John Fishburne · Лоуренс Фишборн

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).

Filmography

  1. 2025The Astronautas General William Harris · Executive producer
  2. 2025The Amateuras Henderson
  3. 2024Megalopolisas Fundi Romaine
  4. 2024Transformers Oneas Alpha Trion (voice)
  5. 2023John Wick: Chapter 4as Bowery King
  6. 2022The School for Good and Evilas School Master
  7. 2022All the Old Knivesas Vick Wallinger
  8. 2021The Matrix Resurrectionsas Morpheus (archive footage) (uncredited)
  9. 2021What If...?as Dr. Bill Foster / Goliath (voice) · 1 episode
  10. 2021The Ice Roadas Goldenrod
  11. 2020Death to 2020as Narrator (voice)
  12. 2019The Witcheras Regis · 8 episodes
  13. 2019Where'd You Go, Bernadetteas Paul Jellinek
  14. 2019John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellumas Bowery King
  15. 2018The Muleas Special Agent in Charge
  16. 2018Ant-Man and the Waspas Dr. Bill Foster
  17. 2017Last Flag Flyingas Reverend Richard Mueller
  18. 2017John Wick: Chapter 2as Bowery King
  19. 2016Passengersas Gus Mancuso
  20. 2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceas Perry White
  21. 2014The Signalas Dr. Wallace Damon
  22. 2014Ride Alongas Omar
  23. 2013Man of Steelas Perry White
  24. 2013The Colonyas Briggs
  25. 2013Hannibalas Jack Crawford · 39 episodes
  26. 2011Contagionas Ellis Cheever
  27. 2010Predatorsas Noland
  28. 2009Armoredas Baines
  29. 200821as Cole Williams
  30. 2007Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surferas Silver Surfer (voice)
  31. 2007TMNTas Narrator (voice)
  32. 2006Bobbyas Edward Robinson
  33. 2006Mission: Impossible IIIas Theodore Brassel
  34. 2005Kiss Kiss Bang Bangas Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
  35. 2005Assault on Precinct 13as Marion Bishop
  36. 2004CSI: NYas Ray Langston · 1 episode
  37. 2003The Matrix Revolutionsas Morpheus
  38. 2003Mystic Riveras Whitey Powers
  39. 2003The Matrix Reloadedas Morpheus
  40. 2003Biker Boyzas Smoke
  41. 2002CSI: Miamias CSI Dr. Ray Langston · 1 episode
  42. 2002Undercover Brotheras Verification Hand (voice) (uncredited)
  43. 2001Osmosis Jonesas Thrax (voice)
  44. 2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Raymond Langston · 60 episodes
  45. 1999The Matrixas Morpheus
  46. 1997Event Horizonas Miller
  47. 1995Just Causeas Sheriff Tanny Brown
  48. 1993Searching for Bobby Fischeras Vinnie
  49. 1991Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypseas Self
  50. 1991Boyz n the Hoodas Furious Styles
  51. 1990King of New Yorkas Jimmy Jump
  52. 1988Red Heatas Lt. Stobbs
  53. 1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriorsas Max
  54. 1985The Color Purpleas Swain
  55. 1984The Cotton Clubas Bumpy Rhodes
  56. 1984Miami Viceas Prison Guard Keller · 1 episode
  57. 1983Rumble Fishas Midget
  58. 1982Death Wish IIas Cutter
  59. 1979Apocalypse Nowas Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
  60. 1972M*A*S*Has Corporal Dorsey · 1 episode