Acting
Laurence Fishburne
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
The Exorcist: Martyrs
Film · 2027
Gatto
Film · 2027
Sneaks
Film · 2025
The Astronaut
Film · 2025
The Amateur
Film · 2025
Wick Is Pain
Film · 2025
Megadoc
Film · 2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
Series · 2025
Slingshot
Film · 2024
Transformers One
Film · 2024
Megalopolis
Film · 2024
Cellar Door
Film · 2024
Clipped
Series · 2024
John Wick: Chapter 4
Film · 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Series · 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Series · 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Series · 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Series · 2023
Bonnie
Film · 2022
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
Film · 2022
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Film · 2022
All the Old Knives
Film · 2022
The School for Good and Evil
Film · 2022
Death to 2021
Film · 2021
The Ice Road
Film · 2021
Under the Stadium Lights
Film · 2021
The Matrix Resurrections
Film · 2021
MacGruber
Series · 2021
What If...?
Series · 2021
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Series · 2021
What If...?
Series · 2021
Our Lady of 121st Street
Film · 2020
Death to 2020
Film · 2020
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Film · 2020
#FreeRayshawn
Series · 2020
History's Greatest Mysteries
Series · 2020
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Film · 2019
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Film · 2019
Running with the Devil
Film · 2019
Imprisoned
Film · 2019
mixed-ish
Series · 2019
The Witcher
Series · 2019
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Film · 2018
The Mule
Film · 2018
grown-ish
Series · 2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Series · 2018
John Wick: Chapter 2
Film · 2017
Last Flag Flying
Film · 2017
Retro Wick: Exploring the Unexpected Success of 'John Wick'
Film · 2017
Year Million
Series · 2017
Madiba
Series · 2017
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Film · 2016
Standoff
Film · 2016
Passengers
Film · 2016
The Snowy Day
Film · 2016
Roots
Series · 2016
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Film · 2015
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Film · 2015
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Film · 2015
The Muppets
Series · 2015
Jay Leno's Garage
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Ride Along
Film · 2014
Rudderless
Film · 2014
The Signal
Film · 2014
black-ish
Series · 2014
Man of Steel
Film · 2013
Khumba
Film · 2013
The Colony
Film · 2013
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
Film · 2013
Hannibal
Series · 2013
The Frame
Series · 2013
Slavery by Another Name
Film · 2012
Contagion
Film · 2011
Thurgood
Film · 2011
Have a Little Faith
Film · 2011
A Man's Story
Film · 2011
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Film · 2011
Predators
Film · 2010
Rappin' With The Rickster
Film · 2010
Predators: Moments of Extraction
Film · 2010
Predators: The Chosen
Film · 2010
Top Gear
Series · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
The Talk
Series · 2010
Armored
Film · 2009
The Black List: Volume Two
Film · 2009
21
Film · 2008
Tortured
Film · 2008
Days of Wrath
Film · 2008
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Series · 2008
TMNT
Film · 2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Film · 2007
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Film · 2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Film · 2007
America's Game: 1986 New York Giants
Film · 2007
America’s Game: 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Film · 2007
Mission: Impossible III
Film · 2006
Bobby
Film · 2006
Five Fingers
Film · 2006
Akeelah and the Bee
Film · 2006
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
Film · 2006
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Series · 2006
Assault on Precinct 13
Film · 2005
Ashes and Snow
Film · 2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Film · 2005
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
Film · 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Series · 2005
The Matrix Recalibrated
Film · 2004
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
Film · 2004
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
Film · 2004
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
Film · 2004
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
Film · 2004
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
Film · 2004
CSI: NY
Series · 2004
Mystic River
Film · 2003
The Matrix Reloaded
Film · 2003
The Matrix Revolutions
Film · 2003
Biker Boyz
Film · 2003
The Soul of a Man
Film · 2003
A History of Sex
Film · 2003
Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'
Film · 2003
MTV Reloaded
Film · 2003
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Film · 2003
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Film · 2003
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
Film · 2003
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
Film · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The Blues
Series · 2003
Undercover Brother
Film · 2002
CSI: Miami
Series · 2002
Osmosis Jones
Film · 2001
The Matrix Revisited
Film · 2001
Spooge
Film · 2001
Once in the Life
Film · 2000
Michael Jordan to the Max
Film · 2000
Sex and the Matrix
Film · 2000
Welcome to Hollywood
Film · 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Series · 2000
The Matrix
Film · 1999
Making "The Matrix"
Film · 1999
Always Outnumbered
Film · 1998
The Magic Hour
Series · 1998
Hoodlum
Film · 1997
Event Horizon
Film · 1997
Black Hollywood
Film · 1997
Miss Evers' Boys
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Fled
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
The Tuskegee Airmen
Film · 1995
Just Cause
Film · 1995
Bad Company
Film · 1995
Higher Learning
Film · 1995
Othello
Film · 1995
MADtv
Series · 1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Series · 1994
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Film · 1993
What's Love Got to Do with It
Film · 1993
TriBeCa
Series · 1993
Deep Cover
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Boyz n the Hood
Film · 1991
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Film · 1991
Class Action
Film · 1991
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Film · 1991
King of New York
Film · 1990
Cadence
Film · 1990
Decoration Day
Film · 1990
The Civil War
Series · 1990
Red Heat
Film · 1988
School Daze
Film · 1988
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Film · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Film · 1987
Gardens of Stone
Film · 1987
Cherry 2000
Film · 1987
Quicksilver
Film · 1986
Band of the Hand
Film · 1986
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Series · 1986
The Color Purple
Film · 1985
Spenser: For Hire
Series · 1985
The Equalizer
Series · 1985
The Cotton Club
Film · 1984
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
Rumble Fish
Film · 1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Film · 1983
I Take These Men
Film · 1983
Death Wish II
Film · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Hill Street Blues
Series · 1981
Willie & Phil
Film · 1980
The Six O'Clock Follies
Series · 1980
A Rumor of War
Series · 1980
Apocalypse Now
Film · 1979
Fast Break
Film · 1979
Trapper John, M.D.
Series · 1979
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Film · 1975
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
Film · 1972
M*A*S*H
Series · 1972
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
The Little Bedroom
Film
Blacksmith
Film
The Blacksmith
Film
Crimson Blues
Film
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn
Film
Inheritance
Film
Interference
Film