With an authoritative voice and calm demeanor, this ever popular American actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern US cinema. Born in June 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, the young Freeman attended Los Angeles Community College before serving several years in the US Air Force as a mechanic between 1955 and 1959...See full bio »
When I was doing press for
Deep Impact, reporters would always ask me how it felt to play the first black president, and I'd tell them, 'I'm not playing the first black president. I'm playing a president who happens to be black.' Or they'd ask me what sort of research I did for the role. Research...
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Trivia:
Favorite films include the original "King Kong" and "Moulin Rogue".
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Trademark:
Often plays authorative leaders that seem highly trustworthy (even when they are not)
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