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Laurence Fishburne


Critically hailed for his forceful, militant, authoritarian roles, Laurence Fishburne, who is sometimes mistaken for another tall, gap-toothed, mercurial, immensely talented African-American actor, Samuel L. Jackson, came out of the black theater in New York. Born in Augusta, Georgia, on July 30, 1961... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (94 titles)
2014 The Signal (filming)
 
2014 Rudderless (post-production)
Del
 
2013 Khumba (completed)
Seko (voice)
 
2013 Hannibal (TV series)
Jack Crawford
Savoureux (2013) … Jack Crawford
Relevés (2013) … Jack Crawford
Rôti (2013) … Jack Crawford
Buffet Froid (2013) … Jack Crawford
Trou Normand (2013) … Jack Crawford
 
2013/I The Colony
Briggs
 
2011 Have a Little Faith (TV movie)
Henry Covington
 
2011 Thurgood (TV movie)
Thurgood Marshall
 
2010 CSI: Fatal Conspiracy (Video Game)
Dr. Raymond Langston (voice)
 
2010 Predators Motion Comics: Moment of Extraction (video short)
Noland (voice) (uncredited)
 
2010 Predators
Noland
 
2009 CR: Enter the Matrix (Video Game)
Morpheus
 
2009 Armored
Baines
 
2009 CSI: NY (TV series)
Dr. Raymond Langston
 
2009 CSI: Miami (TV series)
Dr. Raymond Langston
 
2009 Black Water Transit
Jack
 
2008 Days of Wrath
Mr. Stafford
 
2008 Tortured (video)
Archie Green
 
2008 21
Cole Williams
 
2007 TMNT
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Bobby
Edward
 
2005 True Crime: New York City (Video Game)
Isaiah Reed (voice)
 
2005 The Matrix Online (Video Game)
Morpheus (voice)
 
2003 Enter the Matrix (Video Game)
Morpheus (voice)
 
2003 Biker Boyz
Smoke
 
2001 Osmosis Jones
Thrax (voice)
 
1997 Miss Evers' Boys (TV movie)
Caleb Humphries
 
1996 Fled
Piper
 
1996 Before Your Eyes (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1995 Othello
Othello
 
1995 The Tuskegee Airmen (TV movie)
Hannibal Lee
 
1995 Bad Company
Nelson Crowe
 
1993 Tribeca (TV series)
Martin
The Box (1993) … Martin
 
1992 Deep Cover
Russell Stevens Jr./John Hull (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1991 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Martin Delany
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991) … Martin Delany (voice)
 
1991 Boyz n the Hood
Furious Styles (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1991 Class Action
Nick Holbrook (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1990 Decoration Day (TV movie)
Michael Waring, DOD Man
 
1986-1990 Pee-wee's Playhouse (TV series)
Cowboy Curtis
Playhouse Day (1990) … Cowboy Curtis
Pajama Party (1987) … Cowboy Curtis (as Larry Fishburne)
Spring (1987) … Cowboy Curtis (as Larry Fishburne)
Store (1987) … Cowboy Curtis
Open House (1987) … Cowboy Curtis (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1990 The Civil War (TV mini-series documentary)
Various
War Is All Hell (1865) (1990) … Various
Most Hallowed Ground (1864) (1990) … Various
Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864) (1990) … Various
Simply Murder (1863) (1990) … Various
 
1990 Cadence
Stokes (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1990 King of New York
Jimmy Jump (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1989 The Equalizer (TV series)
Casey Taylor
Race Traitors (1989) … Casey Taylor
 
1988 Red Heat
Lt. Charlie Stobbs (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1988 School Daze
Dap
 
1987 Cherry 2000
Glu Glu Lawyer (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1987 Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Flanagan (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Max (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1987 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
David Mukende
Personal Demons (1987) … David Mukende (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1986 Miami Vice (TV series)
Prison Guard Keller
Walk-Alone (1986) … Prison Guard Keller (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1986 Band of the Hand
Cream (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1986 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Maurice Haynes
Look Homeward, Ninja (1986) … Maurice Haynes
 
1986 Quicksilver
Voodoo (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1985 The Color Purple
Swain (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1984 The Cotton Club
Bumpy Rhodes (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1983 Rumble Fish
Midget (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1983 American Playhouse (TV series)
Jimbo Collins
For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983) … Jimbo Collins (as Larry Fishburme)
 
1983 I Take These Men (TV movie)
Hank Johnson (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1982 Strike Force (TV series)
F.T.
Humiliation (1982) … F.T. (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1982 Death Wish II
Cutter (as Laurence Fishburne III)
 
1982 M*A*S*H (TV series)
Corporal Dorsey
The Tooth Shall Set You Free (1982) … Corporal Dorsey (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1981 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Hobie
Finders Keepers (1981) … Hobie (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1980 A Rumor of War (TV movie)
Lightbulb (as Larry Fishbourne)
 
1980 Willie & Phil
Wilson (as Lawrence Fishburne III)
 
1980 The Six O'Clock Follies (TV series)
Robby Robinson
 
1979 Apocalypse Now
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller (as Larry Fishburne)
 
1979 Fast Break
Street Kid (as Laurence Fishburne III)
 
1978 Apocalypse Now: The Workprint (video)
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller (uncredited)
 
1975 Cornbread, Earl and Me
Wilford Robinson (as Laurence Fishburne III)
 
1973-1976 One Life to Live (TV series)
Dr. Joshua "Josh" Hall #1
 
Show ShowProducer (8 titles)
2009 Black Water Transit (executive producer)
 
2006 Five Fingers (producer)
 
2006 Akeelah and the Bee (producer)
 
2005 The Beltway (producer)
 
2000 Once in the Life (producer)
 
1998 Always Outnumbered (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1997 Hoodlum (executive producer)
 
1997 Miss Evers' Boys (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1993 What's Love Got to Do with It (performer: "Proud Mary")
 
1987 Pee-wee's Playhouse (TV series)
Store (1987) (performer: "More!")
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2000 Once in the Life (play "Riff Raff" / screenplay)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2010 A Man's Story (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2010 Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2010 Predators Motion Comics: Moment of Extraction (video short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Mystic River: Beneath the Surface (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2001 The Matrix Revisited (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
1998 Welcome to Hollywood (special thanks - as Lawrence Fishburne)
 
Show ShowSelf (107 titles)
2013 The Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #9.143 (2013) … Himself
 
2005-2013 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 1 April 2013 (2013) … Himself - Guest
Episode #22.13 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 14 April 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 27 April 2006 (2006) … Himself
Episode dated 18 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2012 26 Years: The Dewey Bozella Story (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
2012 43rd NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 24 November 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
 
2011 The Enduring Significance of Boyz n the Hood (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2011 The Talk (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 February 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2010 A Man's Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 ES.TV HD (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 7 October 2010 (2010) … Himself - Guest
 
2010 The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2005-2010 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 July 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 12 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 18 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2010 Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2009 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.11 (2009) … Himself
 
2008-2009 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 26 March 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2009 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
Episode #17.12 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.60 (2009) … Himself
 
2008-2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 November 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 9 November 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 17 September 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 14 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 13 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2003-2009 The View (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 November 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 18 April 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 16 May 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.145 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 National Memorial Day Concert (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006-2009 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.153 (2009) … Himself
Episode #4.232 (2008) … Himself
Episode #2.173 (2006) … Himself
 
2009 The Black List: Volume Two (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical
 
2008 The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1999-2008 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 7 August 2008 (2008) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 28 April 2006 (2006) … Himself
Episode dated 18 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
Episode dated 13 May 2003 (2003) … Himself
Episode dated 20 April 1999 (1999) … Himself - Guest
 
2008 The 62nd Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play & Presenter: Featured Actress in a Play
 
2008 Getaway (TV series)
Himself - Celebrity traveller
Episode #17.14 (2008) … Himself - Celebrity traveller
 
2008 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
Laurence Fishburne/Cheryl Hines (2008) … Himself
 
2007 TMNT: Voice Talent First Look (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 America's Game: The Superbowl Champions (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
2006 The Rise of Two Legends (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 November 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The 2006 Black Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Catering Impossible: M:i:III (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 106 & Park Top 10 Live (TV series)
Himself
Akeelah and the Bee Preview (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 April 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 The Black Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself-Presenter
 
2005 The 59th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Play
 
2005 Ashes and Snow (documentary)
Narrator
 
2005 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.248 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Film Clip from "Hotel Rwanda"
 
1999-2005 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) … Himself
The Making of 'Osmosis Jones' (2001) … Himself
The Making of 'The Matrix' (1999) … Himself
 
2004 The Burly Man Chronicles (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Tiger: The Authorised DVD Collection (video documentary)
Narration
 
2004 Mystic River: From Page to Screen (TV documentary short)
Himself - 'Whitey'
 
2004 Mystic River: Beneath the Surface (video documentary short)
Himself - 'Whitey Powers'
 
2004 The Matrix Recalibrated (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 November 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
1999-2003 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself / Himself - The Matrix
Om filmen 'Mystic River' (2003) … Himself
Om filmen 'The Matrix' (1999) … Himself - The Matrix
 
2003 Tinseltown TV (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 November 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Crash Course (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Friendly Fire: Making an Urban Legend (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The 57th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2003 Filmland (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.13 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 The Soul of a Man (documentary)
Narrator
 
1993-2003 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode #11.80 (2003) … Himself
Episode #9.129 (2001) … Himself
Episode dated 13 August 1997 (1997) … Himself
Episode #2.105 (1993) … Himself
 
2003 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
Laurence Fishburne (2003) … Himself
 
2003 What's Going On? (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Player$ (TV series)
Himself
Enter the Playtrix (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (2002) … Himself
 
2001 The Matrix Revisited (video documentary)
Himself / Morpheus
 
2001 Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator
 
2000 Inside Film Awards (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.1 (2000) … Himself
 
1999-2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 October 2000 (2000) … Himself
Episode dated 30 March 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
2000 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 2000 MTV Movie Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself (as Lawrence Fishburne) / Morpheus (as Lawrence Fishburne)
 
2000 Michael Jordan to the Max (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2000 31st NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1999 MADtv (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.9 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Making 'The Matrix' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
Agnes Nixon (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The Matrix: The Movie Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.3 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Welcome to Hollywood
Himself
 
1998 The Magic Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1997 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Made for Television Movie, Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special and Co-Presenter: Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series
 
1996 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1996 Kennedy Center's 25th Anniversary (TV special)
Himself
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
 
1996 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 January 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV & Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1996 1996 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1995 23rd Annual International Emmys Gala Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995 25th Anniversary Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995 The 49th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1994 The 1994 Billboard Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 Ebony's 15th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1994 The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture
 
1993 The Wild West (TV mini-series documentary)
Nat Love
 
1993 25th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1992 Choices (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 March 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1991 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (documentary)
Himself (as Larry Fishburne)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (17 titles)
2013 The Frame (TV series)
 
2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (TV documentary)
Sgt. Whitey Powers (uncredited)
 
2006 106 & Park Top 10 Live (TV series)
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Jason 'Furious' Styles (uncredited)
 
2006 The Making of 'Event Horizon' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Matrix: Path of Neo (Video Game)
Morpheus
 
2005 Tvist (TV series)
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' (video documentary short)
Himself (as Larry Fishburne)
 
2004 The N Word (documentary)
 
2004 The Dream Studio (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Century of Black Cinema (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 A History of Sex (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 MTV: Reloaded (TV short)
Morpheus (uncredited)
 
2000 Sex and the Matrix (TV short)
Morpheus
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Appeared in print advertisement for Tanqueray gin with the tagline "Distinctive Since 1971." See more »

Publicity Listings:

7 Interviews  | 12 Articles  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Larry Fishbourne | Larry Fishburme | Laurence Fishburne III | Lawrence Fishburne III | Larry Fishburne | Lawrence Fishburne

Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get. People saw my face and went 'oooh'. See more »

Trivia:

In Event Horizon the space suits worn by the actors weighed 65 pounds each. He nicknamed his Doris. See more »

Trademark:

Deep authoritative voice in many of his roles, most often delivering psychological Shakespearian speech See more »

Nickname:

Fish See more »

Star Sign:

Leo