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Blair Underwood


Smart, confident, eloquent, exceptionally handsome African-American actor Blair Underwood was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1964, the son of an Army man, and, with the family, lived all over the world. Trained in musical theater at Carnegie-Mellon, he moved to New York and got his first break on his... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2013 Thunder and Lightning (TV series)
Black Lightning
 
2013 Ironside (TV series)
Robert Ironside
Pilot (2013) … Robert Ironside
 
2012 Secret Millionaire (TV series)
Narrator
Jay Deutsch: Phoenix, Ariz. (2012) … Narrator
Marcus Lemonis: Miami (2012) … Narrator
Jeff Usner: San Antonio (2012) … Narrator
Hilary Decesare: Long Beach, Calif. (2012) … Narrator
Steve Kaplan: Chicago (2012) … Narrator
 
2012 Superman of Tokyo (TV series)
Narrator / Superman
Episode #1.2 (2012) … Narrator (voice)
Episode #1.1 (2012) … Superman (voice) / Narrator (voice)
 
2011 I Will Follow
 
2011 The Art of Getting By
Principal Martinson
 
2010 From Cape Town with Love (video short)
Tennyson Hardwick
 
2006-2010 The New Adventures of Old Christine (TV series)
Daniel Harris
Truth or Dare (2010) … Daniel Harris
Traffic (2008) … Daniel Harris
The Big Bang (2008) … Daniel Harris
Frasier (2007) … Daniel Harris
 
2007-2009 Dirty Sexy Money (TV series)
Simon Elder
The Facts (2009) … Simon Elder
The Bad Guy (2009) … Simon Elder
The Convertible (2009) … Simon Elder
The Organ Donor (2008) … Simon Elder
 
2009 Weather Girl
Fitz (uncredited)
 
2009 Black Hiker with Blair Underwood (video short)
 
2008 The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (Video Game)
Hunter (voice)
 
2008 In Treatment (TV series)
Alex Prince
Alex: Week Seven (2008) … Alex Prince
Alex: Week Six (2008) … Alex Prince
Alex: Week Five (2008) … Alex Prince
Alex: Week Four (2008) … Alex Prince
Laura: Week Four (2008) … Alex Prince
 
2007/I The Hit
Henry Alabaster
 
2007 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Miles Sennet
Burned (2007) … Miles Sennet
 
2006 Covert One: The Hades Factor (TV series)
Palmer Addison
 
2006 Madea's Family Reunion
Carlos Armstrong
 
2006 Company Town (TV movie)
Tom Wilson
 
2005 The Golden Blaze (video)
Gregory Fletcher (voice) / The Golden Blaze (voice)
 
2004-2005 LAX (TV series)
Roger De Souza
Cease & Assist (2005) … Roger De Souza
Secret Santa (2004) … Roger De Souza
Thanksgiving (2004) … Roger De Souza
The Pictures to Prove It (2004) … Roger De Souza
Out of Control (2004) … Roger De Souza
 
2004-2005 Fatherhood (TV series)
Dr. Arthur Bindlebeep
A Star Is Flunked (2005) … Dr. Arthur Bindlebeep
Behind Open Doors (2005) … Dr. Arthur Bindlebeep
Birds, Bees and Bindlebeep (2005) … Dr. Arthur Bindlebeep
Cabin Fever (2005) … Dr. Arthur Bindlebeep
Home Not So Alone (2005) … Dr. Arthur Bindlebeep
 
2004 Do Geese See God? (short)
Man
 
2004 Fronterz
 
2003-2004 Sex and the City (TV series)
Dr. Robert Leeds
One (2003) … Dr. Robert Leeds
 
2002 Full Frontal
Calvin / Nicholas
 
2002 G
Chip Hightower
 
2002 Turnaround
Det. Harris
 
2001 Great Performances: Dance in America (TV series)
Narrator
Free to Dance (2001) … Narrator
 
2000 City of Angels (TV series)
Dr. Ben Turner
SWAT's Happening (2000) … Dr. Ben Turner
Smoochas Gracias (2000) … Dr. Ben Turner
Saving Faces (2000) … Dr. Ben Turner
The Lone Free Ranger (2000) … Dr. Ben Turner
Nathan's Hot Dog (2000) … Dr. Ben Turner
 
1999 Asunder
Chance Williams
 
1999 The Wishing Tree
Magic Man/Thomas
 
1998 Mama Flora's Family (TV movie)
Willie
 
1997 Gattaca
Geneticist
 
1996-1997 High Incident (TV series)
Officer Michael Rhoades
Shootout (1997) … Officer Michael Rhoades
Starting Over (1997) … Officer Michael Rhoades
Camino High (1997) … Officer Michael Rhoades
Remote Control (1997) … Officer Michael Rhoades
Show Me the Money (1997) … Officer Michael Rhoades
 
1996 Mistrial (TV movie)
Lieutenant C. Hodges
 
1996 Soul of the Game (TV movie)
Jackie Robinson
 
1995 Just Cause
Bobby Earl
 
1987-1994 L.A. Law (TV series)
Jonathan Rollins
Finish Line (1994) … Jonathan Rollins
Dead Issue (1994) … Jonathan Rollins
 
1993 Posse
Carver
 
1993 Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (TV movie)
Jared Williams
 
1992 The Second Coming (short)
Jesus
 
1992 The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV series)
The Hero (1992) (voice)
 
1991 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Lewis Douglass
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991) … Lewis Douglass
 
1991 A Different World (TV series)
Zelmer Collier
War and Peace (1991) … Zelmer Collier
 
1990 Heat Wave (TV movie)
Bob Richardson
 
1990 Murder in Mississippi (TV movie)
James Chaney
 
1989 The Cover Girl and the Cop (TV movie)
Horace Bouchet
 
1986-1987 Downtown (TV series)
Terry Corsaro
Episode #1.13 (1987) … Terry Corsaro
Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (1986) … Terry Corsaro
Flowers (1986) … Terry Corsaro
Tracks of My Tears (1986) … Terry Corsaro
Goin' to California (1986) … Terry Corsaro
 
1987 21 Jump Street (TV series)
Reginald Brooks
Gotta Finish the Riff (1987) … Reginald Brooks
 
1987 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Stillman
All That Glitters (1987) … Stillman
 
1985-1986 One Life to Live (TV series)
Bobby Blue
 
1985 The Cosby Show (TV series)
Denise's Friend / Mark
Theo and the Older Woman (1985) … Mark
Jitterbug Break (1985) … Denise's Friend (uncredited)
 
1985 Knight Rider (TV series)
Potts
Knight of the Juggernaut: Part 1 (1985) … Potts
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2010 From Cape Town with Love (video short) (co-executive producer)
 
2007 Million Dollar Christmas (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2007/I The Hit (producer)
 
1993 Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (TV movie) (associate producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
2010 From Cape Town with Love (video short)
 
1992 The Second Coming (short)
 
Show ShowSelf (100 titles)
2012 Good Afternoon America (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.4 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The 2012 Annual Actors Fund Gala Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 The 78th Annual Drama League Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2010-2012 The Wendy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
Broadway (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 21 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2012 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 April 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 10 April 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2007-2012 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 24 April 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 3 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 16 July 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2012 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 15 April 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 20th Annual Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Who Do You Think You Are? (TV series documentary)
Blair Underwood (2012)
 
2012 Unsung (TV series documentary)
Himself
Full Force (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Vietnam in HD (TV series documentary)
Charles Brown
Search and Destroy (2011) … Charles Brown
The Beginning (2011) … Charles Brown (voice) (credit only)
 
2011 First Generation (documentary)
Narrator
 
2011 The Talk (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 22 June 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 19th Annual Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 The Doctors (TV series)
Himself
Ask Our Doctors: Celebrity Edition (2011) … Himself
 
2004-2011 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 March 2011 (2011) … Himself
Episode dated 23 February 2006 (2006) … Himself
Episode dated 13 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
Episode dated 12 May 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2011 The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
 
2010 IMDb's 20th Anniversary Star of the Day (TV series documentary)
Himself
Blair Underwood (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Hollywood 411 (TV series)
Himself
The Event (Behind the Scenes Special) (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2010 Lopez Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 June 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 9 June 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Dirty Sexy Crafty (video short)
Himself
 
2009 The 40th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007-2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 11 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 19 November 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 12 March 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 15 February 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2009 The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
 
2009 Setting It Straight: Making 'Set It Off' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 2009 Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The BET Honors (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 2007 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2007 Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (documentary)
Voice 'To the Fallen' (voice)
 
2006 2006 Trumpet Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 The Tyra Banks Show (TV series)
Himself
Tyler Perry: Madea's Family Reunion (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 January 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 The Tony Danza Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.41 (2005) … Himself
Episode #1.124 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Black Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 The WIN Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2005 Half & Half (TV series)
Himself
The Big Pomp & Circumstance Episode (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.197 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 TV Land's Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Himself
Top 10 TV Cars (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode #12.159 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
2004 I Love the '90s (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 June 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Truer Than Fiction Award
 
2004 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 February 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 TV Talk (TV series)
Himself
Blair Underwood (2004) … Himself
 
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Sex and the City: A Farewell (TV documentary)
Himself / Dr. Robert Leeds
 
2003 The Nick at Nite Holiday Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (TV series)
Episode #2.22 (2003)
 
2003 Dinner for Five (TV series)
Himself - Special Guest
Episode #2.4 (2003) … Himself - Special Guest
 
2002 Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Whispers of Angels: A Story of the Underground Railroad (TV documentary)
William Still
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Gristle
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 Behind the Rules of Engagement (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996-2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 April 2000 (2000) … Himself
Episode dated 13 November 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
2000 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 Linc's (TV series)
Himself
A Dry White Season (2000) … Himself
 
2000 2000 Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 30th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1998 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
Blair Underwood (1998) … Himself
 
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (video documentary)
Himself (segment "Liberian Girl")
 
1996 Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (TV series)
Himself
Pig Amok (1996) … Himself (voice)
 
1995 The 1995 ESPY Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1994 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Himself
I Hate the Way I Look (1994) … Himself
 
1994 26th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
Episode #10.1 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 The Word (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.18 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 25th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1993 Story of a People (TV mini-series documentary)
Host
 
1988-1992 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 October 1992 (1992) … Himself
Episode dated 8 March 1991 (1991) … Himself
Episode dated 20 May 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1992 Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 The 13th Annual CableACE Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.78 (1992) … Himself
 
1991 The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1991 Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Voices that Care (TV documentary)
Himself - Choir Member
 
1991 The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1991 The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Dramatic Series
 
1990 The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1990 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV series)
Himself
Telethon 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1989-1990 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 July 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode dated 2 February 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode #1.8 (1989) … Himself
 
1990 The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Draamtic Series
 
1990 101st Annual Tournament of Roses Parade (TV movie)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1988-1989 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 December 1989 (1989) … Himself
Episode dated 17 December 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1989 The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Drama Program
 
1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer (Break-Out Super Stars of Tomorrow Musical Number)
 
1989 21st NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1988 The 2nd Annual Soul Train Music Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Drama Program
 
1988 Battle of the Network Stars XIX (TV special)
Himself - NBC Team
 
1986 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
1987 The Cosby Show (TV series)
 

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Other Works:

(novel, with Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due) "Casanegra: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel". New York: Atria, 2007. ISBN 0743287312 See more »

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Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Personal Quote:

It's so easy to sell your soul or sell out or cop out, and what it really comes down to is choices. If you have some kind of game plan, or at least a faith in your ability, it doesn't matter if this town validates you or not because you're already validated by your gifts. I just try to stay focused on what I have to offer. See more »

Trivia:

On the show Who do you think you are? he found out that his great-great grandfather thought he was the second coming of Jesus and was shot 4 times. Another great-great-great grandfather he found out was born a free African American in the early 1800's and actually owned two slaves (that the historian... See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo