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).
Known For
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The Matrix
1999
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
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Man of Steel
2013
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Passengers
2016
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John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
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Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018
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The Matrix Reloaded
2003
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019
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The Matrix Revolutions
2003
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Apocalypse Now
1979
Acting
2027
The Exorcist
2025
Sneaks
as The Collector (voice)
2025
The Astronaut
as General William Harris
2025
The Amateur
as Henderson
2025
Wick Is Pain
as Self
2025
Megadoc
as Self
2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
(1 episode)
2024
Slingshot
as Captain Franks
2024
Transformers One
as Alpha Trion (voice)
2024
Megalopolis
as Fundi Romaine
2024
Cellar Door
as Emmett
2024
Clipped
as Doc Rivers
(6 episodes)
2023
John Wick: Chapter 4
as Bowery King
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Foster (voice)
(1 episode)
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as The Beyonder (voice)
(8 episodes)
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Backstory Man (voice)
(4 episodes)
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Beyonder (voice)
(5 episodes)
2022
Bonnie
as Self
2022
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
as Self
2022
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as Self
2022
All the Old Knives
as Vick Wallinger
2022
The School for Good and Evil
as School Master
2021
Death to 2021
as Narrator (voice)
2021
The Ice Road
as Goldenrod
2021
Under the Stadium Lights
as Harold Christian
2021
The Matrix Resurrections
as Morpheus (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
MacGruber
as General Barrett Fasoose
(8 episodes)
2021
What If...?
as Dr. Bill Foster / Goliath (voice)
(1 episode)
2021
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
as Self
(9 episodes)
2021
What If...?
as Bill Foster / Goliath (voice)
(1 episode)
2020
Our Lady of 121st Street
as Rooftop
2020
Death to 2020
as Narrator (voice)
2020
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
as Self
2020
#FreeRayshawn
as Steven Poincy
(15 episodes)
2020
History's Greatest Mysteries
as Self - Host
(91 episodes)
2019
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
as Bowery King
2019
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
as Paul Jellinek
2019
Running with the Devil
as The Man
2019
Imprisoned
as Daniel Calvin
2019
mixed-ish
as Pops Johnson
(1 episode)
2019
The Witcher
as Regis
(8 episodes)
2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp
as Dr. Bill Foster
2018
The Mule
as Special Agent in Charge
2018
grown-ish
as Pops Johnson
(3 episodes)
2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self
(3 episodes)
2017
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Bowery King
2017
Last Flag Flying
as Reverend Richard Mueller
2017
Year Million
as Narrator
(6 episodes)
2017
Madiba
as Nelson Mandela
(3 episodes)
2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
as Perry White
2016
Standoff
as Sade
2016
Passengers
as Gus Mancuso
2016
The Snowy Day
as Narrator (voice)
2016
Roots
as Alex Haley
(4 episodes)
2015
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
as Self
2015
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
as Self
2015
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
as Self
2015
The Muppets
as Self
(1 episode)
2015
Jay Leno's Garage
as Self
(2 episodes)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
2014
Ride Along
as Omar
2014
Rudderless
as Del
2014
The Signal
as Dr. Wallace Damon
2014
black-ish
as Pops Johnson
(88 episodes)
2013
Man of Steel
as Perry White
2013
Khumba
as Seko (voice)
2013
The Colony
as Briggs
2013
Hannibal
as Jack Crawford
(39 episodes)
2013
The Frame
as Perry White
(1 episode)
2012
Slavery by Another Name
as Narrator
2011
Contagion
as Ellis Cheever
2011
Thurgood
as Thurgood Marshall
2011
Have a Little Faith
as Henry Covington
2011
A Man's Story
as Self
2011
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
as Self
2010
Predators
as Noland
2010
Rappin' With The Rickster
as Self
2010
Predators: Moments of Extraction
as Noland (voice)
2010
Predators: The Chosen
2010
Top Gear
2010
Conan
as Self
(1 episode)
2009
Armored
as Baines
2009
The Black List: Volume Two
as Self
2008
21
as Cole Williams
2008
Tortured
as Archie Green
2008
Days of Wrath
as Mr. Stafford
2008
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
as Self
(1 episode)
2007
TMNT
as Narrator (voice)
2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
as Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer (voice)
2007
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
as Tad Gruzsa
2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
as Self
2007
America's Game: 1986 New York Giants
as Narrator
2006
Bobby
as Edward Robinson
2006
Five Fingers
as Ahmat
2006
Akeelah and the Bee
as Dr. Larabee
2006
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
as Self
2006
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
as Narrator (voice)
(5 episodes)
2005
Assault on Precinct 13
as Marion Bishop
2005
Ashes and Snow
as Narrator (voice)
2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
as Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
2005
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
as Self (archive footage)
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
(1 episode)
2004
The Matrix Recalibrated
as Self
2004
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
as Self
2004
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
as Self
2004
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
as Self
2004
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
as Self
2004
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
as Morpheus
2003
Mystic River
as Whitey Powers
2003
The Matrix Reloaded
as Morpheus
2003
The Matrix Revolutions
as Morpheus
2003
Biker Boyz
as Smoke
2003
The Soul of a Man
as Self - Narrator
2003
A History of Sex
as Self
2003
Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'
as Self
2003
MTV Reloaded
as Morpheus (archive footage)
2003
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
as Self
2003
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self
2003
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
as Self
2003
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
(1 episode)
2003
The Blues
as Self - Narrator
(1 episode)
2002
Undercover Brother
as Verification Hand (voice) (uncredited)
2002
CSI: Miami
as CSI Dr. Ray Langston
(1 episode)
2001
Osmosis Jones
as Thrax (voice)
2001
The Matrix Revisited
as Self - Morpheus
2001
Spooge
as Self
2000
Once in the Life
as 20 / 20 Mike
2000
Michael Jordan to the Max
as Narrator (voice)
2000
Sex and the Matrix
as Morpheus (archive footage)
2000
Welcome to Hollywood
as Laurence Fishburne
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Raymond Langston
(60 episodes)
1999
The Matrix
as Morpheus
1999
Making "The Matrix"
as Self
1998
Always Outnumbered
as Socrates Fortlow
1998
The Magic Hour
as Self
(1 episode)
1997
Hoodlum
as Bumpy Johnson
1997
Event Horizon
as Miller
1997
Black Hollywood
as Self
1997
Miss Evers' Boys
as Caleb Humphries
1997
The View
as Self
(3 episodes)
1996
Fled
as Piper
1996
The Daily Show
as Self
(2 episodes)
1995
The Tuskegee Airmen
as Hannibal Lee
1995
Just Cause
as Sheriff Tanny Brown
1995
Bad Company
as Nelson Crowe
1995
Higher Learning
as Professor Maurice Phipps
1995
Othello
as Othello
1995
MADtv
as Self
(1 episode)
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
(1 episode)
1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer
as Vinnie
1993
What's Love Got to Do with It
as Ike Turner
1993
TriBeCa
1992
Deep Cover
as Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1991
Boyz n the Hood
as Furious Styles
1991
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
as Self
1991
Class Action
as Nick Holbrook
1991
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
as Self
1990
King of New York
as Jimmy Jump
1990
Cadence
as Roosevelt Stokes
1990
Decoration Day
as Michael Waring, DOD Man
1990
The Civil War
as Various
(9 episodes)
1988
Red Heat
as Lt. Stobbs
1988
School Daze
as Vaughn 'Dap' Dunlap
1988
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
as Cowboy Curtis
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
as Max
1987
Gardens of Stone
as Sgt. Flanagan
1987
Cherry 2000
as Glu Glu Lawyer
1986
Quicksilver
as Voodoo
1986
Band of the Hand
as Cream
1986
Pee-wee's Playhouse
as Cowboy Curtis
(45 episodes)
1985
The Color Purple
as Swain
1985
Spenser: For Hire
1985
The Equalizer
as Casey Taylor
(1 episode)
1984
The Cotton Club
as Bumpy Rhodes
1984
Miami Vice
as Prison Guard Keller
(1 episode)
1983
Rumble Fish
as Midget
1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Jimbo Collins
1983
I Take These Men
as Hank Johnson
1982
Death Wish II
as Cutter
1981
Hill Street Blues
1980
Willie & Phil
as High School Student
1980
The Six O'Clock Follies
as Robby Robinson
(6 episodes)
1980
A Rumor of War
as Lightbulb
(2 episodes)
1979
Apocalypse Now
as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
1979
Fast Break
as Street Kid
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
1975
Cornbread, Earl and Me
as Wilford Robinson
1972
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
as Fish
1972
M*A*S*H
as Corporal Dorsey
(1 episode)
1953
The Oscars
as Self
(2 episodes)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Michael Waring
(1 episode)
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The Little Bedroom
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Blacksmith
as Mather
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The Blacksmith
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Crimson Blues
as Mills
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Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn
as Self
Directing
2000
Once in the Life
Director
—
The Rule of Nines
Director
Writing
2000
Once in the Life
Screenplay
2000
Once in the Life
Writer
2000
Once in the Life
Theatre Play
Production
2025
Sneaks
Producer
2025
The Astronaut
Executive Producer
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Executive Producer
2022
The Cave of Adullam
Producer
2022
The Cave of Adullam
Executive Producer
2019
mixed-ish
Executive Producer
2018
grown-ish
Executive Producer
2017
Year Million
Executive Producer
2014
black-ish
Executive Producer
2006
Five Fingers
Producer
2006
Akeelah and the Bee
Producer
2000
Once in the Life
Producer
1998
Always Outnumbered
Executive Producer
1997
Hoodlum
Executive Producer
1997
Miss Evers' Boys
Executive Producer
Crew
2010
Predators: Moments of Extraction
Thanks
Creator
2024
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Moon Girl's Lab
Creator