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Laurence Fishburne

Birth Place: Augusta, GA, USA

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He is a three time Emmy Award and Tony Award winning actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has been hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films. He is known for playing 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), as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–present). He is currently starring in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's play American Buffalo alongside Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss.

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Laurence Fishburne STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2024
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2022
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2008
Thurgood Marshall

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 1999
Henry II

[Broadway]
1992
Sterling

Writing


Laurence Fishburne Movies

Death Wish II
[ 1982 ] Cutter Laurence Fishburne III
Rumble Fish
[ 1983 ] Midget
The Cotton Club
[ 1984 ] Bumpy Rhodes
The Color Purple
[ 1985 ] Swain
Band of the Hand
[ 1986 ] Cream
Quicksilver
[ 1986 ] Voodoo
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
[ 1987 ] Max
Gardens of Stone
[ 1987 ] Sgt. Flanagan
Cherry 2000
[ 1987 ] Glu Glu Lawyer
Red Heat
[ 1988 ] Lt. Stobbs
School Daze
[ 1988 ] Dap Dunlap
Cadence
[ 1990 ] Stokes
King of New York
[ 1990 ] Jimmy Jump
Boyz n the Hood
[ 1991 ] Furious Styles
Class Action
[ 1991 ] Nick Holbrook
Deep Cover
[ 1992 ] Russell Stevens Jr., John Hull
Searching for Bobby Fischer
[ 1993 ] Vinnie
What's Love Got to Do with It
[ 1993 ] Ike Turner
Higher Learning
[ 1995 ] Professor Maurice Phipps
Bad Company
[ 1995 ] Nelson Crowe
Othello
[ 1995 ] Othello
Just Cause
[ 1995 ] Sheriff Tanny Brown
Fled
[ 1996 ] Piper
Hoodlum
[ 1997 ] Bumpy Johnson
Event Horizon
[ 1997 ] Miller
Welcome to Hollywood
[ 1998 ] Laurence Fishburne
The Matrix
[ 1999 ] Morpheus
Once in the Life
[ 2000 ] 20, 20 Mike
Osmosis Jones
[ 2001 ] Thrax
Mystic River
[ 2003 ] Whitey Powers
The Matrix Reloaded
[ 2003 ] Morpheus
The Matrix Revolutions
[ 2003 ] Morpheus
Biker Boyz
[ 2003 ] Smoke
Assault on Precinct 13
[ 2005 ] Marion Bishop
Five Fingers
[ 2006 ] Ahmat
Akeelah and the Bee
[ 2006 ] Dr. Larabee
Bobby
[ 2006 ] Edward
Mission: Impossible III
[ 2006 ] Theodore Brsel
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
[ 2007 ] The Silver Surfer
Bobby Z
[ 2007 ] Tad Grusza
TMNT
[ 2007 ] Narrator
Days of Wrath
[ 2008 ] Mr. Stafford
21
[ 2008 ] Cole Williams
Armored
[ 2009 ] Baines
Black Water Transit
[ 2009 ] Jack
Predators
[ 2010 ] Ronald Noland
Contagion
[ 2011 ] Dr. Ellis Cheever
Man of Steel
[ 2013 ] Perry White
The Colony
[ 2013 ] Briggs
Khumba
[ 2013 ] Seko
Ride Along
[ 2014 ] Omar
Rudderless
[ 2014 ] Del
The Signal
[ 2014 ] Damon
Standoff
[ 2016 ] Sade
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
[ 2016 ] Perry White
Passengers
[ 2016 ] Gus Mancuso
Last Flag Flying
[ 2017 ] Reverend Richard Mueller
John Wick: Chapter 2
[ 2017 ] Bowery King
Imprisoned
[ 2018 ] Daniel Calvin
The Mule
[ 2018 ] Special Agent in Charge
Ant-Man and the Wasp
[ 2018 ] Dr. Bill Foster
Running with the Devil
[ 2019 ] The Man
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
[ 2019 ] Paul Jellinek
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
[ 2019 ] Bowery King
Under the Stadium Lights
[ 2021 ] Harold Christian
The Ice Road
[ 2021 ] Jim Goldenrod
The School for Good and Evil
[ 2022 ] School Mter
All the Old Knives
[ 2022 ] Vick Wallinger
John Wick: Chapter 4
[ 2023 ] Bowery King

Laurence Fishburne TV Shows

Black-ish
Pops, James, James Earl Jones
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dr. Raymond 'Ray' Langston
Grown-ish
Pops
Hannibal
Jack Crawford
One Life to Live
Josh West Hall

Laurence Fishburne Awards and Nominations


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production

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winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Solo Performance

Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Solo Performance

Laurence Fishburne , Thurgood

Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1992 - Best Debut Performance

Laurence Fishburne, Two Trains Running

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Laurence Fishburne News


THE WITCHER Renewed for Fifth and Final Season; Season 4 Now in Production


Netflix has officially begun production of The Witcher Season 4 and shared a sneak peak of the cast together from the recent table read. Netflix has also greenlit Season 5 of The Witcher, which will film back-to-back with Season 4, and will be the final chapter in Geralt’s story. Seasons 4 and 5 will adapt the remaining of Sapkowski’s books, Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow and Lady of the Lake. See the sneak peak here!

Betty Buckley, Darren Criss, and More To Headline BROADWAY SERIES In Provincetown


Tony Award-winning Broadway, film and TV legend Betty Buckley, and Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor and singer Darren Criss will headline Town Hall performances as part of a revived and expanded Broadway music series produced by the Grammy and Emmy Award-winning artist John McDaniel and presented by Post Office Cafe & Cabaret and Tin Pan Alley.

Speakers & Sessions Announced For Broadway Stage Management Symposium


The 10th annual Broadway Stage Management Symposium has announced the Broadway stage managers and session topics for the 10th annual conference for stage managers.

Francis Ford Coppola's Film MEGALOPOLIS to Debut at Cannes Film Festival


Megalopolis, Francis Coppola's lofty upcoming film, will indeed see the light of day. It has been reported that the film will receive its gala premiere on the evening of May 17 at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. The plot centers on a group of people attempting to rebuild a metropolis after a disaster, with varying approaches that lead to more conflict.

Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Zips Along at Pittsburgh Public Theater


Oscar Wilde's comedy of manners, lightly reconceived as a screwball farce, is a refreshing summer treat.

Photos: Laurence Fishburne Celebrates Opening Night of LIKE THEY DO IN THE MOVIES


See photos from inside opening night of Like They Do in the Movies, written and performed by Laurence Fishburne, at The Perelman Performing Arts Center.

Review Roundup: Laurence Fishburne in LIKE THEY DO IN THE MOVIES


Laurence Fishburne's Like They Do In The Movies, directed by Leonard Foglia, just celebrated its opening night at PAC NYC. Check out what the critics are saying about the new show.

Video: First Look at Laurence Fishburne's LIKE THEY DO IN THE MOVIES, Opening Tonight at PAC NYC


Get a first look at Laurence' Fishburne's Like They Do In The Movies, opening tonight at PAC NYC!

Darren Criss To Headline Long Wharf Theatre's Annual Benefit Concert This May


Join Darren Criss, star of stage and screen, as he headlines the Long Wharf Theatre’s Annual Benefit Concert on May 14.

Photos: Get a First Look at Laurence Fishburne's LIKE THEY DO IN THE MOVIES


Get a first look at photos of Laurence Fishburne's Like They Do In The Movies at PAC NYC. Learn more about the show written by and starring Fishburne himself and see how to purchase tickets.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld March 12, 2024


Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 12, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Photo: Laurence Fishburne and Sam Rockwell Visit LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS


An American Buffalo reunion took place at Little Shop of Horrors when Laurence Fishburne and Sam Rockwell came to visit their former co-star Darren Criss! See photos!

Laurence Fishburne's LIKE THEY DO IN THE MOVIES Begins Performances This Weekend at PAC NYC


The World Premiere of Like They Do in the Movies, written and performed by Laurence Fishburne, directed by Leonard Foglia, will begi performances at The Perelman Performing Arts Center on Sunday, March 10.

Wendell Pierce to Play 'Perry White' in James Gunn's SUPERMAN Film


According to various sources, Wendell Pierce will play the Daily Planet Editor-in-Chief Perry White in James Gunn's Superman, opposite David Corenswet (Clark Kent) Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), and Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), who work underneath Pierce's White at the Daily Planet.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for Laurence Fishburne's LIKE THEY DO IN THE MOVIES


Check out rehearsal photos of Laurence Fishburne's Like They Do In The Movies at PAC NYC!

Great Barrington Public Theater to Host Live, Sit-Down Talk With Neil Pepe


Great Barrington Public Theater is inviting theater lovers and artists to take part in the company’s Conversation With Neil Pepe.

Video: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Stars Evan Rachel Wood and Darren Criss Belt Out A Grunge Classic


Evan Rachel Wood and Darren Criss the newest stars of Off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors! The two stars took the stage this week for a different kind of performance, belting out the 90s rock classic, 'Inside Out' by the band Eve 6. Watch in this video!

Marvel Drops MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR Season Two Soundtrack


OUT NOW: Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Season 2 Original Soundtrack. The season two original soundtrack features 12 new songs from the series and is now available on  Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and other digital platforms. Grammy Award-winner Raphael Saadiq serves as the series executive music producer.

Evan Rachel Wood Reveals She Nearly Played Audrey in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Once Before


Evan Rachel Wood and Darren Criss are set to begin performances in Little Shop of Horrors tonight, January 30. But did you know Wood has almost played Audrey once before?

Bryan Terrell Clark and Valisia LeKae to Join The New York Pops for HITSVILLE: CELEBRATING MOTOWN


 The New York Pops will celebrate the hits of Motown on Friday, March 15, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall joined by guest artists Bryan Terrell Clark and Valisia LeKae.

Laurence Fishburne FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is Laurence Fishburne next theatre project?

Laurence Fishburne's next show will be American Buffalo which opens on 4/14/2022 on Broadway.

How many Broadway shows has Laurence Fishburne been in?

Laurence Fishburne has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has Laurence Fishburne been in?

Laurence Fishburne has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Laurence Fishburne been nominated for?

Laurence Fishburne has been nominated for several awards for his performances in various Broadway productions. Some of his nominations include Outstanding Lead Actor at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Thurgood," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "Thurgood," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Thurgood," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Thurgood," and Best Debut Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Two Trains Running."

What awards has Laurence Fishburne won?

Laurence Fishburne has won several awards for his performances. He won the Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Thurgood," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "Thurgood," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Thurgood," and Best Debut Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Two Trains Running."

How many shows has Laurence Fishburne written?

Laurence Fishburne has written 1 shows including Like They Do in The Movies (Playwright).

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