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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 winner 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), and as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), as well as having a recurring role as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022). 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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STAGE CREDITS

Like They Do in The Movies Like They Do in The Movies
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2024
Performer
American Buffalo American Buffalo
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2022
Performer
Thurgood Thurgood
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2008
Thurgood Marshall
The Lion in Winter
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 1999
Henry II
Two Trains Running
[Broadway]
1992
Sterling

Writing


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
Cherry 2000
[ 1987 ] Glu Glu Lawyer
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
[ 1987 ] Max
Gardens of Stone
[ 1987 ] Sgt. Flanagan
School Daze
[ 1988 ] Dap Dunlap
Red Heat
[ 1988 ] Lt. Stobbs
King of New York
[ 1990 ] Jimmy Jump
Cadence
[ 1990 ] Stokes
Boyz n the Hood
[ 1991 ] Furious Styles
Class Action
[ 1991 ] Nick Holbrook
Deep Cover
[ 1992 ] Russell Stevens Jr., John Hull
What's Love Got to Do with It
[ 1993 ] Ike Turner
Searching for Bobby Fischer
[ 1993 ] Vinnie
Bad Company
[ 1995 ] Nelson Crowe
Othello
[ 1995 ] Othello
Higher Learning
[ 1995 ] Professor Maurice Phipps
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
The Matrix Revolutions
[ 2003 ] Morpheus
The Matrix Reloaded
[ 2003 ] Morpheus
Biker Boyz
[ 2003 ] Smoke
Mystic River
[ 2003 ] Whitey Powers
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
TMNT
[ 2007 ] Narrator
Bobby Z
[ 2007 ] Tad Grusza
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
[ 2007 ] The Silver Surfer
21
[ 2008 ] Cole Williams
Days of Wrath
[ 2008 ] Mr. Stafford
Armored
[ 2009 ] Baines
Black Water Transit
[ 2009 ] Jack
Predators
[ 2010 ] Ronald Noland
Contagion
[ 2011 ] Dr. Ellis Cheever
The Colony
[ 2013 ] Briggs
Man of Steel
[ 2013 ] Perry White
Khumba
[ 2013 ] Seko
The Signal
[ 2014 ] Damon
Rudderless
[ 2014 ] Del
Ride Along
[ 2014 ] Omar
Passengers
[ 2016 ] Gus Mancuso
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
[ 2016 ] Perry White
Standoff
[ 2016 ] Sade
John Wick: Chapter 2
[ 2017 ] Bowery King
Last Flag Flying
[ 2017 ] Reverend Richard Mueller
Imprisoned
[ 2018 ] Daniel Calvin
Ant-Man and the Wasp
[ 2018 ] Dr. Bill Foster
The Mule
[ 2018 ] Special Agent in Charge
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
[ 2019 ] Bowery King
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
[ 2019 ] Paul Jellinek
Running with the Devil
[ 2019 ] The Man
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

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

Awards and Nominations


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

Laurence FishburneThurgood


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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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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?

Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Thurgood , Outstanding Solo Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Thurgood, Outstanding Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Thurgood, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Thurgood and Best Debut Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Two Trains Running .

What awards has Laurence Fishburne won?

Laurence Fishburne has won the following awards: Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Thurgood; Outstanding Solo Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Thurgood; Outstanding Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Thurgood; and Best Debut Performance (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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