Laurence Fishburne
Biography
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
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Daily Show
1996
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Conan
2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
CSI: Miami
2002
CSI: NY
2004
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
M*A*S*H
1972
Filmography
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Raymond Langston · 2000
Conan
as Self · 2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self · 2005
The View
as Self · 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
· 1988
CSI: Miami
as CSI Dr. Ray Langston · 2002
CSI: NY
as Ray Langston · 2004
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
· 1992
M*A*S*H
as Corporal Dorsey · 1972
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1956
black-ish
as Pops Johnson · 2014
The Witcher
as Regis · 2019
Hill Street Blues
· 1981
Miami Vice
as Prison Guard Keller · 1984
The Talk
as Self · 2010
What If...?
as Dr. Bill Foster / Goliath (voice) · 2021
What If...?
as Bill Foster / Goliath (voice) · 2021
Hannibal
as Jack Crawford · 2013
American Playhouse
as Jimbo Collins · 1982
The Matrix
as Morpheus · 1999
grown-ish
as Pops Johnson · 2018
The Equalizer
as Casey Taylor · 1985
John Wick: Chapter 4
as Bowery King · 2023
Trapper John, M.D.
· 1979
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Foster (voice) · 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as The Beyonder (voice) · 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Backstory Man (voice) · 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Beyonder (voice) · 2023
Man of Steel
as Perry White · 2013
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
as Perry White · 2016
The Matrix Reloaded
as Morpheus · 2003
Ant-Man and the Wasp
as Dr. Bill Foster · 2018
The Amateur
as Henderson · 2025
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Bowery King · 2017
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
as Bowery King · 2019
Apocalypse Now
as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller · 1979
Transformers One
as Alpha Trion (voice) · 2024
The Matrix Revolutions
as Morpheus · 2003
Mission: Impossible III
as Theodore Brassel · 2006
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Passengers
as Gus Mancuso · 2016
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self · 2025
Mystic River
as Whitey Powers · 2003
Spenser: For Hire
· 1985
History's Greatest Mysteries
as Self - Host · 2020
The Ice Road
as Goldenrod · 2021
mixed-ish
as Pops Johnson · 2019
Jay Leno's Garage
as Self · 2015
The Matrix Resurrections
as Morpheus (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2021
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
as Silver Surfer (voice) · 2007
The Muppets
as Self · 2015
Event Horizon
as Miller · 1997
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
as Narrator (voice) · 2006
Pee-wee's Playhouse
as Cowboy Curtis · 1986
Predators
as Noland · 2010
The Mule
as Special Agent in Charge · 2018
Boyz n the Hood
as Furious Styles · 1991
The Civil War
as Sgt. Louis Douglas / Samuel Jess / Various (voice) · 1990
The School for Good and Evil
as School Master · 2022
Contagion
as Ellis Cheever · 2011
Megalopolis
as Fundi Romaine · 2024
Top Gear
· 2010
Ride Along
as Omar · 2014
Roots
as Alex Haley · 2016
MacGruber
as General Barrett Fasoose · 2021
Gatto
as Rocco (voice) · 2027
All the Old Knives
as Vick Wallinger · 2022
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
as Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited) · 2005
Assault on Precinct 13
as Marion Bishop · 2005
Red Heat
as Lt. Stobbs · 1988
The Color Purple
as Swain · 1985
The Astronaut
as General William Harris · 2025
TMNT
as Narrator (voice) · 2007
21
as Cole Williams · 2008
King of New York
as Jimmy Jump · 1990
The Signal
as Dr. Wallace Damon · 2014
Clipped
as Doc Rivers · 2024
Osmosis Jones
as Thrax (voice) · 2001
The Blues
as Self - Narrator · 2003
The Frame
as Perry White · 2013
The Cotton Club
as Bumpy Rhodes · 1984
Rumble Fish
as Midget · 1983
Undercover Brother
as Verification Hand (voice) (uncredited) · 2002
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
as Paul Jellinek · 2019
Death Wish II
as Cutter · 1982
The Colony
as Briggs · 2013
#FreeRayshawn
as Steven Poincy · 2020
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
as Self · 2021
The Magic Hour
as Self · 1998
Just Cause
as Sheriff Tanny Brown · 1995
Year Million
as Narrator · 2017
Khumba
as Seko (voice) · 2013
Cellar Door
as Emmett · 2024
Biker Boyz
as Smoke · 2003
Akeelah and the Bee
as Dr. Larabee · 2006
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
as Max · 1987
Madiba
as Nelson Mandela · 2017
Deep Cover
as Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull · 1992
A Rumor of War
as Lightbulb · 1980
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
as Tad Gruzsa · 2007
What's Love Got to Do with It
as Ike Turner · 1993
Higher Learning
as Professor Maurice Phipps · 1995
Running with the Devil
as The Man · 2019
Hoodlum
as Bumpy Johnson · 1997
Wick Is Pain
as Self · 2025
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Michael Waring · 1951
Sneaks
as The Collector (voice) · 2025
Searching for Bobby Fischer
as Vinnie · 1993
Last Flag Flying
as Reverend Richard Mueller · 2017
Slingshot
as Captain Franks · 2024
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self · 2018
Armored
as Baines · 2009
MADtv
as Self · 1995
Cherry 2000
as Glu Glu Lawyer · 1987
TriBeCa
· 1993
Death to 2020
as Narrator (voice) · 2020
Band of the Hand
as Cream · 1986
Gardens of Stone
as Sgt. Flanagan · 1987
Class Action
as Nick Holbrook · 1991
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
as Self · 2008
The Exorcist: Martyrs
· 2027
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
as Self · 1991
Fled
as Piper · 1996
Bobby
as Edward Robinson · 2006
School Daze
as Vaughn 'Dap' Dunlap · 1988
Death to 2021
as Narrator (voice) · 2021
The Tuskegee Airmen
as Hannibal Lee · 1995
Standoff
as Sade · 2016
The Six O'Clock Follies
as Robby Robinson · 1980
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as Self · 2022
Five Fingers
as Ahmat · 2006
Megadoc
as Self · 2025
Quicksilver
as Voodoo · 1986
Tortured
as Archie Green · 2008
Bad Company
as Nelson Crowe · 1995
Rudderless
as Del · 2014
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self · 1994
Sex and the Matrix
as Morpheus (archive footage) · 2000
Welcome to Hollywood
as Laurence Fishburne · 2000
Once in the Life
as 20 / 20 Mike · 2000
A Man's Story
as Self · 2011
Michael Jordan to the Max
as Narrator (voice) · 2000
Miss Evers' Boys
as Caleb Humphries · 1997
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
· 2013
Willie & Phil
as High School Student · 1980
Othello
as Othello · 1995
Bonnie
as Self · 2022
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
as Cowboy Curtis · 1988
Retro Wick: Exploring the Unexpected Success of 'John Wick'
as Self · 2017
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
as Self (archive footage) · 2005
Making "The Matrix"
as Self · 1999
Cadence
as Roosevelt Stokes · 1990
The Matrix Revisited
as Self - Morpheus · 2001
Have a Little Faith
as Henry Covington · 2011
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
as Self · 2006
MTV Reloaded
as Morpheus (archive footage) · 2003
Days of Wrath
as Mr. Stafford · 2008
Ashes and Snow
as Narrator (voice) · 2005
Cornbread, Earl and Me
as Wilford Robinson · 1975
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
as Self · 2004
A History of Sex
as Self · 2003
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self · 2003
The Soul of a Man
as Self - Narrator · 2003
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
as Self · 2022
Under the Stadium Lights
as Harold Christian · 2021
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
as Self · 2020
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
as Self · 2004
Always Outnumbered
as Socrates Fortlow · 1998
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
as Self · 2015
Inheritance
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn
as Self
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
as Self · 2011
Interference
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
as Self · 2004
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
as Self · 2015
The Snowy Day
as Narrator (voice) · 2016
Predators: Moments of Extraction
as Noland (voice) · 2010
The Black List: Volume Two
as Self · 2009
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Jimbo Collins · 1983
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
as Self · 2015
Imprisoned
as Daniel Calvin · 2019
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
as Self · 2003
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
as Self · 2003
Rappin' With The Rickster
as Self · 2010
America’s Game: 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
as Narrator · 2007
Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'
as Self · 2003
The Matrix Recalibrated
as Self · 2004
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
as Self · 2007
I Take These Men
as Hank Johnson · 1983
Predators: The Chosen
· 2010
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
as Self · 2003
Thurgood
as Thurgood Marshall · 2011
Spooge
as Self · 2001
Our Lady of 121st Street
as Rooftop · 2020
Slavery by Another Name
as Narrator · 2012
Fast Break
as Street Kid · 1979
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
as Self · 1991
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
as Self · 2004
Decoration Day
as Michael Waring, DOD Man · 1990
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
as Morpheus · 2004
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
as Fish · 1972
The Little Bedroom
Black Hollywood
as Self · 1997
Crimson Blues
as Mills
The Blacksmith
as Mather
America's Game: 1986 New York Giants
as Narrator · 2007
Blacksmith
as Mather