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Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne’s screen credits include Morpheus in The Matrix, Tyrone 'Clean' Miller in Apocalypse Now, and Silver Surfer (voice) in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Born July 30, 1961 Augusta, Georgia, USA14 movies on MoviHero
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About 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). …
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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).
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- 2027The Exorcist: MartyrsHorrorActorUpcoming
- 2027GattoAnimation · ComedyRocco (voice)Upcoming
- 2019John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum2h 11m · Action · CrimeBowery King
- 2018Ant-Man and the Wasp1h 59m · Action · AdventureDr. Bill Foster
- 2017John Wick: Chapter 22h 2m · Action · CrimeBowery King
- 2016Passengers1h 56m · Drama · RomanceGus Mancuso
- 2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2h 32m · Action · AdventurePerry White
- 2013Man of Steel2h 23m · Action · AdventurePerry White
- 2007Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer1h 32m · Action · AdventureSilver Surfer (voice)
- 2006Mission: Impossible III2h 6m · Action · AdventureTheodore Brassel
- 2003The Matrix Revolutions2h 9m · Action · AdventureMorpheus
- 2003The Matrix Reloaded2h 18m · Action · AdventureMorpheus
- 1999The Matrix2h 16m · Action · Science FictionMorpheus
- 1979Apocalypse Now2h 27m · Drama · WarTyrone 'Clean' Miller
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- 2025The AstronautProducer · General William Harris
- 2025MegadocSelf
- 2025Wick Is PainSelf
- 2025SneaksProducer · The Collector (voice)
- 2025The AmateurHenderson
- 2024Cellar DoorEmmett
- 2024MegalopolisFundi Romaine
- 2024Transformers OneAlpha Trion (voice)
- 2024SlingshotCaptain Franks
- 2023John Wick: Chapter 4Bowery King
- 2022BonnieSelf
- 2022The School for Good and EvilSchool Master
- 2022Is That Black Enough for You?!?Self
- 2022The Cave of AdullamProducer
- 2022black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News SpecialSelf
- 2022All the Old KnivesVick Wallinger
- 2021Death to 2021Narrator (voice)
- 2021The Matrix ResurrectionsMorpheus (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2021The Ice RoadGoldenrod
- 2021Under the Stadium LightsHarold Christian
- 2020Death to 2020Narrator (voice)
- 2020Ricky Powell: The IndividualistSelf
- 2020Our Lady of 121st StreetRooftop
- 2019ImprisonedDaniel Calvin
- 2019Running with the DevilThe Man
- 2019Where'd You Go, BernadettePaul Jellinek
- 2018The MuleSpecial Agent in Charge
- 2017Last Flag FlyingReverend Richard Mueller
- 2017Retro Wick: Exploring the Unexpected Success of 'John Wick'Self
- 2016The Snowy DayNarrator (voice)
- 2016StandoffSade
- 2015Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red DragonSelf
- 2015Sean Connery: In His Own WordsSelf
- 2015August Wilson: The Ground on Which I StandSelf
- 2014RudderlessDel
- 2014The SignalDr. Wallace Damon
- 2014Ride AlongOmar
- 2013Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of SteelActor
- 2013KhumbaSeko (voice)
- 2013The ColonyBriggs
- 2012Slavery by Another NameNarrator
- 2011Have a Little FaithHenry Covington
- 2011A Man's StorySelf
- 2011ContagionEllis Cheever
- 2011The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'Self
- 2011ThurgoodThurgood Marshall
- 2010Predators: Moments of ExtractionNoland (voice)
- 2010PredatorsNoland
- 2010Predators: The ChosenActor
- 2010Rappin' With The RicksterSelf
- 2009ArmoredBaines
- 2009The Black List: Volume TwoSelf
- 2008Days of WrathMr. Stafford
- 2008TorturedArchie Green
- 200821Cole Williams
- 2007The Death and Life of Bobby ZTad Gruzsa
- 2007America’s Game: 2002 Tampa Bay BuccaneersNarrator
- 2007TMNTNarrator (voice)
- 2007America's Game: 1986 New York GiantsNarrator
- 2007King: Man of Peace in a Time of WarSelf
- 2006BobbyEdward Robinson
- 2006Five FingersProducer · Ahmat
- 2006Akeelah and the BeeProducer · Dr. Larabee
- 2006The Making of 'Event Horizon'Self
- 2005Kiss Kiss Bang BangBear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
- 2005On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'Self (archive footage)
- 2005Ashes and SnowNarrator (voice)
- 2005Assault on Precinct 13Marion Bishop
- 2004Return to Source: The Philosophy of The MatrixMorpheus
- 2004The Matrix Reloaded RevisitedSelf
- 2004The Matrix Reloaded: Car ChaseSelf
- 2004The Matrix Revolutions RevisitedSelf
- 2004Mystic River: Beneath the SurfaceSelf
- 2004The Matrix RecalibratedSelf
- 2003Mystic River: From Page to ScreenSelf
- 2003The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-LoadSelf
- 2003Mystic RiverWhitey Powers
- 2003Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban LegendSelf
- 2003Dorothy Dandridge: An American BeautySelf
- 2003The Soul of a ManSelf - Narrator
- 2003MTV ReloadedMorpheus (archive footage)
- 2003Biker BoyzSmoke
- 2003Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'Self
- 2003A History of SexSelf
- 2002Undercover BrotherVerification Hand (voice) (uncredited)
- 2001The Matrix RevisitedSelf - Morpheus
- 2001SpoogeSelf
- 2001Osmosis JonesThrax (voice)
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