Morgan Freeman
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Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved further stardom in Glory, the biographical drama Lean on Me, and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (all 1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre.
Known for
Credits
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
The Dark Knight (2008)
as Lucius Fox
Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)
as Thaddeus Bradley
Se7en (1995)
as Somerset
Batman Begins (2005)
as Lucius Fox
Ted 2 (2015)
as Patrick Meighan
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
as Fox
War of the Worlds (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
Now You See Me (2013)
as Thaddeus Bradley
Lucy (2014)
as Professor Norman
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
as Thaddeus Bradley
Bruce Almighty (2003)
as God
The Lego Movie (2014)
as Vitruvius (voice)
Unforgiven (1992)
as Ned Logan
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
as DCI William Cabot
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
as Alan Trumbull
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
as Azeem
Oblivion (2013)
as Beech
Deep Impact (1998)
as President Tom Beck
Wanted (2008)
as Sloan
RED (2010)
as Joe Matheson
Angel Has Fallen (2019)
as Alan Trumbull
Glory (1989)
as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
as Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
London Has Fallen (2016)
as Alan Trumbull
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
as The Boss
Outbreak (1995)
as General Billy Ford
Evan Almighty (2007)
as God
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
as Drosselmeyer
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
as Senior
Kiss the Girls (1997)
as Det. Alex Cross
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
as Jack Doyle
The Bucket List (2007)
as Carter Chambers
Ben-Hur (2016)
as Sheik Ilderim
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
57 Seconds (2023)
as Anton Burrell
Transcendence (2014)
as Joseph Tagger
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
as Hoke Colburn
Along Came a Spider (2001)
as Alex Cross
Going in Style (2017)
as Willie Davis
High Crimes (2002)
as Charlie Grimes
Unleashed (2005)
as Sam
Gunner (2024)
as Kendrick Ryker
The Contract (2006)
as Frank Carden
Coming 2 America (2021)
as Morgan Freeman
Chain Reaction (1996)
as Paul Shannon
Invictus (2009)
as Nelson Mandela
Lean On Me (1989)
as Principal Joe Clark
Last Vegas (2013)
as Archibald 'Archie' Clayton
Last Knights (2015)
as Bartok
Hard Rain (1998)
as Jim
Dreamcatcher (2003)
as Col. Abraham Curtis
Brubaker (1980)
as Walter
An Unfinished Life (2005)
as Mitch Bradley
The Love Guru (2008)
as Morgan Freemann (voice) (uncredited)
Dolphin Tale (2011)
as Dr. McCarthy
A Good Person (2023)
as Daniel
The Ritual Killer (2023)
as Dr. Mackles
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
as Monte Wildhorn
Thick as Thieves (2009)
as Keith Ripley
Edison (2005)
as Ashford
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
as Judge Leonard White
The Poison Rose (2019)
as Doc
Momentum (2015)
as Senator
March of the Penguins (2005)
as Narrator
Nurse Betty (2000)
as Charlie
Moll Flanders (1996)
as Hibble
Johnny Handsome (1989)
as Lt. A.Z. Drones
Born to Be Wild (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
The Comeback Trail (2020)
as Reggie Fontaine
Brian Banks (2019)
as Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
The Pawnbroker (1965)
as Man on Street (Uncredited)
Paradise Highway (2022)
as Gerick
The Big Bounce (2004)
as Walter Crewes
Vanquish (2021)
as Damon
Ending the Knight (2012)
as Self
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2017)
as Narrator (English voice)
The Power of One (1992)
as Geel Piet
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
as Dr. Cameron McCarthy
Under Suspicion (2000)
as Captain Victor Benezet
10 Items or Less (2006)
as 'Him'
Just Getting Started (2017)
as Duke
Feast of Love (2007)
as Harry Stevenson
The Minute You Wake Up Dead (2022)
as Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
Street Smart (1987)
as Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr.
5 Flights Up (2014)
as Alex Carver
The Maiden Heist (2009)
as Charles Peterson
The C Word (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Levity (2003)
as Miles Evans
Resting Place (1986)
as Luther Johnson
Eyewitness (1981)
as Lieutenant Black
My Dead Friend Zoe (2024)
as Dr. Cole
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II (2020)
as Self
Amistad (1997)
as Theodore Joadson
Harry & Son (1984)
as Siemanowski
A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The People Speak (2009)
as Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Teachers (1984)
as Lewis
Clean and Sober (1988)
as Craig
Clint Eastwood : la légende (2025)
as Self
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
as Neil Armstrong (voice)
The Words That Built America (2017)
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
All About Us (2007)
as Self
The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Walter Samson
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum (—)
as Narrator (voice)
Sidney (2022)
as Self
Marie: A True Story (1985)
as Charles Traughber
The 16th Man (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
A Man Called Adam (1966)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Declaration of Independence (2003)
as Self
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast (2005)
as Self
The Marva Collins Story (1981)
as Clarence Collins
Hollow Image (1979)
as Sweet Talk
Clint Eastwood's West (2011)
as Self
Cosmic Voyage (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
as Self
That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
as Charlie Woods
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)
as Narrator (voice)
Clinton and Nadine (1988)
as Dorsey Pratt
Out to Lunch (1974)
as Self / Croupier
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)
as Jaques (segment "As You Like It")
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Wish Wizard (2014)
as Maxwell Omni
Panama Canal: A Land Divided ~ A World United (2019)
as Self
The Long Way Home (1997)
as Narrator (voice)
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
as Self
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie (1991)
as Self
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
as Grand Central Commuter (uncredited)
Blade (1973)
as Chris
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
Breaking the Taboo (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
The Making of Se7en (1997)
as Self
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021)
as Self
America's Musical Journey (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (2001)
as Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)
as Self
The Power of Chi (2025)
as (narrator)
Fight for Life (1987)
as Dr. Sherard
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (2012)
as Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles (2004)
as Self
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998)
as Self
Death of a Prophet (1981)
as Malcolm X
Die Clint Eastwood Story (2018)
as Self
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition (2007)
as Self
The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985)
as Warden Pratt
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013)
as Self
Born to Fight (2005)
as Self
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (2002)
as Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017)
as Self
Attica (1980)
as Hap Richards
Partners of the Heart (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
Betty White: A Celebration (2022)
as Self
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial (1996)
as Edward G. Robinson
Sniff (—)
as Joe Mulwray
Into Nature's Wild (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978)
as Uncle Hammer
Meeting the Beatles in India (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
The Hunting of the President (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
Guilty by Association (2003)
as Lt. Redding
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
as Self
Blues Divas (2005)
as Self
Energy Crisis (1974)
as Self
Hate to See You Go (—)
as Sonny Bell
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark (1999)
as Self
We the People (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
Inside the White House (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
The Little Bedroom (—)
Actor
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991)
as Narrator (voice)
Power of Chi (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Greasy Rider (2006)
Actor
The Eastwood Factor (2010)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The True Story of Glory Continues (1991)
as Narrator (voice)
The Gospel at Colonus (1985)
as Messenger
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971)
as Afro
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers (2023)
as Self
Odysseus Returns (2024)
as Narrator
Follow the Drinking Gourd (1990)
as Narrator (voice)
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks (2012)
as Self
JFK: A President Betrayed (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Prom Night in Mississippi (2009)
as Narrator (voice)
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits (2006)
as Self
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation (2004)
Actor
Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers (2021)
as Self
VM-krönika 2022 (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
From the Balkans (2024)
as (narrator)
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger (2002)
as Self
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (1992)
as Self
CLINT (—)
as Narrator (voice)
The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
James Lipton Takes on Three (2005)
as Self
Caught in the Middle (1970)
Actor
Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo (2012)
as Narratore
Metro Boomin: Heroes & Villains (2022)
Actor
JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Where the Water Meets the Sky (2008)
Actor
The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born (1990)
as Narrator (voice)
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman (2008)
as Self