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 Dark Knight (2008)
as Lucius Fox
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
Se7en (1995)
as Somerset
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
as Fox
Batman Begins (2005)
as Lucius Fox
War of the Worlds (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
Oblivion (2013)
as Beech
Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)
as Thaddeus Bradley
Ted 2 (2015)
as Patrick Meighan
Angel Has Fallen (2019)
as Alan Trumbull
Unforgiven (1992)
as Ned Logan
Lucy (2014)
as Professor Norman
Now You See Me (2013)
as Thaddeus Bradley
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
as Alan Trumbull
The Lego Movie (2014)
as Vitruvius (voice)
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
as Thaddeus Bradley
Bruce Almighty (2003)
as God
Kiss the Girls (1997)
as Det. Alex Cross
Deep Impact (1998)
as President Tom Beck
Wanted (2008)
as Sloan
RED (2010)
as Joe Matheson
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
as Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
Glory (1989)
as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
London Has Fallen (2016)
as Alan Trumbull
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
as Azeem
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
as Senior
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
as The Boss
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
as Drosselmeyer
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
as DCI William Cabot
Resting Place (1986)
as Luther Johnson
Edison (2005)
as Ashford
Last Knights (2015)
as Bartok
Along Came a Spider (2001)
as Alex Cross
Brubaker (1980)
as Walter
Unleashed (2005)
as Sam
Transcendence (2014)
as Joseph Tagger
The Comeback Trail (2020)
as Reggie Fontaine
Nurse Betty (2000)
as Charlie
Evan Almighty (2007)
as God
Outbreak (1995)
as General Billy Ford
10 Items or Less (2006)
as 'Him'
Going in Style (2017)
as Willie Davis
The Bucket List (2007)
as Carter Chambers
Coming 2 America (2021)
as Morgan Freeman
A Good Person (2023)
as Daniel
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
as Jack Doyle
Invictus (2009)
as Nelson Mandela
Dreamcatcher (2003)
as Col. Abraham Curtis
Ben-Hur (2016)
as Sheik Ilderim
Chain Reaction (1996)
as Paul Shannon
The Poison Rose (2019)
as Doc
57 Seconds (2023)
as Anton Burrell
Moll Flanders (1996)
as Hibble
Hard Rain (1998)
as Jim
Last Vegas (2013)
as Archibald 'Archie' Clayton
High Crimes (2002)
as Charlie Grimes
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
as Dr. Cameron McCarthy
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
as Hoke Colburn
The Ritual Killer (2023)
as Dr. Mackles
Paradise Highway (2022)
as Gerick
Gunner (2024)
as Kendrick Ryker
Sidney (2022)
as Self
My Dead Friend Zoe (2024)
as Dr. Cole
Dolphin Tale (2011)
as Dr. McCarthy
The Love Guru (2008)
as Morgan Freemann (voice) (uncredited)
Momentum (2015)
as Senator
An Unfinished Life (2005)
as Mitch Bradley
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
as Monte Wildhorn
Wish Wizard (2014)
as Maxwell Omni
The People Speak (2009)
as Self
Eyewitness (1981)
as Lieutenant Black
March of the Penguins (2005)
as Narrator
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
as Judge Leonard White
Rode to Ruin (2027)
as Joseph Mulberry
Feast of Love (2007)
as Harry Stevenson
The Power of One (1992)
as Geel Piet
The Contract (2006)
as Frank Carden
Johnny Handsome (1989)
as Lt. A.Z. Drones
Lean On Me (1989)
as Principal Joe Clark
Vanquish (2021)
as Damon
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Under Suspicion (2000)
as Captain Victor Benezet
Thick as Thieves (2009)
as Keith Ripley
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2017)
as Narrator (English voice)
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman (2008)
as Self
Brian Banks (2019)
as Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
Just Getting Started (2017)
as Duke
The Maiden Heist (2009)
as Charles Peterson
5 Flights Up (2014)
as Alex Carver
The Minute You Wake Up Dead (2022)
as Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Pawnbroker (1965)
as Man on Street (Uncredited)
Street Smart (1987)
as Leo 'Fast Black' Smalls, Jr.
Out to Lunch (1974)
as Self / Croupier
Clint Eastwood's West (2011)
as Self
Levity (2003)
as Miles Evans
Born to Be Wild (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Clean and Sober (1988)
as Craig
The Big Bounce (2004)
as Walter Crewes
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
as Self
Teachers (1984)
as Lewis
Guilty by Association (2003)
as Lt. Redding
Breaking the Taboo (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Metro Boomin: Heroes & Villains (2022)
Actor
The Words That Built America (2017)
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
VM-krönika 2022 (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013)
as Self
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)
as Narrator (voice)
A Man Called Adam (1966)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Betty White: A Celebration (2022)
as Self
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
as Grand Central Commuter (uncredited)
The Gospel at Colonus (1985)
as Messenger
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast (2005)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
as Charlie Woods
All About Us (2007)
as Self
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (2002)
as Self
B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at The Shawshank Redemption (2004)
as Self
The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985)
as Warden Pratt
Harry & Son (1984)
as Siemanowski
Marie: A True Story (1985)
as Charles Traughber
A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Clinton and Nadine (1988)
as Dorsey Pratt
The Long Way Home (1997)
as Narrator (voice)
The 16th Man (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
Ending the Knight (2012)
as Self
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (2001)
as Self
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II (2020)
as Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles (2004)
as Self
Death of a Prophet (1981)
as Malcolm X
Die Clint Eastwood Story (2018)
as Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017)
as Self
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)
as Jaques (segment "As You Like It")
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers (2023)
as Self
Amistad (1997)
as Theodore Joadson
Declaration of Independence (2003)
as Self
Blade (1973)
as Chris
The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Walter Samson
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
as Neil Armstrong (voice)
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
as Self
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971)
as Afro
Odysseus Returns (2024)
as Narrator
The Hunting of the President (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
Meeting the Beatles in India (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial (1996)
as Edward G. Robinson
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger (2002)
as Self
America's Musical Journey (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
A Century of Cinema (1994)
as Self
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits (2006)
as Self
The Marva Collins Story (1981)
as Clarence Collins
Inside the White House (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
Panama Canal: A Land Divided ~ A World United (2019)
as Self
Nacrose (2027)
as Morgan Freeman
Into Nature's Wild (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition (2007)
as Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)
as Self
Fight for Life (1987)
as Dr. Sherard
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
as Self
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (2012)
as Self
Clint Eastwood : la légende (2025)
as Self
Power of Chi (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021)
as Self
Attica (1980)
as Hap Richards
The C Word (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998)
as Self
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978)
as Uncle Hammer
JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark (1999)
as Self
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie (1991)
as Self
Cosmic Voyage (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991)
as Narrator (voice)
Where the Water Meets the Sky (2008)
Actor
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (1992)
as Self
Hate to See You Go (—)
as Sonny Bell
The Power of Chi (2025)
as (narrator)
Energy Crisis (1974)
as Self
The True Story of Glory Continues (1991)
as Narrator (voice)
The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers (2022)
as Self
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks (2012)
as Self
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation (2004)
Actor
JFK: A President Betrayed (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Follow the Drinking Gourd (1990)
as Narrator (voice)
The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum (—)
as Narrator (voice)
Partners of the Heart (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Caught in the Middle (1970)
Actor
Sniff (—)
as Joe Mulwray
Hollow Image (1979)
as Sweet Talk
The Making of Se7en (1997)
as Self
A New Birth of Freedom (—)
as Narrator
The Eastwood Factor (2010)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born (1990)
as Narrator (voice)
James Lipton Takes on Three (2005)
as Self
Greasy Rider (2006)
Actor
Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo (2012)
as Narratore
Prom Night in Mississippi (2009)
as Narrator (voice)
We the People (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
Born to Fight (2005)
as Self
The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
The Little Bedroom (—)
Actor
Blues Divas (2005)
as Self
From the Balkans (2024)
as (narrator)