Laurence Fishburne
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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
Credits
The Matrix (1999)
as Morpheus
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
as Bowery King
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
as Perry White
Man of Steel (2013)
as Perry White
Apocalypse Now (1979)
as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
as Bowery King
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
as Morpheus
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
as Bowery King
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
as Morpheus
The Amateur (2025)
as Henderson
Transformers One (2024)
as Alpha Trion (voice)
Predators (2010)
as Noland
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
as Morpheus (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
as Dr. Bill Foster
Event Horizon (1997)
as Miller
Passengers (2016)
as Gus Mancuso
Mystic River (2003)
as Whitey Powers
TMNT (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
The Astronaut (2025)
as General William Harris
Contagion (2011)
as Ellis Cheever
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
as Theodore Brassel
Gatto (2027)
as Rocco (voice)
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
as Furious Styles
The Colony (2013)
as Briggs
The Mule (2018)
as Special Agent in Charge
The School for Good and Evil (2022)
as School Master
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
as Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer (voice)
21 (2008)
as Cole Williams
The Signal (2014)
as Dr. Wallace Damon
Osmosis Jones (2001)
as Thrax (voice)
Red Heat (1988)
as Lt. Stobbs
The Color Purple (1985)
as Swain
Ride Along (2014)
as Omar
King of New York (1990)
as Jimmy Jump
The Ice Road (2021)
as Goldenrod
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
as Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
Sneaks (2025)
as The Collector (voice)
Rumble Fish (1983)
as Midget
Hoodlum (1997)
as Bumpy Johnson
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
as Dr. Larabee
Megalopolis (2024)
as Fundi Romaine
Undercover Brother (2002)
as Verification Hand (voice) (uncredited)
Deep Cover (1992)
as Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
as Marion Bishop
Slingshot (2024)
as Captain Franks
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
as Vinnie
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
as Hannibal Lee
Biker Boyz (2003)
as Smoke
Death Wish II (1982)
as Cutter
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Bumpy Rhodes
Fled (1996)
as Piper
Cellar Door (2024)
as Emmett
Wick Is Pain (2025)
as Self
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
as Max
Just Cause (1995)
as Sheriff Tanny Brown
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
as Self
Bobby (2006)
as Edward Robinson
The Exorcist: Martyrs (2027)
Actor
Khumba (2013)
as Seko (voice)
All the Old Knives (2022)
as Vick Wallinger
Cherry 2000 (1987)
as Glu Glu Lawyer
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
as Ike Turner
Armored (2009)
as Baines
Higher Learning (1995)
as Professor Maurice Phipps
Standoff (2016)
as Sade
Death to 2021 (2021)
as Narrator (voice)
Death to 2020 (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
as Tad Gruzsa
Megadoc (2025)
as Self
Bonnie (2022)
as Self
Running with the Devil (2019)
as The Man
School Daze (1988)
as Vaughn 'Dap' Dunlap
Cadence (1990)
as Roosevelt Stokes
Rudderless (2014)
as Del
Quicksilver (1986)
as Voodoo
Days of Wrath (2008)
as Mr. Stafford
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
as Paul Jellinek
Bad Company (1995)
as Nelson Crowe
Class Action (1991)
as Nick Holbrook
The Matrix Recalibrated (2004)
as Self
Tortured (2008)
as Archie Green
Band of the Hand (1986)
as Cream
The Matrix Revisited (2001)
as Self - Morpheus
Gardens of Stone (1987)
as Sgt. Flanagan
Othello (1995)
as Othello
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
as Laurence Fishburne
Five Fingers (2006)
as Ahmat
A Man's Story (2011)
as Self
Willie & Phil (1980)
as High School Student
Last Flag Flying (2017)
as Reverend Richard Mueller
Sex and the Matrix (2000)
as Morpheus (archive footage)
Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
as Caleb Humphries
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988)
as Cowboy Curtis
Always Outnumbered (1998)
as Socrates Fortlow
Imprisoned (2019)
as Daniel Calvin
Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
as Self
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load (2003)
as Self
MTV Reloaded (2003)
as Morpheus (archive footage)
Once in the Life (2000)
as 20 / 20 Mike
Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
as Wilford Robinson
Fast Break (1979)
as Street Kid
Predators: Moments of Extraction (2010)
as Noland (voice)
A History of Sex (2003)
as Self
Have a Little Faith (2011)
as Henry Covington
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel (2013)
Actor
Decoration Day (1990)
as Michael Waring, DOD Man
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood' (2011)
as Self
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited (2004)
as Self
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited (2004)
as Self
The Snowy Day (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty (2003)
as Self
Under the Stadium Lights (2021)
as Harold Christian
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Making "The Matrix" (1999)
as Self
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (2015)
as Self
Sean Connery: In His Own Words (2015)
as Self
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn (—)
as Self
Predators: The Chosen (2010)
Actor
The Soul of a Man (2003)
as Self - Narrator
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon (2015)
as Self
Ashes and Snow (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
Ricky Powell: The Individualist (2020)
as Self
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special (2022)
as Self
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase (2004)
as Self
Michael Jordan to the Max (2000)
as Narrator (voice)
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend (2003)
as Self
I Take These Men (1983)
as Hank Johnson
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix (2004)
as Morpheus
Our Lady of 121st Street (2020)
as Rooftop
Crimson Blues (—)
as Mills
Rappin' With The Rickster (2010)
as Self
Mystic River: From Page to Screen (2003)
as Self
The Making of 'Event Horizon' (2006)
as Self
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983)
as Jimbo Collins
Spooge (2001)
as Self
The Black List: Volume Two (2009)
as Self
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface (2004)
as Self
Thurgood (2011)
as Thurgood Marshall
Interference (—)
Actor
The Little Bedroom (—)
Actor
Blacksmith (—)
as Mather
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991)
as Self
Inheritance (—)
Actor
The Blacksmith (—)
as Mather
Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz' (2003)
as Self
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (2007)
as Self
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band (1972)
as Fish
Slavery by Another Name (2012)
as Narrator
Black Hollywood (1997)
as Self
America’s Game: 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007)
as Narrator
America's Game: 1986 New York Giants (2007)
as Narrator
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition (—)
as Perry White