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Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Actor · Born 1961-07-30 · Augusta, Georgia, USA

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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 perfor…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Matrix (1999) — Morpheus
  2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) — Perry White
  3. Man of Steel (2013) — Perry White
  4. John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) — Bowery King
  5. Passengers (2016) — Gus Mancuso
  6. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) — Dr. Bill Foster
  7. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) — Morpheus
  8. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) — Bowery King
  9. The Matrix Revolutions (2003) — Morpheus
  10. Apocalypse Now (1979) — Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
  11. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) — Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer (voice)
  12. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) — Bowery King
  13. Mission: Impossible III (2006) — Theodore Brassel
  14. Mystic River (2003) — Whitey Powers
  15. The Witcher (2019) — Regis
  16. Contagion (2011) — Ellis Cheever
  17. The Matrix Resurrections (2021) — Morpheus (archive footage) (uncredited)
  18. The Mule (2018) — Special Agent in Charge
  19. 21 (2008) — Cole Williams
  20. Predators (2010) — Noland
  21. What If...? (2021) — Dr. Bill Foster / Goliath (voice)
  22. Event Horizon (1997) — Miller
  23. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) — Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
  24. Hannibal (2013) — Jack Crawford
  25. Ride Along (2014) — Omar
  26. Boyz n the Hood (1991) — Furious Styles
  27. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) — Max
  28. The Color Purple (1985) — Swain
  29. The Ice Road (2021) — Goldenrod
  30. The Signal (2014) — Dr. Wallace Damon
  31. CSI: Miami (2002) — CSI Dr. Ray Langston
  32. Transformers One (2024) — Alpha Trion (voice)
  33. The Amateur (2025) — Henderson
  34. Red Heat (1988) — Lt. Stobbs
  35. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Raymond Langston
  36. The School for Good and Evil (2022) — School Master
  37. The Colony (2013) — Briggs
  38. TMNT (2007) — Narrator (voice)
  39. Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) — Marion Bishop
  40. Osmosis Jones (2001) — Thrax (voice)

Directed

  1. Once in the Life (2000) — Director
  2. The Rule of Nines — Director