Laurence Fishburne
Acting
Born: Jul 30, 1961
From: Augusta, Georgia, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 performance …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sneaks | The Collector (voice) | 2025 | 6.1 |
| The Astronaut | General William Harris | 2025 | 6.131 |
| Bonnie | Self | 2022 | 5.3 |
| Armored | Baines | 2009 | 5.8 |
| 21 | Cole Williams | 2008 | 6.69 |
| TMNT | Narrator (voice) | 2007 | 6.163 |
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer … | 2007 | 5.631 |
| The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Tad Gruzsa | 2007 | 6.176 |
| Mission: Impossible III | Theodore Brassel | 2006 | 6.762 |
| Bobby | Edward Robinson | 2006 | 6.416 |
| Five Fingers | Ahmat | 2006 | 6.008 |
| Assault on Precinct 13 | Marion Bishop | 2005 | 6.185 |
| Mystic River | Whitey Powers | 2003 | 7.743 |
| The Matrix Reloaded | Morpheus | 2003 | 7.072 |
| The Matrix Revolutions | Morpheus | 2003 | 6.8 |
| Biker Boyz | Smoke | 2003 | 6.275 |
| The Matrix | Morpheus | 1999 | 8.242 |
| Hoodlum | Bumpy Johnson | 1997 | 6.404 |
| Event Horizon | Miller | 1997 | 6.6 |
| Black Hollywood | Self | 1997 | 7.0 |
| The Tuskegee Airmen | Hannibal Lee | 1995 | 7.077 |
| Just Cause | Sheriff Tanny Brown | 1995 | 6.266 |
| Deep Cover | Russell Stevens Jr. / John … | 1992 | 6.799 |
| Boyz n the Hood | Furious Styles | 1991 | 7.619 |
| Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse | Self | 1991 | 7.912 |
| A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Max | 1987 | 6.709 |
| Quicksilver | Voodoo | 1986 | 5.59 |
| The Color Purple | Swain | 1985 | 7.726 |
| Rumble Fish | Midget | 1983 | 6.997 |
| Apocalypse Now | Tyrone 'Clean' Miller | 1979 | 8.268 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1961 |
| From | Augusta, Georgia, USA |