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Laurence Fishburne

Highest Rated: 100% Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

Lowest Rated: 0% Band of the Hand (1986)

Birthday: Jul 30, 1961

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Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia, USA

A versatile performer equally adept at playing both hero and villain, actor Laurence Fishburne emerged on the scene after famously lying about his age to Francis Ford Coppola in order to land a prominent part in the director's seminal "Apocalypse Now" (1979). Though he struggled in small parts over the ensuing decade, Fishburne came into his own as a father trying to keep his son out of the gang life in "Boyz n the Hood" (1991). After richly textured supporting roles in "What's Love Got to Do with It" (1993) and "Searching for Bobby Fisher" (1993), he became the first African-American actor to perform the title role of "Othello" (1995) for a major Hollywood studio. Toward the end of the decade, Fishburne achieved iconic status with his Zen-like performance as the leather-clad Morpheus in the cultural phenomenon, "The Matrix" (1999), a role he reprised in the back-to-back sequels. With appearances in movies like "Mission: Impossible III" (2006), "Bobby" (2006) and "Assault on Precinct 13" (2005), as well as taking over the central role on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS, 2000-2015) and both co-starring in and co-producing the sitcom "black-ish" (ABC 2014- ), Fishburne solidified his legacy as a truly diverse and welcome performer.

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Highest rated movies

100% 86% Searching for Bobby Fischer
Watchlist
100% 94% Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Watchlist
100% 62% Is That Black Enough for You?!? Watchlist
100% 79% Days of Wrath
Watchlist
97% 88% What's Love Got to Do With It
Watchlist
96% 93% Boyz N the Hood Watchlist 94% 93% John Wick: Chapter 4 Watchlist
93% 91% Apocalypse Now Redux
Watchlist
90% 94% Apocalypse Now
Watchlist
89% 85% John Wick: Chapter 2 Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
21% No Score Yet Cellar Door Emmett (Character) - 2024
46% 35% Megalopolis Fundi Romaine (Character) $7.4M 2024
89% 98% Transformers One Alpha Trion (Voice) $58.6M 2024
38% 65% Slingshot Captain Franks (Character) $726.6K 2024
94% 93% John Wick: Chapter 4 Bowery King (Character) $187.1M 2023
100% 62% Is That Black Enough for You?!? Self - 2022
38% 66% The School for Good and Evil School Master (Character) - 2022
63% 45% All the Old Knives Vick Wallinger (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Cave of Adullam Producer,
Executive Producer
- 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonnie Self - 2022
43% 30% The Ice Road Goldenrod (Character) - 2021
11% 46% Under the Stadium Lights Harold Christian (Character) - 2021
25% 37% Running With the Devil The Man (Character) - 2019
50% 74% Where'd You Go, Bernadette Paul Jellinek (Character) $9.2M 2019
89% 86% John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum Bowery King (Character) $171.0M 2019
0% 33% Imprisoned Daniel Calvin (Character) $12.1K 2018
70% 66% The Mule Special Agent in Charge (Character) $103.8M 2018
87% 79% Ant-Man and The Wasp Dr. Bill Foster (Character) $216.6M 2018
76% 72% Last Flag Flying Reverend Richard Mueller (Character) $960.3K 2017
89% 85% John Wick: Chapter 2 Bowery King (Character) $92.0M 2017
30% 63% Passengers Gus Mancuso (Character) $100.0M 2016
29% 63% Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Perry White (Character) $330.2M 2016
57% 45% Standoff Sade (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2016
65% 83% Rudderless Del (Character) $56.0K 2014
60% 39% The Signal Dr. Wallace Damon (Character) $597.4K 2014
18% 58% Ride Along Omar (Character) $134.1M 2014
44% 44% Khumba Seko (Voice) - 2013
18% 23% The Colony Briggs (Character) - 2013
57% 75% Man of Steel Perry White (Character) $291.0M 2013
No Score Yet 70% Slavery By Another Name Unknown (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 67% Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith Henry Covington (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 75% Thurgood Unknown (Character) - 2011
85% 63% Contagion Dr. Ellis Cheever (Character) $75.6M 2011
65% 52% Predators Noland (Character) $52.0M 2010
42% 31% Armored Baines (Character) $16.0M 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Black Water Transit Jack (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2009
100% 79% Days of Wrath Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 47% Tortured Archie Green (Character) - 2008
36% 66% 21 Cole Williams (Character) $81.2M 2008
No Score Yet 42% Bobby Z Tad Gruzsa (Character) - 2007
37% 51% Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Silver Surfer (Voice) $131.9M 2007
36% 60% TMNT Narrator $54.1M 2007
No Score Yet 55% Five Fingers Ahmat (Character),
Producer
- 2006
47% 72% Bobby Edward Robinson (Character) $11.2M 2006
71% 69% Mission: Impossible III John Brassel (Character) $133.4M 2006
86% 81% Akeelah and the Bee Dr. Larabee (Character),
Producer
$18.8M 2006
60% 48% Assault on Precinct 13 Marion Bishop (Character) $19.9M 2005
33% 60% The Matrix Revolutions Morpheus (Character) $139.3M 2003
89% 89% Mystic River Whitey Powers (Character) $90.1M 2003
74% 72% The Matrix Reloaded Morpheus (Character) $281.5M 2003
22% 54% Biker Boyz Smoke (Character) $21.7M 2003
55% 42% Osmosis Jones Thrax (Voice) $13.6M 2001
67% 81% Michael Jordan: To the Max Narrator $18.6M 2000
28% 56% Once in the Life 20/20 Mike (Character),
Director,
Screenwriter,
Writer,
Producer
$53.5K 2000
83% 85% The Matrix Morpheus (Character) $171.4M 1999
No Score Yet 81% Always Outnumbered Socrates Fortlow (Character),
Executive Producer
- 1998
No Score Yet 60% Welcome to Hollywood Self - 1998
35% 61% Event Horizon Capt. Miller (Character) $26.7M 1997
No Score Yet 70% Miss Evers' Boys Caleb Humphries (Character),
Executive Producer
- 1997
43% 66% Hoodlum Bumpy Johnson (Character),
Executive Producer
$23.5M 1997
18% 23% Fled Piper (Character) $17.2M 1996
86% 79% The Tuskegee Airmen Hannibal Lee (Character) - 1995
46% 73% Higher Learning Professor Maurice Phipps (Character) $36.8M 1995
68% 64% Othello Othello (Character) $2.2M 1995
26% 46% Just Cause Sheriff Tanny Brown (Character) $35.7M 1995
27% 31% Bad Company Nelson Crowe (Character) $3.7M 1994
100% 86% Searching for Bobby Fischer Vinnie (Character) $7.9M 1993
97% 88% What's Love Got to Do With It Ike Turner, Sr. (Character) $38.9M 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tina - What's Love Got to Do with It Unknown (Character) - 1993
87% 78% Deep Cover Russell Stevens Jr./John Hull (Character) $16.6M 1992
100% 94% Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Unknown (Character) - 1991
77% 51% Class Action Nick Holbrook (Character) $23.9M 1991
96% 93% Boyz N the Hood Jason 'Furious' Styles (Character) $55.1M 1991
42% 70% Cadence Stokes (Character) $2.1M 1990
72% 77% King of New York Jimmy Jump (Character) $2.6M 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Un Príncipe de Nueva York Unknown (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 67% Decoration Day Michael Waring (Character) - 1990
38% 41% Cherry 2000 Glu Glu Lawyer (Character) - 1988
69% 38% Red Heat Lt. Charlie Stobbs (Character) $35.0M 1988
58% 79% School Daze Dap (Character) $11.7M 1988
44% 55% Gardens of Stone Sgt. Flanagan (Character) $4.4M 1987
68% 68% A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Max (Character) $44.1M 1987
0% 59% Band of the Hand Cream (Character) $4.9M 1986
13% 38% Quicksilver Voodoo (Character) $5.6M 1986
74% 57% The Cotton Club Bumpy Rhodes (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 78% For Us, the Living: The Medgar Evers Story Jimbo Collins (Character) - 1983
76% 80% Rumble Fish Midget (Character) - 1983
35% 45% Death Wish II Cutter (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 33% Willie and Phil Wilson (Character) - 1980
90% 94% Apocalypse Now Tyrone 'Clean' Miller (Character) $78.8M 1979
93% 91% Apocalypse Now Redux Tyrone 'Clean' Miller (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 56% Fast Break Street Kid (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 86% Cornbread, Earl and Me Wilford Robinson (Character) - 1975

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet History's Greatest Mysteries Executive Producer,
Host,
Narrator
2020-2024
88% 60% Clipped Doc Rivers (Character) 2024
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2014 2023-2024
100% 93% Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Unknown (Character),
Executive Producer
2023-2024
89% 79% What If...? Dr. Bill Foster/Goliath (Voice) 2023
No Score Yet 44% grown-ish Pops (Guest Star),
Executive Producer
2018-2019 2021 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet History's Greatest Playlist Host 2023
92% 57% black-ish Pops (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star),
Unknown (Voice),
Executive Producer
2014-2022
85% 81% MacGruber General Barrett Fasoose (Character) 2021
76% 59% mixed-ish Pops (Guest Star),
Executive Producer
2019-2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2011 2018 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Josh Gates Tonight Guest 2020
No Score Yet 50% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2016 2020
100% 100% #FreeRayshawn Lt. Steven Poincy (Character) 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2016 2018-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Elvis Goes There Guest 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet They've Gotta Have Us Guest 2018
No Score Yet 18% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2017
No Score Yet 81% Year Million Narrator 2017
100% No Score Yet Madiba Nelson Mandela (Character) 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry Guest 2017
96% 75% Roots Alex Haley (Character) 2016
64% 73% The Muppets Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
93% 94% Hannibal Dr. Jack Crawford (Character) 2013-2015
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange Narrator 2012
No Score Yet 81% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Raymond Langston (Character) 2008-2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lopez Tonight Unknown (Character),
Guest
2009-2010
No Score Yet 82% CSI: New York Dr. Raymond Langston (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 65% CSI: Miami Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside the Actors Studio Guest 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Equalizer Casey Taylor (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Spenser: For Hire Unknown (Character) 1987
71% 89% Miami Vice Prison Guard Keller (Guest Star) 1986
97% 85% Hill Street Blues Maurice Haynes (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet 87% M*A*S*H Corporal Dorsey (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Trapper John, M.D. Unknown (Guest Star) 1981