Laurence Fishburne

Birth Place: Augusta, GA, USA

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He is a three time Emmy Award and Tony Award winning actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has been hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films. He is known for playing 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), as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–present). He is currently starring in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's play American Buffalo alongside Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss.

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Laurence Fishburne STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2022
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2008
Thurgood Marshall

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 1999
Henry II

[Broadway]
1992
Sterling


Laurence Fishburne Movies

[1982]Death Wish II Cutter Laurence Fishburne III

[1983]Rumble Fish Midget

[1984]The Cotton Club Bumpy Rhodes

[1985]The Color Purple Swain

[1986]Band of the Hand Cream

[1986]Quicksilver Voodoo

[1987]A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Max

[1987]Gardens of Stone Sgt. Flanagan

[1987]Cherry 2000 Glu Glu Lawyer

[1988]Red Heat Lt. Stobbs

[1988]School Daze Dap Dunlap

[1990]Cadence Stokes

[1990]King of New York Jimmy Jump

[1991]Boyz n the Hood Furious Styles

[1991]Class Action Nick Holbrook

[1992]Deep Cover Russell Stevens Jr., John Hull

[1993]Searching for Bobby Fischer Vinnie

[1993]What's Love Got to Do with It Ike Turner

[1995]Higher Learning Professor Maurice Phipps

[1995]Bad Company Nelson Crowe

[1995]Othello Othello

[1995]Just Cause Sheriff Tanny Brown

[1996]Fled Piper

[1997]Hoodlum Bumpy Johnson

[1997]Event Horizon Miller

[1998]Welcome to Hollywood Laurence Fishburne

[1999]The Matrix Morpheus

[2000]Once in the Life 20, 20 Mike

[2001]Osmosis Jones Thrax

[2003]Mystic River Whitey Powers

[2003]The Matrix Reloaded Morpheus

[2003]The Matrix Revolutions Morpheus

[2003]Biker Boyz Smoke

[2005]Assault on Precinct 13 Marion Bishop

[2006]Five Fingers Ahmat

[2006]Akeelah and the Bee Dr. Larabee

[2006]Bobby Edward

[2006]Mission: Impossible III Theodore Brsel

[2007]Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer The Silver Surfer

[2007]Bobby Z Tad Grusza

[2007]TMNT Narrator

[2008]Days of Wrath Mr. Stafford

[2008]21 Cole Williams

[2009]Armored Baines

[2009]Black Water Transit Jack

[2010]Predators Ronald Noland

[2011]Contagion Dr. Ellis Cheever

[2013]Man of Steel Perry White

[2013]The Colony Briggs

[2013]Khumba Seko

[2014]Ride Along Omar

[2014]Rudderless Del

[2014]The Signal Damon

[2016]Standoff Sade

[2016]Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Perry White

[2016]Passengers Gus Mancuso

[2017]Last Flag Flying Reverend Richard Mueller

[2017]John Wick: Chapter 2 Bowery King

[2018]Imprisoned Daniel Calvin

[2018]The Mule Special Agent in Charge

[2018]Ant-Man and the Wasp Dr. Bill Foster

[2019]Running with the Devil The Man

[2019]Where'd You Go, Bernadette Paul Jellinek

[2019]John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Bowery King

[2021]Under the Stadium Lights Harold Christian

[2021]The Ice Road Jim Goldenrod

[2022]The School for Good and Evil School Mter

[2022]All the Old Knives Vick Wallinger

[2023]John Wick: Chapter 4 Bowery King


Laurence Fishburne TV Shows

Black-ish Pops, James, James Earl Jones

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Raymond 'Ray' Langston

Grown-ish Pops

Hannibal Jack Crawford

One Life to Live Josh West Hall

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Laurence Fishburne News


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Photos: See Laurence Fishburne, Katrina Lenk, Miriam Silverman & More in New York Stage and Film Summer Season

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Top stories: Rob McClure will reprise his role in Mrs. Doubtfire on tour alongside real-life wife Maggie Lakis, Krysta Rodriguez returns to Into the Woods for the final stop of the National Tour, and more!

Katrina Lenk, Joe Iconis, Laurence Fishburne, and More Set For New York Stage and Film 2023 Summer Season

New York Stage and Film has revealed complete casting for the 2023 Summer Season, starting on Friday, July 14 and running to Sunday, August 6 at Marist College in Poughkeepsie. The cast includes Katrina Lenk, Joe Iconis, Laurence Fishburne, and many more. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Laurence Fishburne FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Laurence Fishburne's next show will be American Buffalo which opens on 4/14/2022 on Broadway.

Laurence Fishburne has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

Laurence Fishburne has not appeared in the West End

Laurence Fishburne has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. Some of his notable nominations include Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for his performance in "Thurgood." He was also nominated for Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. Fishburne received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for his work in "Thurgood." Additionally, he was nominated for Best Debut Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for his role in "Two Trains Running."

Laurence Fishburne has won several awards for his performances in the Broadway show "Thurgood". He received the Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production award at the Helen Hayes Awards, the Outstanding Solo Performance award at the Drama Desk Awards, and the Outstanding Solo Performance award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Additionally, he won the Best Debut Performance award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for his role in "Two Trains Running".

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