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Critically hailed for his forceful, militant, authoritative figures and one of Hollywood's most talented and versatile performers, Laurence (John) Fishburne III has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a number of NAACP Image honors. Born in Augusta, Georgia on July 30, 1961, to Hattie Bell (Crawford), a teacher, and Laurence John ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 27 wins & 73 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

The Matrix Morpheus
(1999)
(2003)
Mystic River Whitey Powers
(2003)
Contagion Dr. Ellis Cheever
(2011)

Filmography

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  Rendlesham (TV Movie) (pre-production)
  Sneaks (pre-production)
The Collector
 2022 The Sterling Affairs (TV Mini Series) (pre-production)
Doc Rivers
 2023 John Wick: Chapter 4 (post-production)
Bowery King
 2022 Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (TV Series) (post-production)
The Beyonder
- Episode #1.1 (2022) ... The Beyonder (voice)
 2022 The School for Good and Evil (post-production)
The School Master
 2014-2022 Black-ish (TV Series)
Pops / James / James Earl Jones / ...
- Homegoing (2022) ... Pops
- The (Almost) Last Dance (2022) ... Pops
- Young, Gifted and Black (2022) ... Pops
- And the Winner Is... (2022) ... Pops
 2022 All the Old Knives
Vick Wallinger
 2019-2022 Grown-ish (TV Series)
Pops
- Empire State of Mind (2022) ... Pops
- It Was Good Until It Wasn't (2022) ... Pops
- Face the World (2019) ... Pops
 2021 Death to 2021 (TV Special)
Narrator (voice)
 2021 MacGruber (TV Series)
Barrett Fasoose
- A Good Day to Die (2021) ... Barrett Fasoose
- The Architect (2021) ... Barrett Fasoose
- Through the Looking Glass (2021) ... Barrett Fasoose
- The Storm (2021) ... Barrett Fasoose
- The Scientist (2021) ... Barrett Fasoose
 2021 The Ice Road
Jim Goldenrod
 2017-2021 Bronzeville (Podcast Series short)
Curtis Randolph
- 18, 40 (2021) ... Curtis Randolph
- 15, 34 (2021) ... Curtis Randolph
- 11,13,23 (2021) ... Curtis Randolph
- 7,45,46 (2021) ... Curtis Randolph
- 10,15,48 (2021) ... Curtis Randolph
 2021 Under the Stadium Lights
Harold Christian
 2020 Death to 2020 (TV Special)
Narrator (voice)
 2020 #Freerayshawn (TV Series short)
Lt. Steven Poincy
- He Just Wanted to Be Heard (2020) ... Lt. Steven Poincy
- It's Your Lucky Day, Marine (2020) ... Lt. Steven Poincy
- It's Time to Go (2020) ... Lt. Steven Poincy
- Fire in the Hole (2020) ... Lt. Steven Poincy
- Black or Blue (2020) ... Lt. Steven Poincy
 2019 Running with the Devil
The Man
 2019 Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Paul Jellinek
 2018 The Mule
Special Agent in Charge
 2018 Imprisoned
Daniel Calvin
 2018 America 2.0 (TV Mini Series)
President Sidney Rutherford
- Don't Be Scared (2018) ... President Sidney Rutherford
- The Better Journalist (2018) ... President Sidney Rutherford
 2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp
Dr. Bill Foster
 2017 Last Flag Flying
Reverend Richard Mueller
 2017 Year Million (TV Mini Series documentary)
Narrator
- Beyond the Cosmos (2017) ... Narrator
- Energy Beyond Earth (2017) ... Narrator
- Mind Meld (2017) ... Narrator
- Dude, Where's My Body? (2017) ... Narrator
- Never Say Die (2017) ... Narrator
 2017 Madiba (TV Mini Series)
Nelson Mandela
- A New World (2017) ... Nelson Mandela
- Brains Not Blood (2017) ... Nelson Mandela
- Spear of the Nation (2017) ... Nelson Mandela
- Total Strategy (2017) ... Nelson Mandela
- Defiance (2017) ... Nelson Mandela
 2017 John Wick: Chapter 2
Bowery King
 2016/I Passengers
Gus Mancuso
 2016 The Snowy Day (TV Short)
Narrator (voice)
 2016 Roots (TV Mini Series)
Alex Haley
- Part 4 (2016) ... Alex Haley
- Part 2 (2016) ... Alex Haley (voice)
- Part 1 (2016) ... Alex Haley (voice)
 2016/I Standoff
Sade
 2013-2015 Hannibal (TV Series)
Jack Crawford
- The Wrath of the Lamb (2015) ... Jack Crawford
- The Number of the Beast Is 666 (2015) ... Jack Crawford
- ...And the Beast from the Sea (2015) ... Jack Crawford
- ...And the Woman Clothed in Sun (2015) ... Jack Crawford (credit only)
- ...And the Woman Clothed with the Sun (2015) ... Jack Crawford
 2014 Rudderless
Del
 2014 The Signal
Damon
 2014 Ride Along
Omar
 2013 Khumba
Seko (voice)
 2013 Man of Steel
Perry White
 2013/I The Colony
Briggs
 2011 Have a Little Faith (TV Movie)
Henry Covington
 2011 Contagion
Dr. Ellis Cheever
 2008-2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series)
Raymond Langston
- In a Dark, Dark House (2011) ... Raymond Langston
- Cello and Goodbye (2011) ... Raymond Langston
- Father of the Bride (2011) ... Raymond Langston
- Unleashed (2011) ... Raymond Langston
- Hitting for the Cycle (2011) ... Raymond Langston
 2011 Thurgood (TV Movie)
Thurgood Marshall
 2010 CSI: Fatal Conspiracy (Video Game)
Dr. Raymond Langston (voice)
 2010 Predators Motion Comics: Moment of Extraction (Video short)
Noland (voice, uncredited)
 2010 Predators
Ronald Noland
 2009 Armored
Baines
 2009 CSI: NY (TV Series)
Raymond Langston
- Hammer Down (2009) ... Raymond Langston
 2009 CSI: Miami (TV Series)
Raymond Langston
- Bone Voyage (2009) ... Raymond Langston
 2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Deadly Intent (Video Game)
Dr. Raymond Langston (voice)
 2008 Days of Wrath
Mr. Stafford
 2008 21
Cole Williams
 2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer (voice)
 2007 Tortured (Video)
Archie Green
 2007 Bobby Z
Tad Grusza
 2007 TMNT
Narrator (voice)
 2006/I Bobby
Edward
 2006 Five Fingers
Ahmat
 2006 Mission: Impossible III
Theodore Brassel
 2006 Akeelah and the Bee
Dr. Larabee
 2005 True Crime: New York City (Video Game)
Isaiah Reed (voice)
 2005 The Matrix: Path of Neo (Video Game)
Morpheus
 2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice, uncredited)
 2005 The Matrix Online (Video Game)
Morpheus (voice)
 2005 Assault on Precinct 13
Marion Bishop
 2003 The Matrix Revolutions
Morpheus
 2003 Mystic River
Whitey Powers
 2003 Enter the Matrix (Video Game)
Morpheus (voice)
 2003 The Matrix Reloaded
Morpheus
 2003 Biker Boyz
Smoke
 2001 Osmosis Jones
Thrax (voice)
 2000 Once in the Life
20 / 20 Mike
 1999 The Matrix
Morpheus
 1998 Welcome to Hollywood
Laurence Fishburne
 1998 Always Outnumbered (TV Movie)
Socrates Fortlow
 1997 Hoodlum
Bumpy Johnson
 1997 Event Horizon
Miller
 1997 Miss Evers' Boys (TV Movie)
Caleb Humphries
 1996 Fled
Piper
 1995 Othello
Othello
 1995 The Tuskegee Airmen (TV Movie)
Hannibal Lee
 1995 Just Cause
Sheriff Tanny Brown
 1995 Bad Company
Nelson Crowe
 1995 Higher Learning
Professor Maurice Phipps
 1993 What's Love Got to Do with It
Ike Turner
 1993 The Wild West (TV Mini Series)
Nat Love
- Searchers/Mythmakers (1993) ... Nat Love (voice)
- Cowboys/Settlers (1993) ... Nat Love (voice)
 1993 Tribeca (TV Series)
Martin
- The Box (1993) ... Martin (as Larry Fishburne)
 1992 Deep Cover
Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull (as Larry Fishburne)
 1991 American Experience (TV Series documentary)
Martin Delany
- The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991) ... Martin Delany (voice)
 1991 Boyz n the Hood
Furious Styles (as Larry Fishburne)
 1991 Class Action
Nick Holbrook (as Larry Fishburne)
 1990 Schoolly D: King of New York (Music Video short)
Jimmy Jump
 1990 Decoration Day (TV Movie)
Michael Waring, DOD Man
 1986-1990 Pee-wee's Playhouse (TV Series)
Cowboy Curtis
- Playhouse for Sale (1990) ... Cowboy Curtis (as Larry Fishburne)
- Camping Out (1990) ... Cowboy Curtis (as Larry Fishburne)
- Accidental Playhouse (1990) ... Cowboy Curtis (as Larry Fishburne)
- Playhouse Day (1990) ... Cowboy Curtis (uncredited)
- Tango Time (1990) ... Cowboy Curtis (as Larry Fishburne)
 1990 The Civil War (TV Mini Series documentary)
Various / Samuel Jess / Sgt. Louis Douglas
- War Is All Hell (1865) (1990) ... Samuel Jess (voice, as Larry Fishburne)
- The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (1990) ... Various (voice, as Larry Fishburne)
- Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864) (1990) ... Various (voice, as Larry Fishburne)
- Most Hallowed Ground (1864) (1990) ... Various (voice, as Larry Fishburne)
- The Universe of Battle (1863) (1990) ... Sgt. Louis Douglas (voice)
 1990 Cadence
Stokes (as Larry Fishburne)
 1990 King of New York
Jimmy Jump (as Larry Fishburne)
 1989 The Equalizer (TV Series)
Casey Taylor
- Race Traitors (1989) ... Casey Taylor
 1988 Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse (TV Movie)
Cowboy Curtis (as Larry Fishburne)
 1988 Red Heat
Lt. Stobbs (as Larry Fishburne)
 1988 School Daze
Dap Dunlap (as Larry Fishburne)
 1987 Cherry 2000
Glu Glu Lawyer (as Larry Fishburne)
 1987 Gardens of Stone
Sgt. Flanagan (as Larry Fishburne)
 1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Max (as Larry Fishburne)
 1987 Spenser: For Hire (TV Series)
David Mukende
- Personal Demons (1987) ... David Mukende (as Larry Fishburne)
 1986 Miami Vice (TV Series)
Prison Guard Keller
- Walk-Alone (1986) ... Prison Guard Keller (as Larry Fishburne)
 1986 Band of the Hand
Cream (as Larry Fishburne)
 1986 Hill Street Blues (TV Series)
Maurice Haynes
- Look Homeward, Ninja (1986) ... Maurice Haynes (as Larry Fishburne)
 1986 Quicksilver
Voodoo (as Larry Fishburne)
 1985 The Color Purple
Swain (as Larry Fishburne)
 1984 The Cotton Club
Bumpy Rhodes (as Larry Fishburne)
 1983 Grandmaster Melle Mel: White Lines (Don't Do It) (Music Video short)
The Pusher
 1983 Rumble Fish
Midget (as Larry Fishburne)
 1983 American Playhouse (TV Series)
Jimbo Collins
- For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983) ... Jimbo Collins (as Larry Fishburme)
 1983 I Take These Men (TV Movie)
Hank Johnson (as Larry Fishburne)
 1982 Strike Force (TV Series)
F.T.
- Humiliation (1982) ... F.T. (as Larry Fishburne)
 1982 Death Wish II
Cutter (as Laurence Fishburne III)
 1982 M*A*S*H (TV Series)
Corporal Dorsey
- The Tooth Shall Set You Free (1982) ... Corporal Dorsey (as Larry Fishburne)
 1981 Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series)
Hobie
- Finders Keepers (1981) ... Hobie (as Larry Fishburne)
 1980 The Six O'Clock Follies (TV Series)
Robby Robinson
- The Surprise Party (1980) ... Robby Robinson
- The Medal Winner (1980) ... Robby Robinson
- Rumors of Peace (1980) ... Robby Robinson
- Ol' Yeller (1980) ... Robby Robinson
- Welcome, Robby (1980) ... Robby Robinson
 1980 A Rumor of War (TV Mini Series)
Lightbulb
- Episode #1.2 (1980) ... Lightbulb (as Larry Fishbourne)
- Episode #1.1 (1980) ... Lightbulb (as Larry Fishbourne)
 1980 Willie & Phil
Wilson (as Laurence Fishburne III)
 1979 Apocalypse Now
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller (as Larry Fishburne)
 1979 Fast Break
Street Kid (as Laurence Fishburne III)
 1974-1976 One Life to Live (TV Series)
Josh West Hall / Josh West Hall #1
- Episode #1.1926 (1976) ... Josh West Hall
- Episode #1.1923 (1976) ... Josh West Hall
- Episode #1.1859 (1975) ... Josh West Hall
- Episode #1.1843 (1975) ... Josh West Hall
- Episode #1.1841 (1975) ... Josh West Hall (credit only)
 1975 Cornbread, Earl and Me
Wilford Robinson (as Laurence Fishburne III)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Appeared in "Short Eyes" by Miguel Pinero (McGinn-Cazale Theatre, New York City, New York, USA). See more »

Publicity Listings:

7 Interviews | 14 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 8 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site

Alternate Names:

Larry Fishbourne | Larry Fishburme | Laurence Fishburne III | Larry Fishburne | Lawrence Fishburne

Height:

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse:

Gina Torres  (divorced)  (1 child) | See more »

Children:

Montana Fishburne | See more »

Parents:

Bell Crawford, Hattie | Fishburne Jr., Laurence John
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I play characters. I don't think I really have a persona per se. I don't play the same guy every time. I show up, you don't know what I'm gonna do. I like it that way. I've intentionally tried to do it that way. I think that's what's interesting. See more »

Trivia:

Has appeared with Diane Lane in four films: Rumble Fish (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). See more »

Trademark:

Gap between his front teeth See more »

Nickname:

Fish See more »

Star Sign:

Leo

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