Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor and producer. He has been critically hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films. He is known for playing Morpheus in the first three films of 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 in a motion picture by a major studio when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play. Other film credits of Fishburne include The Color Purple (1985), School Daze (1988), King of New York (1990), Deep Cover (1992), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), Event Horizon (1997), Mystic River (2003), Akeelah and the Bee (2006), Contagion (2011), 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).
Known For Acting
Popularity 24.286
Birthday 1961-07-30
Place of Birth Augusta, Georgia, USA
Also Known As Larry Fishburne, لورنس فيشبورن, 로런스 피시번, ローレンス・フィッシュバーン, Лоренс Фишберн, 勞倫斯·費許朋, Laurence John Fishburne, Λώρενς Τζον Φίσμπερν, Λώρενς Φίσμπερν, 劳伦斯·菲什伯恩, ローレンス・ジョン・フィッシュバーン, Лоуренс Фішборн,
Apocalypse Now
1979

Apocalypse Now

Rumble Fish
1983

Rumble Fish

Mystic River
2003

Mystic River

The Color Purple
1985

The Color Purple

Mission: Impossible III
2006

Mission: Impossible III

TMNT
2007

TMNT

The Matrix
1999

The Matrix

The Matrix Reloaded
2003

The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Revolutions
2003

The Matrix Revolutions

Boyz n the Hood
1991

Boyz n the Hood

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Bobby
2006

Bobby

The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Armored
2009

Armored

Deep Cover
1992

Deep Cover

Quicksilver
1986

Quicksilver

Bonnie
2022

Bonnie

Sneaks
2025

Sneaks

Hoodlum
1997

Hoodlum

The Astronaut

The Astronaut

Five Fingers
2006

Five Fingers

21
2008

21

The Tuskegee Airmen
1995

The Tuskegee Airmen

Event Horizon
1997

Event Horizon

Black Hollywood
1997

Black Hollywood

Assault on Precinct 13
2005

Assault on Precinct 13

Biker Boyz
2003

Biker Boyz

Just Cause
1995

Just Cause

Osmosis Jones
2001

Osmosis Jones

King of New York
1990

King of New York

Always Outnumbered
1998

Always Outnumbered

Red Heat
1988

Red Heat

Band of the Hand
1986

Band of the Hand

Tortured
2008

Tortured

Predators
2010

Predators

Cadence
1990

Cadence

Gardens of Stone
1987

Gardens of Stone

Bad Company
1995

Bad Company

Akeelah and the Bee
2006

Akeelah and the Bee

The Matrix Revisited
2001

The Matrix Revisited

Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993

Searching for Bobby Fischer

School Daze
1988

School Daze

Death Wish II
1982

Death Wish II

Cornbread, Earl and Me
1975

Cornbread, Earl and Me

What's Love Got to Do with It
1993

What's Love Got to Do with It

Cherry 2000
1987

Cherry 2000

Slingshot
2024

Slingshot

Once in the Life
2000

Once in the Life

Higher Learning
1995

Higher Learning

Othello
1995

Othello

Contagion
2011

Contagion

Transformers One
2024

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Death to 2021
2021

Death to 2021

Fled
1996

Fled

Man of Steel
2013

Man of Steel

The Amateur
2025

The Amateur

Thurgood
2011

Thurgood

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

John Wick: Chapter 4
2023

John Wick: Chapter 4

Have a Little Faith
2011

Have a Little Faith

Decoration Day
1990

Decoration Day

The Soul of a Man
2003

The Soul of a Man

Miss Evers' Boys
1997

Miss Evers' Boys

The Little Bedroom

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black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
2022

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A History of Sex
2003

A History of Sex

Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'
2003

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King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
2007

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Ride Along
2014

Ride Along

Khumba
2013

Khumba

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

The Matrix Recalibrated
2004

The Matrix Recalibrated

The Colony
2013

The Colony

Megalopolis
2024

Megalopolis

Rudderless
2014

Rudderless

The Signal
2014

The Signal

Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
1988

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The Cotton Club
1984

The Cotton Club

Black Water Transit

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Standoff
2016

Standoff

Class Action
1991

Class Action

Days of Wrath
2008

Days of Wrath

Spooge
2001

Spooge

John Wick: Chapter 2
2017

John Wick: Chapter 2

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
2015

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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
2015

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Michael Jordan to the Max
2000

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Passengers
2016

Passengers

Sex and the Matrix
2000

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Blacksmith

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Last Flag Flying
2017

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The Snowy Day
2016

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The Black List: Volume Two
2009

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The Making of 'Event Horizon'
2006

The Making of 'Event Horizon'

Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Welcome to Hollywood
1998

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Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018

Ant-Man and the Wasp

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991

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A Man's Story
2011

A Man's Story

The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
2004

The Matrix Revolutions Revisited

Willie and Phil
1980

Willie and Phil

Rappin' With The Rickster
2010

Rappin' With The Rickster

Ashes and Snow
2005

Ashes and Snow

Running with the Devil
2019

Running with the Devil

The Mule
2018

The Mule

Imprisoned
2019

Imprisoned

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

MTV Reloaded
2003

MTV Reloaded

Fast Break
1979

Fast Break

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003

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The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
2004

The Matrix Reloaded Revisited

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

The Ice Road
2021

The Ice Road

If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
1972

If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

Making 'The Matrix'
1999

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The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
2004

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The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
2003

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The Blacksmith

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Predators: Moments of Extraction
2010

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Predators: The Chosen
2010

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Our Lady of 121st Street
2020

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Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015

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Slavery by Another Name
2012

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All the Old Knives
2022

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Death to 2020
2020

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The School for Good and Evil
2022

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Crimson Blues

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Under the Stadium Lights
2021

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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010

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Cellar Door
2024

Cellar Door

I Take These Men
1983

I Take These Men

Inside the Actors Studio
1994

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M*A*S*H
1972

M*A*S*H

Spenser: For Hire
1985

Spenser: For Hire

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

Trapper John, M.D.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

CSI: Miami
2002

CSI: Miami

The Daily Show
1996

The Daily Show

Miami Vice
1984

Miami Vice

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The View
1997

The View

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Hill Street Blues
1981

Hill Street Blues

The Equalizer
1985

The Equalizer

MADtv
1995

MADtv

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TriBeCa
1993

TriBeCa

MacGruber
2021

MacGruber

The Six O'Clock Follies
1980

The Six O'Clock Follies

The Oscars
1953

The Oscars

Hannibal
2013

Hannibal

The Blues
2003

The Blues

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Tony Awards
1956

Tony Awards

The Muppets
2015

The Muppets

Top Gear
2010

Top Gear

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

Year Million
2017

Year Million

Madiba
2017

Madiba

Clipped
2024

Clipped

Roots
2016

Roots

black-ish
2014

black-ish

The Civil War
1990

The Civil War

What If...?
2021

What If...?

The Frame
2013

The Frame

Pee-wee's Playhouse
1986

Pee-wee's Playhouse

A Rumor of War
1980

A Rumor of War

grown-ish
2018

grown-ish

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

The Magic Hour
1998

The Magic Hour

mixed-ish
2019

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Jay Leno's Garage
2015

Jay Leno's Garage

#FreeRayshawn
2020

#FreeRayshawn

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018

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Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023

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Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021

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History's Greatest Mysteries
2020

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Conan
2010

Conan