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Laurence Fishburne
Laurence John Fishburne III, usually credited as Larry Fishburne until 1993, is a prominent American actor who has also earned recognition for his roles in stage productions. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Tony Award winner known for his impactful and authoritative roles on the big and small screens. Fishburne's major roles include Morpheus in The Matrix series, Jason 'Furious' Styles in Boyz n the Hood, Tyrone 'Mr. Clean' Miller in Apocalypse Now, and 'The Bowery King' in the John Wick film series.
His depiction of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1995, Fishburne became the first African American actor to portray Othello in a film adaptation. His other noteworthy contributions can be found in Contagion, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Ant-Man and the Wasp. Alongside his film roles, Fishburne is known for his work on television, such as playing Dr. Raymond Langston on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Special Agent Jack Crawford on Hannibal. Currently, he is starring in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's play American Buffalo.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Laurence John Fishburne III
Born: Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: July 30, 1961
Occupations: Actor, producer
Years Active: 1972-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Hajna O. Moss, Gina Torres
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Awards and Nominations Received by Laurence Fishburne
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Movies Featuring Laurence Fishburne
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 4
The Matrix
The Matrix Revolutions
Ant-Man and the Wasp
The School for Good and Evil
The Ice Road
Last Flag Flying
Akeelah and the Bee
Once in the Life
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
School Daze
Assault on Precinct 13
King of New York
Mystic River
Deep Cover
All the Old Knives
Searching for Bobby Fischer
The Signal
The Mule
Hoodlum
Cherry 2000
Just Cause
Osmosis Jones
Armored
Event Horizon
Biker Boyz
Passengers
Predators
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Running with the Devil
Quicksilver
Imprisoned
Band of the Hand
Under the Stadium Lights
Slingshot
Transformers One
Megalopolis
Cellar Door
Sneaks
Thurgood
Predators: Moments of Extraction
And the Oscar Goes To…
Slavery by Another Name
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Have a Little Faith
The Snowy Day
Madiba
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Roots
Black Hollywood: ‘They’ve Gotta Have Us’
MTV Reloaded
The Soul of a Man
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Ashes and Snow
The Making of ‘Event Horizon’
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
The Matrix Revisited
A History of Sex
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
The Civil War
Tortured
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
Decoration Day
Sex and the Matrix
A Rumor of War
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special
#FreeRayshawn
Five Fingers
Willie & Phil
Gardens of Stone
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
Bonnie
Death to 2020
Willie & Phil
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
The Tuskegee Airmen
Bad Company
Welcome to Hollywood
Making ‘The Matrix’
The Black List: Volume Two
Miss Evers’ Boys
Always Outnumbered
Fled
Black Water Transit
Fast Break
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Megadoc
The Astronaut
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Career Timeline
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2024
Slingshot
Captain Franks
Transformers One
Alpha Trion
Megalopolis
Fundi Romaine
Cellar Door
Emmett
2022
The School for Good and Evil
All the Old Knives
Vick Wallinger
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
Self
Bonnie
Self
2019
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Bowery King
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Paul Jellinek
Running with the Devil
The Man
Imprisoned
Daniel Calvin
2015
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Self
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Self
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Self
2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Self
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Tad Gruzsa
Tortured
Archie Green
2003
The Matrix Revolutions
Mystic River
Biker Boyz
MTV Reloaded
Morpheus (archive footage)
The Soul of a Man
Self - Narrator
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Self
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Self
A History of Sex
Self
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