Laurence Fishburne

Biography

Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Tony Award winner known for his roles on stage and screen. He has frequently portrayed forceful, militant, and authoritative characters. Some of Fishburne's best-known roles are Morpheus in The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the John Singleton drama film Boyz n the Hood (1... show more

Known For

Acting

Popularity

4.0

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Birthday

July 30, 1961

Known for

Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

1979
8.3
Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish

1983
7.0
Mystic River

Mystic River

2003
7.7
The Color Purple

The Color Purple

1985
7.7
Mission: Impossible III

Mission: Impossible III

2006
6.8
TMNT

TMNT

2007
6.1
The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded

2003
7.1
The Matrix

The Matrix

1999
8.2
The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Revolutions

2003
6.7
Boyz n the Hood

Boyz n the Hood

1991
7.6
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987
6.7
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

2007
5.6
The Death and Life of Bobby Z

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

2007
6.1
Bobby

Bobby

2006
6.4
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991
7.9
Armored

Armored

2009
5.8
Deep Cover

Deep Cover

1992
6.8
Quicksilver

Quicksilver

1986
5.5
Bonnie

Bonnie

2022
5.0
Sneaks

Sneaks

2025
6.1
Hoodlum

Hoodlum

1997
6.4
The Astronaut

The Astronaut

2025
5.8
Five Fingers

Five Fingers

2006
6.0
21

21

2008
6.7
The Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen

1995
7.1
Event Horizon

Event Horizon

1997
6.6
Black Hollywood

Black Hollywood

1997
0.0
Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

2005
6.2
Biker Boyz

Biker Boyz

2003
6.2
Just Cause

Just Cause

1995
6.2
Osmosis Jones

Osmosis Jones

2001
6.5
King of New York

King of New York

1990
6.8
Always Outnumbered

Always Outnumbered

1998
6.4
Red Heat

Red Heat

1988
6.2
Band of the Hand

Band of the Hand

1986
6.2
Tortured

Tortured

2008
5.5
Predators

Predators

2010
6.3
Cadence

Cadence

1990
6.7
Gardens of Stone

Gardens of Stone

1987
6.2
Bad Company

Bad Company

1995
4.9
Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee

2006
7.1
The Matrix Revisited

The Matrix Revisited

2001
6.8
Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993
7.1
School Daze

School Daze

1988
5.7
Death Wish II

Death Wish II

1982
6.2
Cornbread, Earl and Me

Cornbread, Earl and Me

1975
6.7
What's Love Got to Do with It

What's Love Got to Do with It

1993
7.0
Cherry 2000

Cherry 2000

1987
6.0
Slingshot

Slingshot

2024
6.2
Once in the Life

Once in the Life

2000
4.5
Higher Learning

Higher Learning

1995
6.3
Othello

Othello

1995
6.3
Contagion

Contagion

2011
6.6
Transformers One

Transformers One

2024
8.0
Death to 2021

Death to 2021

2021
6.0
Fled

Fled

1996
5.6
Man of Steel

Man of Steel

2013
6.6
The Amateur

The Amateur

2025
7.0
Thurgood

Thurgood

2011
6.5
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

2019
7.4
John Wick: Chapter 4

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023
7.7
Have a Little Faith

Have a Little Faith

2011
6.4
Decoration Day

Decoration Day

1990
6.9
The Soul of a Man

The Soul of a Man

2003
6.5
Miss Evers' Boys

Miss Evers' Boys

1997
6.3
The Little Bedroom

The Little Bedroom

...
0.0
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

2022
10.0
A History of Sex

A History of Sex

2003
5.3
Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'

Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz'

2003
0.0
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

2007
8.5
Ride Along

Ride Along

2014
6.3
Khumba

Khumba

2013
6.0
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016
6.0
The Matrix Recalibrated

The Matrix Recalibrated

2004
6.8
The Colony

The Colony

2013
5.5
Megalopolis

Megalopolis

2024
5.2
Rudderless

Rudderless

2014
7.2
The Signal

The Signal

2014
6.0
Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

2022
6.6
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983
0.0
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

1988
7.2
The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

1984
6.5
Standoff

Standoff

2016
6.0
Class Action

Class Action

1991
6.3
Days of Wrath

Days of Wrath

2008
5.5
Spooge

Spooge

2001
0.0
John Wick: Chapter 2

John Wick: Chapter 2

2017
7.3
Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon

2015
10.0
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

2015
0.0
Michael Jordan to the Max

Michael Jordan to the Max

2000
7.4
Passengers

Passengers

2016
7.0
Sex and the Matrix

Sex and the Matrix

2000
6.4
Blacksmith

Blacksmith

...
0.0
Last Flag Flying

Last Flag Flying

2017
6.8
The Snowy Day

The Snowy Day

2016
7.0
The Black List: Volume Two

The Black List: Volume Two

2009
6.0
The Making of 'Event Horizon'

The Making of 'Event Horizon'

2006
7.4
Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019
6.6
Welcome to Hollywood

Welcome to Hollywood

2000
3.8
Ant-Man and the Wasp

Ant-Man and the Wasp

2018
6.9
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

1991
4.3
A Man's Story

A Man's Story

2011
6.9
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited

The Matrix Revolutions Revisited

2004
7.1
Willie & Phil

Willie & Phil

1980
4.1
Rappin' With The Rickster

Rappin' With The Rickster

2010
2.0
Ashes and Snow

Ashes and Snow

2005
7.2
Running with the Devil

Running with the Devil

2019
5.4
The Mule

The Mule

2018
6.9
Imprisoned

Imprisoned

2019
4.6
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

2005
7.2
MTV Reloaded

MTV Reloaded

2003
7.3
Fast Break

Fast Break

1979
4.8
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

2011
2.0
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

2003
4.5
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

2003
7.5
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited

The Matrix Reloaded Revisited

2004
6.7
The Ice Road

The Ice Road

2021
6.8
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

1972
1.0
Making 'The Matrix'

Making 'The Matrix'

1999
7.3
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase

The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase

2004
7.0
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

2003
6.1
The Blacksmith

The Blacksmith

...
0.0
Predators: Moments of Extraction

Predators: Moments of Extraction

2010
4.0
Our Lady of 121st Street

Our Lady of 121st Street

2020
0.0
Sean Connery: In His Own Words

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

2015
6.0
Slavery by Another Name

Slavery by Another Name

2012
7.2
All the Old Knives

All the Old Knives

2022
6.0
Death to 2020

Death to 2020

2020
6.5
The School for Good and Evil

The School for Good and Evil

2022
7.0
Crimson Blues

Crimson Blues

...
0.0
Under the Stadium Lights

Under the Stadium Lights

2021
6.0
Cellar Door

Cellar Door

2024
5.9
I Take These Men

I Take These Men

1983
1.0
Ricky Powell: The Individualist

Ricky Powell: The Individualist

2020
4.8
Wick Is Pain

Wick Is Pain

2025
7.5
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

2004
0.0
Mystic River: From Page to Screen

Mystic River: From Page to Screen

2003
0.0
Megadoc

Megadoc

2025
7.3
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix

Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix

2004
7.2
America's Game: 1986 New York Giants

America's Game: 1986 New York Giants

2007
0.0
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn

Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn

...
0.0
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994
7.5
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

1972
7.9
Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire

1985
6.7
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000
7.6
Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

1979
6.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003
5.5
CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

2002
7.7
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996
6.4
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984
7.5
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988
5.4
The View

The View

1997
4.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
5.4
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

1981
7.6
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

1985
7.1
MADtv

MADtv

1995
7.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
TriBeCa

TriBeCa

1993
6.0
MacGruber

MacGruber

2021
5.9
The Six O'Clock Follies

The Six O'Clock Follies

1980
0.0
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
7.0
Hannibal

Hannibal

2013
8.3
The Blues

The Blues

2003
7.2
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005
6.7
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
The Muppets

The Muppets

2015
7.0
Top Gear

Top Gear

2010
6.3
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

2008
7.5
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

2006
8.0
Year Million

Year Million

2017
8.4
Madiba

Madiba

2017
7.8
Clipped

Clipped

2024
6.6
Roots

Roots

2016
6.9
black-ish

black-ish

2014
7.1
The Civil War

The Civil War

1990
7.9
What If...?

What If...?

2021
8.1
The Frame

The Frame

2013
10.0
Pee-wee's Playhouse

Pee-wee's Playhouse

1986
7.1
A Rumor of War

A Rumor of War

1980
6.0
grown-ish

grown-ish

2018
7.9
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023
7.8
The Magic Hour

The Magic Hour

1998
5.0
mixed-ish

mixed-ish

2019
7.3
Jay Leno's Garage

Jay Leno's Garage

2015
7.3
#FreeRayshawn

#FreeRayshawn

2020
7.2
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

2018
6.3
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023
7.8
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

2021
7.0
History's Greatest Mysteries

History's Greatest Mysteries

2020
7.7
Conan

Conan

2010
7.1
What If...?

What If...?

2021
8.1
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023
7.8
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023
7.8
Number One on the Call Sheet

Number One on the Call Sheet

2025
5.3
The Witcher

The Witcher

2019
8.0

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