Actor
Laurence Fishburne
Born 30 July 1961 · Augusta, Georgia, USA
Laurence Fishburne is an American actor who began on screen as a teenager and became known for commanding, authoritative roles. He is best known as Morpheus in The Matrix films and as Furious Styles in Boyz n the Hood. He also has a distinguished stage career, including a Tony Award win.
Key films
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Early breakthrough: he played the young soldier Mr. Clean in Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam War epic.
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Acclaimed turn as the stern but caring father Furious Styles in John Singleton's landmark debut.
The Matrix (1999)
His role as Morpheus made him a global icon of science-fiction cinema.
Mystic River (2003)
Supporting role in Clint Eastwood's crime drama, showing his range in prestige ensemble work.
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Introduced the Bowery King, a role he reprised in later John Wick films.
Key awards
- 1992: Tony Award, Best Featured Actor in a Play (Two Trains Running)
- 1994: Primetime Emmy Award, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (TriBeCa)
- Academy Award nomination, Best Actor, for playing Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993 film)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 146
- 1972If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band · as FishActor
- 1975Cornbread, Earl and Me · as Wilford RobinsonActor
- 1979Apocalypse Now · as Tyrone 'Clean' MillerActor
- 1979Fast Break · as Street KidActor
- 1980Willie & Phil · as High School StudentActor
- 1982Death Wish II · as CutterActor
- 1983Rumble Fish · as MidgetActor
- 1983I Take These Men · as Hank JohnsonActor
- 1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers · as Jimbo CollinsActor
- 1984The Cotton Club · as Bumpy RhodesActor
- 1985The Color Purple · as SwainActor
- 1986Quicksilver · as VoodooActor
- 1986Band of the Hand · as CreamActor
- 1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors · as MaxActor
- 1987Cherry 2000 · as Glu Glu LawyerActor
- 1987Gardens of Stone · as Sgt. FlanaganActor
- 1988Red Heat · as Lt. StobbsActor
- 1988School Daze · as Vaughn 'Dap' DunlapActor
- 1988Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special · as Cowboy CurtisActor
- 1990King of New York · as Jimmy JumpActor
- 1990Cadence · as Roosevelt StokesActor
- 1990Decoration Day · as Michael Waring, DOD ManActor
- 1991Boyz n the Hood · as Furious StylesActor
- 1991Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse · as SelfActor
- 1991Class Action · as Nick HolbrookActor
- 1991The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry · as SelfActor
- 1992Deep Cover · as Russell Stevens Jr. / John HullActor
- 1993Searching for Bobby Fischer · as VinnieActor
- 1993What's Love Got to Do with It · as Ike TurnerActor
- 1995Just Cause · as Sheriff Tanny BrownActor
- 1995Higher Learning · as Professor Maurice PhippsActor
- 1995Othello · as OthelloActor
- 1995The Tuskegee Airmen · as Hannibal LeeActor
- 1995Bad Company · as Nelson CroweActor
- 1996Fled · as PiperActor
- 1997Event Horizon · as MillerActor
- 1997Hoodlum · as Bumpy JohnsonActor
- 1997Miss Evers' Boys · as Caleb HumphriesActor
- 1997Black Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 1998Always Outnumbered · as Socrates FortlowActor
- 1999The Matrix · as MorpheusActor
- 1999Making "The Matrix" · as SelfActor
- 2000Michael Jordan to the Max · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2000Welcome to Hollywood · as Laurence FishburneActor
- 2000Once in the Life · as 20 / 20 MikeActor
- 2000Once in the LifeDirector
- 2000Sex and the Matrix · as Morpheus (archive footage)Actor
- 2001Osmosis Jones · as Thrax (voice)Actor
- 2001The Matrix Revisited · as Self - MorpheusActor
- 2001Spooge · as SelfActor
- 2002Undercover Brother · as Verification Hand (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 2003The Matrix Reloaded · as MorpheusActor
- 2003The Matrix Revolutions · as MorpheusActor
- 2003Mystic River · as Whitey PowersActor
- 2003Biker Boyz · as SmokeActor
- 2003The Soul of a Man · as Self - NarratorActor
- 2003The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load · as SelfActor
- 2003A History of Sex · as SelfActor
- 2003MTV Reloaded · as Morpheus (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend · as SelfActor
- 2003Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty · as SelfActor
- 2003Mystic River: From Page to Screen · as SelfActor
- 2003Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz' · as SelfActor
- 2004The Matrix Recalibrated · as SelfActor
- 2004The Matrix Reloaded Revisited · as SelfActor
- 2004The Matrix Revolutions Revisited · as SelfActor
- 2004Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix · as MorpheusActor
- 2004The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase · as SelfActor
- 2004Mystic River: Beneath the Surface · as SelfActor
- 2005Kiss Kiss Bang Bang · as Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 2005Assault on Precinct 13 · as Marion BishopActor
- 2005Ashes and Snow · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2005On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2006Mission: Impossible III · as Theodore BrasselActor
- 2006Bobby · as Edward RobinsonActor
- 2006Akeelah and the Bee · as Dr. LarabeeActor
- 2006Five Fingers · as AhmatActor
- 2006The Making of 'Event Horizon' · as SelfActor
- 2007Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer · as Silver Surfer (voice)Actor
- 2007TMNT · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2007The Death and Life of Bobby Z · as Tad GruzsaActor
- 2007King: Man of Peace in a Time of War · as SelfActor
- 2007America’s Game: 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers · as NarratorActor
- 2007America's Game: 1986 New York Giants · as NarratorActor
- 200821 · as Cole WilliamsActor
- 2008Tortured · as Archie GreenActor
- 2008Days of Wrath · as Mr. StaffordActor
- 2009Armored · as BainesActor
- 2009The Black List: Volume Two · as SelfActor
- 2010Predators · as NolandActor
- 2010Predators: Moments of Extraction · as Noland (voice)Actor
- 2010Predators: The ChosenActor
- 2010Rappin' With The Rickster · as SelfActor
- 2011Contagion · as Ellis CheeverActor
- 2011Have a Little Faith · as Henry CovingtonActor
- 2011Thurgood · as Thurgood MarshallActor
- 2011A Man's Story · as SelfActor
- 2011The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood' · as SelfActor
- 2012Slavery by Another Name · as NarratorActor
- 2013Man of Steel · as Perry WhiteActor
- 2013The Colony · as BriggsActor
- 2013Khumba · as Seko (voice)Actor
- 2013Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of SteelActor
- 2014Ride Along · as OmarActor
- 2014The Signal · as Dr. Wallace DamonActor
- 2014Rudderless · as DelActor
- 2015Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon · as SelfActor
- 2015Sean Connery: In His Own Words · as SelfActor
- 2015August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand · as SelfActor
- 2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice · as Perry WhiteActor
- 2016Passengers · as Gus MancusoActor
- 2016Standoff · as SadeActor
- 2016The Snowy Day · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2017John Wick: Chapter 2 · as Bowery KingActor
- 2017Last Flag Flying · as Reverend Richard MuellerActor
- 2017Retro Wick: Exploring the Unexpected Success of 'John Wick' · as SelfActor
- 2018Ant-Man and the Wasp · as Dr. Bill FosterActor
- 2018The Mule · as Special Agent in ChargeActor
- 2019John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum · as Bowery KingActor
- 2019Where'd You Go, Bernadette · as Paul JellinekActor
- 2019Running with the Devil · as The ManActor
- 2019Imprisoned · as Daniel CalvinActor
- 2020Death to 2020 · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2020Ricky Powell: The Individualist · as SelfActor
- 2020Our Lady of 121st Street · as RooftopActor
- 2021The Matrix Resurrections · as Morpheus (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2021The Ice Road · as GoldenrodActor
- 2021Death to 2021 · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2021Under the Stadium Lights · as Harold ChristianActor
- 2022The School for Good and Evil · as School MasterActor
- 2022All the Old Knives · as Vick WallingerActor
- 2022Is That Black Enough for You?!? · as SelfActor
- 2022black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special · as SelfActor
- 2022Bonnie · as SelfActor
- 2023John Wick: Chapter 4 · as Bowery KingActor
- 2024Transformers One · as Alpha Trion (voice)Actor
- 2024Megalopolis · as Fundi RomaineActor
- 2024Slingshot · as Captain FranksActor
- 2024Cellar Door · as EmmettActor
- 2025The Amateur · as HendersonActor
- 2025The Astronaut · as General William HarrisActor
- 2025Wick Is Pain · as SelfActor
- 2025Sneaks · as The Collector (voice)Actor
- 2025Megadoc · as SelfActor
- 2027The Exorcist: MartyrsActor
- 2027Gatto · as Rocco (voice)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.