Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor of movies and theater, playwright, director, and producer. He was nominated for the Oscar, and won the Emmy and Tony Awards. He is famous for his roles in successful movies like Apocalypse Now and The Matrix. Fishburne was the first African-American actor to play Perry White in Man of Steel.
Laurence Fishburne | |
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 Fishburne in 2009 | |
| Born | Laurence Fishburne III July 30, 1961 |
| Other names | Lawrence Fishburne Larry Fishburne |
| Years active | 1973 - present |
| Known for | Acting roles: Tyrone "Clean" Miller in Apocalypse Now Jason "Furious" Styles in Boyz N the Hood Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy Sgt. Whitey Powers in Mystic River Perry White in Man of Steel |
| Spouse(s) | Hajna Moss (m. 1985-1990s) Gina Torres (m. 2002-2018) |
| Awards | Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series 1993 TriBeCa Outstanding Made For Television Movie 1997 Miss Evers' Boys Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1992 Two Trains Running |
| Website | www.Laurence-Fishburne.com |
Fishburne was born in Augusta, Georgia and moved to Brooklyn, New York City during his childhood.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Cornbread, Earl and Me | Wilford Robinson | Joseph Manduke | |
| 1979 | Fast Break | Street Kid | Jack Smight | |
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller | Francis Ford Coppola | Credited as "Larry Fishburne" |
| 1980 | Willie & Phil | Wilson | Paul Mazursky | |
| 1982 | Death Wish II | Cutter | Michael Winner | |
| 1983 | Rumble Fish | Midget | Francis Ford Coppola | |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Bumpy Rhodes | Francis Ford Coppola | |
| 1985 | The Color Purple | Swain | Steven Spielberg | |
| 1986 | Quicksilver | Voodoo | Thomas Michael Donnelly | |
| 1986 | Band of the Hand | Cream | Paul Michael Glaser | |
| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Max | Chuck Russell | |
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone | Sgt. Flanagan | Francis Ford Coppola | |
| 1987 | Cherry 2000 | Glu Glu Lawyer | Steve De Jarnatt | |
| 1988 | School Daze | Vaughn "Dap" Dunlap | Spike Lee | |
| 1988 | Red Heat | Lt. Charlie Stobbs | Walter Hill | |
| 1990 | King of New York | Jimmy Jump | Abel Ferrara | |
| 1990 | Cadence | Stokes | Martin Sheen | |
| 1991 | Class Action | Nick Holbrook | Michael Apted | |
| 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | Jason "Furious" Styles | John Singleton | |
| 1992 | Deep Cover | Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull | Bill Duke | |
| 1993 | What's Love Got to Do with It | Ike Turner, Sr. | Brian Gibson | |
| 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fischer | Vinnie | Steven Zaillian | |
| 1995 | Higher Learning | Professor Maurice Phipps | John Singleton | |
| 1995 | Bad Company | Nelson Crowe | Damian Harris | |
| 1995 | Just Cause | Sheriff Tanny Brown | Arne Glimcher | |
| 1995 | Othello | Othello | Oliver Parker | |
| 1996 | Fled | Piper | Kevin Hooks | |
| 1997 | Event Horizon | Captain Miller | Paul W. S. Anderson | |
| 1997 | Hoodlum | Bumpy Johnson | Bill Duke | Also executive producer |
| 1999 | The Matrix | Morpheus | The Wachowskis | |
| 2000 | Once in the Life | 20/20 Mike | Himself | Also writer and producer |
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones | Thrax | Tom Sito Piet Kroon |
Voice |
| 2003 | Biker Boyz | Smoke | Reggie Rock Bythewood | |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | Morpheus | The Wachowskis | |
| 2003 | Mystic River | Sergeant Whitey Powers | Clint Eastwood | |
| 2003 | The Matrix Revolutions | Morpheus | The Wachowskis | |
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Marion Bishop | Jean-François Richet | |
| 2005 | Ashes and Snow | Narrator | Gregory Colbert | Voice |
| 2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial | Shane Black | Voice cameo |
| 2006 | Akeelah and the Bee | Dr. Larabee | Doug Atchison | Also producer |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Theodore Brassel | J.J. Abrams | |
| 2006 | Five Fingers | Ahmat | Laurence Malkin | Also producer |
| 2006 | Bobby | Edward | Emilio Estevez | |
| 2007 | TMNT | Narrator | Kevin Munroe | Voice |
| 2007 | The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Tad Gruzsa | John Herzfeld | |
| 2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer | Tim Story | Voice |
| 2008 | 21 | Cole Williams | Robert Luketic | |
| 2008 | Tortured | Archie Green | Nolan Lebovitz | |
| 2008 | Days of Wrath | Mr. Stafford | Celia Fox | |
| 2009 | Armored | Baines | Nimród Antal | |
| 2010 | Predators | Noland | Nimród Antal | |
| 2011 | Contagion | Dr. Ellis Cheever | Steven Soderbergh | |
| 2013 | The Colony | Briggs | Jeff Renfroe | |
| 2013 | Man of Steel | Perry White | Zack Snyder | |
| 2013 | Khumba | Seko the Zebra | Anthony Silverston | Voice |
| 2014 | Ride Along | Omar | Tim Story | |
| 2014 | The Signal | Damon | William Eubank | |
| 2014 | Rudderless | Del | William H. Macy | |
| 2016 | Standoff | Sade | Adam Alleca | Also executive producer |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Perry White | Zack Snyder | |
| 2016 | Passengers | Gus Mancuso | Morten Tyldum | |
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 | The Bowery King | Chad Stahelski | |
| 2017 | Last Flag Flying | Reverend Richard Mueller | Richard Linklater | |
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Bill Foster | Peyton Reed | |
| 2018 | The Mule | Carl, DEA Special Agent in Charge | Clint Eastwood | |
| 2018 | Imprisoned | Daniel Calvin | Paul Kampf | |
| 2019 | John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum | The Bowery King | Chad Stahelski | |
| 2019 | Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Paul Jellinek | Richard Linklater | |
| 2019 | Running with the Devil | The Man | Jason Cabell |
Laurence Fishburne Media
Fishburne at the National Memorial Day Concert in 2017
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Other websites
- Laurence Fishburne at the Internet Broadway Database
- Laurence Fishburne on IMDb
- Laurence Fishburne Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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