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Laurence Fishburne

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Overview

Mini Biography:
Critically hailed for his forceful, militant, authoritarian roles, Laurence... more
Trivia:
In the early 1980s he and fellow New York actor Giancarlo Esposito were roommates... more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 17 wins & 21 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(37 articles)
Fishburne + Malkovich Investigated For CSI Role (From WENN. 16 July 2008, 9:01 AM, PDT)
Fishburne To Bring The Alchemist To The Big Screen (From WENN. 19 May 2008, 5:08 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Larry Fishbourne | Larry Fishburme | Laurence Fishburne III | Lawrence Fishburne III | Larry Fishburne | Lawrence Fishburne

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Laurence Fishburne has 4 in-development credits available on IMDbPro.com. To view these credits click here.
Actor:
  1. The Last Full Measure (2009) (in production) .... Harold Hunter
  2. 4Chosen (2010) (pre-production) .... Ralph Menar
  3. Red Soil (2009) (pre-production) .... Officer Francis Tompson
  4. Armored (2009) (post-production) .... Baines
  5. Black Water Transit (2008) (post-production) .... Jack
  6. Days of Wrath (2008) (completed)
  7. Tortured (2008) (completed)

  8. 21 (2008) .... Cole Williams
    ... aka 21 - The Movie (USA: promotional title)
  9. The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007) .... Tad Gruzsa
    ... aka Bobby Z (USA: DVD title)
    ... aka Kill Bobby Z - Ein Deal um Leben und Tod (Germany: DVD title)
  10. 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) (voice) .... The Silver Surfer
    ... aka Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Germany) (USA: promotional title)
  11. TMNT (2007) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (USA: long title)
  12. Bobby (2006) .... Edward Robinson
  13. Five Fingers (2006) .... Ahmat
  14. Mission: Impossible III (2006) .... Theodore Brassel
    ... aka M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Mission: Impossible III (Germany)
  15. Akeelah and the Bee (2006) .... Dr. Larabee
  16. True Crime: New York City (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Isaiah Reed
  17. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) (voice) (uncredited) .... Bear - Genaros Beer Commercial
  18. The Matrix Online (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Morpheus
    ... aka MxO (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  19. Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) .... Marion Bishop
    ... aka Assaut sur le central 13 (France)
  20. The Matrix Revolutions (2003) .... Morpheus
    ... aka The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version (promotional title))
  21. Mystic River (2003) .... Sgt. Whitey Powers
  22. Decoded: The Making of 'The Matrix Reloaded' (2003) (TV)
  23. Enter the Matrix (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Morpheus
  24. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) .... Morpheus
    ... aka The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version (promotional title))
  25. Biker Boyz (2003) .... Smoke
  26. Osmosis Jones (2001) (voice) .... Thrax
  27. Once in the Life (2000) .... 20/20 Mike

  28. The Matrix (1999) .... Morpheus
  29. Always Outnumbered (1998) (TV) .... Socrates Fortlow
    ... aka Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (USA: DVD title)
  30. Hoodlum (1997) .... Bumpy Johnson
  31. Event Horizon (1997) .... Captain Miller
  32. Miss Evers' Boys (1997) (TV) .... Caleb Humphries
  33. Fled (1996) .... Charles Piper
    ... aka Perseguidos (USA: Spanish title)
  34. Before Your Eyes (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
  35. Othello (1995) .... Othello
  36. The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) (TV) .... Hannibal Lee
  37. Just Cause (1995) .... Sheriff Tanny Brown
  38. Bad Company (1995/I) .... Nelson Crowe/Narrator
  39. Higher Learning (1995) .... Professor Maurice Phipps
  40. Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) .... Vinnie
    ... aka Innocent Moves
  41. What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) .... Ike Turner, Sr.
    ... aka Tina: What's Love Got to Do with It (Australia) (UK)
  42. "Tribeca" .... Martin (1 episode, 1993)
        - The Box (1993) TV episode .... Martin
  43. Deep Cover (1992) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Russell Stevens, Jr./John Hull/Narrator
  44. "The American Experience" .... Martin Delany (1 episode, 1991)
        - The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991) TV episode (voice) .... Martin Delany
  45. Boyz n the Hood (1991) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Jason 'Furious' Styles
    ... aka Boys in the Hood
  46. Class Action (1991) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Nick Holbrook
  47. Decoration Day (1990) (TV) .... Michael Waring, DOD Man
  48. Cadence (1990) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Roosevelt Stokes
    ... aka Count a Lonely Cadence
  49. King of New York (1990) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Jimmy Jump

  50. "The Equalizer" .... Casey Taylor (1 episode, 1989)
        - Race Traitors (1989) TV episode .... Casey Taylor
  51. Red Heat (1988) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Lt. Charlie Stobbs
  52. School Daze (1988) .... Dap
  53. Cherry 2000 (1987) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Glu Glu Lawyer
  54. Gardens of Stone (1987) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Sgt. Flanagan
  55. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Max
    ... aka A Nightmare on Elm Street Part III (USA: closing credits title)
  56. "Spenser: For Hire" .... David Mukende (1 episode, 1987)
        - Personal Demons (1987) TV episode (as Larry Fishburne) .... David Mukende
  57. "Pee-wee's Playhouse" .... Cowboy Curtis (3 episodes, 1986-1987)
        - Pajama Party (1987) TV episode (as Larry Fishburne) .... Cowboy Curtis
        - Spring (1987) TV episode (as Larry Fishburne) .... Cowboy Curtis
        - Ice Cream Soup (1986) TV episode (uncredited) .... Cowboy Curtis
  58. "Miami Vice" .... Prison Guard Keller (1 episode, 1986)
        - Walk-Alone (1986) TV episode (as Larry Fishburne) .... Prison Guard Keller
  59. Band of the Hand (1986) .... Cream
  60. "Hill Street Blues" .... Maurice Haynes (1 episode, 1986)
        - Look Homeward, Ninja (1986) TV episode .... Maurice Haynes
  61. Quicksilver (1986) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Voodoo
  62. The Color Purple (1985) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Swain
  63. The Cotton Club (1984) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Bumpy Rhodes
  64. Rumble Fish (1983) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Midget
  65. For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983) (TV) (as Larry Fishburme) .... Jimbo Collins
    ... aka For Us, the Living (USA: short title)
  66. I Take These Men (1983) (TV) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Hank Johnson
    ... aka Surprise, Surprise! (USA)
  67. "Strike Force" .... F.T. (1 episode, 1982)
        - Humiliation (1982) TV episode (as Larry Fishburne) .... F.T.
  68. Death Wish II (1982) (as Laurence Fishburne III) .... Cutter
  69. "M*A*S*H" .... Corporal Dorsey (1 episode, 1982)
        - The Tooth Shall Set You Free (1982) TV episode (as Larry Fishburne) .... Corporal Dorsey
  70. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Hobie (1 episode, 1981)
        - Finders Keepers (1981) TV episode (as Larry Fishburne) .... Hobie
  71. A Rumor of War (1980) (TV) (as Larry Fishbourne) .... Lightbulb
  72. Willie & Phil (1980) (as Lawrence Fishburne III) .... Wilson
    ... aka Paul Mazurksy's Willie & Phil (USA: poster title)
  73. "The Six O'Clock Follies" (1980) TV series .... Robby Robinson

  74. Apocalypse Now (1979) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
    ... aka Apocalypse Now Redux (International: English title: longer version)
  75. Fast Break (1979) (as Laurence Fishburne III) .... Street Kid
  76. Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975) (as Laurence Fishburne III) .... Wilford Robinson
    ... aka Hit the Open Man
  77. "One Life to Live" (1968) TV series .... Dr. Joshua "Josh" Hall #1 (unknown episodes, 1973-1976)
  78. If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band (1972) (TV) .... Fish
Producer:
  1. Black Water Transit (2008) (post-production) (executive producer)

  2. Five Fingers (2006) (producer)
  3. Akeelah and the Bee (2006) (producer)
  4. The Beltway (2005) (producer)
  5. Once in the Life (2000) (producer)

  6. Always Outnumbered (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (USA: DVD title)
  7. Hoodlum (1997) (executive producer)
  8. Miss Evers' Boys (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
Writer:
  1. Once in the Life (2000) (play "Riff Raff") (screenplay)
Thanks:
  1. Mystic River: Beneath the Surface (2004) (V) (special thanks)
  2. The Matrix Revisited (2001) (V) (special thanks)
  3. Welcome to Hollywood (2000) (special thanks) (as Lawrence Fishburne)
Self:
  1. "The View" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2003-2008)
        - Episode dated 18 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 May 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2008)
    ... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
    ... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 14 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 18 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 27 April 2006 (????) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka Hollywood Shootout (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Shootout (USA: new title)
        - Laurence Fishburne/Cheryl Hines (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  4. TMNT: Voice Talent First Look (2007) (V) .... Himself
  5. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Greatest Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) .... Himself
  6. "America's Game: The Superbowl Champions" (2006) TV series .... Himself - Narrator (unknown episodes)
  7. The Rise of Two Legends (2006) (V) .... Himself
  8. "Corazón de..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 6 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  9. The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  10. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode #2.173 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  11. Catering Impossible: M:i:III (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  12. 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  13. "106 & Park Top 10 Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka 106 & Park (USA: short title)
        - Akeelah and the Bee Preview (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2003-2006)
    ... aka Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 28 April 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 18 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 13 May 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
        - Episode dated 25 April 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  16. The Black Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself-Presenter
  17. The 59th Annual Tony Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Play
  18. Ashes and Snow (2005) .... Narrator
  19. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 21 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  20. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 18 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  21. The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Film Clip from "Hotel Rwanda"
  22. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1999-2005)
        - Assault on Precinct 13: Caught in the Crosshairs (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Matrix Revolutions (2003) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Making of 'Osmosis Jones' (2001) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Making of 'The Matrix' (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  23. The Burly Man Chronicles (2004) (V) .... Himself
  24. Mystic River: From Page to Screen (2004) (TV) .... Himself - 'Whitey'
  25. Mystic River: Beneath the Surface (2004) (V) .... Himself - 'Whitey Powers'
  26. The Matrix Recalibrated (2004) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Revolutions Recalibrated (USA)
  27. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V) .... Himself
  28. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
    ... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
        - Episode dated 5 November 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  29. "Tinseltown TV" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode dated 1 November 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  30. Crash Course (2003) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka The Freeway Chase (USA)
    ... aka The Matrix Reloaded: The Freeway Chase (USA)
  31. Friendly Fire: Making an Urban Legend (2003) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Boyz N the Hood: Friendly Fire - Making an Urban Legend (USA)
  32. The 57th Annual Tony Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  33. "Filmland" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode #1.13 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  34. The Soul of a Man (2003) .... Narrator
  35. "The Daily Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
    ... aka A Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
    ... aka Jon Stewart (Australia)
    ... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version)
        - Episode dated 30 January 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  36. "What's Going On?" (1 episode)
        - Landmines in Cambodia (????) TV episode
  37. "Player$" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Enter the Playtrix (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  38. "Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
    ... aka Listen Up! (USA: short title)
        - Episode #1.1 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  39. The Matrix Revisited (2001) (V) .... Himself / Morpheus
  40. "Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years" (2001) TV mini-series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
  41. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Episode dated 1 August 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  42. Welcome to Hollywood (2000) .... Himself
  43. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
        - Episode dated 23 October 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 30 March 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  44. VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  45. 2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000) (TV) (as Lawrence Fishburne) .... Himself / Morpheus
  46. Michael Jordan to the Max (2000) (voice) .... Narrator

  47. "Mad TV" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Episode #5.9 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  48. Making 'The Matrix' (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  49. The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  50. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Agnes Nixon (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  51. The Matrix: The Movie Special (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  52. "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Episode #5.3 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  53. Kennedy Center's 25th Anniversary (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  54. The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
  55. "Film '72" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka Film '73 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '74 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '75 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '76 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '77 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '78 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '79 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '80 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '81 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '82 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '83 (UK: new title)
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    ... aka Film '85 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '86 (UK: new title)
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    ... aka Film '88 (UK: new title)
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    ... aka Film '91 (UK: new title)
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    ... aka Film '94 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '95 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '96 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '97 (UK: new title)
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    ... aka Film '99 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2000 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2001 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2002 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2003 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2004 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2005 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2006 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2007 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2008 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film of the Year (UK: teaser title)
    ... aka The Film Programme (UK: informal alternative title)
        - Episode dated 29 January 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  56. 23rd Annual International Emmys Gala Awards (1995) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  57. The 49th Annual Tony Awards (1995) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  58. The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
  59. "The Wild West" (1993) TV mini-series (voice) .... Nat Love
  60. 25th NAACP Image Awards (1993) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  61. Choices (1992) (TV) .... Himself
  62. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) .... Himself

  63. Christmas Special (1988) (TV) .... Cowboy Curtis
    ... aka Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse (USA)
    ... aka Pee-Wee Herman's Christmas Special (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (USA: video title)
Archive Footage:
  1. Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Sgt. Whitey Powers
  2. "106 & Park Top 10 Live"
        - The Best of 106 and Park 2006 Top Ten Live 06 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Jason 'Furious' Styles
  4. The Making of 'Event Horizon' (2006) (V) .... Himself
  5. The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005) (VG) .... Morpheus
  6. "Tvist"
        - Episode dated 19 October 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Casey Taylor
  7. On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' (2005) (V) .... Himself
  8. "Cinema mil"
        - Episode #1.1 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  9. Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' (2005) (V) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Himself
  10. The N Word (2004)
  11. The Dream Studio (2004) (V) .... Himself
  12. MTV: Reloaded (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Morpheus
  13. Sex and the Matrix (2000) (TV) .... Morpheus


Additional Details

Other Works:
(October 1995-December 1995): Wrote, directed and played 20/20 Mike Leon in "Riff Raff" (Circle in the Square Downtown, New York City, New York, USA). more
Publicity Listings:
7 Interviews | 7 Articles | 3 Magazine Cover Photos more
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