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Overview
Mini Biography:
Critically hailed for his forceful, militant, authoritarian roles, Laurence... moreTrivia:
Nominated for the 2007 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama... moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 17 wins & 22 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(172 articles)
Director Selected for ‘Predators’ (From newsinfilm. 2 July 2009, 12:22 PM, PDT)
Nimrod Antal Confirmed for Predators
(From TheMovingPicture. 2 July 2009, 2:49 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Larry Fishbourne | Larry Fishburme | Laurence Fishburne III | Lawrence Fishburne III | Larry Fishburne | Lawrence FishburneUS TV Schedule:
| Mon. July 6 | 9:15 AM | HBO | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | more |
Filmography
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In Development: 
- Fellini Black & White (details only on IMDbPro)
- A Landlord's Tale (details only on IMDbPro)
- Prey (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
- The Last Full Measure (2010) (in production) .... Harold Hunter
- 4Chosen (2011) (pre-production) .... Ralph Menar
- Red Soil (2009) (pre-production) .... Officer Francis Tompson
- Armored (2009/I) (completed) .... Baines
... aka Armoured (Australia) - Black Water Transit (2009) (completed) .... Jack
- "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Dr. Raymond Langston (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
... aka "CSI: Las Vegas" (South Africa: English title: informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title)
... aka "C.S.I." (USA: short title)
... aka "CSI: Weekends" (USA: promotional title)
... aka "Les experts" (Canada: French title)
- All In (2009) TV episode .... Dr. Raymond Langston
- Hog Heaven (2009) TV episode .... Dr. Raymond Langston
- The Gone Dead Train (2009) TV episode .... Dr. Raymond Langston
- If I Had a Hammer... (2009) TV episode .... Dr. Raymond Langston
- A Space Oddity (2009) TV episode .... Dr. Raymond Langston
(11 more) - Days of Wrath (2008)
- Tortured (2008) .... Archie Green
- 21 (2008) .... Cole Williams
... aka 21 - The Movie (USA: promotional title) - 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) - 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) (voice) .... The Silver Surfer
... aka Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Germany) (USA: promotional title)
... aka Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (UK: DVD title)
... aka Les 4 Fantastiques et le Surfer d'Argent (Canada: French title) - TMNT (2007) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (USA: long title) - Bobby (2006) .... Edward Robinson
- Five Fingers (2006) .... Ahmat
- 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) - Akeelah and the Bee (2006) .... Dr. Larabee
- True Crime: New York City (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Isaiah Reed
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) (voice) (uncredited) .... Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial
- The Matrix Online (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Morpheus
... aka MxO (USA: promotional abbreviation) - Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) .... Marion Bishop
... aka Assaut sur le central 13 (France) - The Matrix Revolutions (2003) .... Morpheus
... aka The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version (promotional title)) - Mystic River (2003) .... Sgt. Whitey Powers
- Decoded: The Making of 'The Matrix Reloaded' (2003) (TV)
- Enter the Matrix (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Morpheus
- The Matrix Reloaded (2003) .... Morpheus
... aka The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version (promotional title)) - Biker Boyz (2003) .... Smoke
- Osmosis Jones (2001) (voice) .... Thrax
- Once in the Life (2000) .... 20/20 Mike
- The Matrix (1999) .... Morpheus
- Always Outnumbered (1998) (TV) .... Socrates Fortlow
... aka Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (USA: DVD title) - Hoodlum (1997) .... Bumpy Johnson
- Event Horizon (1997) .... Captain Miller
- Miss Evers' Boys (1997) (TV) .... Caleb Humphries
- Fled (1996) .... Charles Piper
... aka Perseguidos (USA: Spanish title) - Before Your Eyes (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
- Othello (1995) .... Othello
- The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) (TV) .... Hannibal Lee
- Just Cause (1995) .... Sheriff Tanny Brown
- Bad Company (1995/I) .... Nelson Crowe/Narrator
- Higher Learning (1995) .... Professor Maurice Phipps
- Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) .... Vinnie
... aka Innocent Moves - What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) .... Ike Turner, Sr.
... aka Tina: What's Love Got to Do with It (Australia) (UK) - "Tribeca" .... Martin (1 episode, 1993)
- The Box (1993) TV episode .... Martin - Deep Cover (1992) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Russell Stevens Jr./John Hull
- "The American Experience" .... Martin Delany (1 episode, 1991)
- The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991) TV episode (voice) .... Martin Delany - Boyz n the Hood (1991) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Furious Styles
... aka Boys in the Hood - Class Action (1991) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Nick Holbrook
- Decoration Day (1990) (TV) .... Michael Waring, DOD Man
- Cadence (1990) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Roosevelt Stokes
... aka Count a Lonely Cadence - King of New York (1990) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Jimmy Jump
- "The Equalizer" .... Casey Taylor (1 episode, 1989)
- Race Traitors (1989) TV episode .... Casey Taylor - Red Heat (1988) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Lt. Charlie Stobbs
- School Daze (1988) .... Dap
- Cherry 2000 (1987) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Glu Glu Lawyer
- Gardens of Stone (1987) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Sgt. Flanagan
- 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) - "Spenser: For Hire" .... David Mukende (1 episode, 1987)
- Personal Demons (1987) TV episode (as Larry Fishburne) .... David Mukende - "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 - "Miami Vice" .... Prison Guard Keller (1 episode, 1986)
- Walk-Alone (1986) TV episode (as Larry Fishburne) .... Prison Guard Keller - Band of the Hand (1986) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Cream
- "Hill Street Blues" .... Maurice Haynes (1 episode, 1986)
- Look Homeward, Ninja (1986) TV episode .... Maurice Haynes - Quicksilver (1986) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Voodoo
- The Color Purple (1985) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Swain
- The Cotton Club (1984) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Bumpy Rhodes
- Rumble Fish (1983) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Midget
- For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983) (TV) (as Larry Fishburme) .... Jimbo Collins
... aka For Us, the Living (USA: short title) - I Take These Men (1983) (TV) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Hank Johnson
... aka Surprise, Surprise! (USA) - "Strike Force" .... F.T. (1 episode, 1982)
- Humiliation (1982) TV episode (as Larry Fishburne) .... F.T. - Death Wish II (1982) (as Laurence Fishburne III) .... Cutter
... aka Death Wish 2 (USA: DVD box title) - "M*A*S*H" .... Corporal Dorsey (1 episode, 1982)
- The Tooth Shall Set You Free (1982) TV episode (as Larry Fishburne) .... Corporal Dorsey - "Trapper John, M.D." .... Hobie (1 episode, 1981)
- Finders Keepers (1981) TV episode (as Larry Fishburne) .... Hobie - A Rumor of War (1980) (TV) (as Larry Fishbourne) .... Lightbulb
- Willie & Phil (1980) (as Lawrence Fishburne III) .... Wilson
... aka Paul Mazurksy's Willie & Phil (USA: poster title) - "The Six O'Clock Follies" (1980) TV series .... Robby Robinson
- Apocalypse Now (1979) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
... aka Apocalypse Now Redux (International: English title: longer version) - Fast Break (1979) (as Laurence Fishburne III) .... Street Kid
- Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975) (as Laurence Fishburne III) .... Wilford Robinson
... aka Hit the Open Man - "One Life to Live" (1968) TV series .... Dr. Joshua "Josh" Hall #1 (unknown episodes, 1973-1976)
- If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band (1972) (TV) .... Fish
Producer:
- Black Water Transit (2009) (completed) (executive producer)
- Five Fingers (2006) (producer)
- Akeelah and the Bee (2006) (producer)
- The Beltway (2005) (producer)
- Once in the Life (2000) (producer)
- Always Outnumbered (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (USA: DVD title) - Hoodlum (1997) (executive producer)
- Miss Evers' Boys (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
Director:
- Once in the Life (2000)
Writer:
- Once in the Life (2000) (play "Riff Raff") (screenplay)
Thanks:
- Mystic River: Beneath the Surface (2004) (V) (special thanks)
- The Matrix Revisited (2001) (V) (special thanks)
- Welcome to Hollywood (1998) (special thanks) (as Lawrence Fishburne)
Self:
- "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
... aka "E.T." (USA: informal title)
... aka "ET Weekend" (Australia: weekend title)
... aka "Entertainment This Week" (weekend title)
... aka "This Week in Entertainment" (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 14 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 13 January 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 11 December 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - The Black List: Volume Two (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2009)
- Episode dated 12 January 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 18 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence" (1 episode, 2008)
- Laurence Fishburne (2008) TV episode - The 62nd Annual Tony Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "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 - "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2008)
... aka "Live with Regis & Kelly" (USA: new title)
... aka "Live with Regis" (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 - "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 26 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2008)
- Episode dated 24 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.173 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - TMNT: Voice Talent First Look (2007) (V) .... Himself
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Greatest Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) .... Himself
- "America's Game: The Superbowl Champions" (2006) TV series .... Himself - Narrator (unknown episodes)
- The Rise of Two Legends (2006) (V) .... Himself
- "Corazón de..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 6 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Catering Impossible: M:i:III (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "106 & Park Top 10 Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka "106 & Park" (USA: short title)
- Akeelah and the Bee Preview (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka "Oprah" (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 25 April 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - The Black Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself-Presenter
- The 59th Annual Tony Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Play
- Ashes and Snow (2005) .... Narrator
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 21 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Film Clip from "Hotel Rwanda"
- "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 - The Burly Man Chronicles (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Mystic River: From Page to Screen (2004) (TV) .... Himself - 'Whitey'
- Mystic River: Beneath the Surface (2004) (V) .... Himself - 'Whitey Powers'
- The Matrix Recalibrated (2004) (V) .... Himself
... aka Revolutions Recalibrated (USA) - TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V) .... Himself
- "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 - "Tinseltown TV" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 1 November 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Nyhetsmorgon" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1999-2003)
- Filmen Mystic 'River'/Nyheter och väder (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- Filmen 'The Matrix'/Nyheter och väder (1999) TV episode .... Himself - Crash Course (2003) (V) .... Himself
... aka The Freeway Chase (USA)
... aka The Matrix Reloaded: The Freeway Chase (USA) - Friendly Fire: Making an Urban Legend (2003) (V) .... Himself
... aka Boyz N the Hood: Friendly Fire - Making an Urban Legend (USA) - The 57th Annual Tony Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "Filmland" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode #1.13 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - The Soul of a Man (2003) .... Narrator
- "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 Global Edition" (International: English title: cut version)
... aka "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 30 January 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "What's Going On?" (1 episode)
- Landmines in Cambodia (????) TV episode - "Player$" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Enter the Playtrix (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka "Listen Up!" (USA: short title)
- Episode #1.1 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - The Matrix Revisited (2001) (V) .... Himself / Morpheus
- "Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years" (2001) TV mini-series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Episode dated 1 August 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself - "Inside Film Awards" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Episode #2.1 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- 2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000) (TV) (as Lawrence Fishburne) .... Himself / Morpheus
- Michael Jordan to the Max (2000) (voice) .... Narrator
- "MADtv" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode #5.9 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - Making 'The Matrix' (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Agnes Nixon (1999) TV episode .... Himself - The Matrix: The Movie Special (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
... aka "Inside the Actors Studio: The Craft of Theatre and Film" (USA: first season title)
- Episode #5.3 (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Welcome to Hollywood (1998) .... Himself
- Kennedy Center's 25th Anniversary (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
- "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)
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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 2009" (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 - 23rd Annual International Emmys Gala Awards (1995) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- The 49th Annual Tony Awards (1995) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
- The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Wild West" (1993) TV mini-series (voice) .... Nat Love
- 25th NAACP Image Awards (1993) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Choices (1992) (TV) .... Himself
- Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) .... Himself
- 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:
- Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Sgt. Whitey Powers
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"106 & Park Top 10 Live"
- The Best of 106 and Park 2006 Top Ten Live 06 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Jason 'Furious' Styles
- The Making of 'Event Horizon' (2006) (V) .... Himself
- The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005) (VG) .... Morpheus
-
"Tvist"
- Episode dated 19 October 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Casey Taylor - On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' (2005) (V) .... Himself
-
"Cinema mil"
- Episode #1.1 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' (2005) (V) (as Larry Fishburne) .... Himself
- The N Word (2004)
- The Dream Studio (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V) .... Himself
- MTV: Reloaded (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Morpheus
- 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). morePublicity Listings:
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