Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne
Fishburne in 2017
Born	Laurence John Fishburne III (1961-07-30) July 30, 1961 (age 63) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupations	Actor producer
Years active	1972–present
Spouses	Hajna O. Moss ​ ​ (m. 1985, divorced)​ Gina Torres ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2018)​
Children	3, including Langston Fishburne
Awards	Full list

Laurence John Fishburne III^[1] (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor.^[a] Throughout his career, he has gained recognition for his roles on stage and screen as militant and authoritative characters. His accolades include six Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

Fishburne first came to prominence appearing in Apocalypse Now (1979) and achieved further recognition for his supporting role in Boyz n the Hood (1991). Later, he became known for portraying Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy (1999–2003) and the Bowery King in the John Wick film series (2017–).

For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He has also won six Emmy Awards for various television projects, and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running (1992). He has also received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and five Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Other notable film credits include The Color Purple (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), School Daze (1988), King of New York (1990), Deep Cover (1992), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), Higher Learning (1995), Event Horizon (1997), Mystic River (2003), Akeelah and the Bee (2006), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Predators (2010), Contagion (2011), and The Mule (2018). He also appeared in superhero franchises playing Perry White in the DC Extended Universe (2013, 2016) and Bill Foster / Goliath in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2018–). On television, he had a recurring role as Cowboy Curtis in Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–1990) and starred in the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008–2011), as Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022).

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