Laurence Fishburne

**Laurence Fishburne III** (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor of movies and theatre, 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_.

Fishburne was born in Augusta, Georgia and moved to Brooklyn, New York City during his childhood.

## Filmography

|rowspan="1"|Year|rowspan="1"|Title|rowspan="1"|Role|rowspan="1" class="unsortable"|Director|rowspan="1" class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center"|1975|align="left"|_Cornbread, Earl and Me_|align="left"|Wilford Robinson|align="left"|Joseph Manduke|||
|align="center"|1979|align="left"|_Fast Break_|align="left"|Street Kid|align="left"|Jack Smight|||
|align="center"|1979|align="left"|_Apocalypse Now_|align="left"|Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller|align="left"|Francis Ford Coppola|align="left"|Credited as "Larry Fishburne"|
|align="center"|1980|align="left"|_Willie & Phil_|align="left"|Wilson|align="left"|Paul Mazursky|||
|align="center"|1982|align="left"|_Death Wish II_|align="left"|Cutter|align="left"|Michael Winner|||
|align="center"|1983|align="left"|_Rumble Fish_|align="left"|Midget|align="left"|Francis Ford Coppola|||
|align="center"|1984|align="left"|_The Cotton Club_|align="left"|Bumpy Rhodes|align="left"|Francis Ford Coppola|||
|align="center"|1985|align="left"|_The Color Purple_|align="left"|Swain|align="left"|Steven Spielberg|||
|align="center"|1986|align="left"|_Quicksilver_|align="left"|Voodoo|align="left"|Thomas Michael Donnelly|||
|align="center"|1986|align="left"|_Band of the Hand_|align="left"|Cream|align="left"|Paul Michael Glaser|||
|align="center"|1987|align="left"|_A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors_|align="left"|Max|align="left"|Chuck Russell|||
|align="center"|1987|align="left"|_Gardens of Stone_|align="left"|Sgt. Flanagan|align="left"|Francis Ford Coppola|||
|align="center"|1987|align="left"|_Cherry 2000_|align="left"|Glu Glu Lawyer|align="left"|Steve De Jarnatt|||
|align="center"|1988|align="left"|_School Daze_|align="left"|Vaughn "Dap" Dunlap|align="left"|Spike Lee|||
|align="center"|1988|align="left"|_Red Heat_|align="left"|Lt. Charlie Stobbs|align="left"|Walter Hill|||
|align="center"|1990|align="left"|_King of New York_|align="left"|Jimmy Jump|align="left"|Abel Ferrara|||
|align="center"|1990|align="left"|_Cadence_|align="left"|Stokes|align="left"|Martin Sheen|||
|align="center"|1991|align="left"|_Class Action_|align="left"|Nick Holbrook|align="left"|Michael Apted|||
|align="center"|1991|align="left"|_Boyz n the Hood_|align="left"|Jason "Furious" Styles|align="left"|John Singleton|||
|align="center"|1992|align="left"|_Deep Cover_|align="left"|Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull|align="left"|Bill Duke|||
|align="center"|1993|align="left"|_What's Love Got to Do with It_|align="left"|Ike Turner, Sr.|align="left"|Brian Gibson|||
|align="center"|1993|align="left"|_Searching for Bobby Fischer_|align="left"|Vinnie|align="left"|Steven Zaillian|||
|align="center"|1995|align="left"|_Higher Learning_|align="left"|Professor Maurice Phipps|align="left"|John Singleton|||
|align="center"|1995|align="left"|_Bad Company_|align="left"|Nelson Crowe|align="left"|Damian Harris|||
|align="center"|1995|align="left"|_Just Cause_|align="left"|Sheriff Tanny Brown|align="left"|Arne Glimcher|||
|align="center"|1995|align="left"|_Othello_|align="left"|Othello|align="left"|Oliver Parker|||
|align="center"|1996|align="left"|_Fled_|align="left"|Piper|align="left"|Kevin Hooks|||
|align="center"|1997|align="left"|_Event Horizon_|align="left"|Captain Miller|align="left"|Paul W. S. Anderson|||
|align="center"|1997|align="left"|_Hoodlum_|align="left"|Bumpy Johnson|align="left"|Bill Duke|Also executive producer||
|align="center"|1999|align="left"|_The Matrix_|align="left"|Morpheus|align="left"|The Wachowskis|||
|align="center"|2000|align="left"|_Once in the Life_|align="left"|20/20 Mike|align="left"|Himself|Also writer and producer||
|align="center"|2001|align="left"|_Osmosis Jones_|align="left"|Thrax|align="left"|Tom Sito Piet Kroon|Voice||
|align="center"|2003|align="left"|_Biker Boyz_|align="left"|Smoke|align="left"|Reggie Rock Bythewood|||
|align="center"|2003|align="left"|_The Matrix Reloaded_|align="left"|Morpheus|align="left"|The Wachowskis|||
|align="center"|2003|align="left"|_Mystic River_|align="left"|Sergeant Whitey Powers|align="left"|Clint Eastwood|||
|align="center"|2003|align="left"|_The Matrix Revolutions_|align="left"|Morpheus|align="left"|The Wachowskis|||
|align="center"|2005|align="left"|_Assault on Precinct 13_|align="left"|Marion Bishop|align="left"|Jean-François Richet|||
|align="center"|2005|align="left"|_Ashes and Snow_|align="left"|Narrator|align="left"|Gregory Colbert|Voice||
|align="center"|2005|align="left"|_Kiss Kiss Bang Bang_|align="left"|Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial|align="left"|Shane Black|Voice cameo||
|align="center"|2006|align="left"|_Akeelah and the Bee_|align="left"|Dr. Larabee|align="left"|Doug Atchison|Also producer||
|align="center"|2006|align="left"|_Mission: Impossible III_|align="left"|Theodore Brassel|align="left"|J.J. Abrams|||
|align="center"|2006|align="left"|_Five Fingers_|align="left"|Ahmat|align="left"|Laurence Malkin|Also producer||
|align="center"|2006|align="left"|_Bobby_|align="left"|Edward|align="left"|Emilio Estevez|||
|align="center"|2007|align="left"|_TMNT_|align="left"|Narrator|align="left"|Kevin Munroe|Voice||
|align="center"|2007|align="left"|_The Death and Life of Bobby Z_|align="left"|Tad Gruzsa|align="left"|John Herzfeld|||
|align="center"|2007|align="left"|_Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer_|align="left"|Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer|align="left"|Tim Story|Voice||
|align="center"|2008|align="left"|_21_|align="left"|Cole Williams|align="left"|Robert Luketic|||
|align="center"|2008|align="left"|_Tortured_|align="left"|Archie Green|align="left"|Nolan Lebovitz|||
|align="center"|2008|align="left"|_Days of Wrath_|align="left"|Mr. Stafford|align="left"|Celia Fox|||
|align="center"|2009|align="left"|_Armored_|align="left"|Baines|align="left"|Nimród Antal|||
|align="center"|2010|align="left"|_Predators_|align="left"|Noland|align="left"|Nimród Antal|||
|align="center"|2011|align="left"|_Contagion_|align="left"|Dr. Ellis Cheever|align="left"|Steven Soderbergh|||
|align="center"|2013|align="left"|_The Colony_|align="left"|Briggs|align="left|Jeff Renfroe|||
|align="center"|2013|align="left"|_Man of Steel_|align="left"|Perry White|align="left"|Zack Snyder|||
|align="center"|2013|align="left"|_Khumba_|align="left"|Seko the Zebra|align="left"|Anthony Silverston|Voice||
|align="center"|2014|align="left"|_Ride Along_|align="left"|Omar|align="left"|Tim Story|||
|align="center"|2014|align="left"|_The Signal_|align="left"|Damon|align="left"|William Eubank|||
|align="center"|2014|align="left"|_Rudderless_|align="left"|Del|align="left"|William H. Macy|||
|align="center"|2016|align="left"|_Standoff_|align="left"|Sade|align="left"|Adam Alleca|Also executive producer||
|align="center"|2016|align="left"|_Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice_|align="left"|Perry White|align="left"|Zack Snyder|||
|align="center"|2016|align="left"|_Passengers_|align="left"|Gus Mancuso|align="left"|Morten Tyldum|||
|align="center"|2017|align="left"|_John Wick: Chapter 2_|align="left"|The Bowery King|align="left"|Chad Stahelski|||
|align="center"|2017|align="left"|_Last Flag Flying_|align="left"|Reverend Richard Mueller|align="left"|Richard Linklater|||
|align="center"|2018|align="left"|_Ant-Man and the Wasp_|align="left"|Bill Foster|align="left"|Peyton Reed|||
|align="center"|2018|align="left"|_The Mule_|Carl, DEA Special Agent in Charge|align="left"|Clint Eastwood||||
|align="center"|2018|align="left"|_Imprisoned_|Daniel Calvin|align="left"|Paul Kampf||||
|align="center"|2019|align="left"|_John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum_|align="left"|The Bowery King|align="left"|Chad Stahelski|||
|align="center"|2019|align="left"|_Where'd You Go, Bernadette_|Paul Jellinek|align="left"|Richard Linklater||||
|align="center"|2019|align="left"|_Running with the Devil_|The Man|align="left"|Jason Cabell||||

## Other websites

- Laurence Fishburne  at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

## Infobox (actor)

- **name**: Laurence Fishburne
- **image**: Laurence Fishburne 2009 - cropped.jpg
- **imagesize**: 200px
- **caption**: Fishburne in 2009
- **birthname**: Laurence Fishburne III
- **birth place**: Augusta, Georgia, United States, U.S.
- **othername**: Lawrence Fishburne
Larry Fishburne
- **yearsactive**: 1973–present
- **spouse**: Hajna Moss (m. 1985-1990s)
Gina Torres (m. 2002-2018)
- **homepage**: [http://www.laurence-fishburne.com/ www.Laurence-Fishburne.com]
- **known for**: Acting roles:
**Tyrone "Clean" Miller** in _Apocalypse Now_
**Jason "Furious" Styles** in _Boyz n the Hood, Boyz N the Hood_
**Ike Turner** in _What's Love Got to Do with It (movie), What's Love Got to Do with It_
**Morpheus** in _The Matrix_ trilogy
**Sgt. Whitey Powers** in _Mystic River (movie), Mystic River_
**Perry White** in _Man of Steel (movie), Man of Steel_
- **awards**: **Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series**
1993 _TriBeCa (TV series), TriBeCa_
**Outstanding Made For Television Movie**
1997 _Miss Evers' Boys_
**Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play**
1992 _Two Trains Running_