Question: What American actor, playwright, director and producer, best known for playing Morpheus in "The Matrix Trilogy" also starred as Dr. Joshua Larabee in the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee?

Context articles: Zach Staenberg
Laurence Fishburne
Collin Chou
Heath Kizzier
Akeelah and the Bee
Albert Reed Jr.
Nancy Hult Ganis
Burlyman Entertainment
Josh Peck
James McTeigue

Zach S. Staenberg, A.C.E. (born August 1951) is an American film editor best known for his work on action films and the "Matrix Trilogy".
 Staenberg won an Academy Award and two ACE Eddie Award for the editing of "The Matrix" (1999) and for HBO's "Gotti" (1996) for which he was also nominated for an Emmy.
 The "Matrix" films were written and directed by the Wachowskis, with whom Staenberg has had an extended collaboration dating from 1996.
 He is a frequent collaborator of director Andrew Niccol.
Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor, playwright, director and producer, best known for playing Morpheus in "The Matrix trilogy", Jason "Furious" Styles in the 1991 drama film "Boyz n the Hood" and Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in the 1979 war film "Apocalypse Now".
Collin Chou (born 11 August 1967), sometimes credited as Ngai Sing, is a Taiwanese actor and martial artist.
 Chou is best known in the United States for his portrayal of Seraph in the films "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions", and in the video game "Enter the Matrix".
 In Asian cinema, Chou has co-starred with Jet Li, Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung in martial arts films such as "Fearless" (2006), and "Flash Point" (2007).
 He is also known for playing the antagonist Shang Wei in "Hail the Judge" (1994), which starred Stephen Chow and "Jade Warlord" in "The Forbidden Kingdom" (2008), which starred Jet Li and Jackie Chan.
 Chou attended Pierce Community College in Los Angeles, United States.
Heath Kizzier (born 3 August 1967) is an American actor.
 He is best known for his role as Dr. Joshua Landers in the TV series "The Young and the Restless".
Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison.
 It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother (Angela Bassett), her schoolmates, and her coach, Dr. Joshua Larabee (Laurence Fishburne).
 The cast also features Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Sean Michael Afable, Erica Hubbard, Lee Thompson Young, Julito McCullum, Sahara Garey, Eddie Steeples, and Tzi Ma.
Albert Reed Jr. (January 28, 1910May 31, 1986) was an American actor and law enforcement officer.
 He was mostly known for his recurring role as Alderman Fred C. Davis on "Good Times".
 He also had a recurring role on the children's adventure series "The Secret of Isis" as Dr. Joshua Barnes and made guest appearances on "The Jeffersons" and "Sanford & Son".
 On "Sanford & Son", he appeared in the role of Grady Wilson, a cousin of Fred's, a part he played for just one episode; another role which involved a character named Grady Wilson, a longtime friend of Fred, would later go to actor Whitman Mayo.
 He portrayed "Lieutenant Ned Ordway" in the original "Airport" movie (1970), a case of art imitating life, as Reed was also an airport law enforcement official.
Nancy Hult Ganis, (born c. 1948) is an American TV and film publicist, writer, producer and developer as well as the co-founder and partner of Out of the Blue…Entertainment.
 Ganis' most recent credits include the 2006 film "Akeelah and the Bee" and the 2011 ABC television series "Pan Am".
Burlyman Entertainment is a comic book company created by The Wachowski Brothers, best known as the writer/director duo behind the "Matrix Trilogy".
Joshua Michael Peck (born November 10, 1986) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and YouTube personality.
 He is known for playing Josh Nichols in the Nickelodeon live-action sitcom "Drake & Josh".
 He began his career as a child actor in the late 90s and early 2000s, and became known to young audiences after his role on "The Amanda Show".
 He has since acted in films such as "Mean Creek", "Drillbit Taylor", "The Wackness", "ATM", and "Red Dawn", along with voicing Eddie in the "Ice Age" franchise.
 He also starred as Gerald in a lead role with John Stamos in the series "Grandfathered".
 He currently voices Casey Jones in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".
 He also starred in a Netflix comedy, "Take the 10", along with Tony Revolori.
James McTeigue (born 29 December 1967) is an Australian film director.
 He has been an assistant director on many films, including "Dark City" (1998), the "Matrix trilogy" (1999–2003) and "" (2002), and made his directorial debut with the 2006 film "V for Vendetta" to critical acclaim.
 Since "Vendetta" he has collaborated with the Wachowskis an additional three times as director on "The Invasion" (albeit uncredited), "Ninja Assassin" and "Sense8".