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.

Laurence Fishburne
Fishburne in 2009
Born	Laurence Fishburne III (1961-07-30) July 30, 1961 (age 64) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Other names	Lawrence Fishburne Larry Fishburne
Years active	1973–present
Known for	Acting roles: Tyrone "Clean" Miller in Apocalypse Now Jason "Furious" Styles in Boyz N the Hood Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy Sgt. Whitey Powers in Mystic River Perry White in Man of Steel
Spouse(s)	Hajna Moss (m. 1985-1990s) Gina Torres (m. 2002-2018)
Awards	Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series 1993 TriBeCa Outstanding Made For Television Movie 1997 Miss Evers' Boys Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1992 Two Trains Running
Website	www.Laurence-Fishburne.com

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

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1975	Cornbread, Earl and Me	Wilford Robinson	Joseph Manduke
1979	Fast Break	Street Kid	Jack Smight
1979	Apocalypse Now	Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller	Francis Ford Coppola	Credited as "Larry Fishburne"
1980	Willie & Phil	Wilson	Paul Mazursky
1982	Death Wish II	Cutter	Michael Winner
1983	Rumble Fish	Midget	Francis Ford Coppola
1984	The Cotton Club	Bumpy Rhodes	Francis Ford Coppola
1985	The Color Purple	Swain	Steven Spielberg
1986	Quicksilver	Voodoo	Thomas Michael Donnelly
1986	Band of the Hand	Cream	Paul Michael Glaser
1987	A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors	Max	Chuck Russell
1987	Gardens of Stone	Sgt. Flanagan	Francis Ford Coppola
1987	Cherry 2000	Glu Glu Lawyer	Steve De Jarnatt
1988	School Daze	Vaughn "Dap" Dunlap	Spike Lee
1988	Red Heat	Lt. Charlie Stobbs	Walter Hill
1990	King of New York	Jimmy Jump	Abel Ferrara
1990	Cadence	Stokes	Martin Sheen
1991	Class Action	Nick Holbrook	Michael Apted
1991	Boyz n the Hood	Jason "Furious" Styles	John Singleton
1992	Deep Cover	Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull	Bill Duke
1993	What's Love Got to Do with It	Ike Turner, Sr.	Brian Gibson
1993	Searching for Bobby Fischer	Vinnie	Steven Zaillian
1995	Higher Learning	Professor Maurice Phipps	John Singleton
1995	Bad Company	Nelson Crowe	Damian Harris
1995	Just Cause	Sheriff Tanny Brown	Arne Glimcher
1995	Othello	Othello	Oliver Parker
1996	Fled	Piper	Kevin Hooks
1997	Event Horizon	Captain Miller	Paul W. S. Anderson
1997	Hoodlum	Bumpy Johnson	Bill Duke	Also executive producer
1999	The Matrix	Morpheus	The Wachowskis
2000	Once in the Life	20/20 Mike	Himself	Also writer and producer
2001	Osmosis Jones	Thrax	Tom Sito Piet Kroon	Voice
2003	Biker Boyz	Smoke	Reggie Rock Bythewood
2003	The Matrix Reloaded	Morpheus	The Wachowskis
2003	Mystic River	Sergeant Whitey Powers	Clint Eastwood
2003	The Matrix Revolutions	Morpheus	The Wachowskis
2005	Assault on Precinct 13	Marion Bishop	Jean-François Richet
2005	Ashes and Snow	Narrator	Gregory Colbert	Voice
2005	Kiss Kiss Bang Bang	Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial	Shane Black	Voice cameo
2006	Akeelah and the Bee	Dr. Larabee	Doug Atchison	Also producer
2006	Mission: Impossible III	Theodore Brassel	J.J. Abrams
2006	Five Fingers	Ahmat	Laurence Malkin	Also producer
2006	Bobby	Edward	Emilio Estevez
2007	TMNT	Narrator	Kevin Munroe	Voice
2007	The Death and Life of Bobby Z	Tad Gruzsa	John Herzfeld
2007	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer	Tim Story	Voice
2008	21	Cole Williams	Robert Luketic
2008	Tortured	Archie Green	Nolan Lebovitz
2008	Days of Wrath	Mr. Stafford	Celia Fox
2009	Armored	Baines	Nimród Antal
2010	Predators	Noland	Nimród Antal
2011	Contagion	Dr. Ellis Cheever	Steven Soderbergh
2013	The Colony	Briggs	Jeff Renfroe
2013	Man of Steel	Perry White	Zack Snyder
2013	Khumba	Seko the Zebra	Anthony Silverston	Voice
2014	Ride Along	Omar	Tim Story
2014	The Signal	Damon	William Eubank
2014	Rudderless	Del	William H. Macy
2016	Standoff	Sade	Adam Alleca	Also executive producer
2016	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Perry White	Zack Snyder
2016	Passengers	Gus Mancuso	Morten Tyldum
2017	John Wick: Chapter 2	The Bowery King	Chad Stahelski
2017	Last Flag Flying	Reverend Richard Mueller	Richard Linklater
2018	Ant-Man and the Wasp	Bill Foster	Peyton Reed
2018	The Mule	Carl, DEA Special Agent in Charge	Clint Eastwood
2018	Imprisoned	Daniel Calvin	Paul Kampf
2019	John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	The Bowery King	Chad Stahelski
2019	Where'd You Go, Bernadette	Paul Jellinek	Richard Linklater
2019	Running with the Devil	The Man	Jason Cabell

Other websites

• Laurence Fishburne at the Internet Broadway Database
• Laurence Fishburne on IMDb
• Laurence Fishburne Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine at the Internet Off-Broadway Database