Here is a comprehensive list of Laurence Fishburne's stage, film, television, video game, and music video credits.
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Eden | Solomon Barton | |
| 1980 | Contributions | Ronald | |
| 1985 | Short Eyes | John "Ice" Wicker | |
| 1988 | Urban Blight | Performer | |
| Loose Ends | Doug | ||
| 1992 | Two Trains Running | Sterling Johnson | |
| 1995 | Riff Raff | Mike | |
| 1999 | The Lion in Winter | Henry II | |
| 2006 | Fences | Troy Maxson | |
| Without Walls | Morocco | ||
| 2008 | Thurgood | Thurgood Marshall | |
| 2022 | American Buffalo | Donny | |
| 2024 | Like They Do In the Movie | Himself |
Film
edit| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Cornbread, Earl and Me | Wilford Robinson | Credited as Laurence Fishburne III | [1] |
| 1979 | Fast Break | Street Kid | [2] | |
| Apocalypse Now | Tyrone 'Mr. Clean' Miller | Credited as Larry Fishburne | [3][4] | |
| 1980 | Willie & Phil | Wilson | Credited as Laurence Fishburne III | |
| 1982 | Death Wish II | 'Cutter' | Credited as Laurence Fishburne III | [5] |
| 1983 | Rumble Fish | 'Midget' | Credited as Larry Fishburne | |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | 'Bumpy' Rhodes | ||
| 1985 | The Color Purple | Swain | [6][7] | |
| 1986 | Quicksilver | 'Voodoo' | ||
| Band of the Hand | 'Cream' | |||
| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Max | ||
| Gardens of Stone | Sergeant Flanagan | |||
| Cherry 2000 | Glu Glu Lawyer | |||
| 1988 | School Daze | Vaughn 'Dap' Dunlap | ||
| Red Heat | Lieutenant Charlie Stobbs | |||
| 1990 | King of New York | Jimmy 'Jump' | ||
| Cadence | Stokes | |||
| 1991 | Class Action | Nick Holbrook | ||
| Boyz n the Hood | Jason 'Furious' Styles | |||
| 1992 | Deep Cover | Officer Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull | ||
| 1993 | What's Love Got to Do with It | Ike Turner, Sr. | ||
| Searching for Bobby Fischer | Vinnie | |||
| 1995 | Higher Learning | Professor Maurice Phipps | ||
| Bad Company | Nelson Crowe | |||
| Just Cause | Sheriff Tanny Brown | |||
| Othello | Othello | |||
| 1996 | Fled | John Piper | ||
| 1997 | Event Horizon | Captain Miller | ||
| Hoodlum | Bumpy Johnson | Also executive producer | ||
| 1998 | Welcome to Hollywood | Himself | ||
| 1999 | The Matrix | Morpheus | ||
| 2000 | Michael Jordan to the Max | Narrator | Voice Documentary |
[8] |
| Once in the Life | 20/20 Mike | Also director, writer and producer | ||
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones | Thrax | Voice | [9] |
| 2003 | Biker Boyz | Eric 'Smoke' | ||
| The Matrix Reloaded | Morpheus | |||
| Mystic River | Sergeant 'Whitey' Powers | |||
| The Matrix Revolutions | Morpheus | |||
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Marion Bishop | ||
| Ashes and Snow | Narrator | Voice | ||
| Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial | Voice cameo | ||
| 2006 | Akeelah and the Bee | Dr. Larabee | Also producer | [10] |
| Mission: Impossible III | IMF Director Theodore Brassel | |||
| Five Fingers | Ahmat | Also producer | ||
| Bobby | Edward | |||
| 2007 | TMNT | Narrator | Voice | [9] |
| The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Tad Gruzsa | |||
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer | Voice | [9] | |
| 2008 | 21 | Cole Williams | ||
| Tortured | Archie Green | |||
| Days of Wrath | Mr. Stafford | |||
| 2009 | Armored | Baines | ||
| Black Water Transit | Jack | |||
| 2010 | Predators | Ronald Noland | ||
| Predators: Moments of Extraction | Voice Short film |
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| 2011 | Contagion | Dr. Ellis Cheever | ||
| 2013 | The Colony | Briggs | ||
| Man of Steel | Perry White | [11] | ||
| Khumba | Seko The Zebra | Voice | [9] | |
| 2014 | Ride Along | Omar | ||
| The Signal | Damon | |||
| Rudderless | Del | |||
| 2016 | Standoff | Sade | Also executive producer | |
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Perry White | [12] | ||
| Passengers | Gus Mancuso | |||
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 | 'The Bowery King' | ||
| Last Flag Flying | Reverend Richard Mueller | |||
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Dr. Bill Foster | ||
| Imprisoned | Daniel Calvin | |||
| The Mule | Warren Lewis | |||
| 2019 | John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum | 'The Bowery King' | ||
| Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Paul Jellinek | |||
| Running with the Devil | The Man | |||
| 2021 | Under the Stadium Lights | Harold Christian | ||
| The Ice Road | Jim Goldenrod | |||
| 2022 | All the Old Knives | Vick Wallinger | ||
| The School for Good and Evil | The School Master | [13] | ||
| 2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | 'The Bowery King' | ||
| 2024 | Megalopolis | Fundi Romaine | ||
| Slingshot | Captain Franks | [14] | ||
| Transformers One | Alpha Trion | Voice | [15] | |
| Cellar Door | Emmett | [16] | ||
| 2025 | The Amateur † | TBA | Post-production | [17] |
| Sneaks † | The Collector | Voice; in production Also producer |
[18] | |
| Thunderbolts* † | Dr. Bill Foster | Post-production | ||
| TBA | The Astronaut † | General William Harris | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band | Fish | Television film | |
| 1973–1976 | One Life to Live | Josh Hall | Credited as Larry Fishburne | |
| 1980 | The Six O'Clock Follies | Robby Robinson | ||
| A Rumor of War | Lightbulb | Credited as Larry Fishburne Television film |
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| 1981 | Trapper John, M.D. | Hobie | Credited as Larry Fishburne Episode: "Finders Keepers" |
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| 1982 | M*A*S*H | Corporal Dorsey | Credited as Larry Fishburne Episode: "The Tooth Shall Set You Free" |
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| Strike Force | F.T. | Credited as Larry Fishburne Episode: "Humiliation" |
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| I Take These Men | Hank Johnson | Credited as Larry Fishburne Television film |
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| 1983 | For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story | Jimbo Collins | ||
| 1986 | Hill Street Blues | Maurice Haynes | Episode: "Look Homeward, Ninja" | |
| Miami Vice | Prison Guard Keller | Credited as Larry Fishburne Episode: "Walk-Alone" |
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| 1986–1990 | Pee-wee's Playhouse | Cowboy Curtis | 17 episodes | [19] |
| 1987 | Spenser: For Hire | David Mukende | Credited as Larry Fishburne Episode: "Personal Demons" |
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| 1989 | The Equalizer | Casey Taylor | Episode: "Race Traitors" | |
| 1990 | Decoration Day | Michael Waring | Credited as Larry Fishburne Television film |
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| 1991 | American Experience | Martin Delany | Voice Episode: "The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry" |
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| 1993 | TriBeCa | Martin | Episode: "The Box" | |
| 1995 | The Tuskegee Airmen | Hannibal Lee | Television film | |
| 1997 | Miss Evers' Boys | Caleb Humphries | Television film; also producer | |
| 1998 | Always Outnumbered | Socrates Fortlow | ||
| 2008–2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Raymond Langston | 60 episodes | |
| 2009 | CSI: Miami | Episode: "Bone Voyage" | ||
| CSI: NY | Episode: "Hammer Down" | |||
| 2011 | Have a Little Faith | Henry Covington | Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie | |
| 2013–2015 | Hannibal | Jack Crawford | 36 episodes | |
| 2014–2022 | Black-ish | Earl "Pops" Johnson | 89 episodes; also executive producer | [20] |
| 2015 | The Muppets | Himself | Episode: "Hostile Makeover" | |
| 2016 | Roots | Alex Haley | 3 episodes | [21] |
| 2017 | Madiba | Nelson Mandela | 3 episodes | [22] |
| 2018–2022 | Grown-ish | Earl "Pops" Johnson | 3 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2019–2021 | Mixed-ish | — | Executive producer | |
| 2020 | #FreeRayshawn | Lt. Steven Poincy | 15 episodes | |
| Death to 2020 | Narrator | Voice Television special |
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| History's Greatest Mysteries | Himself (host) | 4 episodes | ||
| 2021 | MacGruber | General Barrett Fasoose | 7 episodes | |
| Death to 2021 | Narrator | Voice Television special |
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| 2023–present | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Beyonder / Bill Foster | Voice, main role Also co-creator and executive producer |
[23][24] |
| 2023–2024 | What If...? | Dr. Bill Foster / Goliath | Voice; 2 episodes | [25] |
| 2024 | Clipped | Doc Rivers | 6 episodes | [26] |
| TBA | Cookies & Milk | TBA | Animated television series Co-creator and executive producer |
[27] |
| The Witcher | Regis | [28] |
Audio dramas
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2021 | Bronzeville | Curtis Randolph | 15 episodes | [29] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Enter the Matrix | Morpheus | ||
| 2005 | The Matrix Online | |||
| The Matrix: Path of Neo | ||||
| True Crime: New York City | Isaiah Reed | [30] | ||
| 2009 | CSI: Deadly Intent | Dr. Raymond Langston | ||
| 2010 | CSI: Fatal Conspiracy |
Music videos
edit| Year | Song | Artist | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "White Lines (Don't Do It)" | Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel | |
| 1985 | "Attack Me with Your Love" | Cameo | |
| 1986 | "Growing Up" | Whodini | |
| "Come to Me" | Robert Brookins |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Schager, Nick (March 23, 2015). "Laurence Fishburne made his electrifying debut in this big-city snapshot". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ "Screen: Kaplan Makes 'Fast Break' Look Easy". New York Times. March 2, 1979. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Hughes, Sarah (April 26, 2014). "Laurence Fishburne: 'People have been confusing Samuel L Jackson and me for 25 years'". The Guardian. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "'Madiba' Star Laurence Fishburne Talks to Harry About His Audition for 'Apocalypse Now'". NBC Connecticut. February 7, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (February 20, 1982). "DEATH WISH II". New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Moore, John (January 1, 2009). "'Color Purple' changes hues". Denver Post. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ "The Color Purple". Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ Bengel, Chris (October 8, 2020). "'Michael Jordan to the Max' documentary being re-released in theaters this month". CBS Sports. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Laurence Fishburne (Visual voices guide)".
- ^ Simon, Alex (July 13, 2015). "Great Conversations: Laurence Fishburne". HuffPost. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ "Man of Steel: Laurence Fishburne Modeled Perry White After ed Bradley".
- ^ "July 4, 2016: Interview – Laurence Fishburne Talks "Batman v Superman"". 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh Join 'The School for Good and Evil' at Netflix". 12 March 2021.
- ^ Grater, Tom (23 November 2021). "Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne & Emily Beecham Starring In Sci-Fi Thriller 'Slingshot'". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (2023-04-27). "'Transformers' Animated Prequel Sets Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and More Voice Cast". Variety. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (October 31, 2024). "'Cellar Door' Review: Scott Speedman and Jordana Brewster Find a Portal to Implausibility in Suburban Portland". Variety. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ Kroll, Justin; Grobar, Matt (May 19, 2023). "Rachel Brosnahan, Caitríona Balfe And Laurence Fishburne Join Rami Malek In Thriller Amateur For 20th Century". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (27 October 2021). "Laurence Fishburne's Animated Feature 'Sneaks' Adds Grammy Winners Roddy Ricch, Ella Mai & Macy Gray, Swae Lee And NBA Star Chris Paul". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Bacle, Ariana (October 15, 2014). "Laurence Fishburne looks back at his 'Pee-wee's Playhouse' days". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 12, 2014). "Q&A: Laurence Fishburne On 'Black-Ish' Comedic Turn, 'Hannibal' Return & 'CSI'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Izuzu, Chidumga (February 15, 2016). ""Roots" Watch 1st intense trailer of miniseries remake". Pulse.ng. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ "BET Sets Air Date For Laurence Fishburne's Mandela Movie 'Madiba'". BlackAmericaWeb.com. 9 December 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Marvel's 'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Cartoon Headed To Disney Channel". The Hollywood Report. 24 August 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ The first @Marvel & @DisneyTVA collaboration and from people on #BigHero6TheSeries & #KimPossible will make you want a Dinosaur for Pet/BFF!
- ^ "Laurence Fishburne to Reprise Giant Man Role in 'What If...?': Season 2". Collider. March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "Laurence Fishburne & Jacki Weaver To Star In 'The Sterling Affairs' FX Limited Series About Disgraced LA Clippers Owner". Deadline Hollywood. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "'Cookies & Milk': Disney Developing Animated Series Based on Shawn Amos Novel, Laurence Fishburne to EP Via Cinema Gypsy Banner". 5 May 2022.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (January 12, 2024). "'Witcher' Season 4 Casts Laurence Fishburne". Variety.
- ^ Moore, Evan F. (March 16, 2021). "Laurence Fishburne, Larenz Tate launch second season of audio series 'Bronzeville'". Chicago Sun Times. Sun-Times Media. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ Surette, Tim (September 19, 2005). "True Crime: NYC cuffs voice talent". GameSpot. Retrieved May 23, 2015.