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Laurence Fishburne, born in 1961, is an American actor celebrated for his versatile performances across stage and screen, often embodying forceful characters with commanding presence. His filmography includes pivotal roles such as Morpheus in The Matrix, Mr. Clean in Apocalypse Now, and the Bowery King in John Wick. Fishburne’s portrayal of Ike Turner earned him an Oscar nomination, while his stage work won him a Tony for Two Trains Running. He became the first African American to play Othello on film in 1995. With credits in esteemed films like The Color Purple and Mystic River, alongside blockbusters like Man of Steel, Fishburne has also starred in notable TV series such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Hannibal.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | The Exorcist: Martyrs | Film | |
| 2027 | Gatto | Rocco (voice) | Film |
| 2025 | The Astronaut | General William Harris | Film |
| 2025 | Megadoc | Self | Film |
| 2025 | Sneaks | The Collector (voice) | Film |
| 2025 | The Amateur | Henderson | Film |
| 2025 | Wick Is Pain | Self | Film |
| 2024 | Megalopolis | Fundi Romaine | Film |
| 2024 | Transformers One | Alpha Trion (voice) | Film |
| 2024 | Slingshot | Captain Franks | Film |
| 2024 | Cellar Door | Emmett | Film |
| 2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | Bowery King | Film |
| 2022 | Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Self | Film |
| 2022 | The School for Good and Evil | School Master | Film |
| 2022 | All the Old Knives | Vick Wallinger | Film |
| 2021 | The Ice Road | Goldenrod | Film |
| 2021 | Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy | Self | TV |
| 2021 | Death to 2021 | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2020 | History's Greatest Mysteries | Self - Host | TV |
| 2019 | Running with the Devil | The Man | Film |
| 2019 | Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Paul Jellinek | Film |
| 2019 | John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum | Bowery King | Film |
| 2019 | The Witcher | Regis | TV |
| 2018 | The Mule | Special Agent in Charge | Film |
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Dr. Bill Foster | Film |
| 2017 | Last Flag Flying | Reverend Richard Mueller | Film |
| 2017 | Year Million | Narrator | TV |
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 | Bowery King | Film |
| 2016 | Passengers | Gus Mancuso | Film |
| 2016 | Roots | Alex Haley | TV |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Perry White | Film |
| 2016 | Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition | Perry White | Film |
| 2015 | August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand | Self | Film |
| 2014 | The Signal | Dr. Wallace Damon | Film |
| 2014 | Rudderless | Del | Film |
| 2014 | Ride Along | Omar | Film |
| 2013 | Hannibal (NBC) | Jack Crawford | Film |
| 2013 | The Colony | Briggs | Film |
| 2013 | Khumba | Seko (voice) | Film |
| 2013 | Man of Steel | Perry White | Film |
| 2013 | Hannibal | Jack Crawford | TV |
| 2012 | Slavery by Another Name | Narrator | Film |
| 2011 | Have a Little Faith | Henry Covington | Film |
| 2011 | Thurgood | Thurgood Marshall | Film |
| 2011 | Contagion | Ellis Cheever | Film |
| 2011 | A Man's Story | Self | Film |
| 2010 | Predators | Noland | Film |
| 2009 | Armored | Baines | Film |
| 2008 | Tortured | Archie Green | Film |
| 2008 | 21 | Cole Williams | Film |
| 2008 | Days of Wrath | Mr. Stafford | Film |
| 2007 | TMNT | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2007 | The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Tad Gruzsa | Film |
| 2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer (voice) | Film |
| 2007 | King: Man of Peace in a Time of War | Self | Film |
| 2006 | Five Fingers | Ahmat | Film |
| 2006 | Bobby | Edward Robinson | Film |
| 2006 | Akeelah and the Bee | Dr. Larabee | Film |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Theodore Brassel | Film |
| 2005 | Ashes and Snow | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Marion Bishop | Film |
| 2004 | Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix | Morpheus | Film |
| 2003 | The Matrix Revolutions | Morpheus | Film |
| 2003 | Shmatrix | Morpheus (voice by Dmitry Puchkov) | Film |
| 2003 | Biker Boyz | Smoke | Film |
| 2003 | Mystic River | Whitey Powers | Film |
| 2003 | The Soul of a Man | Self - Narrator | Film |
| 2003 | A History of Sex | Self | Film |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | Morpheus | Film |
| 2003 | Behind the Action in 'Biker Boyz' | Self | Film |
| 2002 | Undercover Brother | Verification Hand (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 2001 | The Matrix Revisited | Self - Morpheus | Film |
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones | Thrax (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | Once in the Life | 20 / 20 Mike | Film |
| 2000 | Michael Jordan to the Max | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | Welcome to Hollywood | Laurence Fishburne | Film |
| 1999 | The Matrix | Morpheus | Film |
| 1998 | Always Outnumbered | Socrates Fortlow | Film |
| 1997 | Hoodlum | Bumpy Johnson | Film |
| 1997 | Event Horizon | Miller | Film |
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