Laurence Fishburne
| First Name | Laurence |
| Last Name | Fishburne |
| Full Name at Birth | Laurence Fishburne III |
| Age | 50 |
| Date of Birth | July 30, 1961 |
| Birthplace | Augusta, GA |
| Height | 6' ½" (184 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | Hollywood High School, Hollywood, CA |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
| Claim to Fame | The Matrix |
Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor of screen and stage, as well as a playwright, director, and producer. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Morpheus in the Matrix science fiction film trilogy, and as singer-musician Ike Turner in the Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got to Do With It. He became the first African American to portray Othello in a motion picture by a major studio when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaption of the Shakespeare play. Currently, he stars as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
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Filmography
Selected Laurence Fishburne film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
2011
Have a Little Faith
Henry Covington
2009
Black Water Transit
Jack
2003
Decoded: The Making of 'The Matrix Reloaded'
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1996
Before Your Eyes
Narrator
1993
Tribeca
Martin
1990
Decoration Day
Michael Waring, DOD Man
1983
For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story
Jimbo Collins
1983
I Take These Men
Hank Johnson
1981
Strike Force
F.T.
1980
A Rumor of War
Lightbulb
1980
The Six O'Clock Follies
Robby Robinson
1972
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
Fish
Director Credits
Producer Credits
2009
Black Water Transit
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2005
The Beltway
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
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Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor – Drama Series (1975–2000)
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