Laurence Fishburne

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Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Tony Award winner known for his roles on stage and screen. He has frequently portrayed forceful, militant, and authoritative characters. Some of Fishburne's best-known roles are Morpheus in The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the John Singleton drama film Boyz n the Hood (1991), Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in Francis Ford Coppola's war film Apocalypse Now (1979), and "The Bowery King" in the John Wick film series (2017–present). For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running (1992) and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in TriBeCa (1993)....

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CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000CSI: MiamiSeries • 2002M*A*S*HSeries • 1972CSI: NYSeries • 2004Miami ViceSeries • 1984Hill Street BluesSeries • 1981American PlayhouseSeries • 1982The WitcherSeries • 2019black-ishSeries • 2014What If...?Series • 2021HannibalSeries • 2013The EqualizerSeries • 1985The MatrixMovie • 1999grown-ishSeries • 2018John Wick: Chapter 4Movie • 2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurSeries • 2023Trapper John, M.D.Series • 1979Transformers OneMovie • 2024John Wick: Chapter 2Movie • 2017Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeMovie • 2016Man of SteelMovie • 2013The Matrix ReloadedMovie • 2003Ant-Man and the WaspMovie • 2018The AmateurMovie • 2025