Laurence Fishburne filmography

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Fishburne in 2009

Here is a comprehensive list of Laurence Fishburne's stage, film, television, video game, and music video credits.

Contents

Stage

YearTitleRoleRef(s)
1976 Eden Solomon Barton
1980ContributionsRonald
1985 Short Eyes John "Ice" Wicker
1988Urban BlightPerformer
Loose EndsDoug
1992 Two Trains Running Sterling Johnson
1995 Riff Raff Mike
1999 The Lion in Winter Henry II
2006 Fences Troy Maxson
Without WallsMorocco
2008 Thurgood Thurgood Marshall
2022 American Buffalo Donny
2024Like They Do In the MovieHimself

Film

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
1975 Cornbread, Earl and Me Wilford RobinsonCredited as Laurence Fishburne III [1]
1979 Fast Break Street Kid [2]
Apocalypse Now Tyrone 'Mr. Clean' MillerCredited as Larry Fishburne [3] [4]
1980 Willie & Phil WilsonCredited 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 NarratorVoice
Documentary
[8]
Once in the Life 20/20 MikeAlso director, writer and producer
2001 Osmosis Jones ThraxVoice [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 NarratorVoice
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Bear in Genaros Beer CommercialVoice cameo
2006 Akeelah and the Bee Dr. LarabeeAlso producer [10]
Mission: Impossible III IMF Director Theodore Brassel
Five Fingers AhmatAlso producer
Bobby Edward
2007 TMNT NarratorVoice [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 ExtractionVoice
Short film
2011 Contagion Dr. Ellis Cheever
2013 The Colony Briggs
Man of Steel Perry White [11]
Khumba Seko The ZebraVoice [9]
2014 Ride Along Omar
The Signal Damon
Rudderless Del
2016 Standoff SadeAlso 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 TrionVoice [15]
Cellar Door Emmett [16]
2025 The Amateur TBAPost-production [17]
Sneaks The CollectorVoice; in production
Also producer
[18]
Thunderbolts* Dr. Bill FosterPost-production
TBA The Astronaut General William HarrisPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
1972 If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band FishTelevision film
1973–1976 One Life to Live Josh Hall Credited as Larry Fishburne
1980The Six O'Clock FolliesRobby Robinson
A Rumor of War LightbulbCredited as Larry Fishburne
Television film
1981 Trapper John, M.D. HobieCredited as Larry Fishburne
Episode: "Finders Keepers"
1982 M*A*S*H Corporal DorseyCredited as Larry Fishburne
Episode: "The Tooth Shall Set You Free"
Strike Force F.T.Credited as Larry Fishburne
Episode: "Humiliation"
I Take These MenHank JohnsonCredited as Larry Fishburne
Television film
1983 For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story Jimbo Collins
1986 Hill Street Blues Maurice HaynesEpisode: "Look Homeward, Ninja"
Miami Vice Prison Guard KellerCredited as Larry Fishburne
Episode: "Walk-Alone"
1986–1990 Pee-wee's Playhouse Cowboy Curtis17 episodes [19]
1987 Spenser: For Hire David MukendeCredited as Larry Fishburne
Episode: "Personal Demons"
1989 The Equalizer Casey TaylorEpisode: "Race Traitors"
1990 Decoration Day Michael WaringCredited as Larry Fishburne
Television film
1991 American Experience Martin Delany Voice
Episode: "The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry"
1993 TriBeCa MartinEpisode: "The Box"
1995 The Tuskegee Airmen Hannibal LeeTelevision film
1997 Miss Evers' Boys Caleb HumphriesTelevision 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 CovingtonHallmark Hall of Fame Movie
2013–2015 Hannibal Jack Crawford 36 episodes
2014–2022 Black-ish Earl "Pops" Johnson89 episodes; also executive producer [20]
2015 The Muppets HimselfEpisode: "Hostile Makeover"
2016 Roots Alex Haley 3 episodes [21]
2017 Madiba Nelson Mandela 3 episodes [22]
2018–2022 Grown-ish Earl "Pops" Johnson3 episodes; also executive producer
2019–2021 Mixed-ish Executive producer
2020 #FreeRayshawn Lt. Steven Poincy15 episodes
Death to 2020 NarratorVoice
Television special
History's Greatest MysteriesHimself (host)4 episodes
2021 MacGruber General Barrett Fasoose7 episodes
Death to 2021 NarratorVoice
Television special
2023–present Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Beyonder / Bill FosterVoice, main role
Also co-creator and executive producer
[23] [24]
2023–2024 What If...? Dr. Bill Foster / GoliathVoice; Episode: "What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes?" [25]
2024 Clipped Doc Rivers 6 episodes [26]
TBACookies & MilkTBAAnimated television series
Co-creator and executive producer
[27]
The Witcher Regis [28]

Audio dramas

YearTitleVoice roleNotesRef(s)
2017–2021 Bronzeville Curtis Randolph15 episodes [29]

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotesRef(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

YearSongArtistRef(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

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