A sometimes intense actor, Fishburne was born July 30, 1961, in Atlanta, Ga. He began acting in childhood, making his movie debut in Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975). At 16, he was cast as Clean in Francis Coppola's Apocalypse Now, leading to further roles in Coppola films and in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple.Fishburne made a strong impression in two influential early-1990s films (Boyz N the Hood and What's Love Got to Do With It?), both times playing husband to Angela Bassett. As Tina Turner's husband Ike in the latter, he was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar; he has also won a Tony and an Emmy.
Children of the '80s know him as Cowboy Curtis from "Pee Wee's Playhouse"; to a later generation of young movie fans, he is Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy. Other notable Fishburne films include School Daze, Higher Learning, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Event Horizon and Mystic River.
AddEvent HorizonIn 2040, an explorer vessel known as the Event Horizon went missing beyond deep-space boundaries. Seven years later, the ship sends a garbled signal back to Earth that sounds a lot like a cry for help. A rescue ship led by Captain Miller (Laurence Fishburne) is dispatched to investigate, but... Read More
AddBobby ZDEA agent Tad Gruzsa (Laurence Fishburne) offers jailed ex-Marine Tim Kearney (Paul Walker) a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate legendary surfer-dealer Bobby Z in a hostage switch with a Mexican drug lord. Kearney takes the bait, but the plan quickly goes awry. Soon, Kearney finds himself... Read More
AddTorturedUndercover FBI agent Jimmy Vaughn (Cole Hauser) is put to the ultimate test when he's ordered by a notorious crime boss to interrogate and torture a mob accountant (Laurence Fishburne) accused of stealing millions of dollars in dirty money. Nolan Lebovitz writes and directs this nail-biting thriller... Read More
AddOthelloWhen his rival, Cassio (Nathaniel Parker), is promoted above him, Iago (Kenneth Branagh) manipulates the Moor of Venice, Othello (Laurence Fishburne), into seeking revenge against Cassio. Despite Othello's brooding and suspicious nature, he doesn't suspect that his friend is the one behind the... Read More
AddDeep CoverIn cocaine dealer Jeff Goldblum's Los Angeles empire, Laurence Fishburne is a rising star. He's also an undercover cop working for the Drug Enforcement Agency. Trouble is, Fishburne can't figure out who's worse: the criminals he's setting up or his "good guy" colleagues. Packed with plenty of action... Read More
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