Laurence Fishburne

Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961, usually credited as Larry Fishburne until 1993) is an American actor. He is a three time Emmy Award and Tony Award winning actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has been hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films. He is known for playing 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). Fishburne became the first African American to portray Othello on film when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play. He has also received five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. He received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead nomination for his performance in ''Deep Cover'' (1992).

Other film credits of Fishburne include Steven Spielberg's ''The Color Purple'' (1985), Spike Lee's ''School Daze'' (1988), Abel Ferrara's ''King of New York'' (1990), Clint Eastwood's ''Mystic River'' (2003), Steven Soderbergh's ''Contagion'' (2011), and Richard Linklater's ''Last Flag Flying'' (2017). He has also gained a wider audience with the blockbuster films ''Man of Steel'' (2013), ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (2016), and ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' (2018). On television, he starred as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2008–2011), and as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series ''Hannibal'' (2013–2015), as well as having a recurring role as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom ''Black-ish'' (2014–2022). He is currently starring in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's play ''American Buffalo'' alongside Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss. Provided by Wikipedia