Laurence Fishburne
  • Birthplace

    Augusta, Georgia, USA

  • Birthday
    July 30, 1961

    Deathday
    N/A

Laurence Fishburne

An 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. Fishburne has won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running (1992) and an Emmy Award for Drama Series Guest Actor for his performance in TriBeCa (1993). Fishburne’s first marriage was to actress to Hajna O. Moss. They had two children together: a son, Langston and a daughter, Montana. Fishburne is now married to actress Gina Torres. They live in Hollywood with their daughter Delilah.

Laurence Fishburne awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2025 Children's & Family Emmy Awards Winner Emmy Outstanding Animated Special (Laurence Fishburne, Steve Loter, Helen Sugland, Rodney Clouden, Pilar Flynn, Jeffrey M. Howard, Kate Kondell, Rafael Chaidez, Lisa Muse Bryant) Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Winner Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Supporting Actor - Action/Science-Fiction (Laurence Fishburne) The Matrix
2000 MTV Movie + TV Awards Winner MTV Movie Award Best Fight (Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne) The Matrix
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2025 Children's & Family Emmy Awards Nominee Emmy Outstanding Children's or Young Teen Animated Series (Laurence Fishburne, Steve Loter, Helen Sugland, Rodney Clouden, Pilar Flynn, Jeffrey M. Howard, Kate Kondell, Rafael Chaidez, Lisa Muse Bryant) Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2025 Children's & Family Emmy Awards Nominee Emmy Outstanding Voice Performance in a Children's or Young Teen Program (Laurence Fishburne) Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2017 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominee Primetime Emmy Outstanding Narrator (Laurence Fishburne, National Geographic) Year Million
2014 BloodGuts UK Horror Awards Nominee BloodGuts UK Horror Award Best Actor (Laurence Fishburne) The Signal
2012 Black Reel Awards Nominee Black Reel Outstanding Supporting Actor (Laurence Fishburne) Contagion
2012 Image Awards (NAACP) Nominee Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Laurence Fishburne) Contagion
2011 Black Reel Awards Nominee Black Reel Best Supporting Actor (Laurence Fishburne) Predators
2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Nominee PFCS Award Best Ensemble Acting (Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard, Sanaa Lathan, Matt Damon, John Hawkes, Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Ehle) Contagion
2004 BET Awards Nominee BET Award Best Actor (Laurence Fishburne, Mystic River, The Matrix Revolutions) The Matrix Reloaded
2000 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor (Laurence Fishburne) The Matrix
2000 Black Reel Awards Nominee Black Reel Theatrical - Best Actor (Laurence Fishburne) The Matrix
2000 Image Awards (NAACP) Nominee Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Laurence Fishburne) The Matrix
2000 MTV Movie + TV Awards Nominee MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Duo (Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne) The Matrix
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