Laurence Fishburne is a widely celebrated and renowned American actor, producer, playwright, screenwriter and director who is recognised primarily for playing Morpheus in The Matrix Trilogy. Fishburne is also well known for several other films, namely Boyz n the Hood, Apocalypse Now and the John Wick film series. Fishburne has received critical acclaim for many of his roles and has won awards for his achievements.
For playing Ike Turner in What’s Love Got to Do With It, Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Fishburne won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Two Trains Running and won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role in TriBeCa.
When Fishburne starred in the film adaptation of Othello, he became the first ever African American to portray the lead in a motion picture.
Fishburne gained renown for starring in several films, including Deep Cover, King of New York and many more. He starred as Dr. Raymond Langston in the CBS drama, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He also received acclaim for starring as Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller, Hannibal. Other notable film and television credits include Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Ant-Man and the Wasp.