Laurence Fishburne

Actor. Born 30 July 1961 in Augusta, Georgia, USA.

Titles on Fi1m27 acting · 3 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 27 titles

Emmys3 won

Born

30 July 1961, Augusta, Georgia, USA

Active

1979–present

Frequently works with

Keanu Reeves, Francis Ford Coppola, Basil Iwanyk, Carrie-Anne Moss, Chad Stahelski, Erica Lee, Hugo Weaving, Joel Silver

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

67Fi1m

64Critics

We rate Laurence’s work 3 points above the press, across 25 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 7915

Under 606

Of 27 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 5 of 24 billed first or second
Reviewed: 24 films, 3 series
Screen time: 49 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $6.5bn across 23 films with figures
Primetime Emmy Awards: 3 Emmys3 won
Active: 1979–present

Genres

Action14
Thriller12
Science Fiction10
Crime9
Drama9
Adventure8

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestApocalypse Now1979

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice poster

44WorstBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11950s

61970s

231980s

211990s

322000s

352010s

252020s

Laurence Fishburne