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Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Actor, also producer, director and writer · Born July 30, 1961 (65) · Augusta, Georgia, USA

3 Primetime Emmys · Oscar nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Tony Award winner known for his roles on stage and screen. He has frequently portrayed forceful, militant, and authoritative characters. Some of Fishburne's best-known roles are 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), and had a recurring role as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 30, 1961 (65)
From
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer, director and writer
Titles
118 on MovieCove · 154 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Laurence Fishburne's films like?

Across their 98 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action27 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
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Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Crime12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Documentary11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
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Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
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Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
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Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
21%
Self
21%
Bonds
16%
Survival
13%
Society
12%
Ideas
9%
Power
8%
Identity23 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds19 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity20 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival15 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption12 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 89 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 26 · Serious 16 · Dark 47

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 48 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 20

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 14 · Charged 25 · Intense 50

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 26 · Shifting 53 · Whiplash 10

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 58 · Some laughs 23 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 52 · Relentless 14

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 28 · Engaged 46 · Full focus 15

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 28 · Affecting 25 · Heavy 36

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 58 · Open-ended 23 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

61 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 14 of 61 analyzed roles.

Mentor
14 of 61
Hero
13 of 61
Shadow
13 of 61
Ally
7 of 61
Herald
4 of 61
Threshold guardian
4 of 61
Trickster
3 of 61
Shapeshifter
3 of 61
Show the 61 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
69
Dread
28
Melancholic
33
Thrilling
28
Contemplative
25
Other
89

How their films linger

Thought-provoking36 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 20 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet49
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous20

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Laurence Fishburne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 81 of their 118 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (32).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Laurence Fishburne's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

154 credits, 118 with a MovieCove page; 56 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Exorcist: Martyrs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Father Nichol

  • Gatto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Rocco (voice)

  • The Astronaut(2025)

    Executive Producer · as General William Harris

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Sneaks(2025)

    Producer · as The Collector (voice)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Amateur(2025)

    as Henderson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Cellar Door(2024)

    as Emmett

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Megalopolis(2024)

    as Fundi Romaine

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Transformers One(2024)

    as Alpha Trion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Slingshot(2024)

    as Captain Franks

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Moon Girl's Lab(2024)

    Show Creator · as The Beyonder

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Clipped(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Doc Rivers

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • John Wick: Chapter 4(2023)

    as Bowery King

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur(2023)

    Show 40 episodes · Executive Producer · as Backstory Man (voice) · as Beyonder (voice) · as Foster (voice) · as The Beyonder (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The School for Good and Evil(2022)

    as School Master

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Cave of Adullam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • All the Old Knives(2022)

    as Vick Wallinger

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Death to 2021(2021)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • MacGruber(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as General Barrett Fasoose

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Matrix Resurrections(2021)

    as Morpheus (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Foster / Goliath (voice) · as Dr. Bill Foster / Goliath (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Ice Road(2021)

    as Goldenrod

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Under the Stadium Lights(2021)

    as Harold Christian

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Death to 2020(2020)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Our Lady of 121st Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Rooftop

  • #FreeRayshawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 15 episodes · as Steven Poincy

  • The Witcher(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Regis

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Mixed-ish(2019)

    Show 23 episodes · Executive Producer · as Pops Johnson

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Imprisoned(2018)

    as Daniel Calvin

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Running with the Devil(2019)

    as The Man

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Where'd You Go, Bernadette(2019)

    as Paul Jellinek

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum(2019)

    as Bowery King

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Mule(2018)

    as Special Agent in Charge

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp(2018)

    as Dr. Bill Foster

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Grown-ish(2018)

    Show 105 episodes · Executive Producer · as Pops Johnson

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Last Flag Flying(2017)

    as Reverend Richard Mueller

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Year Million(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • John Wick: Chapter 2(2017)

    as Bowery King

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Madiba(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Nelson Mandela

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Passengers(2016)

    as Gus Mancuso

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Snowy Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Roots(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Alex Haley

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)

    as Perry White

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Standoff(2016)

    Producer · as Sade

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Rudderless(2014)

    as Del

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Black-ish(2014)

    Show 175 episodes · Executive Producer · as Pops Johnson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • The Signal(2014)

    as Dr. Wallace Damon

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ride Along(2014)

    as Omar

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Khumba(2013)

    as Seko (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Man of Steel(2013)

    as Perry White

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Colony(2013)

    as Briggs

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Perry White

  • Hannibal(2013)

    Show 39 episodes · as Jack Crawford

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Slavery by Another Name(2012)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Have a Little Faith(2011)

    as Henry Covington

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Contagion(2011)

    as Ellis Cheever

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Thurgood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Thurgood Marshall

  • Top Gear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Predators: Moments of Extraction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Thanks · as Noland (voice)

  • Predators(2010)

    as Noland

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone(2010)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Predators: The Chosen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Armored(2009)

    as Baines

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Days of Wrath(2008)

    as Mr. Stafford

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Tortured(2007)

    as Archie Green

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • 21(2008)

    as Cole Williams

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Bobby Z(2007)

    as Tad Gruzsa

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer(2007)

    as Silver Surfer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • America’s Game: 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • TMNT(2007)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • America's Game: 1986 New York Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions(2006)

    Show 5 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Bobby(2006)

    as Edward Robinson

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Five Fingers(2006)

    Producer · as Ahmat

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Akeelah and the Bee(2006)

    Producer · as Dr. Larabee

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible III(2006)

    as Theodore Brassel

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang(2005)

    as Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Ashes and Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Assault on Precinct 13(2005)

    as Marion Bishop

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Morpheus

  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray Langston

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Matrix Revolutions(2003)

    as Morpheus

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Mystic River(2003)

    as Whitey Powers

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Matrix Reloaded(2003)

    as Morpheus

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • MTV Reloaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Morpheus (archive footage)

  • Biker Boyz(2003)

    as Smoke

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as CSI Dr. Ray Langston

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Undercover Brother(2002)

    as Verification Hand (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Osmosis Jones(2001)

    as Thrax (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Once in the Life(2000)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Theatre Play · Writer · as 20 / 20 Mike

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Hollywood(1998)

    as Laurence Fishburne

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 60 episodes · as Raymond Langston

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Sex and the Matrix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Morpheus (archive footage)

  • Michael Jordan to the Max(2000)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Matrix(1999)

    as Morpheus

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Always Outnumbered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer · as Socrates Fortlow

  • Hoodlum(1997)

    Executive Producer · as Bumpy Johnson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Event Horizon(1997)

    as Miller

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Miss Evers' Boys(1997)

    Executive Producer · as Caleb Humphries

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Fled(1996)

    as Piper

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Othello(1995)

    as Othello

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Tuskegee Airmen(1995)

    as Hannibal Lee

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Just Cause(1995)

    as Sheriff Tanny Brown

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Bad Company(1995)

    as Nelson Crowe

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Higher Learning(1995)

    as Professor Maurice Phipps

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Searching for Bobby Fischer(1993)

    as Vinnie

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • What's Love Got to Do with It(1993)

    as Ike Turner

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • TriBeCa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Deep Cover(1992)

    as Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Boyz n the Hood(1991)

    as Furious Styles

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Class Action(1991)

    as Nick Holbrook

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Decoration Day(1990)

    as Michael Waring, DOD Man

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Cadence(1990)

    as Roosevelt Stokes

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Civil War(1990)

    Show 9 episodes · as Sgt. Louis Douglas / Samuel Jess / Various (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • King of New York(1990)

    as Jimmy Jump

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse(1988)

    as Cowboy Curtis

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Red Heat(1988)

    as Lt. Stobbs

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • School Daze(1988)

    as Vaughn 'Dap' Dunlap

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Cherry 2000(1987)

    as Glu Glu Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Gardens of Stone(1987)

    as Sgt. Flanagan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors(1987)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse(1986)

    Show 45 episodes · as Cowboy Curtis

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Band of the Hand(1986)

    as Cream

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Quicksilver(1986)

    as Voodoo

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Color Purple(1985)

    as Swain

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Spenser: For Hire(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Casey Taylor

  • The Cotton Club(1984)

    as Bumpy Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Prison Guard Keller

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Rumble Fish(1983)

    as Midget

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Jimbo Collins

  • I Take These Men(1983)

    as Hank Johnson

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Death Wish II(1982)

    as Cutter

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimbo Collins

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • A Rumor of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lightbulb

  • Willie & Phil(1980)

    as High School Student

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Six O'Clock Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 6 episodes · as Robby Robinson

  • Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Apocalypse Now(1979)

    as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Fast Break(1979)

    as Street Kid

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Cornbread, Earl and Me(1975)

    as Wilford Robinson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Fish

  • M*A*S*H(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Corporal Dorsey

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Waring

  • Blacksmith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mather

  • Crimson Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mills

  • Inheritance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Interference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Blacksmith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mather

  • The Little Bedroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Rule of Nines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 153 titles, 144 of them dated from 1951 to 2025; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

$874M worldwide

Highest rated

The Matrix (1999)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19512025

Peak 1996 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 49 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones
  • 2003Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Mystic River
  • 2006Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Bobby
  • 2014Primetime Emmy nomination· black-ish

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting150 of 153: 136 only acting, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stDirecting2 of 153: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 153: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing14 of 153: 1 only producing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew2 of 153: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

153 titles, 14 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s6 · acting1980s24 · acting1990s22 · 22 acting · 3 crew2000s32 · 32 acting · 3 crew2010s36 · 36 acting · 5 crew2020s23 · 21 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 16% of 81 roles
798994990409141924

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 Primetime Emmys and 1 other major award from 24 major nominations, 1993–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
  2. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
  3. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  4. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  5. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
  6. 2012
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  7. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
  8. 2007
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
Show 6 earlier years
  1. 2004
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 1998
    • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
  3. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Made for Television Movie
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
  4. 1996
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
  5. 1994
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
  6. 1993
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Laurence Fishburne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 94; across their 89 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 89

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 89

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 89

Midcredits score across 118 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up40
  • 50th to 74th33
  • 25th to 49th27
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

51 of their 118 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved18
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser51
  • Broadly Agreed17
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · actor

Days of Wrath (2008)

95th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Matrix (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 80 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Laurence Fishburne's work okay for kids?

Across up to 63 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore56 titles29–93 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity63 titles9–64 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity58 titles30–89 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs51 titles10–66 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense54 titles22–85 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Laurence Fishburne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Laurence Fishburne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keanu Reeves shares the most, 8.

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