Laurence Fishburne

About

Laurence Fishburne is an American actor, playwright, producer, screenwriter, and film director.

He found fame for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films. He played Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy (1999, 2003), Jason “Furious” Styles in the drama film Boyz n the Hood (1991), Tyrone “Mr. Clean” Miller in Apocalypse Now (1979), and “The Bowery King” in the John Wick film series (2017–).

For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993), Laurence Fishburne nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He won a Tony Award in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running (1992). He also won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in TriBeCa (1993).

In 2017, he appeared in John Wick: Chapter 2, his first collaboration with Keanu Reeves since The Matrix trilogy. Also in 2017, Fishburne starred in the comedy-drama Last Flag Flying, as the character Rev. Richard Mueller. Then in 2018, Fishburne played Bill Foster in Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp

Fishburne lives in Hollywood and maintains a home in New York. Also, he is a fan of Brazilian author Paulo Coelho and plans to produce a movie on his novel The Alchemist.