Portrait of Laurence Fishburne

Acting

Laurence Fishburne

Career

Active from 1972 to 2027, busiest in 2024 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
60
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 118 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Laurence Fishburne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Cringe Humor
    1.5, average 2.2
  • Historical
    1.9, average 2.6
  • Romance
    3.2, average 3.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Suspenseful 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Gritty Realism 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Visual Spectacle 4
  • Sports Drama 4
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Racial Injustice 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

147
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
The Blacksmith
The Blacksmith

as Mather

Crimson Blues
Crimson Blues

as Mills

Blacksmith
Blacksmith

as Mather

The Rule of Nines
The Rule of Nines

Director

2020s

24 titles · average score 58
The Astronaut
The Astronaut (2025)
GoodWatch score 43

as General William Harris

The Amateur
The Amateur (2025)
GoodWatch score 61

as Henderson

Slingshot
Slingshot (2024)
GoodWatch score 50

as Captain Franks

Clipped
Clipped (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Doc Rivers

Cellar Door
Cellar Door (2024)
GoodWatch score 31

as Emmett

Transformers One
Transformers One (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

as Alpha Trion (voice)

Megalopolis
Megalopolis (2024)
GoodWatch score 47

as Fundi Romaine

John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
GoodWatch score 83

as Bowery King

The School for Good and Evil
The School for Good and Evil (2022)
GoodWatch score 47

as School Master

All the Old Knives
All the Old Knives (2022)
GoodWatch score 60

as Vick Wallinger

The Ice Road
The Ice Road (2021)
GoodWatch score 46

as Goldenrod

#FreeRayshawn
#FreeRayshawn (2020)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Steven Poincy

2010s

34 titles · average score 63
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
GoodWatch score 79

as Bowery King

The Mule
The Mule (2018)
GoodWatch score 65

as Special Agent in Charge

Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dr. Bill Foster

John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
GoodWatch score 79

as Bowery King

Year Million
Year Million (2017)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Narrator

Last Flag Flying
Last Flag Flying (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

as Reverend Richard Mueller

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
GoodWatch score 48

as Perry White

Passengers
Passengers (2016)
GoodWatch score 50

as Gus Mancuso

Standoff
Standoff (2016)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sade

Hannibal
Hannibal (2013)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Jack Crawford

The Colony
The Colony (2013)
GoodWatch score 34

as Briggs

Contagion
Contagion (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ellis Cheever

2000s

32 titles · average score 62
Armored
Armored (2009)
GoodWatch score 49

as Baines

The Death and Life of Bobby Z
The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
GoodWatch score 53

as Tad Gruzsa

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
GoodWatch score 47

as Silver Surfer (voice)

Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
GoodWatch score 76

as Dr. Larabee

Assault on Precinct 13
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
GoodWatch score 57

as Marion Bishop

Ashes and Snow
Ashes and Snow (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

as Narrator (voice)

The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as Morpheus

The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
GoodWatch score 52

as Morpheus

Biker Boyz
Biker Boyz (2003)
GoodWatch score 40

as Smoke

Mystic River
Mystic River (2003)
GoodWatch score 83

as Whitey Powers

Osmosis Jones
Osmosis Jones (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

as Thrax (voice)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Raymond Langston

1990s

22 titles · average score 64
The Matrix
The Matrix (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

as Morpheus

Event Horizon
Event Horizon (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

as Miller

Hoodlum
Hoodlum (1997)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bumpy Johnson

Fled
Fled (1996)
GoodWatch score 33

as Piper

Just Cause
Just Cause (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

as Sheriff Tanny Brown

The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
GoodWatch score 80

as Hannibal Lee

Othello
Othello (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

as Othello

What's Love Got to Do with It
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
GoodWatch score 81

as Ike Turner

Deep Cover
Deep Cover (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

as Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull

Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
GoodWatch score 83

as Furious Styles

King of New York
King of New York (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jimmy Jump

Cadence
Cadence (1990)
GoodWatch score 47

as Roosevelt Stokes

1980s

24 titles · average score 59
School Daze
School Daze (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as Vaughn 'Dap' Dunlap

Red Heat
Red Heat (1988)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lt. Stobbs

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988)
GoodWatch score 76

as Cowboy Curtis

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show

Cherry 2000
Cherry 2000 (1987)
GoodWatch score 51

as Glu Glu Lawyer

Pee-wee's Playhouse
Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Cowboy Curtis

Quicksilver
Quicksilver (1986)
GoodWatch score 34

as Voodoo

The Equalizer
The Equalizer (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Casey Taylor

The Color Purple
The Color Purple (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

as Swain

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Prison Guard Keller

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show

The Six O'Clock Follies
The Six O'Clock Follies (1980)

TV show · as Robby Robinson

1970s

6 titles · average score 73
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89

as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Fast Break
Fast Break (1979)
GoodWatch score 58

as Street Kid

Cornbread, Earl and Me
Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
GoodWatch score 74

as Wilford Robinson

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Corporal Dorsey

If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band (1972)

as Fish

1950s

1 title · average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Michael Waring