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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).
Redemption is a 2025 American drama film written and directed by Ethan and Joel Coen. It stars Anne Hathaway, Laurence Fishburne, Colin Farrell, Russell Crowe, Anthony Mackie, and Michael Caine. The film follows a widowed mother of two as she befriends an ex-convict and offers to help him find redemption for his crimes. The film opened in theaters on December 8th, 2025; while Redemption was a financial success and received universal acclaim from critics and audiences, particularly for Hathaway and Fishburne's performances, the direction, screenplay, cinematography, themes, depiction of violence, story, score, and emotional weight, Warner Bros. Pictures was disappointed with the outcome despite it successfully earning $617 million worldwide. The film received several accolades, with Hathaway winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and Fishburne winning an Oscar Award for Best Supporting Actor. Hans Zimmer and Carter Burwell were awarded a Saturn Award for Best Original Score, while the Coen brothers were awarded an Academy Award for Best Director.
