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 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). Clean' Miller in Francis Ford Coppola's war film Apocalypse Now (1979), and 'The Bowery King' in the John Wick film series (2017–present).įor 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 is known for playing Morpheus in The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason 'Furious' Styles in the John Singleton drama film Boyz n the Hood (1991), Tyrone 'Mr. He has been hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films. He is a three time Emmy Award and Tony Award winning actor known for his roles on stage and screen. Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor.
