Morgan Freeman

Acting

Born Jun 1, 1937 (age 89) · Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved further stardom in Glory, the biographical drama Lean on Me, and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (all 1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Dark Knight2008
as ⁨Lucius Fox⁩
The Shawshank Redemption1994
as ⁨Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding⁩
The Dark Knight Rises2012
as ⁨Fox⁩
Se7en1995
as ⁨Somerset⁩
Batman Begins2005
as ⁨Lucius Fox⁩
Lucy2014
as ⁨Professor Norman⁩
as ⁨Thaddeus Bradley⁩
as ⁨Beech⁩
as ⁨Thaddeus Bradley⁩
as ⁨God⁩
as ⁨Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris⁩
as ⁨Narrator (voice)⁩
as ⁨Vitruvius (voice)⁩
as ⁨Patrick Meighan⁩
as ⁨Sloan⁩
as ⁨Joe Matheson⁩
as ⁨Alan Trumbull⁩
as ⁨Joseph Tagger⁩
as ⁨Alan Trumbull⁩
as ⁨Ned Logan⁩
as ⁨God⁩
as ⁨The Boss⁩
as ⁨Nelson Mandela⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Jack Doyle⁩
as ⁨Carter Chambers⁩
as ⁨Alan Trumbull⁩
as ⁨Azeem⁩
as ⁨President Tom Beck⁩
as ⁨Willie Davis⁩
as ⁨Senior⁩
as ⁨General Billy Ford⁩
as ⁨Morgan Freeman⁩
as ⁨Archibald 'Archie' Clayton⁩
as ⁨Sam⁩
as ⁨Drosselmeyer⁩
as ⁨Alex Cross⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Narrator (voice)⁩
as ⁨DCI William Cabot⁩
as ⁨Det. Alex Cross⁩
as ⁨Col. Abraham Curtis⁩
as ⁨Thaddeus Bradley⁩
as ⁨Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins⁩
as ⁨Hoke Colburn⁩
as ⁨Sheik Ilderim⁩
as ⁨Theodore Joadson⁩
as ⁨Paul Shannon⁩
as ⁨Narrator⁩
as ⁨Bartok⁩
as ⁨Charlie Grimes⁩
as ⁨Keith Ripley⁩
as ⁨Jim⁩
as ⁨Morgan Freemann (voice) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Anton Burrell⁩
as ⁨Mitch Bradley⁩
as ⁨Dr. McCarthy⁩
as ⁨Senator⁩
as ⁨Frank Carden⁩
as ⁨Judge Leonard White⁩
as ⁨Captain Victor Benezet⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Walter⁩
as ⁨Daniel⁩
as ⁨Monte Wildhorn⁩
as ⁨Charlie⁩
as ⁨Charles Peterson⁩
as ⁨Dr. Mackles⁩
as ⁨Reggie Fontaine⁩
as ⁨Doc⁩
as ⁨Ashford⁩
as ⁨Dr. Cameron McCarthy⁩
as ⁨Principal Joe Clark⁩
as ⁨Alex Carver⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Lt. A.Z. Drones⁩
as ⁨Damon⁩
as ⁨'Him'⁩
as ⁨Walter Crewes⁩
as ⁨Jerome Johnson (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Harry Stevenson⁩
as ⁨Duke⁩
as ⁨Kendrick Ryker⁩
as ⁨Gerick⁩
as ⁨Man on Street (Uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Geel Piet⁩
as ⁨Sheriff Thurmond Fowler⁩
as ⁨Lieutenant Black⁩
as ⁨Miles Evans⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Dr. Cole⁩
as ⁨Craig⁩
as ⁨Leo 'Fast Black' Smalls, Jr.⁩
as ⁨Hibble⁩
as ⁨Lewis⁩
as ⁨Narrator (English voice)⁩
as ⁨Narrator (voice)⁩
as ⁨Siemanowski⁩
as ⁨Morgan Freeman⁩
Out Sat, Oct 30

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Dark Knight2008
as ⁨Lucius Fox⁩
The Shawshank Redemption1994
as ⁨Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding⁩
The Dark Knight Rises2012
as ⁨Fox⁩
Se7en1995
as ⁨Somerset⁩
Batman Begins2005
as ⁨Lucius Fox⁩
Lucy2014
as ⁨Professor Norman⁩
as ⁨Thaddeus Bradley⁩
as ⁨Beech⁩
as ⁨Thaddeus Bradley⁩
as ⁨God⁩
as ⁨Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris⁩
as ⁨Narrator (voice)⁩
as ⁨Vitruvius (voice)⁩
as ⁨Patrick Meighan⁩
as ⁨Sloan⁩
as ⁨Joe Matheson⁩
as ⁨Alan Trumbull⁩
as ⁨Joseph Tagger⁩
as ⁨Alan Trumbull⁩
as ⁨Ned Logan⁩
as ⁨God⁩
as ⁨The Boss⁩
as ⁨Nelson Mandela⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Jack Doyle⁩
as ⁨Carter Chambers⁩
as ⁨Alan Trumbull⁩
as ⁨Azeem⁩
as ⁨President Tom Beck⁩
as ⁨Willie Davis⁩
as ⁨Senior⁩
as ⁨General Billy Ford⁩
as ⁨Morgan Freeman⁩
as ⁨Archibald 'Archie' Clayton⁩
as ⁨Sam⁩
as ⁨Drosselmeyer⁩
as ⁨Alex Cross⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Narrator (voice)⁩
as ⁨DCI William Cabot⁩
as ⁨Det. Alex Cross⁩
as ⁨Col. Abraham Curtis⁩
as ⁨Thaddeus Bradley⁩
as ⁨Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins⁩
as ⁨Hoke Colburn⁩
as ⁨Sheik Ilderim⁩
as ⁨Theodore Joadson⁩
as ⁨Paul Shannon⁩
as ⁨Narrator⁩
as ⁨Bartok⁩
as ⁨Charlie Grimes⁩
as ⁨Keith Ripley⁩
as ⁨Jim⁩
as ⁨Morgan Freemann (voice) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Anton Burrell⁩
as ⁨Mitch Bradley⁩
as ⁨Dr. McCarthy⁩
as ⁨Senator⁩
as ⁨Frank Carden⁩
as ⁨Judge Leonard White⁩
as ⁨Captain Victor Benezet⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Walter⁩
as ⁨Daniel⁩
as ⁨Monte Wildhorn⁩
as ⁨Charlie⁩
as ⁨Charles Peterson⁩
as ⁨Dr. Mackles⁩
as ⁨Reggie Fontaine⁩
as ⁨Doc⁩
as ⁨Ashford⁩
as ⁨Dr. Cameron McCarthy⁩
as ⁨Principal Joe Clark⁩
as ⁨Alex Carver⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Lt. A.Z. Drones⁩
as ⁨Damon⁩
as ⁨'Him'⁩
as ⁨Walter Crewes⁩
as ⁨Jerome Johnson (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Harry Stevenson⁩
as ⁨Duke⁩
as ⁨Kendrick Ryker⁩
as ⁨Gerick⁩
as ⁨Man on Street (Uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Geel Piet⁩
as ⁨Sheriff Thurmond Fowler⁩
as ⁨Lieutenant Black⁩
as ⁨Miles Evans⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Dr. Cole⁩
as ⁨Craig⁩
as ⁨Leo 'Fast Black' Smalls, Jr.⁩
as ⁨Hibble⁩
as ⁨Lewis⁩
as ⁨Narrator (English voice)⁩
as ⁨Narrator (voice)⁩
as ⁨Siemanowski⁩
as ⁨Morgan Freeman⁩
Out Sat, Oct 30