Morgan Freeman profile
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Morgan Freeman

1st June 1937 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Acting

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.

200 Movies 65 TV Shows 265 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Gunner poster
Gunner 16th August 2024 as Kendrick Ryker
Sidney poster
Sidney 10th September 2022 as Self
Brian Banks poster
Brian Banks 9th August 2019 as Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
Ben-Hur poster
Ben-Hur 17th August 2016 as Sheik Ilderim
Ted 2 poster
Ted 2 25th June 2015 as Patrick Meighan
Lucy poster
Lucy 25th July 2014 as Professor Norman
Last Vegas poster
Last Vegas 31st October 2013 as Archibald 'Archie' Clayton
RED poster
RED 13th October 2010 as Joe Matheson
Invictus poster
Invictus 11th December 2009 as Nelson Mandela
The Love Guru poster
The Love Guru 20th June 2008 as Morgan Freemann (voice only) (uncredited)
Levity poster
Levity 16th March 2003 as Miles Evans
Amistad poster
Amistad 10th December 1997 as Theodore Joadson
Se7en poster
Se7en 22nd September 1995 as Somerset
Outbreak poster
Outbreak 10th March 1995 as General Billy Ford
Glory poster
Glory 15th December 1989 as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
Attica poster
Attica 2nd March 1980 as Hap Richards
Blade poster
Blade 1st December 1973 as Chris
Lioness poster
Lioness 23rd July 2023 as Secretary of State Edwin Mullins
Solos poster
Solos 21st May 2021 as Stuart
Curiosity poster
Curiosity 7th August 2011 as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Civil War poster
The Civil War 23rd September 1990 as Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
The Electric Company poster
The Electric Company 25th October 1971 as Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello
Today poster
Today 14th January 1952 as Self