Morgan Freeman
167 movies · 23 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 1, 1937 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Also known as
- Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr. · Morgan J. Freeman
Biography
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.
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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.
Known for
Morgan Freeman: movies and TV shows
Acting (180)
- Upcoming Nacrose
as Morgan Freeman
- Upcoming Rode to Ruin
as Joseph Mulberry
- Upcoming Sniff
as Joe Mulwray
- Upcoming The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum
as Narrator (voice)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Hate to See You Go
as Sonny Bell
- Upcoming A New Birth of Freedom
as Narrator
- Upcoming
- 2026 Alexandra and Martin
as Elder (archive footage)
- 2025
- 2025 Now You See Me: Now You Don't
as Thaddeus Bradley
- 2025 The Power of Chi
as (narrator)
- 2024 From the Balkans
as (narrator)
- 2024 Gunner
as Kendrick Ryker
- 2024 My Dead Friend Zoe
as Dr. Cole
- 2024 Odysseus Returns
as Narrator
- 2023 57 Seconds
as Anton Burrell
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023 A Good Person
as Daniel
- 2023 The Ritual Killer
as Dr. Mackles
- 2022
- 2022 The Minute You Wake Up Dead
as Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
- 2022 Paradise Highway
as Gerick
- 2022 Power of Chi
as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as Senior
- 2021
- 2021 Vanquish
as Damon
- 2021 Coming 2 America
as Morgan Freeman
- 2020 The Comeback Trail
as Reggie Fontaine
- 2020 Meeting the Beatles in India
as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 Into Nature's Wild
as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 Angel Has Fallen
as Alan Trumbull
- 2019 Brian Banks
as Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
- 2019
- 2019 The Poison Rose
as Doc
- 2018
- 2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
as Drosselmeyer
- 2018 America's Musical Journey
as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 Just Getting Started
as Duke
- 2017 Going in Style
as Willie Davis
- 2017 March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
as Narrator (English voice)
- 2016 Ben-Hur
as Sheik Ilderim
- 2016 The C Word
as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 Now You See Me 2
as Thaddeus Bradley
- 2016 London Has Fallen
as Alan Trumbull
- 2015 Momentum
as Senator
- 2015 JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness
as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 Ted 2
as Patrick Meighan
- 2015 Last Knights
as Bartok
- 2014
- 2014 Dolphin Tale 2
as Dr. Cameron McCarthy
- 2014 Lucy
as Professor Norman
- 2014 5 Flights Up
as Alex Carver
- 2014 Wish Wizard
as Maxwell Omni
- 2014 Transcendence
as Joseph Tagger
- 2014 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 The Lego Movie
as Vitruvius (voice)
- 2014 We the People
as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 JFK: A President Betrayed
as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 Last Vegas
as Archibald 'Archie' Clayton
- 2013 Now You See Me
as Thaddeus Bradley
- 2013 Oblivion
as Beech
- 2013 Olympus Has Fallen
as Alan Trumbull
- 2013 The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan
as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 B.B. King: The Life of Riley
as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 The Dark Knight Rises
as Fox
- 2012 The Magic of Belle Isle
as Monte Wildhorn
- 2012
- 2011 Dolphin Tale
as Dr. McCarthy
- 2011 Conan the Barbarian
as Narrator (voice)
- 2011 Breaking the Taboo
as Narrator (voice)
- 2011 Born to Be Wild
as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office
as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 RED
as Joe Matheson
- 2010 The 16th Man
as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 Invictus
as Nelson Mandela
- 2009
- 2009 The Maiden Heist
as Charles Peterson
- 2009 Prom Night in Mississippi
as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 Thick as Thieves
as Keith Ripley
- 2008 The Dark Knight
as Lucius Fox
- 2008 The Love Guru
as Morgan Freemann (voice) (uncredited)
- 2008 Wanted
as Sloan
- 2008
- 2008 A Raisin in the Sun
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 2007 The Bucket List
as Carter Chambers
- 2007 Feast of Love
as Harry Stevenson
- 2007 Gone Baby Gone
as Jack Doyle
- 2007 Evan Almighty
as God
- 2006
- 2006 10 Items or Less
as 'Him'
- 2006 The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Jaques (segment "As You Like It")
- 2006 The Contract
as Frank Carden
- 2006 Lucky Number Slevin
as The Boss
- 2005 Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Neil Armstrong (voice)
- 2005 An Unfinished Life
as Mitch Bradley
- 2005 Edison
as Ashford
- 2005 War of the Worlds
as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 Batman Begins
as Lucius Fox
- 2005 Unleashed
as Sam
- 2005 March of the Penguins
as Narrator
- 2004 Million Dollar Baby
as Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
- 2004 The Hunting of the President
as Narrator (voice)
- 2004
- 2004 The Big Bounce
as Walter Crewes
- 2003 Guilty by Association
as Lt. Redding
- 2003 Bruce Almighty
as God
- 2003 Dreamcatcher
as Col. Abraham Curtis
- 2003 Levity
as Miles Evans
- 2002 Partners of the Heart
as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 The Sum of All Fears
as DCI William Cabot
- 2002 High Crimes
as Charlie Grimes
- 2001 Along Came a Spider
as Alex Cross
- 2000 Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 Nurse Betty
as Charlie
- 2000 Under Suspicion
as Captain Victor Benezet
- 1998 Deep Impact
as President Tom Beck
- 1998 Hard Rain
as Jim
- 1997 Amistad
as Theodore Joadson
- 1997 Kiss the Girls
as Det. Alex Cross
- 1997 The Long Way Home
as Narrator (voice)
- 1997
- 1996 Cosmic Voyage
as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 Chain Reaction
as Paul Shannon
- 1996 Moll Flanders
as Hibble
- 1996 Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
as Edward G. Robinson
- 1996 Inside the White House
as Narrator (voice)
- 1995 Se7en
as Somerset
- 1995 Outbreak
as General Billy Ford
- 1994 The Shawshank Redemption
as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
- 1992 Unforgiven
as Ned Logan
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992 The Power of One
as Geel Piet
- 1991 The True Story of Glory Continues
as Narrator (voice)
- 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
as Azeem
- 1991 The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Judge Leonard White
- 1990
- 1990 Follow the Drinking Gourd
as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born
as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 The Earth Day Special
as Walter Samson
- 1989 Glory
as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
- 1989 Driving Miss Daisy
as Hoke Colburn
- 1989 Johnny Handsome
as Lt. A.Z. Drones
- 1989 Lean On Me
as Principal Joe Clark
- 1988
- 1988 Clean and Sober
as Craig
- 1988 Clinton and Nadine
as Dorsey Pratt
- 1987 Fight for Life
as Dr. Sherard
- 1987 Street Smart
as Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr.
- 1986
- 1986 Resting Place
as Luther Johnson
- 1985 The Execution of Raymond Graham
as Warden Pratt
- 1985 That Was Then... This Is Now
as Charlie Woods
- 1985 The Gospel at Colonus
as Messenger
- 1985 Marie: A True Story
as Charles Traughber
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984 Teachers
as Lewis
- 1984 Harry & Son
as Siemanowski
- 1981 The Marva Collins Story
as Clarence Collins
- 1981 Eyewitness
as Lieutenant Black
- 1981 Death of a Prophet
as Malcolm X
- 1980 Brubaker
as Walter
- 1980 Attica
as Hap Richards
- 1979 Hollow Image
as Sweet Talk
- 1978 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Uncle Hammer
- 1978
- 1974 Spidey Super Stories · TV
as Police officer / Umpire / Count Dracula / Easy Reader / Mad Scientist / Police Officer · 7 episodes
- 1973 Blade
as Chris
- 1971 Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
as Afro
- 1971 The Electric Company · TV
as Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello · 780 episodes
- 1971
- 1970
- 1968 Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Grand Central Commuter (uncredited) / Grand Central Commuter
- 1966 A Man Called Adam
as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1965 The Pawnbroker
as Man on Street (Uncredited)
- 1951
Behind the camera (21)
- Upcoming Hate to See You Go
Producer
- Upcoming Last Meals
Producer
- Upcoming Break Out
Executive Producer
- Upcoming Ear Hustle
Producer
- 2026
- 2025 In Our Blood
Executive Producer
- 2024 13 Steps - Die unglaubliche Karriere von Edwin Moses
Executive Producer
- 2023 761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
Executive Producer
- 2022 Ogun Óla: War is Coming
Producer
- 2021 The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Executive Producer
- 2014
- 2014 5 Flights Up
Producer
- 2010
- 2010 The 16th Man
Producer
- 2009 Invictus
Executive Producer
- 2003 Levity
Executive Producer
- 2001 Along Came a Spider
Executive Producer
- 2000 Under Suspicion
Executive Producer
- 1999 Mutiny
Executive Producer
- 1998
- 1993 Bopha!
Director
Talk shows and appearances (89)
- 2026 The Dinosaurs
4 episodes
- 2025
- 2025 Number One on the Call Sheet
1 episode
- 2023 Life on Our Planet
8 episodes
- 2023 LEGEND
1 episode
- 2023 100 Years of Warner Bros.
4 episodes
- 2022
- 2022 Our Universe
6 episodes
- 2022
- 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show
2 episodes
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021 History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman
16 episodes
- 2021 Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
9 episodes
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017 The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
6 episodes
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017 Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
3 episodes
- 2016 The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
15 episodes
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2 episodes
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
2 episodes
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2 episodes
- 2013
- 2013
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012
- 2011 Curiosity
31 episodes
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009 The Jay Leno Show
1 episode
- 2009 Live from Studio Five
1 episode
- 2008
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
1 episode
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005 The Reichen Show
1 episode
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 Slavery and the Making of America
4 episodes
- 2005
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2 episodes
- 2004
- 2004 America Beyond the Color Line
1 episode
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
1 episode
- 2003
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
4 episodes
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001
- 1999
- 1999 Mark Twain Prize
1 episode
- 1998 Parkinson
1 episode
- 1997 The View
3 episodes
- 1997
- 1996 The Daily Show
2 episodes
- 1994 Inside the Actors Studio
1 episode
- 1994
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1992
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 episode
- 1991 Pebble Mill
1 episode
- 1991
- 1990
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2 episodes
- 1984 Goldene Kamera
1 episode
- 1979 CBS News Sunday Morning
1 episode
- 1978 The Kennedy Center Honors
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1974
- 1974
- 1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ...
2 episodes
- 1968 60 Minutes
1 episode
- 1956 Tony Awards
2 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
6 episodes
- 1952 Today
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
8 episodes