Cast
Morgan Freeman
Acting
Cast
Morgan Freeman
Known for
Acting
Born
1937-06-01
From
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. 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.
The Shawshank Redemption
as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
The Dark Knight
as Lucius Fox
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
as Thaddeus Bradley
Se7en
as Somerset
The Dark Knight Rises
as Fox
Ted 2
as Patrick Meighan
Batman Begins
as Lucius Fox
Lucy
as Professor Norman
Now You See Me
as Thaddeus Bradley
Now You See Me 2
as Thaddeus Bradley
Olympus Has Fallen
as Alan Trumbull
Bruce Almighty
as God
Oblivion
as Beech
The Lego Movie
as Vitruvius (voice)
War of the Worlds
as Narrator (voice)
Unforgiven
as Ned Logan
Wanted
as Sloan
Million Dollar Baby
as Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
Angel Has Fallen
as Alan Trumbull
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
as Azeem
RED
as Joe Matheson
Deep Impact
as President Tom Beck
Outbreak
as General Billy Ford
Glory
as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
Lucky Number Slevin
as The Boss
London Has Fallen
as Alan Trumbull
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as Senior
Transcendence
as Joseph Tagger
Evan Almighty
as God
Dreamcatcher
as Col. Abraham Curtis
The Sum of All Fears
as DCI William Cabot
Invictus
as Nelson Mandela
Ben-Hur
as Sheik Ilderim
Last Vegas
as Archibald 'Archie' Clayton
The Bucket List
as Carter Chambers
Gunner
as Kendrick Ryker
Unleashed
as Sam
Kiss the Girls
as Det. Alex Cross
Gone Baby Gone
as Jack Doyle
Conan the Barbarian
as Narrator (voice)
Going in Style
as Willie Davis
Coming 2 America
as Morgan Freeman
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
as Drosselmeyer
57 Seconds
as Anton Burrell
Along Came a Spider
as Alex Cross
The Magic of Belle Isle
as Monte Wildhorn
Hard Rain
as Jim
Last Knights
as Bartok
Chain Reaction
as Paul Shannon
An Unfinished Life
as Mitch Bradley
Driving Miss Daisy
as Hoke Colburn
Nurse Betty
as Charlie
Brubaker
as Walter
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Judge Leonard White
The Contract
as Frank Carden
Thick as Thieves
as Keith Ripley
Brian Banks
as Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
Vanquish
as Damon
Dolphin Tale
as Dr. McCarthy
March of the Penguins
as Narrator
Lean On Me
as Principal Joe Clark
Street Smart
as Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr.
Under Suspicion
as Captain Victor Benezet
The Poison Rose
as Doc
A Good Person
as Daniel
Momentum
as Senator
High Crimes
as Charlie Grimes
Teachers
as Lewis
The Love Guru
as Morgan Freemann (voice only) (uncredited)
The Maiden Heist
as Charles Peterson
Johnny Handsome
as Lt. A.Z. Drones
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Paradise Highway
as Gerick
Sidney
as Self
The Earth Day Special
as Walter Samson
Dolphin Tale 2
as Dr. Cameron McCarthy
The Ritual Killer
as Dr. Mackles
Ending the Knight
as Self
Resting Place
as Luther Johnson
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
The Comeback Trail
as Reggie Fontaine
The Big Bounce
as Walter Crewes
Edison
as Ashford
Just Getting Started
as Duke
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self
Moll Flanders
as Hibble
Feast of Love
as Harry Stevenson
The Minute You Wake Up Dead
as Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
The Power of One
as Geel Piet
5 Flights Up
as Alex Carver
Eyewitness
as Lieutenant Black
The People Speak
as Self
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
My Dead Friend Zoe
as Dr. Cole
Wish Wizard
as Maxwell Omni
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Neil Armstrong (voice)
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
as Self
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
as Narrator (English voice)
10 Items or Less
as 'Him'
Blade
as Chris
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
as Self
The Pawnbroker
as Man on Street (Uncredited)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Jaques (segment "As You Like It")
Breaking the Taboo
as Narrator (voice)
A Man Called Adam
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Attica
as Hap Richards
Levity
as Miles Evans
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Narrator (voice)
Harry & Son
as Siemanowski
The Marva Collins Story
as Clarence Collins
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
as Self
Inside the White House
as Narrator (voice)
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
as Self
Amistad
as Theodore Joadson
Marie: A True Story
as Charles Traughber
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
as Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
as Self
Betty White: A Celebration
as Self
Cosmic Voyage
as Narrator (voice)
Clint Eastwood : la légende
as Self
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
as Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
as Self
Clean and Sober
as Craig
Clint Eastwood's West
as Self
Declaration of Independence
as Self
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Grand Central Commuter (uncredited)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Grand Central Commuter
The Long Way Home
as Narrator (voice)
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
as Self
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
as Self
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
as Narrator (voice)
A Raisin in the Sun
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
as Narrator (voice)
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
as Self
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Self
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
as Self
The C Word
as Narrator (voice)
Guilty by Association
as Lt. Redding
The 16th Man
as Narrator (voice)
Out to Lunch
as Self / Croupier
The Hunting of the President
as Narrator (voice)
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
as Self
Fight for Life
as Dr. Sherard
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
as Self
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
as Self
That Was Then... This Is Now
as Charlie Woods
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger
as Self
Die Clint Eastwood Story
as Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
as Afro
The Execution of Raymond Graham
as Warden Pratt
All About Us
as Self
Hollow Image
as Sweet Talk
Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo
as Narratore
Sniff
as Joe Mulwray
Born to Be Wild
as Narrator (voice)
Clinton and Nadine
as Dorsey Pratt
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
as Edward G. Robinson
Panama Canal: A Land Divided ~ A World United
as Self
Meeting the Beatles in India
as Narrator (voice)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
as Uncle Hammer
Power of Chi
as Narrator (voice)
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
as Self
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
as Narrator (voice)
Partners of the Heart
as Narrator (voice)
Death of a Prophet
as Malcolm X
Born to Fight
as Self
Into Nature's Wild
as Narrator (voice)
The Gospel at Colonus
as Messenger
Energy Crisis
as Self
The Little Bedroom
America's Musical Journey
as Narrator (voice)
The Eastwood Factor
as Self - Narrator (voice)
CLINT
as Narrator (voice)
The Making of Se7en
as Self
The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan
as Narrator (voice)
JFK: A President Betrayed
as Narrator (voice)
Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers
as Self
Odysseus Returns
as Narrator
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
Hate to See You Go
as Sonny Bell
Blues Divas
as Self
Metro Boomin: Heroes & Villains
Caught in the Middle
We the People
as Narrator (voice)
From the Balkans
as (narrator)
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks
as Self
Greasy Rider
Prom Night in Mississippi
as Narrator (voice)
The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office
as Narrator (voice)
The True Story of Glory Continues
as Narrator (voice)
JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness
as Narrator (voice)
James Lipton Takes on Three
as Self
Follow the Drinking Gourd
as Narrator (voice)
The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum
as Narrator (voice)
Where the Water Meets the Sky
The Power of Chi
as (narrator)
Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born
as Narrator (voice)
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman
as Self