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Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Tony Award winner known for his roles on stage and screen. He has frequently portrayed forceful, militant, and authoritative characters. Some of Fishburne's best-known roles are Morpheus in The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the John Singleton drama film Boyz n the Hood (1991), Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in Francis Ford Coppola's war film Apocalypse Now (1979), and "The Bowery King" in the John Wick film series (2017–present). For 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 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). 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 has also received five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. He received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead nomination for his performance in Deep Cover (1992). Other film credits of Fishburne include Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple (1985), Spike Lee's School Daze (1988), Abel Ferrara's King of New York (1990), Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Steven Soderbergh's Contagion (2011), and Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying (2017). He has also gained a wider audience with the blockbuster films Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). On television, he starred as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008–2011) and as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and had a recurring role as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022).
Laurence Fishburne
The Silver Surfer
for The Silver Surfer in Avengers: Secret Wars (2027)
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Marvel’s epic finale to Phase Six and The Multiverse Saga, Avengers: Secret Wars brings together heroes and villains across realities in an all‑out battle against Doctor Doom’s ultimate plan. As multiple universes begin to collapse due to catastrophic incursions, Doom constructs a reality‑mash called Battleworld—where he reigns supreme. Key heroes—including the Avengers, X‑Men, and the Fantastic Four—must unite to breach Doom’s citadel and stop him from reshaping existence with the immense power of Franklin Richards, who may serve as Doom’s cosmic engine. The team executes a daring final assault on Doom’s fortress. Despite casualties—including variants like a dark Captain America and alternate Loki—protection spells by Doctor Strange help shield the surviving heroes. Ultimately, they confront Doom in a climactic showdown to restore the multiverse and prevent permanent collapse into Battleworld.
