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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).
Set during the opening days of the War in Afghanistan, specifically focusing on Operation Anaconda in the Shah-i-Kot Valley. The story switches between the perspectives of different U.S. special operations forces, including Tier 1 Navy SEALs of AFO Neptune (Mother, Voodoo, Preacher, and Rabbit) and Army Rangers led by Sergeant Patterson and the Delta Force AFO team Wolfpack (Deuce, Dusty). The initial missions involve Neptune securing an Afghan informant, Tariq, who reveals a significant Taliban force in the valley, and Alpha team conducting reconnaissance and striking enemy positions. Tensions rise between the cautious ground commander Colonel Drucker and the detached, career-focused General Flagg, whose miscalculated orders from the U.S. result in friendly fire incidents and put U.S. forces in extreme danger. The film culminates in a major battle where a Chinook helicopter carrying U.S. forces is shot down, leading to a desperate rescue mission. While two members of AFO Neptune are left behind after a cliff jump, the team and supporting Rangers defy orders to return for them, facing heavy resistance and a potential capture scenario. After locating the missing operators, who have been tortured, one of them, Rabbit, succumbs to his wounds and dies before extraction can arrive. The remaining survivors are extracted as the area is bombed by F-15E fighter jets. The story ends on a somber note, emphasizing the sacrifices made by soldiers and the ongoing nature of the conflict.
